One year ago was the worst day of my life. I still look around for you sometimes, out of the corner of my eye. I imagine what you would have had to say about things. When I sit down to read a book, if I close my eyes for a moment I can still feel you sitting there behind me, looking over my shoulder. Say hello to Lee Van Cleef. Cue the appropriate theme music.

Or, whatever happened to old feminist cows? Sunday, January 10, 2010. Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Monday, August 10, 2009. THIS IS THE DAWNING OF.

I have been trying to compose a post about racism during Black History Month. Unfortunately, I keep running up against my emotions are so mixed with this issue that makes this almost impossible. Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of Countries, etc. The Spaniards, Italians, French, Russians. Are generally of what we call a swarthy Complexion; as are the Germans.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. What showed up on screen as a sweet, pleasant fairy tale involved massive amounts of labor, second-guessing, fine-tuning, and pruning away of excess story. All of this is detailed by Disney historian J. Kaufman in his 2012 book. The Fairest One of All. The Fairest One of All.