This video of a flash mob of 200 people dancing to the Do Re Mi song from The Sound of Music in a train station in Antwerp never fails to m...
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Friday Fiction: Takin' Names and Bannin' Books
This week is Banned Books Week, (as opposed to Book Banning Week which spans the rest of the year), which celebrates and raises awareness of...
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Impress Your Friends With These Classical Greek Words
Hubris -- Excessive arrogance or pride. Usually leads to bad shit going down. Katabasis -- Journey to the underworld. A return trip. Sorry...
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Domestic Violence as Nature's Fidelity? No Fucking Way
SO MUCH RAGE and sadness. Thanks Twitter, for bringing me such news as: " Ten Percent of D.C. 8th Graders Have Considered, Attempted Su...
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Shit Doctors Have Told Me
Yesterday I wrote part one of my migraine saga, where I touched briefly on the fact that I've had some pretty terrible doctors. Sure it ...
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Migraines and Me: Part One
These are the things I know about migraines: I've been getting them since I was 12. So... 16 years. Yep. Usually I get at least three a ...
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I canoe, canoe?
A 2 1/2 hour paddle in? No problem! (Don't ask us about the paddle out...) Betsy: Outward Hound I pitched a tent Man make good fire. You...
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