I live in Wichita, Kansas. Kansas is a place of extreme temperatures– it can get bitterly cold in the winter, […]
contraception, feminism, politics
Sex without fear
“Consequence” is one of those words that has taken on a connotation of the negative, even though the denotation does […]
art, personal
Happy Father’s Day
This year’s Father’s Day card: Gorilla dad. I say “This year’s,” like I do it every year. Actually this is […]
Uncategorized
The anti-homeless spikes
This Slate article has a collection of photos of “bum-free” additions to buildings and structures in public areas intended for […]
atheism, bias, rationalism, religion
Beliefs? I’ve got ’em.
This meme spotted on Facebook. It’s far from the first one I’ve seen…hence this post. Hat tip to Ed Brayton […]
abortion, feminism
What (I think) #TrustWomen means
Five years ago today, Dr. George Tiller was murdered. In my family’s church in Wichita, the church we’d been members […]
art, freedom of speech, personal
The saga of learning a new craft
Update: I’m now selling freeze peaches at my Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Rillion I haven’t been writing much lately, I know. That’s due […]
comic, science
Tardigrade parade
Why yes, I am watching Cosmos…why do you ask? Actually I think I first time learned about extremophiles, including tardigrades, […]
feminism, geekery
How to be the creepiest nerd at the beach
Saw this in my email newsletter from Think Geek this morning, and…I had thoughts: Main thought: This is creepy The […]