43 Things
I have an account on 43 Things. It was the bucket list before the bucket list became popular. I look at the list maybe once a year, just to remind myself of things that I…
Author: koji
Privilege and Opportunity: Generational Issues in Capitalism
I spent the lunch hour in debate with a friend over my growing disdain towards capitalism. He is highly influenced by Ayn Rand and argued for the benefits of a free market system including pure…
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Critique and Spirituality During Pregnancy
During the first 5 months of my pregnancy I was a bit… smug? No, not exactly smug, but confident. My body was going through a lot of changes- I was going through a lot of changes, and…
Why We Don’t Need a Female President
For some reason the debate on whether or not our next president should/will be a woman has been springing up all over facebook and pulse for me. I used to think having a female president,…
A Scrambling Consideration of Biopolitics
“They” say that when you are pregnant it can feel like your body is no longer your own. Not only is there another life leeching your nutrients, kicking at inopportune times, and squishing your internal…
Revolution
The other day I watched this video because it was spreading like wildfire (uncontained wildfire without the a wildland crew in sight) across Facebook. I usually find Russell Brand to be amusing, engaging, intelligent, and…
New Humans and their, “Gender”
I have been sitting on this post for about a month because it is a delicate subject for me to needle around. Add in the shame, confusion, and frustration I feel about gender in babies…
The Ever Slow and Painful Metamorphosis of Romance
I have a confession. I love smoking. I do not smoke, and I appreciate the laws that keep the rooms I am free of second hand smoke. I would never encourage smoking, and I actively…
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Pregnancy Material
Last month Offbeat Families stopped publication of new material. I was first introduced to the Offbeat series of websites when doing research for a content analysis for the modern wedding. Overall I wasn’t too impressed. It seemed…
The Defense of Marijuana
First of all, I am pro-choice when it comes to a lot of things. I think women should be able to decide whether they want to have babies and whether they want to have sex.…