• Treme – HBO’s hot anticipated series by writer/producer/personal patron saint David Simon (The Wire, Homicide: Life on the Street) [...]

  Treme/TV Themed Open Thread

  April 16, 2010
• You know Spring is truly on its way when media outlets pick up every story matching the keyword, “Dating”. The latest being so-called [...]

  Zombie Playa Revisited

  April 15, 2010
• A version of this entry appeared previously on Snarky’s Machine As a person who does not particularly enjoy unsolicited social engagement, [...]

  Hoochie Mama – The Other White Meat and Razor Wire Pubic Hair: Books as Stranger Repellent

  April 14, 2010
• Because really, why would I want to restrict myself to just one aspect of why commercial air travel sucks, especially in coach, when there are so [...]

  An Airline Rant That Does Not Involve Fat

  April 8, 2010

• Kate’s wonderful post on the somewhat lost art of getting absorbed in an activity — deliberately not multi-tasking (unitasking? [...]

  Sweet Sabbatical

  April 7, 2010
• So, Al bought an iPad yesterday. Don’t ask me how I didn’t see that one coming, because Al buys practically every gadget that comes [...]

  On Productivity and Absorption

  April 6, 2010
• Dear Internet, Pursuant to yesterday’s post at Jezebel, I feel I should clarify a few things. 1) If you are not an Oscar-winning actress or [...]

  In Which I Am a Victim-Blaming Bitch

  April 1, 2010