Surplus Cats

Maybe it’s got something to do with the mythical image of frumpy granola spinsters of science who are devoid of other interests, disparaging color and style as useless frippery. I mean, if the women who are currently in the careers you wish to pursue would slight you for having an eye for good design, and [...]

Take a look at the Toys R’ Us online catalog section for Learning & More > Science & Discovery > Girls That’s right. Butterflies, perfume, unicorns, and princess gardens.

Whenever I think of Texas I am reminded of that awful overnight layover in Houston in 2000 that ended with me wedged in a crowded terminal with a slow-talking couple and their large brood named Faith, Justice, Liberty, Freedom, and the smallest one saddled with Jubilee. I was reading a news magazine featuring a dinosaur [...]