December, 2011
Party over.
My dog died this morning.
Virtual Holiday Party: December 15 (in which Dr. Socks ponders the meaning of the Justin Bieber Singing Toothbrush)
I’m late posting today’s party; it’s been a busy day in the Lounge. Sick truck, sick dog. Truck is okay now, hoping dog will improve soon. Meanwhile, a local sales circular provides me with the haunting information that I can acquire the Justin Bieber Singing Toothbrush for only $9.99: I feel sure that this product [...]
Virtual Holiday Party: December 14
Yesterday my love for Finland was questioned, with intimations being bruited about that I might be showing too much favoritism to Sweden. Nietzsche forbid! I adore Finland. Raoul and I actually have—no, I don’t mean actually, I mean virtually—a summer cottage in the Finnish lake district. It’s wonderful. Not like Virginia, where summer temperatures hover [...]
Virtual Holiday Party: December 13 (St. Lucia Day)
I said yesterday that if we reached the fundraising goal I would be so HAPPY (insert sparkly unicorn gif) I would host a virtual holiday blog party. And I’m a woman of my word. So! Today is the first day of our virtual holiday party here in the Smoking Lounge. It’s St. Lucia Day, and [...]
Fundraiser to keep my health insurance from being cancelled
Dear beloved commentariat: I have been hoping and praying I wouldn’t have to pass the blegging bowl this month, but I’m out of options. Of course you all know I had surgery last summer, and many of you donated then to help cover the costs. I can’t even begin to express how grateful I am [...]
I’m not the only one!
Last night I found myself reading an old thread at Twisty’s (why this particular thread I don’t remember; series of tubes, etc.) Anyway, I happened upon this comment by Vibrating Liz (emphasis added): The Clarissa person appears to be a bright multilingual young academic “pro sex” fun-feminist with a prolific self-promotional blog. She has recently [...]
More on the Plan B debacle
Because I’m still just so fucking furious. Egalia has an excellent round-up of the reactions, very much worth reviewing: Round-Up: Obama Betrays Women & Science Over Plan B Birth Control. I particularly want to call attention to the editorial in the Washington Post: Indeed, the administration’s decision will decrease access for all women, because the [...]
Obama personally endorses restriction on Plan B, morphs into Dubya before stunned press corps
As Liss at Shakesville observes, “not only does the President support Sebelius’ shocking move to limit reproductive rights, he is using his daughters to defend his failure to support choice.” This was his response to reporters today when they asked him if he supported the ban: THE PRESIDENT: I will say this, as the father [...]
Giving thanks again for our wonderful Democratic administration
Obama Administration Overrules FDA On Easing Plan B Restrictions, reports ThinkProgress: The surprising decision stunned activists. Susan F. Wood, who resigned from the FDA in 2005 because of delays in relaxing restrictions on Plan B, told the Washington Post she was “beyond stunned” by the decision. “There is no rationale that can justify HHS reaching [...]
