Kara & Michael’s Blog

Oh, I’m sorry. From your honking, I gather I have inconvenienced you. I apologize. What is it about my driving that frustrates you so? Is it my speed? I’m not sure how I decided to choose the speed at which I drive. It couldn’t be that I’ve adjusted [...]

By now, I think most readers have figured out I tend to peruse news sites with some pretty severe liberal leanings.  It’s not that I feel as if I’m getting more truth there, just a different truth.  They cover different issues.  I still read through the AP news every day, mostly to feel connected, in [...]

You know how I mentioned in the entry I wrote about the crazy lady with all the dead fetuses in her house, that we have more important things to be up in arms about regarding womenz rights in this country? Here’s an article that actually means something.
It’s about Michael Vick and how we would [...]

I’ve been a bit obsessive lately about noting differences between men and women. I finally got past the illuminating physical differences (hmm), but now I’m on about communication. I had a therapist, who was actually a counselor who was really just a licensed social worker. I’m not negating her experience or education [...]

According to a new AP-Ipsos poll, mentioned here, 27% of Americans report reading no books over the past year. Let me remind you that we have a basic literacy rate of 99%.
I had prepared some thoughts on this issue, but I think they can be adequately and succinctly summarized as follows:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! WHAT IS WRONG WITH [...]

I was walking through the New Carrollton (Maryland) metro station yesterday, on my way to catch the bus home. As I passed through the station, I could hear music, and on exiting the station I could see the source of the music: There was a young smartly-dressed man playing jazz saxophone against a backing track [...]

I had a discussion with a friend a while back about how truly intelligent women could be religious but would generally not want to fall under any organized religion.  They could identify as part of that organized religion, but if they actually followed it, it meant they had no real interest in being intelligent.  Any [...]

Okay, so I’m writing ticked off again, after reading another article from my crazy liberal news site. The article is here. and This is a more news-y article from a local paper.
The basic argument of this article is one that I think I can agree with. I think it’s goofy to protect [...]

Editor’s Note: I’m too lazy to be an editor and this entry is all over the place.  Please feel free to skip it. 
I don’t understand how people can function throughout the day without constant music.  When I was younger, I was composing songs in my head constantly,  but knew no instrument well enough to transcribe them, [...]

I’ve been a sort-of vegetarian for a year now. I’ve elminated almost all dairy and eggs from my diet, but still eat fish or fish broth (like in miso soup) occasionally.
I just read an article from someone advocating a “caveman diet” as the healthiest diet available. He cites several pieces of evidence, but [...]