Long long ago, there was a writer here named DeeK.

DeeK is a dude. Actually, DeeK is a brilliant, big, black dude. I can attest, we worked together long before we started this blog together. And then DeeK got a real job and started seriously working on his book and his other website, and we don’t see DeeK around here anymore. (Though I still see him cause we like to go drinking and oggling cute girls together)

DeeK, a true feminist ally if ever there was one, wrote a post called Why Do Men Hate Women?

This post is one of the things that brings out the crazies.

Normally I would turn the comments into a nursery rhyme, but sometimes I like to let the crazies stand. It really showcases how fucking off their rocker they are.

And what is even funnier is that the commenters always think that post was written by a girl. There is no chance of a DUDE, a DUDE WITH A PENIS, writing something that might be feminist friendly.

Sadly why do men hate women is one of the things that regularly brings people to my blog. I assume that like our batshit commenters, they are looking for a fellow rager to justify their hate. I do hope that maybe a wee bit of DeeK’s thoughtfulness sinks in, but I am not that hopeful.

BTW- this be the 1000th post. 1000, in 2 years and one month. Damn- no wonder I be so tired.

From Valleywag comes a lovely little piece about how Google is trying to make sure that their engineering staff is at least 25% female. YAY Google (though you know we are about 51% of the population- so don’t aim too low)

But of course the shithead is in the comments

Have you peeps heard me go on an ag subs rant yet? Prolly not. I hate agricultural subsidies almost as much as I hate rethuglikans and just as much as I hate the color yellow.

Once upon a time I wrote a very very long paper about the evils of farm subsidies. But it’s at home somewhere and I’m at work, so you’re going to have to trust for now that I am not really pulling numbers out of my ass and I promise to correct them if I get home and see that I’ve done wrong.

Farming in the US accounts for less than one half of one percent of all labor in the US (actually that farming, fishing and forestry). In France, it’s about 4%. As a portion of GDP it’s 1.3% for the US and 2.2% for the France. And we are the two biggest subsidizers of farming in the world, though we hardly need to be. 75% of those subsidies go to giant megafarms, not ma and pop farmer.

And corn, ah king corn. With the whiff of massive profit in the air and the safety net of giant subsidies at their feet, the scary megafarms stopped growing food and started growing corn for ethanol instead. Between 1995 and 2006 more than 52 BILLION dollars was spent subsidizing corn (there are no numbers for 2007 yet).

Since 1996 money to farms has increased while the food stamp program has seen it’s budget cut again and again. So let’s take a look at that. Less than one half of one percent of the population benefits from farm subsidies, while 12 percent of the population as a whole and 10 percent of families live under the poverty threshold.

in the sidebar.

If you double click on the more button you can feed her a strawberry. If you double click on Ruby, she’ll run on the hamster wheel.

I know it’s totally mindless, but I love playing with her.

And I completely swiped it from Adorable Girlfriend at the Republic of Dogs.

So the RQ screwed up. I knew that money would be tight this month (being that I have only half a months income due to spring break) and I knew I was overdrawn at the bank.

I didn’t know I was $375 overdrawn. That’s 10 overdraft fees (but oddly only $25 in actual overdraft). I know, when you have less money you have to be more careful. I am sure that at least one of those overdrafts is because I had to spend $4.95 on hair dye cause it was super on sale even though my hair doesn’t need to be dyed yet (I finally let vanity get to me and started dying the greys.)But most of it is from groceries. Even eating super cheap we can’t get by on less than $350 per month and more like $400.

So my next check in a week is for $384. Which means I will have exactly $9 for food, rent, laundry soap, etc for 2 weeks after the overdraft fees are paid.

If you have a few bucks to spare, anything you send me goes straight to paying the overdraft and makes eating a much more distinct possibility. And of course royalty will smile on you.

We now resume our regular snark schedule.

If there was a theme song to my life, this is it. Kristy Maccoll- In These Shoes.

Let’s see: Shoes, check. Spanish, check. world travel, check, multiple boys, check. And just a wee bit of sadism, check.

But Kristy MacColl was not just awesome for writing a song that perfectly sums up my slutty ways. She was a single mom and did an entire album about how hard dating and mommying is. And then she died while swimming in the French Riviera with her kids. She was decapitated by a run away speedboat while saving her kids from being run over.

So a slutty creative adventurous mom. Yep, that’s me.

So what would your theme song be?

The line about 90 year old ladies who remember when women couldn’t vote made me all teary eyed. She’s just so awesome and gracious and kick-ass.

Hillary’s campaign needs money. Obama out spent her 3 to 1 in PA (and she still kicked his ass). If my account weren’t overdrawn she’d be getting my donation tonight. Instead- I plan on sending her part of my economic stimulus rebate (support Hillary and screw Bush, sweet). But she needs cash before. She’s got Indiana and North Carolina in two weeks and the Obamabots are going to be rabidly pissed at her massive PA win.

UPDATE Someone awesome made a 50 dollar contribution for me (and another for herself) RQ is totes fine with donations to our future fearless leader made in her name.

So there are tons of lovely blogs out there that I have just discovered. Some are We Are Hillary peeps, or linkers or commenters or some that I have just stumbled upon.

And I find myself just a wee bit unable to remember to read everybody. And then I feel bad. Really- I love you all I am just forgetful and mostly lazy.

And then I discovered Google Reader (I know- I’m fucking slow).

So I am setting up my reader subscriptions. Drop me a linky on comments if you love me and want to make it easier on me.

Is that those rust belt, flyover states that are so important in the general but usually don’t count in the primary, get to count.

Think about that next time someone says end it now.

Today is Pennsylvania,

Clinton- yes Clinton supporters waiting to hear her speak

Eck said that he felt that “Obama has some decent things to say,” but his wife, LeeAnne, was less charitable, and seemed to conform to some popular stereotypes about how the multiracial senator might play in the heartland. “I don’t even know what his name is,” said Lee Anne, laughing. “Bahama Mama? Osama?”

Eck’s words were not received warmly by the people standing around her; one man firmly told her, “His name is Barack Obama.” LeeAnne Eck looked somewhat abashed. “Fine. I’ll learn it,” she said. “But I just love Hillary. I love everything about her. And I heard that what’s-his-name doesn’t salute the American flag. I don’t like that.” At this, about half a dozen people in line chimed in to correct her misapprehensions about Obama’s patriotism. “That’s just not the case, and you shouldn’t believe gossip about him being a Muslim, either,” said a woman wearing two Hillary buttons. Charles Johns, 68, added, “And even if he were Muslim, that’s no reason not to vote for him.”