Right to Bleed

Joshua reads Dilbert regularly, and every now and then he points out one that seems to speak right to me:

Flying into Roswell, New Mexico two weeks ago was the worst flying experience of my life. Just as background - I love to fly. I love takeoffs, I love landing, I love sharp curves, I love turbulence. I am never thinking about dying while flying. This flight went a little differently for me, though.
It was [...]

I haven’t posted in over a week, because I’ve been out of town on a business trip, and I will be again this week, too, so posting is likely to remain spotty. I’m excited to actually be making some money, though! I’m doing some grunt work for Joshua’s company, and I’m enjoying it so far.
One [...]

Over at The Daily Harold, I commented on his abortion post, and you could tell from my comments that I’m female. Harold emailed me for clarification, since from reading my About page, he had assumed that I was a gay male. When I asked why he would think that, he replied that it’s because I [...]

Okay. I’ve heard enough about swine flu now that I want to talk about it. There are so many things happening in the world and happening in our daily lives, that the information flow should be pretty varied. When you start to hear a story or phrase repeated over and over, it’s time to sit [...]

“Outsourcing My Violence” is a guest post by Joshua Bardwell, which originally appeared in his blog, and is reprinted fully here.
One of the arguments against gun ownership goes something like this: “Given that we have the police and the military to protect us, why do non-police and non-military citizens need guns?” I have several answers [...]

Yesterday we had some people over, and Fry Day ensued! We deep fried a little bit of everything - potato chips, egg rolls, apple crisps, hush puppies, and Monte Cristo sandwiches. It was yummy and greasy. All homemade, too. One of my housemates was rolling up eggrolls and apple crisps while another mixed and mushed [...]

A study shows that when local governments have a downturn in revenue, the number of traffic tickets issued increases. Big surprise, right?
I guess this may seem like a small thing to get upset about. Traffic tickets are just part of the way it is, right? Joshua gets a ticket every couple of years or so, [...]