by Deborah Quinn | Aug 6, 2015 | Children, family, Feminism, Gender, Kids, Parenting, Politics, ranting
Six years ago, I wrote a post about Dr George Tiller, who was murdered by someone who called himself “pro-life.” I’ll leave you a minute to savor the horrific ironies in that statement. And now, six years later, it’s not only the body of a...
by Deborah Quinn | Jun 25, 2012 | Feminism, Gender, health, Politics, ranting
so. vaginas. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking “oh good lord, here comes a post about the idiot in Michigan …” But this post is not that post. You can write that post in your head: just say...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 21, 2011 | Children, environment, family, Feminism, Kids, Monday Listicle, Politics, ranting
This Monday’s listicle topic is chosen by Jen, over here at Just Jennifer. She wants people to write about reasons to have (or not have) children. Or if you have kids, to write about whether you do (or don’t) want any more. Well. I have two boys. That’s the equivalent...
by Deborah Quinn | Mar 15, 2011 | Education, NaBloPoMo, Politics
There was a great chart in Sunday’s New York Times that listed the problems facing various Pentagon building projects: boats with aluminum superstructures that will burn like kleenex if they’re bombed; big ships that would be sitting ducks to flying...
by Deborah Quinn | Feb 27, 2011 | Children, Feminism, Politics
Remember the book Flat Stanley? About the kid who gets flattened when a bulletin board falls on him? He goes on adventures, traveling inside an envelope (which I imagine to be quite a bit like flying coach). Elementary school teachers have taken Flat Stanley quite to...