What the heck are these people afraid of? That some boy would become transgendered so that he could hang out in the girl’s bathroom and sneak peaks? Plus, think of exactly how dangerous it will be for a transgendered kid of any bent to use their bio sex bathroom. Because I really don’t see a transgendered girl using a…

Oh my gosh, I’ve had this book on pre-order since July! Didn’t realized it had been released. I love Goodman so much. Her How to Be a Victorian book is amazing. It’s about really doing it. Not pretend doing it. And I tried taking care of my hair and skin for a while as she does in the book. It actually worked way…

The times, they were different. One of my friends, at time time maybe 15, slept with Bowie too. No one, not a one of us saw it as anything other than thrilling opportunity to have sex with David Bowie. Groupie culture was very much what it was. Young girls getting back stage, and if they were really lucky, getting a…

Good point. I just kind of knee-jerked to druids.

Maybe this is just my history geekness coming out, but I’d bet money those women were sacrifices. Prominent women sacrifices. The druids, from much of what we know, were pretty into it. And sacrificing for sacred space was a done thing.

Well, in this case it was the girls, but yeah, all kids do it.

I think it’s protection wrapped in big fat layer of mean girl. People don’t want to feel like they, too, could be in a helpless place like that. And that if you’re clever enough, quick enough, it won’t happen to them. No one ever wants to think they could be so utterly defenseless. If it happens to someone else, then…

What exactly does one say about this? I just can’t imagine this being allowed to go on in a freakin’ schoolbus which had a bus driver and at least one coach on board.

I read like a crazy person, but almost exclusively on my Kindle Voyage. Tablets and phones are absolutely horrible to read with. I also find I read more with the device. Looking back to my last five read novels, which is maybe 3 or four weeks worth - The Martian, City of Thieves, The Book of Night Women, The Library…

Of course it’s okay to order delivery in a storm. These guys dragged their asses to work and the only money they're getting is tips, so make it worth their while. I live in NYC and never order delivery from more than five blocks from my digs because I want my food to still be hot. They delivery by bike or foot. So,…

He needs to kill himself. Seriously, he does. I am in no way an apologist for the man. I’ve been raped. Violently. With cops and a legal system that treated it like a joke. Just under 12 years old (this is only mentioned as my bone fides). It is a horrible, awful thing, and the people who do it deserve to suffer. But…

Well, having watched this season every single day since it’s been on, I gotta say that the woman is crazy in that special way that old women who were once known for beauty, style, whatever, and no longer are, are crazy. She blindly seeks out relevance, she hears perfectly nice things being said to her as attacks. She…

I go with the classic L.L. Bean boot, without the sheerling. I’ve had mine forever. They have decent traction on snow, they are totally waterproof, reasonably warm, and after a bit of time breaking them in, pretty darned comfortable. I pray when it comes to resoling that they don’t just send me a new pair because I…

I go with the classic L.L. Bean boot, without the sheerling. I’ve had mine forever. They have decent traction on…

They so rarely get this right. No Charlie Hunnam, no Idris Elba, no Jason Momoa. I do not understand these people. And even on the rare occasion they do, the picture always looks like crap.

I am insanely excited about Jessica Jones. (a) Krysten Ritter, (b) David Tennant), and (c) the excellent job Netflix did with Daredevil. I have every intention of binging the whole thing on the 20th/21st and then getting annoyed at everyone else who hasn't done so.

I use the Shea Moisture Deep Treatment Masque. I just put it on before I go to bed at night and rinse it out in the morning. The stuff is insanely good.

I use the Shea Moisture Deep Treatment Masque. I just put it on before I go to bed at night and rinse it out in the…

A Life on Record

On a whole grain hero - lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, avocado, slivered red onion, bean sprouts, sometimes sharp cheddar but not often, the whole thing slathered in mayo with lots of salt and pepper. It is the best sandwich in the whole world.