Here is a discussion of feminism and anti-feminism, that I actually pretty much agree with, because of how they define the terms:
Well, that’s nice - but it’s not feminism. Feminism is and has always been about activism; feminists are trying to change society. In particular, feminism is about changing society so that women, who are […]
I found this article by Linda Hirshman through Joanne Jacobs, and it’s a real feminist stinker. It’s long, so you might as well go and read the whole thing first.
The blurb that goes with it is:
“Choice feminism” claims that staying home with the kids is just one more feminist option. Funny that most men […]
Well, I am very thankful for my husband.
We had a nice Thanksgiving–in the morning, we pulled out our old video game systems (Super Nintendo for my husband, Atari for me) and just played video games. For dinner, we went and ate with a family from our church, and had a good time […]
Well, it was an extremely condensed version of the book. It felt a bit rushed–Dumbledore especially seemed to be quite…hasty….hurrying through his lines so the scenes wouldn’t take as long. But it covered the main storyline, the TriWizard Tournament, pretty well. As usual, some of the action scenes were beefed up beyond […]
Now that I’ve almost forgotten what went on:
Martha Stewart Apprentice: Jim gave Marcella a last-minute attack strategy, so she survived being the project manager of an uncooperative (and highly unsuccessful) team. The reward for the other team was a tour of one of Martha’s houses, led by her daughter Alexis–it was fairly surreal, […]
This quiz completely missed the mark for me:
Your Hidden Talent
Your natural talent is interpersonal relations and dealing with people.
You communicate well and are able to bring disparate groups together.
Your calming presence helps everything go more smoothly.
People crave your praise and complements.
What’s Your Hidden Talent?
What it should have said: Your natural talent is avoiding having […]
It’s SNOWING!!!! We have about an inch so far. Fairly windy, though, so maybe it will blow through here too quickly to accumulate much on the ground.
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Maxed Out Mama ties Proverbs 31 into her discussion of the patriarchy (!):
This vision of women as strong, industrious, directing businesses and investing money, beneficient, wise, unafraid […]
Maxed Out Mama has an interesting post on the role of the male virtues:
Women are inherently partisan; they will fight to the last breath to defend their children and the people they regard as their own. For women, most rules are adaptable and conformable to the needs of the particular individuals involved. Women seek the […]
It’s the middle of November; so where’s the snow? It’s 59 degrees out. Sigh. I’ve spent too many winters in the gloriously snowy U.P., where winter starts by mid-October. Yesterday I got my snowshoes out–they need some varnish touchup.
Here is a good introduction to snowshoeing. Really, snowshoeing is very […]
I was depressed for many years, mostly at mild to moderate levels. A quote within a quote, that I found here, sums the worst of it up well:
Ignatius Loyola, the 16th century founder of the Jesuit order, spoke of “desolations” — a better word than depression, in my mind — that “lead one toward […]