Posted in ...and everything else, Tilting at Windmills on April 15th, 2013 No Comments »
So, I was scolded this afternoon for daring to tweet about Rehtaeh Parsons’ father’s response to her suicide shortly after news broke about the Boston marathon bombing. Apparently the Internet can only care about one thing at a time, and the most important thing was the bombing and all other news, national as well as [...]
Posted in ...and everything else, Tilting at Windmills on January 23rd, 2013 6 Comments »
Apparently not content to let the fake geek girl meme go unchallenged, Technically Philly lowers the bar today and offers us an infographic on what a Philly LadyNerd looks like. This is apparently in response to “what your average Philly geek dude might look like.” Pay attention to the language: Technically Philly wants to show [...]
Posted in ...and everything else, Bioethics, Duct Tape and Prayers, Tilting at Windmills on September 20th, 2012 No Comments »
I knew there were going to be a lot of hard things about losing Mom to cancer: holidays and birthdays and events like my sister graduating from medical school. This was almost a given, in those panicked moments after hearing the diagnosis and knowing what it meant, that it was a matter of when and [...]
Posted in ...and everything else, Tilting at Windmills on December 2nd, 2011 No Comments »
There’s been a big fuss this last week over whether or not Apple is showing anti-choice sentiments via Siri’s answers for abortion providers, crisis pregnancy centers, and so forth. Chances are, if you’re reading this, you already are familiar with the debate. Apple has released a statement saying that no, not so much, not anti-choice, [...]
Posted in ...and everything else, Politics, Tilting at Windmills on July 21st, 2011 No Comments »
I took a nap rather than actually sleep through the night, in order to watch STS-135 (Atlantis) land for the final time. For the entire space shuttle program’s final time. The shuttle program is 33 years old. I grew up watching the shuttles, from the Enterprise OV tests to Challenger and Columbia and all the [...]