I don't beleive in the death penalty, or the US's prison system that holds thousands of people for life without the possibility of parole.

This is not a discussion of what is worthy of life in prison, only of what is merciful.  Why cannot a permanent prisoner ask to die? … Read full post »

As a cashier at a corner store/check cashing place, I welcome children, but I cannot control them, which means that I tolerate monstrous behavior from certain kids.

I've done my best to interpret misbehavior, and I've come up with this:  There are distinctions between "Hey, I just got out of sch… Read full post »

I work at a check cashing place.  Over the summer, teenagers' mothers brought them into the store to cash their first ever check.  To give you perspective, these kids rarely earned more than $100 a week, and the fee to a cash a check is 3%.

Each time, I'd tell the… Read full post »

On Sunday I bought two smoked turkey wings, split them with the heavy cleaver, took them home, put two cups of water and two of homemade stock in a pot, boiled it, then dumped in a bag of pre cut and washed mustard greens.

"Does your dad make greens?" BikeHusband asked.… Read full post »

When I started working at GayMart a year ago, I though the Mexican War Streets was a black neighborhood because about 80% of our customers are black.  I went through the usual stages of feeling like a minority, then getting accustomed to that and feeling uncomfortable in all white situations, an… Read full post »

Recently I moved into a house with 8 (soon to be 5) other people.  BikeHusband and I have a an attic room with a view of an incline that would make you weep, and we're only paying $270/month.  And I'm a 30 second walk from work.  And BikeHusband's a 10 minute… Read full post »

"I wasn't the prettiest.  I wasn't the smartest.  I just wanted it more than anyone else."

-Norma Jean Baker aka Marilyn Monroe

What a thing for a movie star to say!  It echoes a thousand elementary school messages, to try your best, and you will succeed. Innate gifts are unimportant,… Read full post »

I read the Grand Jury questioning of Roman Polanski's victim last night, and I am so happy that Switzerland arrested him.  (You can read it here .")

According to this article, he performed oral sex on the girl, she asked him to stop, and he didn't.  Then he asked her… Read full post »

Condoms are 98% effective, yet 25% of all women who use condoms will get pregnant in a given year, due to improper use or forgoing it entirely. Perfect use of the Pill  is 99% effective, yet 6% of users a year get pregnant, partly because you have to take the pill… Read full post »

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It was mid January in Michigan, and it hadn't been above 10 degrees in as many days.  On that day I had gotten into two loud, public arguments, and I concluded that it was because I was freezing all the time.  I worked at a dry cleaners where my… Read full post »

I have cashiered for a total of three years.  One and a half of those years were spent at a dry cleaners, where I worked at three different stores owned by one person.  The other year and a half were spent at a large grocery store (think Krogers but privately owned),… Read full post »

I first realized that something about me was different when I was in high school.  I was wearing plaid boxers and oversized hoodie while I drank straight from the carton of OJ in the kitchen.  My dad, who'd never do such a disgusting thing said, "Honey?"

I said, "Sorry, dad, I… Read full post »

Drugs are problematic for societies and individuals.  In the US, they are responsible for the proliferation of organized crime and its accompanying atmosphere of violence and incarceration.  This is not a property of drugs but a property of policy. Currently, the only qualifications for bec… Read full post »

In my local lefty paper, The Pittsburgh Post Gazette, the main story on Sunday focused on the concerns of paying for all the fatties' health care.  It seems that the US government cannot afford to take care of the diseases caused by obesity, so it's lose weight or no ObamaCare.

Sorry,… Read full post »

I don't believe in God.  This is not an attempt to convert, but I have many sound reasons.  Atheism requires a certain faith, more faith than the agnostics, and I want you to respect my faith.

1) DO NOT give me chit tracks.  If a comic book could change my mind,… Read full post »

My sweet co-worker, C, said, "C'mon, you hate welfare, but you're nice to gay people, what are your political views?"  I'd been sidestepping the question for months, as everyone I work with (except my boss) is very liberal. 

"I don't like government spending.  I'd pare the military do… Read full post »

I don't know what this dish is called, but it never fails to satisfy.

1/2 stick butter

1 large onion

2 large potatos, or 4 small potatoes (starchy not waxy)

1 ring keilbasa

1 jar or bag (NOT can) sourkraut

1)Melt the butter in a stick pan (As opposed to non… Read full post »

ASAP- Prounced a-sap.  Some acronyms are useful, think scuba, which is must faster to say that 'Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.' A Soon As Possible can easily be replaced by Right Now!  Same number of syllables, infinitely less cutesy.

My Bad- Just apologize.  Say, "My f… Read full post »

This is my guide for straight men.  If you follow it faithfully, you can find sex, love, and happiness, or your time back! 

1) A Lot of Men are Bad Flirts, Learn from Them

If you start flirting with girls/women at the age of 15, you should be really good… Read full post »

I'm not a good chess player.  It is one of the many things that I enjoy immensely without any native talent.  Chess is very much a boy's club, and although I once made a sport of thumping people with science doctorates, I always suspected that they were letting me win.  Put… Read full post »

When Husband and I first started fooling around, he couldn't get a hard on. 

"Touch it really gently with the tips of your fingers."  It was his penis, but in my experiences with other penises, that never worked.  I did it any way.  It didn't work.   I considered the ca… Read full post »

I just spent 11 hours clerking.  That is to say, I did laundry, shoveled ice, prevented more than two children at a time from coming into GayMart, and argued with adolescent boys about whether my rolling tobacco was weed.  Gross, I made $99, which when compared to my $680 in monthly… Read full post »

I don't really follow the beauty circuit, but I did read an article about it 17 Magazine, and it sounds, like, totally grueling.  There's a lot of moolah involved for the dresses and coaches and dance lessons, and in between school and make up and travel time, when was Miss California… Read full post »

Adapted from Mark Bittman's 'How to Cook Everything.'

1 28 oz can whole tomatoes (feel free to use crushed or pureed, but it will splatter all over the stove and your body)

3-5 cloves garlic (more or less depending on taste)

1 small onion

2-3 tablespoons olive oil (don't bother… Read full post »