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Bossypants

by Tina Fey

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Jul 28, 2025 08:38AM

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The Last Cuentista

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Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion

by Gabrielle Stanley Blair

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Joan Riddle Steinmann said: " Wow. The power of sperm. Everyone who has ever had contact with sperm should read this. Gabrielle Stanley Blair, opens her narrative stating that a woman’s egg is only fertile for 24 hours, but sperm are ALWAYS fertile. Despite this enormous discrepa Wow. The power of sperm. Everyone who has ever had contact with sperm should read this. Gabrielle Stanley Blair, opens her narrative stating that a woman’s egg is only fertile for 24 hours, but sperm are ALWAYS fertile. Despite this enormous discrepancy in fertility, our birth control narrative and research continues to revolve around the women’s reproductive window. She advocates that if we want to prevent unwanted pregnancies, we need to teach those who produce sperm to “ejaculate responsibly.” The author, a mother of six, went into details about all the ways to achieve and avoid pregnancy. I’ve had my fair share of fertility issues; so none of the information was new to me. But some parts were really surprising; for example some people think taking birth control pills means you take them after sex, like an aspirin after a headache, and don’t understand the complete hormone takeover that the pill does to women. (It wasn’t in this book, but at BYU I heard that a young couple gave the birth control to the man instead of the woman to take because it made the woman sick, and then were shocked to find out they were pregnant even though they were “on the pill.” WTF?) I also did not know that the bleed period was built into the pill’s cycle to convince the Pope to allow it as a form of contraceptive. Wow. I’m not sure what the latest Utah State Law on Sex Education is, I teach high school, but sex doesn’t come up much in my choir classes. I do think all manner of birth control should be discussed with teenagers. And yes I do believe this can be done with respect to the students, the teachers, and the state’s predominant religion. The source index for the book’s content was only slightly smaller than the book itself. Blair did her homework. Read the book. And if you ejaculate, do it responsibly.
When I read it: In Feb of 2024 while I detailed my husband’s car (A late Valentine’s Day present) and finished some spring cleaning projects.

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“Will there be poppy juice in it?"
Phresine shook her head.
"Good. My wife and I agreed that only my wine was to be poisoned.”
― Megan Whalen Turner, The King of Attolia

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“He could tell her he loved her. He ached to shout it out loud for the gods and everyone to hear. Little good it would do. Better to trust in the moon's promises than in the word of the Thief of Eddis. He was famous in three countries for his lies.”
― Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen of Attolia

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“Why did you come if not to murder my king?"
"I came to steal his magus."
"You can't," said the magus in question.
"I can steal anything," Eugenides corrected him, "even with one hand.”
― Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen of Attolia

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“If I am the pawn of the gods, it is because they know me so well, not because they make my mind up for me.”
― Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen of Attolia

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“I'll be your minister--"
"Of the exchequer? You'd rob me blind."
"I would never steal from you," he'd said hotly.
"Oh? Where is my tourmaline necklace? Where are my missing earrings?"
"That necklace was hideous. It was the only way to keep you from wearing it."
"My earrings?"
"What earrings?”
― Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen of Attolia

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