Barbara Kingsolver is one of my favorite writers, and this book is fantastic. Read it.
Some kind of theme developing, eh? I reserved this book and BK’s from the library back in June, and they arrived within days of each other. It’s good and practical. But terrifying.
Another book that’s all about change. Leftists: [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Currently Reading
Posted in books on August 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Posted in dog, food, vanity on August 29, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Mike Gravel for President
Posted in bizarre, politics on August 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Cheney in ‘94
Posted in hypocrisy, politics on August 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
World’s Best Medical Care?
Posted in health care, politics, unfettered capitalism on August 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A must-read editorial from today’s Times…
August 12, 2007EditorialNew York Times
World’s Best Medical Care?
Many Americans are under the delusion that we have “the best health care system in the world,” as President Bush sees it, or provide the “best medical care in the world,” as Rudolph Giuliani declared last week. That may be true at many [...]
Movie Week: Day #7
Posted in movies, politics on August 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The last one…
An Unreasonable Man.
Note: I have a crush on Ralph Nader, and unapologetically voted for him in 2000. If anyone wants to accuse Nader/people like me of handing the presidency to the sitting douche bag, I’ll show you the way. If you won’t listen, I’ll fight you.
The film begins with a quote [...]
Movie Week: Day # 6
Posted in movies, unfettered capitalism on August 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Almost there…
Yet another classic that I just saw for the first time, and–in my opinion–the best Jack Nicholson movie. It was nice to see Jack before he became a parody of himself, before his signature grin became a signature, and when he performed with a touch of insecurity–not performed insecurity. And Faye Dunnaway is gorgeous.
The [...]
Movie Week: Day #5
Posted in finances, movies on August 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In which I get on track and blog a total of seven movies…
I made the mistake of watching Maxed Out right before going to bed. I don’t know why I didn’t assume I’d be angry and anxious–and unable to sleep–after viewing it. After watching it, I’m officially naming August “Financial Aneurysm Month.” A while back [...]
Movie Week: Day #4
Posted in Indian cinema, feminism, movies on August 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In which I chose the wrong week to blog a movie a day…
Matrubhoomi is quite a dark piece of Indian social commentary. The film opens with a woman giving birth to a girl, and shortly after we see the parents drowning the baby in a tub of milk. Only boys are valuable; girls only cause [...]
