And the list for the top 50 visionaries are out once again and I must beam that ALEXIS PAULINE GUMBS is on the list! How thrillingly appropriate to recognize this brilliant troublemaker who resides near and dear to my heart. Congratulations to Utne for keeping their eye on the true visionaries and an even BIGGER […]
Author: Lisa
Nobody Said Choice was Easy: Pregnancy and Vaccination
It’s true when they say that the never unheated issue of abortion is the most visible skyscraper in the cityline of reproductive rights. Many other issues, although not as controversial or heavy hitting, are often left in the cool shadows, lingering on the minds of distressed women. I’m inching toward my 7th month of pregnancy […]
A Brief Word
Thanks to those who are asking about my impending move. Not to worry, though, this blog will automatically redirect you to my new site. Change is afoot!
Open Thread And Soliciting Advice
I hate when I ask for reader’s opinion. Mostly because it reads like I cannot make up my mind. I mean, never mind that that IS the truth, but I usually hide it real well. In the closet: I am indecisive. So a new website is underway (do you HEAR the archangles singing in the […]
Columbus Day Should be Reclaimed as National Day of Historical Truth-Telling
If ignoring the controversial Columbus Day holiday is not what we should do, then what is? If the Columbus voyage is compared to a modern day voyage to Mars, then what do we make of the European colonization that took place subsequent to Columbus’ “discovery?” What do we make of the wiping out of the […]
The Argument for Realism and Dangers of “Positive Thinking”
Barbara Ehrenreich recently gave an interview about how “positive thinking” is undermining America to which I say, BRAVO. Ehrenreich argues that, basically, a little realism and truthful admittance of our feelings when we are dogged by the inevitable harder aspects of life are not only normal, but quite healthy. She talks about her new book […]
Last Trimester and Life Insurance
It’s Friday and I can’t emphasize enough how grateful I am to the calendar for making another Friday appear so quickly. Lately, I have been fighting droopy eyes and the deep urge to crawl into anything that resembles a chair and let my head rest and fall asleep. Nick can attest that the passenger seat […]
Today’s Ecdysis
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How Intimate and Functional is Your Feminism?
I’m presenting at a conference in a little over a week. I was given 20 minutes to talk about feminism, new media, and identity. Twenty minutes. I remember when I was in college and thinking that writing long papers was one of the biggest challenges. “What am I supposed to write about?” I always looked […]
October Showers
The beginning of October marks the beginning of the third trimester and baby showers. This weekend was one big fiesta in Cleveland that took care of all the requests from my family, our friends and co-workers in Cleveland, and old friends who live or have easy access to NE Ohio. Welcoming Isaiah was no small […]