I'd Rather Be Red
the subversive optimist
Dayna Vance
- Location
- Southaven, Mississippi, USA
- Birthday
- June 19
- Bio
- It's hard to keep a positive outlook in a negatively charged environment. That's because opposites attract, so I keep getting stuck to pessimists.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Do you see what I see?
August 24, 2011 09:15AM - No gay kids in Pleasantville
May 09, 2011 07:46AM - My Battered Mississippi Home
May 07, 2011 08:42AM - I Just Don't Trust You People
May 05, 2011 06:54PM - 10 things I'd tell my
16-year-old self, 6 words or
less
May 04, 2010 07:42AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Thumbs WAY UP! I get so
pissed off about this issue
that I
can't even think
stra…”
February 18, 2012 07:06AM - “Thumbs WAY UP! I get so
pissed off about this issue
that I
can't even think
stra…”
February 18, 2012 07:05AM - “MMM. I must try it. Some
time when I have a couple of
days
off and no plans.
I…”
January 22, 2012 03:54PM - “I have no helpful
pseudo-advice, nor can I
relate in any way
to the
financial asp…”
October 22, 2011 04:34PM - “Rated and guffawed at. I
am struggling now with the
wisdom
(or lack thereof)
of…”
October 22, 2011 07:52AM
Dayna Vance's Links
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February 18, 2012 07:06AM
“Thumbs WAY UP! I get so pissed off about this issue that I can't even think straight. I don't have any problem with Catholic employers refusing to pr…”
About: Moms Need Birth Control Too
“Thumbs WAY UP! I get so pissed off about this issue that I can't even think straight. I don't have any problem with Catholic employers refusing to pr…”
About: Moms Need Birth Control Too
February 18, 2012 07:05AM
“Thumbs WAY UP! I get so pissed off about this issue that I can't even think straight. I don't have any problem with Catholic employers refusing to pr…”
About: Moms Need Birth Control Too
“Thumbs WAY UP! I get so pissed off about this issue that I can't even think straight. I don't have any problem with Catholic employers refusing to pr…”
About: Moms Need Birth Control Too
January 22, 2012 03:54PM
“MMM. I must try it. Some time when I have a couple of days off and no plans. I love the sound of it, love your writing. This is the way cooking sho…”
About: When I Die: Two Things My Kids Want to Know
“MMM. I must try it. Some time when I have a couple of days off and no plans. I love the sound of it, love your writing. This is the way cooking sho…”
About: When I Die: Two Things My Kids Want to Know
October 22, 2011 04:34PM
“I have no helpful pseudo-advice, nor can I relate in any way to the financial aspects of your family's situation. I grew up in a lower middle-class (p…”
About: How Does a 99% Mother Raise a 1% Son?
“I have no helpful pseudo-advice, nor can I relate in any way to the financial aspects of your family's situation. I grew up in a lower middle-class (p…”
About: How Does a 99% Mother Raise a 1% Son?
October 22, 2011 07:52AM
“Rated and guffawed at. I am struggling now with the wisdom (or lack thereof) of reposting that "religion=penis" quote on my facebook status.…”
About: The 8th, 9th and 10th days of Creation
“Rated and guffawed at. I am struggling now with the wisdom (or lack thereof) of reposting that "religion=penis" quote on my facebook status.…”
About: The 8th, 9th and 10th days of Creation
September 21, 2011 08:51AM
“Oh, and as for my stab at "preventable", that also was not directed at you, Barb, but at dunniteowl, who said: "I don't support mandatory…”
About: Misogyny and the Politicization of Women's Health
“Oh, and as for my stab at "preventable", that also was not directed at you, Barb, but at dunniteowl, who said: "I don't support mandatory…”
About: Misogyny and the Politicization of Women's Health
September 21, 2011 06:55AM
“Kudos to you Barbara for your last comments. They at least states two valid concerns from both sides of this argument, and you present a lot of facts…”
About: Misogyny and the Politicization of Women's Health
“Kudos to you Barbara for your last comments. They at least states two valid concerns from both sides of this argument, and you present a lot of facts…”
About: Misogyny and the Politicization of Women's Health
September 20, 2011 07:27AM
“@Barbara (and others who don't seem to know this)... The *DICTIONARY* disagrees with you, and so do I. "Communicable disease: an infectious disea…”
About: Misogyny and the Politicization of Women's Health
“@Barbara (and others who don't seem to know this)... The *DICTIONARY* disagrees with you, and so do I. "Communicable disease: an infectious disea…”
About: Misogyny and the Politicization of Women's Health
August 24, 2011 08:52AM
“I'm all for letting creatures live...but no, sorry, no Brown Recluse spiders will be allowed to live here if they are seen. They multiply, and their b…”
About: The Fiddler
“I'm all for letting creatures live...but no, sorry, no Brown Recluse spiders will be allowed to live here if they are seen. They multiply, and their b…”
About: The Fiddler
August 24, 2011 08:00AM
“OH--I almost forgot to mention... Anyone who has ever tried to navigate Toronto in a car should fully understand why being so fully against public trans…”
About: Oh Canada!
“OH--I almost forgot to mention... Anyone who has ever tried to navigate Toronto in a car should fully understand why being so fully against public trans…”
About: Oh Canada!
August 24, 2011 07:57AM
“dan snail wrote: "We have a vested interest in your politics Nikki, something you'd understand if you weren't as myopic as the rest of your citizen…”
About: Oh Canada!
“dan snail wrote: "We have a vested interest in your politics Nikki, something you'd understand if you weren't as myopic as the rest of your citizen…”
About: Oh Canada!
