I just found out that someone who used to be a very close friend has been arrested and charged with manufacturing and distributing child porn. Years ago he told me that he could get aroused by girls as young as actual babies. I told myself it was just him trying to shock me in a jokey way, because the idea that this…

And then Katey Sagal married Curt Sutter, a guy who dearly loves to lose his temper and start screaming “cunt!” at female employees. Nonetheless, Katey is a goddess. She and Charlie Hunnams’ eyes were the reason I still miss Sons of Anarchy.

True about the semantics. I was diagnosed with clinical depression, I did not “get it” as the result of a disastrous marriage, no matter what my mom insists.

My high school was named after Teddy Roosevelt. I would not say a word against that young ‘un. But, um, he was a little odd... Again, I don’t think that was a function of age. Probably just as peculiar in his retirement.

True, it’s a long slow process. I’m in my fifties, and as I sit here defending him I’m starting to wonder about myself.... But seriously, I think it’s not only what the president can do mentally, it’s possibly even more about the people who surround him, and I do not mean Nancy. He had some kickass NeoCon advisors,…

Love it.

Tallest building, shortest thumbs, smallest heart.

He and his kids had issues. Personally I always suspected those rumors came from the fact that such a large swath of society hated him with a passion, and still does. Omg, I cannot BELIEVE I am spending my Sunday afternoon defending Ronald Reagan. I think I need to go lay down with a cold cloth on my head.

He got Alzheimer’s after he left office. And regardless of the fact that I personally hated his policies and opinions, the fact remains that he was incredibly effective, and left a legacy that is still at work f**cking people up in the intended manner. Health issues, accidents, and assassination attempts can strike at…

Why is that? I know people in their seventies who are waaaay more suited to run a country than some people in their forties and fifties.

It’s true that when an innocent person dies violently, friends and family always say “they were the sweetest angel who ever lived.” Maybe I’m just being a Jezebellian here, but I got a snark vibe from Amy saying that. So ugly.

I call this “fly-paper brain.” Little fluttering factoids stick, big thundering herds of urgent info blow straight through and good riddance.

I could have written this, were I capable of such long-form elegance. You know, sometimes I think this is the only sane way to deal with .... whoa, look at that vintage Impala stopped at the light!

Oh, ok. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

In my day sneakers were a metaphor for the school year. They’d start out all new and dorky and uncomfortable on the first day, and by summer’s end they were so damn cool that they no longer functioned and my mom would throw them away after a big fight. Going straight to the dysfunctionally romantic phase without…

I’ve barely heard of Hope Solo, but I don’t think I like her. This probably has to do with my own residual trauma from having been a child with thick glasses, weak ankles, and an strong ducking reflex when a missle is hurtling in my direction. (I also sucked at softball.)

I MEANT the actual dollars I personally was left with, versus the amount of his income that he saved.

Yeah, I know. But if you think in terms of percentage of income rather than just dollar amount, and then take into account that we lived in the same city and cost of living was the same for both of us.... It was what it was. I try to stay in a place of emotional neutrality, and sometimes I even achieve gratitude for…

Does anyone even remember or care that Snoop Dogg did time for rape? No? Chalk up another win for the entertainment industry whitewash machine. And wow, Miles Davis sure was a genius, wasn’t he. And Ted Bundy did good work as a political opperative for the liberal governor of Washington state. Where is the line? Do…

This is the end result of the thinking that will be releasing Brock Turner back into the world in another month. Yes, Nate Parker was a kid with tremendous potential, and now he has fulfillled it to the max, and given society something important.