XyzzyAvatar
- Location
- Near a tidal slough we call a river (well, it does sound better)., California, USA
- Birthday
- March 28
- Bio
- I'm never sure how to present myself. On the one hand, my life has been an ongoing example of the "may you live in interesting times" curse since early fetal development -- if they made it into a movie, it'd get slammed for being unrealistic. On the other (luckier) hand, it takes true tragedy -- the suffering or death of others, human or otherwise -- to temporarily knock out my ability to see the absurdity in life and laugh at it.
I would say more, but I have at least one ex with a need to web-search keywords so he can, um, "keep updated" on the activities of all the women he can find that have spurned him. (Well, we all need a hobby, I suppose.) You'll have to get to know me through what tidbits I share here-and-there in comments instead. :)
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Er... Suggesting
someone's a member of any
involuntary group
(disabled,
gay, fema…”
November 29, 2011 06:14AM - “I'm asexual rather than
gay, but I've been explaining
the
concept of
"pride&…”
September 05, 2011 05:11AM - “I can
sympathize/empathize... I've
raised a number of cats
from
very early feral…”
March 11, 2011 07:37AM - “I think that this
problem goes a lot deeper than
the usual
psych issue of
people…”
December 01, 2010 11:05PM - “I saw this linked to
from one of Salon's articles,
and was
quite glad to see
it..…”
August 23, 2010 03:37AM
XyzzyAvatar's Links
November 29, 2011 06:14AM
“Er... Suggesting someone's a member of any involuntary group (disabled, gay, female, black, etc.) to convey that they're worthy of scorn or otherwise i…”
About: Rick Perry Reveals Special Needs Diagnosis
“Er... Suggesting someone's a member of any involuntary group (disabled, gay, female, black, etc.) to convey that they're worthy of scorn or otherwise i…”
About: Rick Perry Reveals Special Needs Diagnosis
September 05, 2011 05:11AM
“I'm asexual rather than gay, but I've been explaining the concept of "pride" to people for about a decade as part of the autistic community..…”
About: On Being Gay
“I'm asexual rather than gay, but I've been explaining the concept of "pride" to people for about a decade as part of the autistic community..…”
About: On Being Gay
March 11, 2011 07:37AM
“I can sympathize/empathize... I've raised a number of cats from very early feral/unsocialized kittenhood, had them imprint on me -- and I can only say…”
About: Googling someone to exhume a dead body ...
“I can sympathize/empathize... I've raised a number of cats from very early feral/unsocialized kittenhood, had them imprint on me -- and I can only say…”
About: Googling someone to exhume a dead body ...
December 01, 2010 11:05PM
“I think that this problem goes a lot deeper than the usual psych issue of people obeying authority... I grew up as a frequent surgical patient at a un…”
About: More on How Physicians Became Torture Doctors for CIA
“I think that this problem goes a lot deeper than the usual psych issue of people obeying authority... I grew up as a frequent surgical patient at a un…”
About: More on How Physicians Became Torture Doctors for CIA
August 23, 2010 03:37AM
“I saw this linked to from one of Salon's articles, and was quite glad to see it... The first person to introduce me to the idea of not surgically alter…”
About: What's in a name? Everything. Intersex: Why Naming Matters
“I saw this linked to from one of Salon's articles, and was quite glad to see it... The first person to introduce me to the idea of not surgically alter…”
About: What's in a name? Everything. Intersex: Why Naming Matters
July 25, 2010 04:03AM
“I came here through one of the sidebar links at Salon -- horrifying, but terribly important piece... They should post the whole thing in the "Life…”
About: "It's Tradition, I Had No Choice" Nellie's Story
“I came here through one of the sidebar links at Salon -- horrifying, but terribly important piece... They should post the whole thing in the "Life…”
About: "It's Tradition, I Had No Choice" Nellie's Story
June 05, 2010 01:44AM
“There was a good article posted either on Salon or Slate last year on this exact topic -- in part because there was also a controversy at the time over…”
About: Propagation of the Species
“There was a good article posted either on Salon or Slate last year on this exact topic -- in part because there was also a controversy at the time over…”
About: Propagation of the Species
May 17, 2010 10:33PM
“I love how you handled that... I was lucky enough that my parents similarly handled the issue of my many physical/developmental differences by telling…”
About: What if Different Meant Wonderful?
