Author Archives: Ealasaid

I was tagged by Becca, so here I am. 1 – List seven weird/quirky habits about myself 2 – Tag seven people to do the same 3 – not just say “whoever wants to do it” or refuse to tag … Continue reading →

Next week is Banned Books Week! Read a banned book!

I was all fond of Ron Paul until today. Turns out he’s so pro-forced-birth that he doesn’t seem to think abortion is ever necessary to save the life of the mother. To that I say: how about ectopic pregnancy? In … Continue reading →

Dammit. Wasted a lunch hour at Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft trying unsuccessfully to find fabric for my Halloween costume. Grrr. If anybody is feeling helpful, I’m looking for the plaid and stripey fabric in the pic below (and if you … Continue reading →

I bought a Creative Zen Vision: M recently to replace my beloved Neuros (which still works fantastically as a car MP3 player, but after several years of hard use has a battery life of about five minutes, and is no … Continue reading →

The forced-birthers (aka the pro-coathanger brigade!) are at it again… and this time in my home state! Forty Days for Life Sacramento, among others, will be protesting 24/7 outside Planned Parenthood clinics in Sacramento, Fresno, and other places. Stand with … Continue reading →

By Laura Joh Rowland I devoured this in a few hours while waiting for a badly-delayed airplane. It’s a quick read, with loads of interesting details. I have read several other books in this series about Sano Ichiro, the Shogun’s … Continue reading →

By Cynthia Eller This fascinating book painstakingly skewers all the hogwash matriarchalist feminists and matriarchalist pagans have been pushing for ages. In short, the old time when all the world was run by women and everything was peace and harmony … Continue reading →

How to Talk Like A Pirate! Via Peter. As usual, I failed to remember Talk Like A Pirate Day. Sigh.

By Byron Katie This is an interesting book. I read it very quickly, and found it surprisingly powerful. I didn’t much care for her take on physical pain, which she seems to be that it will be perfectly bearable if … Continue reading →