WOOOOOOHOOOOO!! WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) today hailed committee passage of her bill, H.R. 1700, which establishes a National Women’s History Museum on the Mall in Washington, DC to honor the role that women have played in American History. It passed the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure by a voice vote. “Less than five percent of the 2,400 national historic landmarks chronicle women’s achievement and of the 211 statues here in...
Feminist Geek there are others like me! Why Modern Feminism is Illogical and Evil Are you freaking kidding me? Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn – Obviously, this is for the term and doula certification. Good information about, well, pregnancy, childbirth and newborns. Mothering the New Mother – I’m not quite finished with it yet, but I am astounded by a few facts that this book brings up: PPD can be triggered by weaning, especially very quick weaning, the exacerbation of PPD...
A long, long time ago, I was a music education major with an emphasis on vocal music. I look back on it now and wonder what I was thinking. Really, I wasn’t all that great. I was a decent singer, but my love of music wasn’t a passion for music. I just liked to sing, and I still do. All hail Rock Band. In the course of the three semesters I spent learning theory, history and pedagogy of music, we were required to perform at juried recitals. Oh, how I loved to perform, but oh, how I would...
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHLKKf0lvDI&feature=related httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG523mAbAjU If you’ve been living in a vortex or something, like me, you will have just realized that Pat Monahan is of the band, Train. Jeebus, I’m smart sometimes. And, finally… httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AWRs5DuTEY&feature=related So, what’s the point to these songs? They’ve been stuck in my head all freaking week, and I’d like a new soundtrack, please....
About two weeks ago, Russell A. Irving asked me to review his book, Improve Your Marriage: Don’t Overlook the Obvious. I was skeptical, because in my experience, many marriage “help” books put the burden of the relationship work on the “at home” person or encourage a woman to suck it up, so to speak, and fix the marriage by dressing sexier, putting out more, etc. Needless to say, I am not a fan of the genre. A healthy skepticism Is valid. Yet, not all skepticisms Are...
