the female of the species

Man's timid heart is bursting with the things he must not say, For the Woman that God gave him isn't his to give away; But when hunter meets with husbands, each confirms the other's tale— The female of the species is more deadly than the male. ... So it comes that Man, the coward, when he gathers to confer With his fellow-braves in council, dare not leave a place for her Where, at war with Life and Conscience, he uplifts his erring hands To some God of Abstract Justice—which no woman understands.

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grading the hate mail

Unless my powers have grown beyond all measure, that is… I'm going to guess it's a man, as a woman would've decided to take a crack at my weight, if they wanted to hit below the belt.... 'Flaunting my cleavage ' -- It's very obvious this person has never met me, as if they had, they'd know that not even in my blog's bio photo, where I'm wearing a corset, am I flaunting cleavage.

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