Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords

"You know, this country of ours has more wealth than any nation, but that's not what makes us rich. We have the most powerful milit...

Hudson boys Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob It all started with an email from my brother, with a link, some quoted material, an...

According to CNN, human rights organizations are reporting that more than 200,000 children were spanked or paddled in U.S. schools during th...

Ice Girl, Ice Daddy and Ice Bat Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob Okay, so let's talk about People First Language . I've seen...

Okay, I put my keynote address to the Assistive Technology Cluster Conference online. Please keep in mind that it was delivered to a gather...

Big Head Schuyler (and her Monster) Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob Do you want to know a moment when this whole fancy pants bo...

The Girl in the Window (St. Petersberg Times) I don't have much to say about this, really. I'm not sure what there is to say. But ...

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) I've always had a deep love of Russian culture and history, and I have always counted three great con...

When I've got some time, I'm going to write about the conference at which I spoke yesterday, which was an amazing and eye-opening ex...

Sometimes sadness feels distant, like Third World suffering. And then there are the times when it hits close to home. Noted writer and spec...

Before I begin, let's look at what exactly was said last week by Michael Savage, talk radio host and celebrated caveman: SAVAGE: Now, yo...

Schuyler and the Big Box of Words Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob Has it really been almost two weeks? I apologize for the sil...

Schuyler Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob The Big Box of Words has been such a positive thing for Schuyler and her future that I...

(I swear to God, I thought I mentioned this already. I believe it was in the Father's Day post that got scrapped when I wrote about Tim...

BBoW Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob Sunday mornings are usually pretty relaxed around here. We don't go to church, the Ba...

Three little monsters Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob It's been a while since I've really had much to say here. I have...

Well, shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits . Goodbye, George... (Edited to add the explanatory link, which I seriously...

Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob Sorry I've been feeling sort of quiet these days, but you know how it goes. I have been t...

I was all set to post something about Father's Day, and I might still do that. But I just found out that Tim Russert died today of an a...