Comments on: The Vulva Rocks

By: Jennifer Margulis

Jennifer Margulis — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:36:32 +0000

My mom is an evolutionary biologist and she is always trying to teach people what you write about here: that we are temporary, that geological time is epic but human time fleeting. (p.s. It’s hilarious that the rock is shaped like a vulva!)

By: Vera Marie Badertscher

Vera Marie Badertscher — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:03:29 +0000

Well, since my Veteran’s Day post soared to 700 viewers in one day because it talked about my grandfather, Henry Butts, I can just imagine what traffic this post will draw.

Vera

By: Stephanie - Wasabimon

Stephanie - Wasabimon — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:29:21 +0000

Such an intriguing gift! I think I would have busted out laughing once I saw it, but I’d still be touched nonetheless.

Um, that didn’t sound right, did it?

By: debbie

debbie — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:36:19 +0000

What a beautiful post, and what a good friend.
Meanwhile, I wonder how many errant visitors you’ll get once Google indexes this post title?

By: Winston

Winston — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:01:20 +0000

There must be a way to embed that fossil in Lucite or within a glass bauble, then wear it as a pendant– great conversation starter!

When my mom turned 60, I told her to lie and start saying she was 80, or I would.
“Why?” she asked. “You’ll get more compliments,” I replied.
She didn’t care for that. She just wanted me to take her out to buy a bright, new floral-print dress.
But as she neared 70, she seemed quite cheerful about the approaching benchmark. “Why?” it was my turn to ask. She said, “I’ve always believed 70 was the proper age when a lady could get by with saying whatever she pleased to anyone.” Over breakfast the morning of her 70th birthday, I asked, “Well, Mom, who are you going to tell off first?” She thought a moment. With a plaintive look, she sighed, “The main ones I’ve waited to tell off are already dead.”

I have a younger friend who calls me a fossil every time I play a Gershwin CD.

By: Rona Maynard

Rona Maynard — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:56:04 +0000

When I turned 60, I told all my friends, “No presents.” But I’d have made an exception for a vulva-shaped fossil. Lovely post!

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:47:41 +0000

Great post! I especially loved the last paragraph, and the final sentence.

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:58:15 +0000

What a unique gift. A pertrified vulva…
No, really, I like it! I think it’s pretty interesting to look at, too.

By: MarthaAndMe

MarthaAndMe — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:08:43 +0000

I think this is the greatest present!

By: Alisa Bowman

Alisa Bowman — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:17:29 +0000

Not just any old vulva, but a million year old one. That’s a special gift indeed.