Two of the biggest mysteries that still keep us humans scratching our skulls are how male-female relationships got so complicated and what both genders can do to uncomplicate their interactions. I am glad to see that the conversations among women are continuing on this subject. Each adds new layers of insights and perspectives

The following is repeated from here, for those who don’t follow bIX’s blog. I couldn’t have said it better and I believe that it can’t be said often enough.
I’m not big on their rhetoric about using election Day to show that in the aftermath of 9/11 freedom is still alive and well, but I will nonetheless point you to Freedom’s Answer, because their mission is to increase voter turnout.
For me, the only connection to 9/11 should be the following.
For all you superficial patriots who hung flags on your car antennae (which then, not incidentally, gradually tattered and fell off to litter our nation’s roads) — you know, those of you who think you own the idea of being an American because you could fly the colors and sing the songs: Now is your time to put up or shut up. If you aren’t in the voting booth (real or merely metaphorical for those of us who, say, vote by mail) this November, then put away your flags and leave the room when the national anthem is played.
Now, you all know I’m no flag waver or anthem singer. But I’m also not fond of hypocrites. Patriotism by proxy — meaning dressing one’s life up in red, white, and blue in order to support other Americans, but all the while doing nothing yourself as an American — is not patriotism at all. In the end, it’s just consumerism. And status.
You want to be a patriot? Then get to work on it for real.