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The Crash Reel
Once in a while, I see a film that is so transformative, I wish I could make everyone watch it. The Crash Reel is exactly that. It is a fucking gem in every way and I want you to … Continue reading
Human Kindness Overflowing
Last night, I stayed up until dawn after taking in too much suffering. I am trying to learn tonglen, a method of breathing in suffering and breathing out compassion, but I forgot. I forgot, and found myself dwelling on … Continue reading
Desecrating Your Temple
Everyone is freaking out about Michelle Kobke, who managed to create a tiny waist by wearing tight corsets. Personally, I find it disturbing to look at, but if her body is her temple, she is free to desecrate it. … Continue reading
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Tagged Angelina Jolie, body image, plastic surgery, vanity
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The Last Meal
I’m too old and sad to enjoy mocking death the way I used to. But Death Row trivia continues to fascinate me, even though it’s politically incorrect to express anything but outrage on the subject of the death penalty. Photographer Henry … Continue reading
Guilty!
After days of watching death and mayhem in real time on TV, I have a question: Aren’t the owners of the disastrous Texas fertilizer plant every bit as guilty as a terrorist bomber? “West Fertilizer Co is a retail facility that blends fertilizer … Continue reading
Family: Part III
My youngest sister is an anomaly in our family: she is a blond bombshell. I didn’t meet her until she was 16. One night, she asked me to help with her geometry homework. I was excited to get the … Continue reading
A Disturbance in the Force
It hurt my heart to learn that Matthew Warren, the son of Pastor Rick Warren, ended his life at age 27. I didn’t even need to read the story to assume that Matthew’s death was caused by lifelong depression. … Continue reading
Dana Loesch: What a Fucking Cunt!™
Watching right-wing psychopath Dana Loesch shouting down Van Jones and Piers Morgan on the issue of gun control tonight, I nearly had a stroke. My husband finally snapped, “If you can’t stand it, turn it off.” It was probably good … Continue reading
Family: Part II
Great news! We received this nice email today from my very special sister: To be clear, I am taking my position as Trustee very seriously, just like a real job within a business. With that in mind, I keep … Continue reading
Poor Jodi
I thought I was alone in my sympathy for murderess Jodi Arias, but look, there is a whole website in support of her, unless they are joking, in which case I salute them. Actually, I salute them either way. … Continue reading