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Off to Savannah, Georgia tomorrow for a conference. Looking forward to being back in the south, I miss it an awful lot. Wish me luck. Wish me safe travels. Wish me happy flight attendants and no delays. Wish me home safe again. I’ll do the best I can.
I am out of town for a conference. The conference location is Las Vegas. Everyone who hears that I am in Vegas says to me, “Oh, how nice. I wish *I* was going to Las Vegas on someone else’s dime.” And I respond thusly, “Pfffffthhh.” Vegas isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. It’s loud [...]
Tonight is our last night in Vegas. Which is a relief and a horror all at once. I can’t wait to sleep in my own bed, kiss my boys and get pounced on by my dogs. But I don’t relish the thought of going back to the office or the drudgery of housework. I am [...]
I forgive Matt for calling me a dick. Only because he made up for it tonight by telling me sweet words. Okay, so I’m a sucker for a sexy line, but what can I do? The sweet words only came up because we were having a …well, a disagreement? I guess? It was one of [...]
Here’s where we are, as a society. We absolutely don’t question the loss of the most basic human kindness and civility. It’s now the exception rather than the rule and any evidence of it is met with paranoia and suspicion. If you doubt me, just go to your local airport, hop on a plane and [...]
my life passed before my eyes yesterday. multiple times. i saw visions of my childhood long since forgotten. this happens when you take a leisurely drive up the country with matt, whose sports and video game interests lean towards F1 racing and Need For Speed Carbon. this should have been expected on a long, twisty [...]
i keep thinking it’s friday. all day with the friday. “thank god i don’t have to work tomorrow!” i kept thinking. and then reality crashes back home and i wish i was dead. this has been the longest week. the longest! taking a vacation is wonderful. until you come back. that’s when you realize no [...]
the boys and i are taking a few days holiday on the oregon coast. the weather is here, wish you were beautiful. we’ve only been here two days and already so far, these things have happened: we visited the tillamook cheese factory where people apparently don’t mind waiting in abnormally long lines for a tiny [...]
or woman, as the case may well be. i realize you have to get up at an ungodly hour to take your flight. or make your meeting. i understand it must be difficult for you. you’re tired and sleeping in an unfamiliar bed in an unfamiliar room doesn’t help matters. business trips can be stressful. [...]
i had the brilliant idea to go camping this weekend. i thought to myself, “kimberley fae williams–” i always call myself that when talking to myself for that is my name. — “kimberley fae williams, you know what would be fun? it would be super duper fun! to pack up and go for a nice, [...]
A Woman's Manifesto
Because a woman’s work is never done.
and is underpaid, or unpaid, or boring, or repetitious,
and we’re the first to get fired,
and what we look like is more important than what we do.
And if we get raped its our fault
and if we get beaten we must have provoked it
and if we raise our voices we’re nagging bitches
and if we enjoy sex we’re nymphos
and if we don’t we’re frigid
and if we love women it’s because we can’t get a real man
and if we ask our doctor too many questions we’re neurotic or pushy
and if we expect childcare we’re selfish
and if we stand up for our rights we’re aggressive and un-feminine
and if we don’t we’re typical weak females
and if we want to get married we’re out to trap a man
and if we don’t we’re unnatural
and because we still can’t get an adequate, safe contraceptive, but men can walk on the moon
and if we can’t cope or don’t want a pregnancy we’re made to feel guilty about abortion
and for lots and lots of other reasons
we are part of the women’s liberation movement.- Joyce Stevens, International Woman’s Day, 1975.
Man Vs. Heart Attack
I am somewhat worried about the dude on Man v Food. He isn’t looking so good these days and putting that food away like that can’t be good for him.
