Plea bargaining robs innocent people of their future. Even for those with shorter terms than this guy, a record as a felon can mean permanently losing your ability to vote in many states. Which is, of course, part of the plan. Stories like this are among the reasons I am a member of the ACLU.

Part of becoming more powerful women includes learning that the body part he was trying to grab is your vulva, not your vagina. You can’t really grab the latter any more than you can grab someone’s rectum.

“If you live in the continental U.S., you’re not in range of any successfully tested North Korean missiles.”

In an era before psych counseling was commonplace among all but the elite, the clergy were the people seeing the effects of unwanted pregnancies. The clergy and medical professionals, that is. My mom worked in the obstetrics ward where many women pleaded with their doctors to “tie their tubes” or to perform a…

She’s a nurse — saw every variety of human genitals day after day, starting when she was 18.

The map has my march listed, but with the wrong time: it’s at 11 AM, not 10. https://www.facebook.com/events/241786706357585/

My mother told me a story of a party she attended as a young woman in the 1940s. She was sitting on a couch when a guy standing behind it unzipped his pants and draped his member over the back, right next to her. She turned her head, gave it the once over, and commented “that looks like a penis, only smaller.”

This is my preferred technique (within reason) when I fly to remote locations here in Alaska at the start of a multi-week wilderness expedition. Reason: I pay the same seat fare as every other adult, yet I weigh less than 110 lbs. Meanwhile all my gear travels as cargo at $0.50/lb. Why should I subsidize all the huge…

Once again, we find that the average person (especially a male person) does not know the difference between a vulva and a vagina. C.f., the “Alabama Hot Pocket” entry, supra.

Some truly weird recommendations here . . . take it from someone who hasn’t lived south of Boston since the mid-70s, and has spent that past 20 years in Alaska where we have real winter for 5-6 months every year: 1) wear pajamas (including a top that covers your shoulders and upper chest for women — low cut is sexy…

Actual scientists have experimented to see if these kinds of wipes work to kill bacteria and viruses. The answer is no, unless you keep the surface you are trying to disinfect wet for up to 10 minutes. You are better off washing your hands thoroughly before and trying to remember not to touch your mouth, nose or eyes…

As Ivanka Trump knows, all we’ll need for filing our taxes come April 2018 is a postcard. So why would I spend $40-50 on tax software???

As Ivanka Trump knows, all we’ll need for filing our taxes come April 2018 is a postcard. So why would I spend…

I gave myself a reconditioned Fitbit One (Amazon Warehouse — I am thrifty!) for my birthday in spring 2015 and have worn it daily since then. I stopped tracking my sleep once the velcro on the wrist cuff that holds the One while you’re in bed wore out. Up until then, it was interesting to see how restless a sleeper I…

We’ve converted to using fabric for 99% of our gift wrapping needs. I buy cotton prints in Christmas themes (they will be on sale starting 12/26) and run up a few simple bags of various sizes on the sewing machine — the easiest sewing ever. I also hem some larger pieces for those large awkward-shaped presents, but you…

That is one ugly brooch, and she’s practically wearing it as an epaulette, clearly to increase its visibility. Also, her lipstick clashes with her fugly earrings. But she got the attention she was apparently seeking!

I’m sure others have already noted this, but most of Africa is in the Northern Hemisphere. And of course it does snow on Kilimanjaro (19,341') despite its equatorial location. Be that as it may, “Do They Know It’s Christmas”’s lyrics are abominable.

Not mentioned in this article, but also important: Among people of European ancestry, about 13% of us are CYP2C9 poor metabolizers. CYP2C9 is one of the cytochrome P450 enzymes your liver uses to metabolize THC. That means people like me who imbibe THC (or ibuprofen, or warfarin for that matter) are very slow to break…

I’m sitting in my Alaskan living room right now, inhaling the delicious smell of my Noble FIR tree scent. (Contrary to popular usage, the smell most people associate with Christmas trees comes from firs, e.g. Fraser or Balsam firs on the east coast, and Noble and Grand firs here in the west. But many people call all…

Unfortunately, it’s already too late for me to use my Amazon Prime membership to ship to my home here in Alaska. Quoted arrival dates are currently right before New Years, although if I change the delivery address to relatives’ living in the Lower 48, they would get the order by Monday latest. I doubt other sites’…

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