In medias res

One of my sisters got married on Saturday. My youngest sister. I was appalled when the minister introduced them as “Mr. and Mrs. Her Husband’s Name.” Since then, I have been calling her husband Mr. My Youngest Sister’s Name. Fucking ridiculous, as if a woman ceases to exist once she gets married. I know that [...]

I’m watching Brief Encounter and have stopped midway. The fainting, hysterical representation of women is a real impediment to my full enjoyment of this 1945 classic. Then again, if I were a housewife and had nothing else to look forward to besides cooking, mending, and child-rearing, I might swoon on occasion as well.
Who am I [...]

I surprised myself this evening. Filling out my mail-in ballot has been on my to-do list for a couple weeks, and since it’s due tomorrow, I figured now was the time. I’m lucky enough to have met all of the candidates for statewide office for whom I voted, and a number of the locals too. [...]

Catcalling: creepy or a compliment. Wow. Only on CNN…I wish.

Memory is a strange thing. My memory of perceptions and the written word tends to be fairly consistent, but the spoken word generally stays with me in paraphrases. I remember, however, a professor talking about the significance of “the father” in Western culture(s), and saying “The father knows everything. Nothing happens without his knowledge, and [...]