Get defensive. What do you love that no one else loves? Defend the indefensible. I freaking love the movie Con Air. Yes, it's a terrible action movie designed to appeal to drunken fratboys. It's got hackneyed plots, terrible writing, and action sequences that beggar disbelief. But it's precisely...

Wear it well. So. What are you wearing? <- This shirt, underneath <- this blouse, with <- this skirt, and <- these tights and shoes. It's hard for plus sized-women to find clothes that aren't hideously ugly--although it's gotten easier in the past decade or so. I remember seeing what were...

Talk back. If you read or see something that gets you thinking--on another site, in a magazine, on TV, anywhere--respond on your blog. This can be especially satisfying when something annoys you, but you can also second an unpopular opinion or add your voice to a topic that deserves more attention....