This rating is based on the appearance of the word “bitch” one time. My blog is otherwise 100% clean. I disagree with this, of course. I took the test again and was rated PG because this time, the program picked up the word “sex,” used twice. It is also interesting to note that the search … More In Which I Am Rated “G”
I Speaking of whiteness, the most uncomfortable place I ever lived was Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, a place you definitely do want to visit but where at the time, it was virtually impossible for me to reside. I will not explain at length now, but the reason it was so uncomfortable was that it was only … More Self-Tagging City Meme
I have just discovered that I do not have enough clothes. This is based on a list intended to guide people in cutting back, but it indicates I should go shopping. I didn’t know. The basic wardrobe for a woman should contain all of the following: • Two One heavy white t-shirts/knit tops, a short-sleeve … More How They Live
I was tagged for a meme in which one reveals eight random things about oneself, with the additional suggestion that since I am not in my usual location, I may be learning new things about myself. I said that I had already completed a similar meme; that this blog already reveals more about its author … More On Sleeping at Home
According to this quiz, these are my candidates: 1. Theoretical Ideal (100%) 2. Dennis Kucinich (84%) 3. Alan Augustson (80%) 4. Barack Obama (77%) 5. Joseph Biden (72%) 6. Hillary Clinton (71%) 7. Wesley Clark (66%) 8. Al Gore (66%) 9. Christopher Dodd (65%) 10. John Edwards (64%) 11. Mike Gravel (58%) 12. Bill Richardson … More Presidential Candidate Selector
Start with cold chicken which has previously been cooked, and not overcooked, with garlic and lemons and/or limes. Chop it in irregular cubes. Then add, in the proportions you prefer: Anaheim Chile, minced. Chopped or finely sliced Pippin or other Green Apple(s). Fresh Basil Leaves, roughly chopped. Garlic, very well minced. Ginger, fresh, peeled and … More Chicken Salad
I As of today I am hiding in Mexico for two whole weeks. There are posts coming up, but they have been written ahead of time! Where I really wanted to be this summer, of course, was the Faroes first and Brazil second, and also several interesting places in the United States. But I am … More Des Voitures. Sobre los hombres y el feminismo.
…in the book review I am currently writing [details have, of course, been duly and heavily disguised]: These are the overheated scribblings of a professor desirous of promotion, who has been up too late at too many Cultural Studies reading groups composed of scholars slightly more intelligent than he, and whose prose has been infected … More Things I Would Like to Say…
By Monty Python, via Momo. Axé.
I have taken this quiz before, and it said I should take an advanced degree in science or engineering. I could do that, but the quiz has now changed its mind. It says I should get a Ph.D. in the humanities or social sciences. I am “a great thinker and a true philosopher,” says the … More To Ease My Restless Mind
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