Category Archives: pop_culture

popu­lar culture

I Don’t Want To Go Among Mad People

Late after­noon briefs (not the kind per­pe­tually at war with boxers). In other words, what the heck am I doing besi­des obses­sing about health reform.
Pos­ted at Hell on Earth, but worth a men­tion here, is a Suda­nese Woman’s willing­ness to take a flog­ging in order to change things.
Lubna Ahmed Hus­sein, a jour­na­list wor­king for

I’m Just Not That Into (The Movies Most 20 Somethings Love)

Elysa from gen pink pos­ted a “must see” movies ques­tion in the 20 something forum. The ques­tion was pro­vo­ked by a post at Chick Speak. My mouth fell open when I saw the list of movies pre­sen­ted as “must see’s” for the 20 something crowd. I follo­wed the link to the source to

Waiting Round The Bend On Old School Friday

The Old School Fri­day theme this week is “My Theme Song”.
My wish, everyone’s wish I’m sure, is that at 90 years old I can say, without cros­sing my fin­gers, that “My Way” was my theme song. Right now my way isn’t always clear, but my fin­gers are cros­sed. Until that time it’s temp­ting to go with

I Wanna Do Bad Things With You

Dear Ale­xan­der, may I call you Alex? I don’t like blonds as a rule. I’m making an excep­tion for you. I’m not enti­rely clear on the rea­son for this. It could be the result of a dark hai­red boy­friend long off to Morocco, the result of the bad vam­pire boy aura, or simply