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Don’t Feel Helpless: Call!

MY FELLOW AMERICANS: Did you know that there are several phone calls you can make that will probably take you five minutes that can make a real difference? Did you know calls get counted with far more intensity than emails or petitions when people leverage constituents? You can call your Congressional Rep to ask themContinue reading “Don’t Feel Helpless: Call!”

SISTERS: Are you ready to Hack?

SAVE THE DATE: January 14-15, 2017 Hack the Gap All-Women Hackathon WHO This space is for women and non-binary individuals. We need idea people, designers, data people, testers, and programmers. If you don’t code, that’s cool. WHAT Hack the Gap is a two-day hackathon aimed at creating a high-energy weekend where women from all backgroundsContinue reading “SISTERS: Are you ready to Hack?”

Dear Bitter Butch: How Do I Cope After the Election?

Dear Bitter Butch, The fallout from this election is causing personal emotions similar to those I felt when the family rallied to support a sexual predator and to turn me out. Any advice? – Triggered Dear Bitter Butch, I have neighbors in my very rural, agricultural little neck of the woods, who work on farmsContinue reading “Dear Bitter Butch: How Do I Cope After the Election?”

Yes, Women — but ALL women

Hello, my fellow white feminists. I am glad our next president will probably be a woman, too. And I am not scolding anyone, or trying to make you feel bad. But I think it would do well for us to keep in mind that women’s suffrage in the US with the sashes andContinue reading “Yes, Women — but ALL women”

How to help fight DAPL and support Standing Rock

Lists of places to donate for the legal fund, representatives to contact and their contact information, etc.: http://other98.com/best-ways-support-nodapl-protectors/ Contact the 17 banks funding the Dakota Access Pipeline: http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/how-to-contact-the-17-banks-funding-the-dakota-access-pipeline-20160929 And learn background on the whole situation: https://nycstandswithstandingrock.wordpress.com/standingrocksyllabus/

In which I sob over a car.

Today, I took my old 95 Saturn to Newgate School to donate her. Yes, ‘her.’ I got in the car, started the engine, and proceeded to sob all the way to the school. Jan and I bought that Saturn brand new in 1995. She took us across the country and back so many times. SheContinue reading “In which I sob over a car.”

Dear Bitter Butch: Should I Admit My Celebrity Crush?

Dear Bitter Butch I have a huge crush on a celebrity. He is simply the most beautiful man I’ve ever laid on eyes on. And I’d like to send him a fan e-mail/message, just saying I think he’s very attractive, nothing more, but there are two problems. First, he’s not a huge celebrity, so there’sContinue reading “Dear Bitter Butch: Should I Admit My Celebrity Crush?”

Dear Bitter Butch: How Do I Thank Someone For an Offensive Gift?

. . . It was a Christian/Inspirational autobiography by a woman with polio, all about how turning her life over to Jesus helped her overcome her depression and the tragedy of her affliction. Not only had I never thought of my cerebral palsy as a tragic affliction, at the time, I was a budding Neo-Pagan witch. Mostly,Continue reading “Dear Bitter Butch: How Do I Thank Someone For an Offensive Gift?”

Strange Hobbies

Do you enjoy stepping directly in the path of a person in a wheelchair and then just sort of standing there vaguely? Or maybe do think there’s nothing better than walking at a smooth pace and then suddenly stopping for no discernible reason, no matter who is behind you? How about walking straightContinue reading “Strange Hobbies”

Dear Bitter Butch: How Do I Let Him Down Gently Without Breaking His Heart?

In which I tell a woman to RUN RUN RUN from an infatuated Internet admirer. Dear Bitter Butch, I am newly single, and have just started playing the online dating game. So far, I’ve been having a blast. I love dating in my 40s, as I am older and wiser, and can weed out the drama so muchContinue reading “Dear Bitter Butch: How Do I Let Him Down Gently Without Breaking His Heart?”