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1. Things Will Get as Good as You Can Stand by Laura Doyle.

This book is supposed to be about getting what you want by accepting help from others. However, it is extremely sexist and touts that "grateful women have better romantic relationships" and "you have to be vulnerable to get emotional help." This book has a whole chapter called "Let a Man Support You." It suggests that any woman who supports her husband/partner, say, get through medical school, will take away her man's instincts… Continue

Dear David Zinczenko,

I'm tired of how, in every one of your articles, you find a way to bash vegetarian sandwiches. For some of us, it's the only fast food option. Let me point out the things that upset me about your including Blimpie's veggie sandwiches on your list:

1. You always list the foot-longs. Of course eating a foot of a sandwich is going to be more fattening than a 6-inch, which is what most people order!

2. I don't think that most people assume that a veggie sandwich is going to… Continue

The past month or so, I've had a recurrence of strange migraines. They're not the normal kind. They don't make my head throb or pound. They're focused right behind my eyes. Do you know that feeling of staring straight into the sun, and having to shut your eyes because of the glare? And there's a kind of burning sensation in your eyes? That's what I have, only without the sun. It usually happens at night when I go to bed. Sometimes they come right as I lay down; sometimes in that case I can make… Continue

Well, this seems to be a trend in recent Nerdfighter blogs, and being the literary fiend that I am, I'm jumping on that bandwagon as well. I am therefore going to list all the books that I read this year, in order by completion date. Hopefully I can remember to keep up with this.

*Edit: I've been reading a lot of picture books lately, mostly for library storytimes, but I've decided not to include those here because there are too many. I'm only including novels and graphic novels (children's nov… Continue

Okay, so most of the searches generated no results, which is okay 'cause I'm not famous like John Green. But the results that did pop up were pretty funny!

Q: Type in "[your name] needs" in the Google search.
A: no results


Q: Type in "[your name] looks like" in Google search.
A: no results


Q: Type in "[your name] says" in Google search.
A: "Baby name expert Whitney Walker says she likes the name, overall." (speaking of Ashley Simpson's baby's name Bronx Mowgli. I definitely do not like it!)… Continue