But Eff Em Ell! Do things have to be So Very Bad right now?! First there’s no heating when we get in. Now we haven’t had water all evening – and may not have water for the next 16 hours (I just accidentally typed “years” – I am SUFFERING over here, dammit). Grizzled workmen diggingContinue reading “I realize Ukraine is a “developing nation” and all”
Category Archives: Bad News
People write me about student debt
And some of them are talking about wanting to end their lives. They are not speaking from “weakness” or “stupidity.” They’re just tired. They feel done. “I’ve never had serious issues with suicidal ideation, but damnit, this is causing that for me,” one woman wrote – she ended up having trouble with her loans dueContinue reading “People write me about student debt”
I have been paying attention to the goings-on in U.S. Congress
I’m mostly just in horrified awe, is all.
Jose Antonio Vargas
It is a DISGRACE that someone who was brought to the United States as a child, in complete ignorance of his illegal status, should have to suffer in the way that Jose Antonio Vargas has suffered. It was painful to read this piece, because immigration issues *always* leave me very nervous myself, and though I’veContinue reading “Jose Antonio Vargas”
Dear Scott Adams, it’s mostly FEMALE lions who hunt. And so on.
So Scott Adams, the man behind Dilbert (oh the humanity!), showed his ass again. I read about it on Feministe. I’m not going to link to his original post – because screw it. Still, I’d like to address it. Because oddly enough, I do agree with Scott Adams on one important point – there certainlyContinue reading “Dear Scott Adams, it’s mostly FEMALE lions who hunt. And so on.”
Natalia A. 