Whipped Cream for Dairy Allergics

Did you realize that non-dairy whipped creams STILL have dairy proteins in them?  Just as many of the soy cheeses have dairy protein in them.  Casein, the protein in the cheese curd, is one sneaky protein.  And people who label something Dairy Free and then put casein in it are assholes. Anyway, we discovered this the [...]

Embracing my Femme (edited)

Maybe it’s because I’m happy.  Maybe it’s because of something else, but lately I’ve been reembracing my femme. I’ve been curling my hair, doing my makeup, wearing skirts*.  And I’ve been doing it all while I’ve also been repairing toilets, using powertools, and cutting the ends off Yule Trees. I am femme; hear me roar. A big [...]

What would a child therapist say…

about these stories by Sassa? Nov. 28th There were too many ogres on the page.  They all started chasing each other around.  When they were chasing each other, along came a snake, sssssss. Then came a baby snake.  Ahhhhh.  They tried to eat the ogres, and then they went over the page and then they went in [...]

The Great Sock Swap! Edited!

(new posts down below) A couple of years ago I did a sock swap with Maeby and it was so much fun.  Let’s do it again!  If you like getting mail, if you like getting crazy socks, this is the swap for you! Here’s how it works.  Sign up either in the comments here or by sending [...]

Ingrate

I have something I want to talk about.  Something that makes me sound like the most ungrateful asshole. After nearly 3 years of complaining about how I wanted to be a stay at home mother, and how my life would be great if only I were a stay at home mother, it turns out that I’m [...]