The problem with irritability as part of a migraine prodrome is that I’m constantly wondering whether the world really is this irritating or I’m just getting a migraine

a cartoon character in a suit and tie stands in front of a fire escape

Alt: Principal Skinner: Am I out of touch? No, it’s the children who are wrong.

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Like, everyone experiences disrespect all the time from people, this is life. But I don’t think that access to appropriate health care should depend on your ability to push back against this kind of nonsense, and yet somehow it does

Thanks! It helps knowing I’m not alone, just sorry it happens to anyone!

Another doctor, another “I know you’d like it to be something rare but it’s probably something normal”🤮 Dude, I just want an answer and to effing live my life, what’s wrong with you that you would think I have a different motivation?

I was living in LA and visited my brother in Brooklyn. His apartment building had a poster about recycling or something that said “Hey New Yorkers”, and I had to laugh, because you wouldn’t really say “Hey Angelenos” - it’s just not possible to address Angelenos as a group like that.

#Linguistics

There’s an extended riff on the second half of that in this book, I recommend it, it’s from interviews with women at work nyupress.org/978147983545...

What Works for Women at Work

Up-beat, pragmatic, and chock full of advice, What Works for Women at Work is an indispensable guide for working women. An essential resource for any working...

Ah, the Just World Fallacy, our old friend