Link Me Up, Scotty - Beer and Feminism Edition

Thursday, April 7, 2016
The "Rocket Girls" of Jet Propulsion Laboratories pushed us into space in the 1940s with their mad skills in mathematics. These women right here represent my intellectual and professional roots. All respect, ladies.

H/T Brother Juan
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A man with anxiety and depression photographs ballet dancers as a way to find his way home. Beautiful.

H/T Sister Fran
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The importance of speaking to girls about the importance of their own pleasure when it comes to sex. Because they should know they're not just a vessel for men's pleasure, and should have expectations of their own.
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Things my male tech colleagues have actually said to me, annotated. Mercy me, but variations of these have followed me my entire life. My personal favorite:
“It’s not ‘P.C.’ to say this, but…” Thank you for this helpful preface alerting me to the fact that I can spend the next thirty seconds fantasizing about Star Trek without missing anything important.
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When people talk openly about suicide loss without shame, it creates a safe space for others to speak, as well. My baby girl died of mental illness and suicide, and I will never be silent on this issue. Never.

H/T Sister Stacey
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Chuck Windeg takes on the Tiny House movement, with hilarious results.
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How feral cats are cleaning up rat populations in Chicago. The kitties are provided through the Cats at Work program sponsored by the Tree House Humane Society. Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.
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Young Hilde Kate Lysiak is a community reporter for her small town, and has not one fuck to give about what you think about her vocation.  MIGHTY GIRL.

H/T Sister from Another Mister Mechanicky Gal
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Why avocados are the perfect food.
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The Navy continues its work in making the names of rates gender neutral with the highly problematic "Yeoman." I was a "Radioman" for most of my career, and never thought much about it - the problem with being immersed in patriarchal culture, I suspect. I then became an "Information Systems Technician," which was far more accurate and descriptive, but less traditional.
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Video of my Heart: Those Carlton Draught people really know how to produce a commercial.


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