Karoli

Oh, the irony. Just as I’m ready to say that gender bias is dead on social networks like Twitter and Friendfeed, Facebook proves me wrong. Sadly, it is still alive and well there. First, Facebook bans breastfeeding photos, claiming they are obscene. Facebook’s official position is this:  Read more >

Dear Senator Obama, Since January of this year, I've been absolutely committed to getting you elected. I've donated to your campaign, I've canvassed for you, I've volunteered to work in the office around the corner, and I've even put my marriage into severe stress by refusing to sit idly by and once again allow my Republican spouse to cancel out my vote. But I need your help. And I need it now. I knew it was going to be a rough campaign. I even suspected that Sarah Palin would be the choice for their ticket after seeing her profiled earlier this year. Why didn't you? I also suspected that the Republicans would use every single weapon at their disposal, including the financial markets, race, war, and terrorism (their little deck of fear) to intimidate voters into electing them. But I believed you when you called upon us to be the New American Majority. This is what I wrote in February:  Read more >

If you know me and my style of blogging, you know I won't gloss over the flaws in a product, even if the company gives me a free sample or use of it before writing about it.  Read more >

The lovely white Chevy Tahoe was delivered this morning with characteristic bells and whistles for our house, which is to say it was a low-key affair. The nice GM folks called when they arrived, had me sign on the dotted line and handed me the keys. All car transactions should be this painless.  Read more >

As much as I don't want to keep talking about Senator Clinton, I feel compelled to say something about the video I've embedded below. There are so many things that Harriet Christian said that came straight out of the Clinton campaign that are just plain wrong...I don't even know where to begin.  Read more >