“I love how you handled that... I was lucky enough that my parents similarly handled the issue of my many physical/developmental differences by telling…”
About: What if Different Meant Wonderful?
March 16, 2010 05:17AM
“It's wonderful that Jordan has a teacher like you... I was a different kind of clown in high school, more the sort that amused peers by saying & wr…”
About: The Class Clown
“It's wonderful that Jordan has a teacher like you... I was a different kind of clown in high school, more the sort that amused peers by saying & wr…”
About: The Class Clown
January 02, 2010 03:09AM
“I've had several friends that were polyamorous, and while their love lives were no more/less problematic than mono friends were, I started noticing ove…”
About: Why I Hate Monogamy
“I've had several friends that were polyamorous, and while their love lives were no more/less problematic than mono friends were, I started noticing ove…”
About: Why I Hate Monogamy
January 01, 2010 01:59AM
“I hope that Gregory starts feeling a lot better very soon... I had the same kind of button appliance (except installed in the lower GI) almost eight ye…”
About: Watching, waiting, wondering....
“I hope that Gregory starts feeling a lot better very soon... I had the same kind of button appliance (except installed in the lower GI) almost eight ye…”
About: Watching, waiting, wondering....
December 30, 2009 11:02PM
“"..bound to take a bit of the shine off every other piece of technology due to be unwrapped in a couple of days." Perhaps you were exaggeratin…”
About: Apple Set to Ruin Christmas with January Tablet Event
“"..bound to take a bit of the shine off every other piece of technology due to be unwrapped in a couple of days." Perhaps you were exaggeratin…”
About: Apple Set to Ruin Christmas with January Tablet Event
December 29, 2009 02:04AM
“I used to harshly judge people that chose and stayed with bad partners, especially since their friends/family invariably warn them. Then, for all of my…”
About: I Have No Sympathy... and here's why.
“I used to harshly judge people that chose and stayed with bad partners, especially since their friends/family invariably warn them. Then, for all of my…”
About: I Have No Sympathy... and here's why.
November 23, 2009 02:57AM
“If you think it's funny/bad as it is, try watching with the sound muted so her actions REALLY make no sense -- unintentional comedy gold!”
About: Because I Know How Much You Love Her
“If you think it's funny/bad as it is, try watching with the sound muted so her actions REALLY make no sense -- unintentional comedy gold!”
About: Because I Know How Much You Love Her
November 11, 2009 11:01PM
“I can't really justify the cost of an ebook reader, but I've read more books than I could count on handhelds (Palm IIIc, Sony Clie NX60, Sharp Zaurus S…”
About: Think Again About E-books
“I can't really justify the cost of an ebook reader, but I've read more books than I could count on handhelds (Palm IIIc, Sony Clie NX60, Sharp Zaurus S…”
About: Think Again About E-books
November 04, 2009 03:51AM
“I'm a permanent non-parent, but have been heavily invested in child development for a very long time now. I wasn't quite sure how I felt about the iss…”
About: "Two Mommies,"an egg and a sperm,am I a prude or just queasy
“I'm a permanent non-parent, but have been heavily invested in child development for a very long time now. I wasn't quite sure how I felt about the iss…”
About: "Two Mommies,"an egg and a sperm,am I a prude or just queasy
November 03, 2009 01:39AM
“I completely agree... My experience is that children that are reading for pleasure are rarely the ones with problematic behavior or ethics. The ones we…”
About: Wimpy Kid Books: Are They Turning Our Kids into Terrors?
“I completely agree... My experience is that children that are reading for pleasure are rarely the ones with problematic behavior or ethics. The ones we…”
About: Wimpy Kid Books: Are They Turning Our Kids into Terrors?
MindiTheMagnificent
Kerry Lauerman
Joan Walsh
Salon.com