Oh god, what happened this week? It was cold here in New York, and we ‘wagoneers struggled to get our normal, paid work done in addition to the truly fulfilling responsibility of posting on Dadwagon. (Never mind about actually parenting.) Now, I’m not saying we slacked off—but there were obstacles, both actual and psychological, to …
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Nihilists at the Ticket Counter: an Update
Since I took the step of publicly feuding with United, I might as well give a surprising update. They had told me often—as a blowoff, I figured—to complain through their website. The call center representative slowly spelling out the URL: w-w-w-dot-u-n-i-t-e-d-dot-c-o-m was easily the most infuriating part of my whole experience. And yet. It turns …
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Geeks vs. Pregnancy Industry: Guess Who Loses?
I try not to link too often to items found on BoingBoing—they get plenty of traffic already, and everyone reads them, so why bother? But I found this recent rant—about due dates and statistics—fascinating. It’s the kind of thing I should’ve been obsessed about when Sasha was gestating but somehow forgot to be: Petunia was …
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From the Cognitive Dissonance Files
The Parents Television Council has produced a video of hot and sexy teens to show that there are too many hot and sexy teens on television. Thanks to Nerve for clueing us in to this bit of zany misdirection.