I Feel Pity, Mostly

Thanks to a twitter post, I found this article about MeMe Roth discussed on Life on Fats.  Bree discusses how MeMe has gone so offensive as to compaire eating with rape.  There are more offensive things to say, but ths is pretty offensive.
What I want to discuss though is towards the end of the article. 
When I [...]

A Day of Remembrance

 As I sit here, reading my email and blogs, I hear jets flying overhead.  The Air Force Thunderbirds are practicing their stunts for the Academy’s graduation on Wednesday.
Living in a town that is close to a bunch of Military Installations, the Air Force Academy is only one of four different Military Installations nearby, I see [...]

Simple Pleasures

These past four days have been wonderful for me.  My MiL decided to go visit her sister, which left me mostly alone in the house.  I say mostly because while Conall was in the house for some of the time, he’s working the 4pm til midnight shift, and either sleeping or working while I’m awake. 
The [...]

Friday Series – Dreaming the Impossible

It’s amazing how serendipity happens sometimes.  I’ve been thinking of things to write for today, and couldn’t come up with anything that sounded good to me.  A lot has been happening, my understanding of things have cleared in a lot of ways, but not enough in some areas for me to write about it.  Let me [...]

Where is the logic, part 2

Later on in the thread mentioned here, another person started complaining about how much fat people cost him.  His insurance premiums went up all the time because of all the injuries and diseases that fat people are getting, because of fat people’s “lifestyle choices”.
My answer to him (and yes, I’m block quoting myself):
So, what about [...]

Where is the logic?

I read a lot of message boards and blogs online, and one social networking site I visit has a “rant” section.  Recently, another member on that site ranted about how women who are obese should not claim to be BBW (Big Beautiful Women). 
I tried to stay out of the thread.  Really, I did.  But I lost [...]

The Gruen Transfer, and my take on it

All around the internet, people are talking about that ad from The Gruen Transfer, the one that wasn’t aired.  They are doing an excellent job of discussing why nobody wins in the “Oppression Olympics”.  I want to talk about the one that was aired.
The ad that was aired starts around 15:50 of the first link there.  It [...]

International No Diet Day

You all have probably been reading about this around the web today.  If you haven’t, well there are some good things being said here and here and here.
I’ve been thinking about what I wanted to say, but I realized, as I was reading other blogs, that Mouthfeel said it best here, when she said:
So, do something nice [...]

Our bodies are not public property

Here is a You Tube promotional for a new series on WE called I Want to Save Your Life.

I found this on Feministing, where they take apart the whole stalker-ish feel of the piece. 
Last night, while standing in line at the grocery store, Conall and I saw the cover of Life [...]

Butterfly Effect, take 2

A lot has been going on in my life in the past week and a half.  I’ve had a lot of revelations about myself, and I’m coming to a conclusion that I’m okay.  Maybe better than okay.
First there was the idea last week that I have an area in my life where I’m emotionally healthy.  [...]