America is a nation that tries really hard to be sensitive when discussing race and gender—or even the disabled. We approach these subjects with restraint, choosing our words carefully for fear of insulting others. But when it comes to life-threatening diseases, that reserve seems to get tossed aside by even the most meticulous minds. Since [...]
Entries from April 2009
April 13, 2009
why george bush isn’t all bad
I’ve spent plenty of hours bad-mouthing our former president and his administration. For reasons too numerous to discuss on this cancer slayer’s blog, W.’s policies represented some of the worse setbacks in our nation’s history. His saving grace, and the one fact likely to prevent me from disliking him forever, has to be his perspective [...]
April 3, 2009
a boy cut for a hair-obsessed gyrl
I have yet to meet a woman who doesn’t keep a healthy stash of hair products in her bathroom. Our cult-like worship of the best leave-in conditioners and newest pomades is serious business. It can provide a good 45-minute conversation among friends or be an icebreaker among strangers. Our hair is our badge of honor, [...]
