Author Archives: Ealasaid

by Stephen Youngkin Short, irritated review at the original post. (Book 3 in 2008)

By Gad Shimron Got this book through the Librarything Early Bird Reviewer program, and am so glad I was picked! This is one heck of a story. It’s a first person account of the rescue of refugee Ethiopian Jews by … Continue reading →

I have finally finished entering alllll my “read” books into LibraryThing! Yay! I have 951 books in that category, wow. And they are all available for loan!

See my booklog update. :)

By Kimberlee Roth Although nobody in my family has a BPD diagnosis, this book was recommended to me as a way to look at some of the dysfunction I grew up with. I found it incredibly useful — in large … Continue reading →

This slam poem is a beautiful explanation of why teachers are so important and why how much they are paid is irrelevant to what they make. Talor Mali rules. It’s an inspiring vid. Kudos to my Dad for sending it … Continue reading →

Layer asked, “so… what did you want to do [when you grew up]? and if it isn’t what you’re doing now, why not?” I have a tote bag which reads, “When all the little girls wanted to be ballet dancers, … Continue reading →

Defeating Assholery, One Sexist Idiot At a Time. Freak Magnet lays the SMACK DOWN! Stories like this make me happy. I hope I will have the courage to stand up to large drunken men if they ever behave like this … Continue reading →

Two opportunities to do good: The Berkeley Humane Society’s Emergency Medical Fund featured pet at the moment is a puppy named Uber. She was left in their drop box at 7 weeks old with a broken and infected jaw. They … Continue reading →

Today is Blog for Choice day. I’m late posting, but couldn’t let the anniversary of Roe v. Wade go by without posting. Women’s reproductive rights are under siege in this country — even my home state of California was a … Continue reading →