May 19, 2011 09:44AM
“Sorry to hear, Bonnie. Years ago, as a mother of 2 with a worthless-ass husband, I was trying to finish college on grants and loans and working full-t…”
About: I Was Turned Down For Food Stamps
“Sorry to hear, Bonnie. Years ago, as a mother of 2 with a worthless-ass husband, I was trying to finish college on grants and loans and working full-t…”
About: I Was Turned Down For Food Stamps
May 09, 2011 01:00PM
“A lesbian friend says the same thing, only it's "could I just be in a relationship, and not a "gay" relationship? I can see why it migh…”
About: Black (and White) Like Me
“A lesbian friend says the same thing, only it's "could I just be in a relationship, and not a "gay" relationship? I can see why it migh…”
About: Black (and White) Like Me
May 08, 2011 07:57PM
“Lea, you makin' me cry. This is sweet and many of your whys would keep my heart aflutter, too. If I get the chance to have it, oh joy. Congratulatio…”
About: Happy First Anniversary to My Love. Let Me Count The "Whys"
“Lea, you makin' me cry. This is sweet and many of your whys would keep my heart aflutter, too. If I get the chance to have it, oh joy. Congratulatio…”
About: Happy First Anniversary to My Love. Let Me Count The "Whys"
May 08, 2011 07:51PM
“Hi, Graham...not surprised about the paper. Would send it to my parents in Southaven but it would only start some shit. Hope you're not under water.”
About: Blood is Thicker Than Water, but Not as Thick as Oil.
“Hi, Graham...not surprised about the paper. Would send it to my parents in Southaven but it would only start some shit. Hope you're not under water.”
About: Blood is Thicker Than Water, but Not as Thick as Oil.
May 08, 2011 07:46PM
“Where's the jar of "Same Face, New Body"? Rated.”
About: Put Your Best Face Forward
“Where's the jar of "Same Face, New Body"? Rated.”
About: Put Your Best Face Forward
May 05, 2011 09:51PM
“The funniest thing...I'm pretty sure she only got into it when she met her current husband. I hear that happens a lot, makes sense I guess. I have st…”
About: I Just Don't Trust You People
“The funniest thing...I'm pretty sure she only got into it when she met her current husband. I hear that happens a lot, makes sense I guess. I have st…”
About: I Just Don't Trust You People
May 05, 2011 07:06PM
“If only I had known about (and been able to afford) laser hair removal--when the hair there still had enough pigment for such to be effective. Alas...…”
About: Mortifying Disclosure: It’s a jungle down there
“If only I had known about (and been able to afford) laser hair removal--when the hair there still had enough pigment for such to be effective. Alas...…”
About: Mortifying Disclosure: It’s a jungle down there
January 14, 2011 01:43PM
“I can appreciate this coming from you, someone who's in the thick of it. I will say, though, I've considered the large possibility that if I got a BAD…”
About: You Got To Tell Someone...
“I can appreciate this coming from you, someone who's in the thick of it. I will say, though, I've considered the large possibility that if I got a BAD…”
About: You Got To Tell Someone...
August 30, 2010 06:22AM
“Sadly, I have lost faith in America as a whole. Over the last century or so, the U.S.A. has become bloated with subterfuge and drunk on power, money,…”
About: I Want My Country Back
“Sadly, I have lost faith in America as a whole. Over the last century or so, the U.S.A. has become bloated with subterfuge and drunk on power, money,…”
About: I Want My Country Back
June 12, 2010 12:12PM
“Doesn't look a bit ignorant to me... if the President were to hunker down and poop a golden egg while finding the cure to cancer, he'd be criticized fo…”
About: 2010 BP
“Doesn't look a bit ignorant to me... if the President were to hunker down and poop a golden egg while finding the cure to cancer, he'd be criticized fo…”
About: 2010 BP
May 29, 2010 11:01PM
“Unless of course this was satire. In which case I say, "damn straight."”
About: A Responsibility To Reproduce
“Unless of course this was satire. In which case I say, "damn straight."”
About: A Responsibility To Reproduce
May 29, 2010 11:01PM
“A world where those who "...lacking talent and motivation, ...will never cure cancer, prevent the spread of HIV in Africa, end government corrupti…”
About: A Responsibility To Reproduce
“A world where those who "...lacking talent and motivation, ...will never cure cancer, prevent the spread of HIV in Africa, end government corrupti…”
About: A Responsibility To Reproduce
May 17, 2010 05:47AM
“Sally, those are amazing...what a vivid way to demonstrate that one can not count on the "experts" to give you anything but a sales pitch whe…”
About: Original Family Values: Sex, Drugs, Bigotry, Fear, Lies
“Sally, those are amazing...what a vivid way to demonstrate that one can not count on the "experts" to give you anything but a sales pitch whe…”
About: Original Family Values: Sex, Drugs, Bigotry, Fear, Lies
May 16, 2010 10:29PM
“Wow, scanner, meant to say, dayum...you look a lot like that Bridges guy.”
About: "America is NOT a Christian Nation”
“Wow, scanner, meant to say, dayum...you look a lot like that Bridges guy.”
About: "America is NOT a Christian Nation”
Dayna Vance's Favorites
accidental dad
smalltownwriter
Dr. Spudman44
Bob Eckstein
Roger Fallihee
Sally SwiftUpdates
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Mad Men 5.11: Prostitution and Power
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Reading About the History of the Yankees
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Nazi Muff-Diving: It Could've Happened Here
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Plunging Toilets
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When You're Just Killing Time--Check Out Chuck Lorre
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Ice Cream for Breakfast Day!
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Why Doesn't Mitt Romney Hype His 1996 Rescue Mission?
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When the Dead Won't Stay Dead
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