So, I got the surgery. It’s a long recovery. The nipple grafts, in particular, require a lot of upkeep. I reliably kill houseplants, so I’m concerned about my ability to keep my trimmed and repositioned pair appropriately moist. It’s like someone gave me a random draw of exotic pets — say, a ferret and two […]
A lot has changed since I started writing this journal, an answer to Daniel Defoe’s fictional account of the Black Death, Journal of the Plague Year. Arizona made national headlines over the summer with a horrific spike of Covid-19 cases and deaths. People started wearing masks; cases and deaths eased. On October 30, I scheduled […]
Even skimming Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia yields some real gems. Justice Samuel Alioto’s dissent is a feast of specious reasoning. I particularly enjoy the old chestnut where he seeks to preserve feminine delicacy from the sight of a dick. Alioto writes: For women who have been victimized by sexual assault or abuse, the experience of […]
