Curious

The bear and I were watching a show that was discussing racial stereotypes briefly. The “Asians can’t drive” stereotype came up, and I had to profess ignorance. That was one I had never heard. The bear told me he’d heard that one plenty of times before, and since it was a stereotype that made it [...]

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100%

It’s now 100% official. I will start my new job on the 9th. I’ll be working to support and maintain the office infrastructure of a county guardian ad litem program (avoiding using my exact job title for anonymity’s sake). Though it’s a county program, it’s officially under the jurisdiction of the court, which means I [...]

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Um…

It is not for sure yet. It is one hair’s breadth away from “for sure”, and I have no reason to expect that hair’s breadth won’t go through. And I probably shouldn’t be posting until it is for sure for sure for sure.
But I think I may have a new job.
I think I may have [...]

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Harriet’s Sordid Past

Dear Harriet.
What happens when the state one used to reside in during the shadiest period of one’s life has an online database wherein one can (if inclined) look up the criminal offenses committed by ex-friends?
Love,
Harriet
 
Dear Harriet,
An excellent question! In said situation, one will likely discover details of ex-friend’s lives that one did not wish to [...]

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Street Luv

New List, everybody!
So, the whole street harassment blogathon of 2009 has got me thinking about a new list. (When I die, they will find me under a pile of lists, one of them being a list of improbable ways I might die).
On the one hand, goddamn I hate knowing that once I leave my house, [...]

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