• I love Chicago. Because, among other reasons, we are a bunch of seriously stubborn bastards. When Federated (now Macy’s, Inc.) decided to [...]

  Schadenfreude Rules!

  July 31, 2007
• Star Jones confirms she had gastric by-pass surgery. And you know, I could make any number of snarky “Gosh, I’m stunned”-style [...]

  Gee, Ya Think?

  July 31, 2007
• So posting will be sporadic. Sorry about that. In the meantime, you can use this as an open thread to talk amongst yourselves. Suggested topics: [...]

  This Week Is Busy

  July 31, 2007
• I’ve finally written down a comments policy, y’all. It’s available at the top of the page, but I’m also posting it here [...]

  A Note from Your Benevolent Dictator

  July 30, 2007

• Two actual conversations at BlogHer: 1 Sarah McColl: blah blah blah my own blog… Me: I love your blog! Sarah: You know my blog? Me: Of [...]

  Long Overdue Blogroll Additions

  July 29, 2007
• L to R: Chris, boyfriend of Wendy McClure, Wendy herself, Laurie Ruettimann L to R: Yours truly, Sarah McColl and Weetabix of Elastic Waist  The [...]

  My Kind of Conference

  July 27, 2007
• I plan to update as time allows, but for the next couple of days, I’ll be down at Navy Pier soaking up all the lady blogger goodness. In [...]

  Off to BlogHer!

  July 27, 2007
• So yesterday, I posted my immediate response to the “Fat Is Contagious!!!!” story on a fatty e-mail list. And someone there rightly [...]

  Warning: If You Read This, You Might Get Fat

  July 26, 2007

• I don’t even have it in me to do a full-on rant about a new claim that obesity can be transmitted through social networks, which was [...]

  Fat Is Contagious!

  July 25, 2007
• Reader Christine tipped me off to this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education, with a special request that I get in there and debunk the [...]

  Study: Obese Girls Are More Likely to Avoid Going to College

  July 24, 2007