Comments on: Women and Men: From Tragedy to Farce in Three Acts

By: thomas goggin

thomas goggin — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:25:46 +0000

Loved your tie-in of the Reps. repealing the 21th century and part of the 20th and parking in reverse,especially when it’s unnecessary. I don’t know if you saw or heard the man who put his dog on the roof for a long drive to Canada’s speech after his Ohio victory, but I think it’s the best example of the whole campaign for all these fellows. It was a clinic on being boring and one long, empty cliche that would be hard to surpass. That he could elected president of this country this year is a tough thing to swallow. There is certainly something really wrong going on here. tomg

By: JCK (Motherscribe)

JCK (Motherscribe) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:09:29 +0000

I had such a strong drink after Act I, that I avoiding going in reverse and am determined to replace the tires on my car. This week!

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:44:50 +0000

I’m not a talented reverse parker either–there’s a building in NY that still bares a scar to prove it. Like Casey, I think I need to swipe your line

By: Living Large

Living Large — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:28:11 +0000

This is one of the best posts I think I’ve read! I also like one of your commenters: D for forward and R for reverse!

By: Cathy

Cathy — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:34:57 +0000

After managing a horse farm for 15 years and learning how to drive a ridiculous pickup with horse trailer attached(filled with horses kicking the &$@”out of the trailer) I got over the fear of parking and backing up a car. I do not recommend it as a training method as the fear factor is extreme, but is is effective!

By: Roxanne @ Champion of My Heart

Roxanne @ Champion of My Heart — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:04:19 +0000

I lose all sense of spatial awareness when I look over my shoulder in the car to back up. My husband finds it HILARIOUS. This, among other reasons, is why I’m terrible at parallel parking … or really anything other than regular parking lot parking. You see, I grew up in the suburbs, where if you’re nice enough to spend $$ somewhere, they are nice enough to provide free, simple parking (close by).

By: bonehead

bonehead — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:43:19 +0000

Ruth, I really believe you should add “playwright” to your resume, if it’s not already there. This was wonderful! You hit some great points, and there is one that I think deserves more exploration. What about the wives, daughters and female supporters of the “righteous, authoritarian, white male (not always, don’t forget J.C. Watts) jackasses. I’m mean these guys are a given. They’re the same ol’ boys that want us to go back to the original Constitution (slaves, women and poor people in their place). What’s with the “The Stepford Wives” that support them? What’s different about their brain and your brain? I like your brain.

By: sarah henry

sarah henry — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:02:47 +0000

Women don’t want to go in reverse. What a wise man. Love that line. Think I may nab it and put it to good use too. Thanks Ruth.

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:01:42 +0000

What bothers me is the incredible amounts of money that are being wasted by the clowns mentioned in Act One with pompous debates so numerous I lost count a long time ago. I’m quite sure the situation would be very different if women were in charge. As you say, we go forward, not backward.

By: chlost

chlost — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:38:28 +0000

Yes, and that just supports the theory that women should rule the world.