FuchsiaWoman

Mind Your Affairs and Skip the Affairs

Toni Dockter — Mon, 07 May 2012 04:11:45 +0000

I’ve been reading about former Senator and sleaze-o-bag John Edwards’ trial taking place in North Carolina. He’s been indicted by the feds for misuse of campaign funds. Edwards claims money given to him by wealthy donors was for personal—not electoral—reasons. He used the dough to hide his pregnant hussy—at the Four Seasons Hotel in Santa [...]

Vegetables for Your Health and Fashion Ideas

Toni Dockter — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:06:39 +0000

I used to eat salads. Now I drink them. Instead of eating raw vegetables, I plop a basketful into a juicer and turn them into a cup of greenish sludge. It’s actually tasty. And healthier: higher concentration of nutrients and enzymes. I use a modified recipe from Joe Cross’s excellent film: “Fat, Sick, and Nearly [...]

Parents vs Teachers — Important but Different Roles

Toni Dockter — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:48:05 +0000

Two weeks ago on the NPR show, “Talk of the Nation,” the privacy rights of teachers were discussed—like do they have the right to post online a photo of themselves at a party where alcohol is being served? Apparently not in the State of Georgia, which fired a teacher in 2009 for doing so. The [...]

God is in the Details – In a Church Pew or a Tree Branch?

Toni Dockter — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:25:22 +0000

I’d rather discuss my bowel movements than my religion. Both are private matters to me. But here goes…with the latter. Last Saturday evening I attended an Easter service after a multi-year absence. Previously I had attended this particular church (or listened to the sermons via audio format) regularly (like my bowel movements!) for about ten [...]

Collect Your Thoughts – Collect Pansies

Toni Dockter — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:46:21 +0000

I’ve had a long-time fascination with pansies. I’ve also been a long-time fan of all things Disney. I think my pansy-thing began with the Alice in Wonderland movie: As a little kid, flowers with faces intrigued me. Were there real people inside the flowers? Could they talk? Were they friendly? I think the answers to [...]

Nike Blasphemes Irish History. So does the NYPD.

Toni Dockter — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 05:13:16 +0000

(Always wanted to use the word ‘blaspheme’ in a blog. Kinda churchy — but so are the Irish.) Ever since I saw the Michael Moore documentary The Big One, I have boycotted Nike. In the film CEO Phil Knight defends Nike’s sweatshop manufacturing practices overseas and dismisses American workers as not interested in producing shoes. [...]

Death by Hotel – Another Way to Die

Toni Dockter — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:31:45 +0000

And the list gets longer… First, quick biology lesson: The three most important ingredients in the recipe for optimal human health are: * Diet * Exercise * Sleep Even if you correctly incorporate these factors into your lifestyle, they can be undone by one other ingredient: * STRESS Stress occurs in many forms, such as: [...]

Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman

Toni Dockter — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:57:11 +0000

Especially when she’s mad. Anger is a great motivator. It can be useful—if channeled properly (like MADD — Mothers Against Drunk Driving). Then a woman can move heaven and earth. Today is: It wasn’t contentment with or acceptance of the status quo that got this organization going. It was the need to improve the dismal [...]

We are not sluts. We are amazing.

Toni Dockter — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:08:47 +0000

I’m not sure who the Axis of Evil is these days. I do know who the Architect of Grotesquery is: Rush Limbaugh—a stupid man bloated with bigotry who appeals to legions of like-minded bozos. The vulgarity spewing from Mr. Limbaugh’s mouth—like the “rush” from Linda Blair’s in “The Exorcist“—has become more-than-usual offensive to me. Calling [...]

More Ways to Die (by the death of microvilli)

Toni Dockter — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:59:54 +0000

Here we go again! Adding to the list from the last two blogs… FuchsiaWoman appears on the TV game show Jeopardy! Mr. Trebek: “Fuchsia, you won the coin toss. You select first.” “Thanks, Alex. Long-time viewer. First-time contestant. My fave category…I’ll take ‘Life in America’ for $500.” Mr. Trebek to himself: Starting with the hardest [...]