[Guest post by Rose Woodhouse] Rick Santorum has an internet ad out, which you can see here. [Editor’s note: I am hopelessly inept at embedding video, for some reason. I apologize for making you click through. — RS] The main… Continue Reading
I add cardamom to my pumpkin pie. Not too much, mind you. Enough that you get a little hint of it, but not so much that you’re prompted to ask “what is that?” when you taste it. I don’t know… Continue Reading
I really should try to avoid reading articles during breakfast that make my throat close up. It’s hard enough to choke the food down quickly enough to be on time for work without worrying that I’m going to asphyxiate on… Continue Reading
That is the only explanation I can think of for suggesting I read this piece by Megan McArdle. The man wants my head to explode. McArdle’s essay is about her thyroid, which is on the fritz. Unfortunately, her endocrinologist did… Continue Reading
Earlier today I wrote a post that touched on the rhetoric used to bolster the pro-choice argument, in which I was somewhat critical of same. I was deeply afraid that the comments would rapidly devolve into alternating charges of “you… Continue Reading
I’ve been mulling a post for the past few days after hearing a report on WBUR about changes in how elective C-sections and inductions are scheduled in Massachusetts. However, I’ve been reluctant to write it because the subject skirts dangerously… Continue Reading
When even Rush Limbaugh has backed away from your lunacy, maybe it’s not a great idea to double down. “Michele, on behalf of myself and a lot of other mothers that have a child that’s sick from the Gardasil vaccine,… Continue Reading
A little while ago while flipping through the channels in search of Low Entertainments, the Better Half and I stumbled upon the film “Abandoned,” starring the late Brittany Murphy. Sadly, it was Ms. Murphy’s last role, and while she was… Continue Reading
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Because there are people out there who think this is a good idea: You’ve probably heard of “chickenpox parties,” where parents get unvaccinated kids together (in the home of an infected child) in the hopes they’ll catch the disease. They think making… Continue Reading