Chicana on the Edge

Mentioning the unmentionable since 2004

Just Write, Damn It

Do you want to write? Here’s how to start.

The Problem with “You Don’t Look Your Age”

People of color DO visibly age. You haven’t been looking for the right things.

How To Be Unemployed

Don’t punish yourself.

Canada Needs People!

The Gannett News Service reports the following in "Canadian companies woo Mexicans:"MEXICO CITY — As the United States fortifies its border with Mexico, Canadian companies are reaching out to immigrants frustrated by U.S. restrictions and tempted by dreams of a better...

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Carson’s – less business than in past years

What the hell....? I'm getting the word that there are at least two conventions in town this weekend and a food show, but Carson's has NOT been nearly as busy as it should be. Friday night I brought home $65. Saturday night I brought home $77. That's pathetic! People...

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Cramps and Housekeys

What a night. It started with quite a bit of pain that I knew I had to get rid of it before my shift ("monthly" pain, no big deal). The (male) pharmacist recommended Aleve which I'd never taken, but I urgently needed to be pain FREE for my Friday night shift at...

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Eat at Carson’s

In a society full of lost fitness dreams and nutritional good intentions gone bad, there's one place you can be sure to get a plateful of carbs, high sodium content and slow-cooked meat: Carson's the Place for Ribs!I've been a server at the downtown Carson's (612 N....

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Penises

Okay, guys, if for no other reason that this one ("Italians Come Out on Top in Penis Study"), please stay in shape and keep the WEIGHT down:A group of scientists in Hong Kong spent five months from October last year measuring 148 ethnic Chinese volunteers aged between...

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Why Are There Catholics?

Funny how my 4/19/05 post on the pope ("Benedict XVI") was all of two and a half lines long, but received quite a bit of commentary. I'd like to consider Lon's in particular. He wrote, in part: Why do so many people cling to Catholicism when they don't really try to...

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Potential Date

We had emailed several times and it was our first phone conversation. Every few minutes, his narration would slow down as he'd get to the end of what he had to say on the topic at hand (how often he sees his family, how he likes to exercise, where he works, etc.). At...

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There Are No White People In Chicago

I’m a third-generation Mexican American and originally from California, but I’ve lived in Chicago for 12 years. One of the most startling differences between the two places is that there are no “white” people here. People who look white to me, and who would be called...

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If I were a model..

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Benedict XVI

It took them ONE DAY to come up with Ratzinger?? I'm so disgusted. I am so disgusted. #$%-ing Catholic church. @#$-ing, son of a *$&%^, dum-b%*# Catholic Church.

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