• Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Values
  • Parenting
  • 5:00 Fridays
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Dirt & Noise

A blog by a left leaning mom of 2 boys

  • About
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Where I Write
  • Show Search
Hide Search

America

Gay Marriage Doesn’t Threaten My Marriage

Ilinap · March 13, 2012 ·

Tomorrow Mac Daddy and I will celebrate our twelfth wedding anniversary. We got married in Key West on a sunny, hot day in the gardens of the Audubon House. Pastor Ken, a retired Navy chaplain conducted the ceremony, and we wrote our own vows. It was simple and touching and … [Read more...] about Gay Marriage Doesn’t Threaten My Marriage

Tags: America, family, love, Mac Daddy, marriage, North Carolina, politics, responsibility, values

Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Misogynistic Bully

Ilinap · March 6, 2012 ·

    I have so loathed the man called Rush for many years. But this time I am seething. Rush Limbaugh is more than a big fat idiot. He is a big fat bully. I wonder how his mother would feel about his recent comments about Sandra Fluke. If women who use … [Read more...] about Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Misogynistic Bully

Tags: America, equality, politics, values, women

I get around.

Ilinap · March 1, 2012 ·

I'm donning some swank shoes and getting around today. Check out what I have to say about presidential candidates' personal wealth over at The Stir.     And I regaled you with a story at The Broad Side about how I learned a lesson on self image from a 13 … [Read more...] about I get around.

Tags: America, community, health, politics, responsibility, values, writing

Local Artist Helps NC Food Bank

Ilinap · February 21, 2012 ·

There's nothing that breaks my heart more than childhood hunger. The sadness is deepened when it's afflicting children close to me, children I know. I, as just one person, can only do so much. There is always the issue of dignity so simply giving a handout is not an adequate … [Read more...] about Local Artist Helps NC Food Bank

Tags: America, children, community, education, equality, food, health, kids, North Carolina, politics, poverty, responsibility, values

Whitney Houston an Icon But Not a Hero

Ilinap · February 16, 2012 ·

The soundtrack of my youth is fading to a distant hum. I look at stars from my youth who are my contemporaries and think, 'Wow, he's really going gray." or "Hmmm...she's had work done." Then I look in the mirror and say the same about myself, minus the bit about having work done. … [Read more...] about Whitney Houston an Icon But Not a Hero

Tags: America, community, culture, North Carolina, values

I wrote about Newt Gingrich and didn’t even need antacids.

Ilinap · January 30, 2012 ·

I'm over at The Stir today dishing dirt and making some noise about Newt Gingrich. Deal thinks his name sounds like "Grinch" or "Gettin' rich." He's pretty savvy for a six-year old, eh?   … [Read more...] about I wrote about Newt Gingrich and didn’t even need antacids.

Tags: America, election, equality, Obama, politics, values

Band Together to Fight More Than SOPA/PIPA

Ilinap · January 19, 2012 ·

Let me begin by laying the foundation here. I am no hater. I love the internet. While I don't support SOPA/PIPA, I didn't jump on that internet bandwagon yesterday. I wrote to my senators, linked to their contact information on Facebook and Twitter, and sat back bewildered. … [Read more...] about Band Together to Fight More Than SOPA/PIPA

Tags: America, children, community, education, politics, poverty, responsibility, values

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Writer. Marketer. Energizer.



Progressive, mom, writer, reader, traveler. Believe in good manners, home cooking, spending $ on experiences, not things, Oxford comma. ENFJ.

There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion. - Holly Golightly
Learn more about Ilina...

Featured Posts

The Failure of Diversity

October 21, 2019

Wordless Wednesday in Honor of a Day That Leaves Us Speechless

September 11, 2019

Go Home

July 16, 2019

Free Summer Meals

June 21, 2019

Resist Tokenism.

April 25, 2019

Fighting for All Women. Again and still.

April 11, 2019

Popular Topics

5:00 Fridays America Bird birthday books brothers children cocktail community cook Deal education election equality family food friendship fun happy hour health holidays home kids love Mac Daddy motherhood North Carolina parenting party play politics poverty random responsibility school Shot@Life thankful travel vacation values volunteer weather women wordless Wednesday writing

Copyright © 2025 · Daily Dish Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

© Ilina Ewen | Dirt & Noise by Ilinap is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.