I thought I was going to spend the morning talking about the fact that American Apparel may well be headed out of business, not because it’s too damn expensive to make clothes in the United States without the 1800 illegal workers that were lost in a raid (although I’d like to point out that they [...]
Pedant aside: please note that I did not say “Imma” in place of “I’m going to”. The end of August is upon us. This is normally I time of year that I republish A Little Message for the College Crowd, updated with the newest Beloit Mindset List. As important as I still believe that message [...]
I remember it was probably over a decade ago, I first saw somebody make a monte cristo sandwich on TV. The chef might have been Emeril. It was the most decadent thing I had ever seen: a ham and cheese sandwhich, made with thick, egg-drenched slices of french toast. This made eggs benedict seem tame. [...]
It seems that certain loonies have realized that the recently passed health insurance reform bill actually might benefit women. To wit, people — who happen to be women by the way — who manage to get coverage in the various state pools for those who can’t get traditional insurance due to pre-existing and/or chronic conditions [...]
No, that’s not a description of myself. Eat your heart out! I hate most audio and video posts on the web. Ok, no, I liked the cute video of the baby playing with the collie. And I don’t mind when political sites like Crooks and Liars link to interviews and even political ads that are [...]
I am glad to see someone with a high profile speaking out on this, and I sincerely hope other journalists start talking about it. Now, about that economy. The nicest thing I can say about the United States economy right now is that unemployment isn’t as bad as it is in much of Europe. Our [...]
So Joran Van Der Sloot thinks he can tie Peru’s judicial system into knots. Good luck with that, kid. Granted, they have made some progress in the last decade and a half. But it would be fair to say that their system works swiftly, and under Peruvian rules — not Dutch rules, and certainly not [...]
Remember Dipak Desai? Prosecutors want to bring criminal charges. [Update: 28 charges brought, including racketeering] What will this do to the drug companies’ appeal? I am no lawyer, but it seems to me that if what happened was a criminal act, then this is no different than suing Smith and Wesson over a handgun death. [...]
Perhaps you noticed a brand new theme here at ShortWoman. The old theme had been in place many years now. It was so old it didn’t support a lot of modern blogging features. Of course any transition has its problems, and I will be working to fix them as I learn there is an issue. [...]
It was 30 years ago today. A huge ash cloud moved across the country over the following days, reminding anyone who cared to look up what had happened. Many considered it a disaster. People had died. Property was just plain gone. After all, a forest had been destroyed. Surely life would never get back to [...]
