Social Interaction

Every day, we are immersed in a world full of people we've never met. Every day, we see people, pass people, walk or drive beside people who we will never be exposed to again. They're not just "people" or statistics; they're people with an entire life - with a story all their own. They have families and friends, and a lifetime leading up to that moment.  Read More »

I hear a lot of people decrying feminism as a ball-busting, man-hating, female-superiority philosophy. I personally prefer to identify as humanist, since feminist does seem rather exclusive to me - the word makes it sound like only females can identify as feminists, when we all know that isn't true. And I can see why people might have gained that opinion about feminists, given how some of our sisters tend to act about guys in general.

Case in point - I was walking around campus with a girlfriend of mine, heading to the cafeteria for dinner. As we approached, we saw a couple also approaching the doors ahead of us. The guy reached out in front of the girl, grabbed the door, and held it open for her. The girl promptly turned and said, "Don't open doors for me! I can open doors myself!" in quite a harsh tone of voice. I can predict how my readers will react - one of two ways, based on how my friend and I reacted.  Read More »

Happy Thanksgiving!

We want you to know that we have been reading to all of your suggestions and comments regarding low interaction, few ratings, and blogs that appear to go largely ignored. And we've also heard the requests for some way to shed some light on older blogs that have gone unnoticed during this contest period. And we're listening!  Read More »