This makes me laugh
Sep 9, 2008 Feminism/Politics
This is how it’s gonna look when we WIN!
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Calvinism (bulleted list)
Mar 5, 2008 Friends, Judaism, Race, Spirituality, The Story of My Life
- Last night at writers group, my friend Sarah told me that she was thinking on this post (the one where I out myself as a former slut) and she was wondering why the thinking felt familiar to her then she realized, I’m a Calvinist! Except for the being Jewish part. Now I don’t know much about Calvinism or any other brand of Christianity (my friend Sarah is a savvy Christian and is patient about explaining denominational differences to me) but the way she explained it is that Calvinists preach that no one is better than anyone else and so there’s no “holier than thou” teaching there. Now don’t start arguing with me about Calvinism because I don’t know a darn thing anyway but we all thought it was funny, me being a Calvinistic Jew.
- Then after writers group we strolled out of the restaurant and stood on the sidewalk chatting last minute when several police cars whizzed down the road. We were in downtown Worthington (we met at Le Chatelaine). If you don’t live here I’ll explain that downtown Worthington is like Main Street, America. Kitschy little shops, a few adorable-type restaurants and a village green that has Sunday night concerts. But the main drag cuts through all of Columbus, which is what keeps Worthington from being quite a sleepy little suburb. Anyway, the police cars go by with lights and sirens and then the street was totally silent. Suddenly another car comes shooting down and slams into a streetlight, shedding it’s bumper and several other important-looking parts; bounces off the streetlight; fishtails down the block (knocking into at least one other car, maybe two); skids into the Graeter’s parking lot; whips around and roars down New England Avenue. We stood there stunned and then a million point one police cars suddenly careen into view from both directions, arriving at the intersection where the car left and then scatter leaving two of them to literally pick up the pieces. I have no idea where the guy was coming from, why he was running and whether or not they caught him. It was crazy and I was shaking hard for quite awhile after the street was clear again.
- Madison is going to the doctor today because yesterday she still seemed to be carrying herself differently from her non-fall on the couch. Today she seems fine (it’s always that way — like the day you’re supposed to get your hair cut it looks good for the first time in days). We’re going anyway. Noah is going rollerskating so he can wrench his neck.
- I can’t believe the primaries are dragging on. My heart can’t take it and it’s not even anywhere near November yet. You know, I always felt like Hillary was paving the way for a woman president by her stint in the White House as first lady; I never thought that first president would be her. I’m wondering if she took Ohio because Republicans could also vote in the Democratic primary. (You can vote in whichever you want — you just tell the folks at the table which primary you want to have a say in.) I think Obama is a better match for McCain and maybe they do, too. But I tell you — I love Michelle Obama.
- Speaking of Obama, the other day Madison pointed to some talking head on television and asked if that was Obama. I said, no, Obama had brown skin and then showed her a picture. She said, “Oh like ME!” And yeah, that made me want to vote for him a little bit more. I don’t want to get into a pissing contest about race versus gender but if I was only voting on the “who should go first?” ticket (and I’m not), it’d be race. I’m having a hard time articulating why this is but it’s not where I would have been pre-Madison. That’s something I need to meditate on for awhile.
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Phone calls
Mar 4, 2008 Feminism/Politics
I voted today before lunch but that hasn’t stopped the politicos (and their recorded doppelgangers) from calling. Just now “Hillary” called me (for the third time) on my work phone while “Obama” left a message on our phone upstairs. I’d say between the two of them I’ve gotten maybe seven or eight calls.
I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited about a primary EVER.
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I’m still divided
Feb 11, 2008 Feminism/Politics
But I sure love Michelle Obama — the way I loved Hillary when her husband first ran. I hear the Ohio primary is actually going to count this time and I’m waffling. Sometimes I think Hillary would be more effective because of her more deeply entrenched political life and sometimes I think it’ll make her less effective. I’m trying not to vote with my emotions but it’s hard. My heart wants BOTH of them to win. (But I think a Clinton/Obama or Obama/Clinton ticket is a pipe dream — what do you think?) But then I go back to: Who’s most likely to beat McCain? I gotta be practical.
Michelle Obama Solidifies Her Role in the Election - WSJ.com: “My mother raised us not to make decisions on what could go wrong or we’d never go forward.”
Yeah, I like this woman.
Edited to add: You all know how I worship my mother, right? She likes Hillary. She has a strong influence on me. I’m just sayin’. (Not that I’ve decided who to vote for but the people in the internets vs. my mother? My mom very often wins. I hope to make up my own mind before I’m actually standing in the booth wringing my hands.)
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