Category Archives: Whatever

New York City has been debating the merits of a program that would charge drivers a $8.oo a day fee to travel into the most congested part of Manhattan during peak travel hours (For those unfamiliar with New York, we’re talking … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking about the concept of Safe Spaces lately. Two things have spurred this. First, a little bit after Mandolin posted her (excellent) ‘Mandolin Replies to Seelhoff’ thread, we were chatting via IM, and she expressed dismay, wondering whether … Continue reading →

This Post Secret movie, is beautiful: My life happens to, on occasion, suck beyond the telling of it. Sometimes more than I can handle. And it’s not just mine. Every single person down there is ignoring your pain because they’re … Continue reading →

Hey, y’all. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area (the far northeastern tip). Mandolin lives in the Bay Area too. So does Cassandra (of the kick-ass Cassandra Says blog). I’ve got an idea so crazy it just . . … Continue reading →

Greetings, all, I’m Myca! Hi there. With Ampersand stepping down from his lofty blogging throne, he’s asked me to make the leap from moderator to co-blogger, so although most of you have more or less known me for some years … Continue reading →

Ampersand and Rachel S. can do baby blogging, so I’ve decided to pitch in with some cat blogging. It’s not Friday, but let’s pretend. I have invented a new LOLCat. My cat, Alexi, got into a fight with a neighboring … Continue reading →

The results from yesterday’s MRI have come in. I have no signs of demylinizing disease. So, it’s official. Yay!

I saw the neurologist last night. He says I do not have neuropathy or nerve damage. He’s giving me an MRI to ease my anxiety, but he seems to think multiple sclerosis is unlikely. He seemed to think my symptoms … Continue reading →

I’m sure that by now, most of you have heard that a Hindu chaplain delivered the opening prayer in the US senate on July 12. This, of course, has driven some Christian jerks into a whirling, frothing frenzy. Trailer Park … Continue reading →

My story, “A Letter Never Sent,” is up at the Konundrum Engine Literary Review. (I’m not posting all my work here, by the way, just that work which engages issues I think may be of interest to liberals.) Comments on … Continue reading →