Where Am I Wearing?
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In defense of OneDerWear
By Kelsey | 
3 Comments » I never thought I would live to see the day someone came to the defense of disposable underwear. Today is that day. (And here I expected there to be... [Read this entry]
Undemocratic disasters or Let’s invade Myanmar
By Kelsey | 2 Comments » Myanmar, 100,000 killed by cyclone
China, 10,000 killed by earthquake
Myanmar, China, cyclones, earthquakes – all undemocratic.
I’m not saying that disasters struck Myanmar and China because of their lack... [Read this entry]
Warning: this blog isn’t for reading…it’s not a flotation device either
By Kelsey | 3 Comments » This weekend my brother got married (I’ll post about that later with a photo or two) in Salt Lake City. Annie and I flew out on Thursday and back... [Read this entry]
Pray to Jesus, Obama ain’t one of ‘em Muslims
By Kelsey | 5 Comments » Barak Obama isn’t Muslim.
You can ask him. He’ll tell you.
Neither am I. But I’ve spent a lot of time around Muslims whose moral fabric, ethics, and... [Read this entry]
The end of Litmus-gate
By Kelsey | 6 Comments » Let’s retire the use of “gate” as a suffix to signify a scandal. It’s overdone, uncreative, and annoys the crap out of me. This morning on the news... [Read this entry]
“There are not too many sweatshops but there are too few”
By Kelsey | No Comments » - Jeffrey Sachs.
Here are some arguments for sweatshops and the upward mobility they provide the sweat laborer.
Shedd aquarium: “Save seahorses, buy our souvenirs!”
By Kelsey | 2 Comments » The seahorses were sleeping, tails wrapped around branches, lights dimmed. Beneath them glowed a sign:
Buy crafts made in our giftshop, made by Filipino seahorse fishers and their families.... [Read this entry]
Mrs. Butterworth’s boobs
By Kelsey | 15 Comments » Where did Mrs. Butterworth’s boobs go?
When I was kid she was much shapelier. Now, she’s as flat as a pancake.
There are only two reasons why they could... [Read this entry]
Disney would like to Welcome you to these United States
By Kelsey | No Comments »
Welcome to the USA, where, according to this bit of propaganda commissioned by the State Department and produced by Disney, everybody smiles. But really, what’s wrong with that?
I’ve... [Read this entry]
Tourons! Win a year of National Geographic Traveler
By Kelsey | 5 Comments » Apparently it’s time for me to renew by subscription of National Geographic Traveler. I received an offer in the mail that if I renew I can give a free... [Read this entry]
I was made in America. My “Jingle These” Christmas boxers were MADE IN BANGLADESH.I had an all-American childhood in rural Ohio. My all-American blue jeans were MADE IN CAMBODIA.
I wore flip-flops every day for a year when I worked as a SCUBA diving instructor in Key West. They were MADE IN CHINA.
One day while staring at a pile of clothes on the floor, I noticed the tag of my favorite T-shirt: MADE IN HONDURAS.
I read the tag. My mind wandered.
A quest was born. A book was written.
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