Elder Care vs. Child Care: Which Would You Rather Talk About?
Category: Daily Struggles
Elder care is done, for the most part, off to the side and in the shadows.
Posted by Zuska at 2:34 PM • 12 Comments •
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Zuska is the kick-ass alter-ego of Suzanne E Franks. When not dispensing Zuska's wisdom, Suzanne can often be found gardening, reading, or having one of her thrice-weekly migraines.
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The place where I come from...is a small town. Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains
You will be wanting to read my excellent essay, 'Suzy the Computer' vs. 'Dr. Sexy': What's a Geek Girl to Do When She Wants to Get Laid? in She's Such a Geek! Women Write About Science, Technology, and Other Nerdy Stuff.
If you have not yet figured out why you shoud not be using terms like "hard science" and "soft skills", then you absolutely need to read Telling Stories About Engineering: Group Dynamics and Resistance to Diversity in NWSA Journal v. 16 No. 1, 2004 (Re)Gendering Science Fields.
You should also read They Blinded Me With Science: Misuse and Misunderstanding of Biological Theory, an excellent critique of Thornhill and Palmer's nonsense about rape as an evolutionary strategy. You can find it in Burack and Josephson's must-read tome, Fundamental Differences: Feminists Talk Back to Social Conservatives.
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Making Disability Visible:
Another Good Reason To Brush Your Hair
Category: Blog I Am Reading Today
Because you do not want them to think you're crazy. Also, do NOT put on that hospital nightgown, no matter what they say. Mind Hacks gives us another perspective on patriarchal norms for female appearance. Don't run out to the...
Posted by Zuska at 9:02 AM • 2 Comments •
Scrubbing the Kitchen Floor
Category: Making Disability Visible
Whenever I go back home to see my mom, I usually spend some time visiting with her cousin D., who lives in the house across the street from my mother's house. D. has spent a good many years taking care...
Posted by Zuska at 4:14 PM • 5 Comments •
Being All That You Can Be...In The Health Care Industry
Category: Ludicrous Language
I could almost hear them singing "Be - all that you can be - a consumer - of health commodities!"
Posted by Zuska at 11:12 PM • 15 Comments •
"Give Me A Head With Hair; Long, Beautiful Hair"
Category: Daily Struggles
Hotness is a great thing, but unfortunately it comes with an expiration date.
Posted by Zuska at 6:56 PM • 20 Comments •
Health Round-up From The Pharmboy
Category: Daily Struggles
There's been some quite lively blogging recently over at Abel Pharmboy's pad. Of particular note was the live-blogged vasectomy: Anyway, as a medical blogger, I will try to liveblog the process from my Palm Treo 700p at the Hospital-That-Tobacco-Built. While...
Posted by Zuska at 11:53 PM • 8 Comments •
Tip-toeing Back Into Blogging
Category: Why Aren't You Reading This?
The Family and Medical Leave Act is such a minimal start. I suppose it's better than nothing, but just barely.
Posted by Zuska at 4:18 PM • 16 Comments •
Don't Even Think of Parking There!
Category: Making Disability Visible
Earlier this month, my siblings and I were out on a daylong excursion with my mother. It was lunchtime, and we decided to go to local restaurant for our meal. We pulled into the plaza parking lot and my...
Posted by Zuska at 9:59 PM • 18 Comments •
Beach Wheelchair
Category: Geekalicious
Posting will be sparse to non-existent over the next week, as it has been the past few days. This is because I'm hanging with Mom for a week or so. Actually, I'm hanging with my mom and my sister at...
Posted by Zuska at 11:26 PM • 10 Comments •
Selecting An Auxiliary Brain
Category: Geekalicious
Here's the problem: I've got migraines. So I take topamax. Topamax helps decrease the occurrence of daily headache and decrease the frequency of migraine. But topamax has side effects. A really bad one is cognitive confusion. This manifests itself in...
Posted by Zuska at 3:55 PM • 13 Comments •
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