January 2012
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The Polyamory Trap →
Subheadline: The rights wants to use the “slippery slope” of polyamory to discredit gay marriage. Here’s how to stop them.
By Jay Michaelson
I personally don’t take issue with polyamory. What consenting adults want to do with other consenting adults in their private lives is none of my business. But I also realize a lot of people do seem to care about such things and are...
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maroon & navy, again.
I have to make this quick, I need to whip together some peanut butter & jelly sandwiches for outreach.
I feel like I need to add more maroon and navy to my wardrobe in the future. I love them separate & together.
Fact: I used to only wear flats and kitten heels until I started reading fashion blogs.
Thankfully there is less cat hair on this jumper than my skirt yesterday.
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Melissa McCarthy’s great big win →
A person’s exterior is at once a “petty” thing and a primary one. It affects how the world treats her and how she chooses to respond in kind. And that McCarthy can be an Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated, magazine cover-gracing, full-blown star without shrinking down to Keira Knightley proportions represents a consciousness shift not just in the culture at large, but in a business that...
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A Permanent Home That Allows Drinking Helps... →
“The participants in our study are human beings who are capable of positive behavior change,” she says. “They’re able to do that when given a home.”
also: A 2009 study in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggested this type of housing saved Seattle taxpayers more than $4 million in costs from publicly funded services.
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cat's got my tongue ... and hair on my skirt
I don’t have a whole lot to say about what I’m wearing. I was looking for comfortable and these are some pretty colors I’ve been trying to add more of to my wardrobe.
I have two cats, one calico (Ruth) and one all black (Venkman) and more than dog hair, I end up with a lot of cat hair on my clothes, specifically Ruth’s. When I have clothes drying flat on a table,...
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The two conservative Supreme Court justices brawl... →
Justice Samuel Alito, in a surprising alignment with three of the court’s liberals, objects to Scalia’s entire approach to the case as “unwise,” accusing him of relying on 18th-century trespass law to solve a 21st-century privacy problem. He faults Scalia for relying on centuries-old tort law to resolve an almost inconsequential aspect of the case (police attaching a device to the underside...
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new pilots NBC ordered
one is: Next Caller Please, a single-camera gender comedy focusing on a brash alpha male DJ and his new, plucky, feminist co-host set in the offices of a satellite radio station.
Like someone watched the episode when Ben and Leslie went on Crazy Ira & the Douche and thought it would make a great series? It was a really awkward five minute bit!
Maybe somebody will prove me wrong, but I call...
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alcatraz
I’m a fan of many things in life. Three of those things:
1. Magical Realism
2. Crime/Procedural Dramas
2. Jorge Garcia*
As such, Alcatraz is a near-perfect fit for me. There have only been three episodes so far but I have a lot questions. I’ll put them after the jump so as to not to ruin/spoil anything for anyone, you know, just in case.
(I can not promise the following...
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New bill could make drivers give bicycles 4-foot... →
I’ve had two friends who have been hit by cars while cycling in the city and I don’t have that many friends who ride bikes. As a driver, I am flabbergasted by how many other drivers ignore cyclists and bike lanes (East Liberty Blvd, anyone?) or are purposely rude to them.
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Half of Us
While I was reading “Dirt Bag” on Jezebel, within the rest of celebrity news & gossip, there was a note that:
Jersey Shore’s Vinny Guadagnino has launched a website that offers support to sufferers of anxiety. Good job!
I’ve only seen Jersey Shore on The Soup! so I don’t have any background for this guy but am always curious when folks within the public eye...
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Corbett coddles the rich and gas companies while... →
Op-Ed in the Post-Gazette by State Senator Jim Ferlo
Subheadline: The food stamp asset test is downright cruel
Earlier.
h/t to my friend Kat, who is excellent at finding great news articles.
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whiteout/blackout
The snow that was meant to arrive sometime after noon today started coming down right around rush hour. Typical Pittsburgh. That said, it was the sticky, wet, thick rain that makes everything look pretty.
I didn’t intend to wear this outfit but the first two outfits I had on appeared to have some old stains (in the same place!). I guess that is what happens when you get dressed before...
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In Former Steel Town, Residents Question GOP... →
Pam Fessler’s piece on All Things Considered - a focus on the struggles of McKeesport and those who live there as somewhat-framed by comments made by Rick Santorum.
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Internet Faves
I added a page to include some of my favorite websites and blogs from the internet.
Currently I have the exciting categories:
Friends
Style/Lifestyle
Design/Housing
Food
Pittsburgh
News/Politics/Feminism-y/Social Work
Miscellaneous
There is a button on the right side of my blog or if you are reading this via dashboard, just click the link above.
And I’m always happy to learn of...
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mer-maiden
More thrifting gems!
Sometimes I wonder why folks get rid of their clothing (in the case of at least one sweater, it was because it had obviously shrunk) - this sweater, for example, is only a year old - from GAP’s 2010 Holiday Season. It’s pretty and warm and fun. But I’m happy to call it mine and I’ll promise I’ll give it a good home.
This skirt is also...
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57 Reasons to Live in Pittsburgh →
Compiled by awesome Pittsburghers - should alternatively be called “57 Reason to Love Pittsburgh” or “A Mere 57 Reasons Pittsburgh is Awesome”
#38 from Mike Sorg: Rick Sebak. Rick *&%$# Sebak.
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Horrible Judge Tries to Force Schizophrenic Woman... →
Jezebel Article by Anna North
she ruled that Moe should terminate her pregnancy, and could be “coaxed, bribed, or even enticed” into doing so. On top of that, Harms decided Moe should get sterilized, “to avoid this painful situation from recurring in the future.”
I was unaware that schizophrenia trumped self-determination and free will. Not an ideal situation here...