Author: AndiF

I wanted to write a rant about the phrase “ultimate sacrifice” which seems to be the favorite response of the Iraq war apologists to Cindy Sheehan. I hate this phrase which tries to pretend that this war was in...

It’s Saturday. It’s pretty outside. I’m going to the wedding of the daughter of one of my two oldest friends (since we were 9th graders — 40 years) where I will also get to visit with my other oldest...

This diary is a corollary to the “What’s Your Main Political Concern?” diary. Most of the concerns mentioned in that diary have organizations that are actively working to address them. So here’s a chance...

In the diary “Did age play a role in it?”, eclare asked: As I’ve been reading over all of these posts, noting all of the awesome women who keep referring to their battle scars and their experiences, I’ve...