The genesis of this post is from a comment I left on The Thinking Atheist Podcast page. The host, Seth Andrews, invited various people on his podcast to talk about "Trigger Warnings and Safe Spaces." One of the guests was Bill Ligertwood, a …
Reading
23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
Ha-Joon Chang
- thinks Sanders has a very narrow path to the nomination (almost impossible).
- will vote for Clinton if she's the nominee.
- thinks Democrats and the Clinton campaign are setting …
atheism
Understanding Privilege in Atheist Spaces
politics
Bernie Sanders
Democratic Party
Hillary Clinton
Bernie or Meh, The Clinton Path to Defeat
I’ll say it up front, I’m a Bernie Sanders supporter that:
politics
LBC
LBC radio
Jeremy Corbyn
Labour Party
James O'Brien on Jeremy Corbyn:
Listening to the podcast of the Thursday edition of LBC's James O'Brien's radio show, I was surprised that he'd admit that he might be wrong about The Labour Party's leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Previously, he'd said that Corbyn supporters were akin to …
activism
transgender
surgery
No My Bits Aren't Your Business or Your Trans Advocacy
Recently I read the en(Gender) post,"Guest Author: Zoe Dolan, When Political Correctness Hits Below The Belt." Helen Boyd states in an introduction to the piece:
"Here’s a controversial piece from Zoe Dolan, lawyer, author, and friend, in a …
trangender
transgender
insert my thoughts here
cisgender
gender
visibly trans
Millionaire Was Misgendered, I Was Triggered (From Martine Rothblatt to Me)
This morning I decided to watch a Ted Talk that featured Martine Rothblatt. Martine’s life story is incredible. The Washington Post said of her:
Let’s be clear: Martine Rothblatt is just plain more of a lawyer than anybody else in this town. …
mob rule
Social media
WTF Comedy, Twitter Mobs, and the End to the Everlasting Podium
If you listened lately to people who have well established media outlets to speak from, pitchforks and torches are out of style. They would have you believe that the @ and # of Twitter are the new implements of mob justice.
Concerning the Twitter …
free speech
insert my thoughts here
libel
public trials
rape
reporting rape
Public Trials, Free Speech, and the Right to Name Your Rapist
Recently I was involved in a discussion with Twitter user @schnookiekins concerning people who publicly name people they say raped them. He supports Michael Nugent’s statement that:
“allegations of rape should be reported to the police, not to …
TERF
feminism
gender critical
logicfail
Please explain to me
radical feminism
TERF tokens
Trans Women Who Want To Destroy Gender
I have to admit, self identified trans women who want to have a “world without gender” really do confuse me. Below is one such transwoman:
If there is no gender, how can one identify themselves as trans anything? And if you do and you see …
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trangender
I Get Trans Regret
This morning I read an excellent post over at Crossdreamer's Tumblr blog about transition regret (also a great post by Brynn Tannehill). I'll say upfront that I don't regret transition, but I understand those who do. From the post:
"Some of the …
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activism
transgender
Suicide, Leelah Alcorn, and Living Openly Trans*
I’ve kept quiet much for the last few months because I’ve been mourning a loss, the equal I can only compare losing my father at age 11. I’m not going to share the particulars of this loss because it doesn’t really matter in …
markets
Money
stocks
Is Wall Street Disconnected from Main Street?
I’ve recently (since June) started putting back money for my retirement both in a 403b and a bit of money in some individual stocks. Seeing my portfolio see-saw back and forth, and at best maybe breaking even, I have to wonder who makes money …
advice
apartment living
garden
green thumb
help!
home and garden
plants
A Green, Green Thumb: Help the Newbie!
So I thought I’d spruce up (and help the air quality) of my apartment by buying a houseplant. So I traveled down to my local store and bought this:
There have been a few problems with this plant (right now I’m not sure what type of plant …
Conservatives
LBC
LBC radio
media
Why I'm Angry
Why I'm Angry at Conservative, Corporate Media
In a Twitter discussion with LBC radio presenter, Julia Hartley-Brewer asked me:
@Martiabernathey that's a LOT of money and a BIG %. What are you so angry about? — Julia Hartley-Brewer (@JuliaHB1) October 29, 2014I AM angry. I'm angry because …
politics
British politics
Conservatives
LBC
LBC radio
PT Barnum said...
Scroungers, Benefit Cuts, and the Tory Media
This morning I was listening to LBC radio and the radio presenter, John Stapleton (who was sitting in for James O’Brien), took a call from someone that said the Tories don’t care about benefit cuts and people in poverty: [soundcloud …
My So Called Life
credit
banks
credit cards
credit repair
Giving Banks Credit
Now that I’m almost a year into fixing my credit, I’m starting to get a lot of offers for credit. Well sort of. Most of the loans in being offered are really absurd; a loan for $1000 that will cost $500?! I’ve also received a lot of …
activism
abortion
autonomy
personal liberty
Renee Zellweger
sex work
TERF
trangender
Renee Zellweger, Abortion, and Trans Bodies
Wading through all the comments on Facebook about Renee Zellweger’s “new look” have made me think a lot about a common thread between abortion rights, trans bodies, and body modification through surgery. The common issue is between …
Amanda Palmer
credit
life lessons
quick fix
repairing credit
repairing life
Repairing Credit, Repairing Life
When I was married, I had the car (the car loan), the house payment (the mortgage), and the credit cards. We spent all we made, and put a lot of things we needed on credit. So much so that even though we were making close to $80k together, we were …
My So Called Life
depression
perspective
suicide
Thoughts on Suicide, Living, and Dying
My mind has been in a million different places today. I read this thoughtful post by a doctor about a patient that committed suicide. I saw this today on dying with dignity:
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friendship
love
passion
romance
What's New is Old Again
I took this blog offline for a while and I’ve deleted a lot of the posts that don’t make sense being here, but I still feel the need to write. I look back over my writing and my life and see and feel where I was at the time.
In this life …
My So Called Life
Looking In the Rear View, Giving Thanks
Tonight is an anniversary for me as well as Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving 2003 was one of the lowest points in my life. I had recently moved to Washington DC and had a one bedroom apartment that was baren. It had a bed (from the previous owner), a small …
My So Called Life
Wisconsin
Devil's Lake
A Beautiful Day in Wisconsin: Devil's Lake
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Such a beautiful place you are, Devil’s Lake.
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Family
Granny
KKK
Poppy
My Klansman Poppy Taught Me How To Love Republicans
Growing up in a super dysfunctional household, I had very little in the way of nurturing. Between working full time and regularly engaging in marital battles, my mom had little quality time with us kids. I spent a lot of time with my …
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2009
home
Middleton
Wisconsin
Home Is Where Your Heart Is
A friend of mine moved to Indianapolis, Indiana from New York because in his words, “Indianapolis feels like home.” As someone that’s always hated living in Indianapolis, I couldn’t understand how someone would WANT to move …
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Joy
All That I've Let In, I'm Blessed Beyond Belief
I’ve always found great joy in music, but there are few songs that impact me to such an extent that I cry the first time I hear them. Tonight I heard the following song did: All That We Let In - Indigo Girls
“Dust in our eyes our own …