Inclusive language?

Steven is drawing attention to (and inviting intelligent comments on) a post by Steve Bogner on inclusive language. “Intelligent comments” — that would exclude me; I’m not good at discussing these things anyway, and I’m especially short on time and neurotransmitters today. So I’m just going to come out and say it (with apologies in… Continue reading Inclusive language?

Our new home: October stats

October was our first full month at stblogs.org. We love our new home, and we’re so grateful to RC for setting us up, and to all the bloggers who gave us technical hints. Some statistics: We saw a big jump in readership in October. Our average number of page views per day went from the… Continue reading Our new home: October stats

Wild Kingdom comes to the Prussian Green Money Pit

Our neighborhood, which is a pretty average suburb with some very busy streets, backs up against a heavily wooded neighborhood that is completely self-contained — no through traffic at all except for people going to the country club in the middle of their neighborhood. My friend Iris (one of those people whose sincere love for… Continue reading Wild Kingdom comes to the Prussian Green Money Pit

Michael wasn’t always Terri’s guardian….

…and as Wesley Smith points out, the court-appointed guardian thought it would be better that way: Because of these conflicts of interest, the Probate Court appointed Richard L. Pearse Jr. of Clearwater, Florida, as Terri’s guardian ad litem and instructed him to investigate the matter and report back with a recommendation. Pearse filed his report… Continue reading Michael wasn’t always Terri’s guardian….