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PWB Peeps: Toosdai Evening: Srs Not-Srs Poetry for Today, May 18, Illustrated!
Welcome back to the odd and whimsical poetery of the Peeps related to holidaze! Let’s investigate what today is, because we need all the holidaze we can celebrate, right? Furtunately, our country is...
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PWB Peeps: Toosdai Evening May 25: Soup Night!
It was a beautiful day so I spent a large part of it out in the garden. Then Mom wanted me to make soup for supper, so I did! But it takes quite a bit of time. There’s all the chopped veggies:...
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PWB Peeps: Toosdai Evening: In Which We Have Memorial Day Hangovers
Greetings! Welp, we had company in town over the weekend (we all now have our vaccines, yay!).Would you believe she’s getting a Catvid shot? (OK, not really, it’s a rabies shot, but same idea!)Since...
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LOL Video: Why Computers Are No Substitute for Humans
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time! I am still wiping the tears from my eyes and trying to catch my breath, but I have to share with you ASAP. It is an older video, but I first saw it...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women, 5/30-6/4/2021: COVID Special
As the Covid pandemic begins to ease off, let’s return to a look at women’s roles in the battle. First of all, women on average have never been as sick as men. A global meta-analysis shows that women...
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PWB Peeps: Toosdai Evening: Srs Not-Srs Poetry for Today, June 8, Illustrated!
Welcome back to the odd and whimsical poetery of the Peeps related to holidaze! Let’s investigate what today is, because we need all the holidaze we can celebrate, right? Every day seems to be many...
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PWB Peeps: Toosdai Evening: Stormy Weather Edition
Welp, Mom had difficulties getting ready for bed so I came here late. And now I hear thunder and see lightning! So since I don’t know how long I’ll be able to be on the computter, I’ll post a shorty...
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This Week in the War on Women, 6/27/21-7/3/21: Independence Day Edition
Today is July 3, so we are wishing everyone an Early Happy Independence Day! In what ways would we like to promote independence for women (and everyone)? Independence from Sexual Oppression As we’ve...
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This Week in the War on Women, 7/18-24/2021: Is Your Hospital Baby Friendly...
I have recently become alarmed for pregnant women in my area, noting that the local Catholic hospital has been heavily advertising “services” aimed at them. On the one hand, I find this disturbing...
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This Week in the War on Women, 8/22-28/2021: Garden Edition
I’ve been working on my garden and watching gardening shows (more important than ever to combat climate change!), so wondered how women fared in landscape gardening history. As you might expect,...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women, 9/12-18/2021: Chronic conditions edition
My esophageal stricture is acting up today, resulting in inability to keep food down (I’m doing liquids), so I thought I’d start by investigating how nonfatal chronic conditions are treated. My...
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Saturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol. 17.42: Gardening for Climate Change
I live with my Mom, who needs help with IADLs now that she is pushing 90. We are in upstate New York. My parents had a plain green yard, to which I have just this year started adding plants. Mom has...
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This Week in the War on Women, 10/17-23/2021: Pre-Halloween Edition
Halloween is coming. How will you celebrate? Will you wear a sexy costume in celebration of sex positivity? [Link to an overview of the pros and cons.] Will you wear a non-sexy costume in defiance of...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women, 10/31-11/6/2021
I have been writing for NaNoWriMo, so my brain is otherwise occupied and I haven’t thought of anything to write up here! I hope to write strong female protagonists and others. And not be too...
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This Week in the War on Women 11/21-27/2021: Woke Edition
An offensive opinion column in The Hill ran across my news feed yesterday, “Plain truths don’t matter to the woke folks who now rule America”. Please don’t look for it, I’ll give you the gist and would...
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This Week in the War on Women, 12/12-18/2021: No Peace on Earth Yet
I don’t have a specific intro today! This week is typical: Lots of sexism, occasional good news, no let-up for the holidays. Please note that your humble diarist must stay with Mom for supper and...
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This Week in the War on Women, 1/2-8/2022: Insurrection Edition
Welp, this was the week that we remembered the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol. As you might imagine, women who were there at the time felt a special kind of vulnerability, and...
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Happy Religious Freedom Day: The Daily Kos Blogathon
On January 16, 1786, the Virginia legislature passed Thomas Jefferson’s Statute for Religious Freedom which, contrary to right-wing opinion, is a statement strongly in support of freedom from religion,...
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WYFP - Chore Bore Snores
As many of you are aware, I am sole caregiver for my elderly mother. She is no longer able nor willing to do any household chores, but is happy to make a mess, so I spend a medium-large part of the day...
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This Week in the War on Women, 1/23-29/2022: Instrumental Activities of Daily...
As a caregiver who is no spring chicken myself, I’ve wondered if men or women have a more difficult time caring for themselves when they become the elderly elderly. It turns out, it’s men who have more...
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