"In what ways does the government support consumption of horrible processed food that is making us all fat?"

This Bridge is a great place to start. I third this recommendation.

I too am a Muppet fan; I even have my own Whatnot from the FAO Schwarz Muppet Factory.

If the hair was redder, that doll would be my doppelganger.

Today at work, my boss was telling stories about her 7 year-old daughter who is very silly and lives to make other people laugh. Boss said that daughter will do anything for a laugh and that this is something boss will one day have to discourage because she's a girl. *sigh*

I am a redhead and gradually going gray. It's not noticeable because it looks white/blond and blends in with all the other colors. Not even my hairdresser notices. She asked me today if I plan on coloring when the grays take over. I told her that I'd more likely go bright pink or deep burgundy than try to replicate my…

Each of my tattoos are acts of reclamation. One is an atomic symbol that marked my rise out of a year-long depression - I felt powerful again. The other is a triskelion - the three-legs joined at the hip - and for me it means "no matter how I land, I'll always land on my feet." I got that one after Hurricane Katrina…

So this is her response to the Miley twerking kerfluffle, right? I mean, I see it.

As for moderation, my alcoholic brain asks: "What's the point? If I'm only going to have one or two drinks, why bother? That's not gonna give me a buzz! I'll just get a club soda and save some fuckin' money."

A must-read: This Bridge Called My Back: Radical Writings by Women of Color, edited by Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldua.

I am just over 9 months sober. My recovery is precious to me (because I am precious to me). These are mighty words for someone who hated herself and her life for so long.

Burt Reynolds was my first celebrity crush. While the other girls were going gaga over Shawn Cassidy, I swooned for Burt and chose him for a class report on "someone I admired."

I am a white woman with curly red hair. Very red. Very curly. This mop stands out and I am often complimented, which is great because it was a fucking horror-show throughout my teenage and early college years and I feel that the last 20 years (I'm now 42) have been very very good to me (hair-wise, at least).