How we found out
This is the second in a week-long series of posts on being a parent of a child with a severe multiple disabilities. This is how we found out that our second son (whom I will call James) has severe disabilities.… Continue Reading
Author: Rose Woodhouse
Space awesomest conversation ever
First: apologies for the radio silence. I have been futilely applying for jobs, finishing up the dissertation, and teaching two classes. As I finish up job apps, I should have a bit more time. There are a series of posts… Continue Reading
Let’s Not Demand an Apology from Ann Coulter
[This is cross-posted at the main page, and I’d appreciate comments there.] Although I like my “job” (grad student and lecturer in philosophy) enormously, it has its downsides. Ann Coulter’s “job” has many advantages over mine: she makes a lot more… Continue Reading
Update On Being a Woman in a Male-Dominated Field
UPDATE: Decided to post this on the main page. I was never quite sure about what might be the cause of the extreme disparity of males to females in philosophy. Women make up 21% of professional philosophers. This is nowhere… Continue Reading
Why Shouldn’t Cyclists Dope?
I know about as much about professional cycling as I do about Riemannian manifolds. That is to say, not a lot. But I don’t understand something that seems perfectly obvious to most people who are fans of the sport: why… Continue Reading
Some thoughts on the abortion part of the VP debate
In every way – substantively, rhetorically, entertainment-value-ly, the vice-presidential debate was a better debate than the last. As an Obama supporter (and on October 3rd, an Obama cringer), however, I may be biased. I recently looked over the transcripts of… Continue Reading
What’s the Matter with New York?
Two months ago, which is, like, 49 months in blog-months, Kevin Drum suggested there was a very good essay to be written called “Why People Hate Liberals.” This is not that essay. But it reminded me that there’s something that irritates me… Continue Reading
You asked for it: the chick flicks of Rose Woodhouse
Recently, I asked for topics on which you might like to hear my thoughts. In my dual roles as recovering film nerd and Resident Ordinary Gentlewoman, Patrick suggested a list of top movies that deal with women’s issues. So here… Continue Reading
Aw, Shucks, Peter, You Shouldn’t Have
On last night’s LeagueCast, Peter Singer’s view that disabled infants may be permissibly killed came up. I actually haven’t looked at his reasoning in a while, so I decided to take a gander and see what it’s all about. Turns… Continue Reading
Tubefeeding in public
So, turns out I have a bit more to say on the etiquette of feeding children in certain ways in public. So my husband and I have debated whether it’s acceptable to tube-feed our kid in public. We’ve basically settled on yes… Continue Reading