Category Archives: Rants

Ellen DeGeneres has class

Leave it to Ellen Degeneres to respond to Sally Kern with grace and humor– The original video has had nearly a million views since it was first posted to YouTube on March 11. Sally Kern is a hateful and dangerous woman, especially in her position as an elected official. More information here.

Hard drive failure: The good, the bad, and the fugly

Or, “Not how I wanted to spend my Saturday” THE GOOD The new hard drive was covered under warranty Files were backed up to an external hard drive THE BAD The last backup was February 23 How well the backup worked remains to be seen Nothing was retrievable from the original hard drive THE FUGLY [...]

You would if you loved me

This is one of the smarmiest and most cynical pieces of bullshit ever created to manipulate young women. An age-old ruse packaged in an acoustic guitar ballad crooned by two romantic long-hairs. Ick. I was dismayed to hear a cover for this song on Friday at the high school where I teach. Three young women [...]

Too much?

Sometimes I just can’t resist. Ah, the Ravelry forums. Good times. ETA:  here’s the link for the thread, if you’re interested. I find it amusing that my comment now has agree (29) and disagree (1) disagree?  with what?