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smart dog
Yesterday I decided to let one of my small dogs sit on my lap while I stretched out in the hammock to read. She was very excited about the prospect but for the first few seconds she found it hard to balance on top of me with the hammock swaying back and forth. It didn't take her long to figure out that if she swayed slightly in the other ( Read more... ) -
I'm alive!
As if the particularly hectic semester weren't bad enough, I've also just survived the end of a seven year relationship, moving out of my dream farm and putting it on the market, and moving into a much smaller but quite cozy new farm. My relationship with the man I started seeing in January also survived, but just barely. The road to emotional ( Read more... ) -
"I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!
How can it be that only now have I finally seen the movie "Network"? I've long been interested in the impact of the so-called "news" on our social psyche, particularly in the way that it dumbs down our circuitry, and of course I've heard the memorable quotes in various settings, but until now I had not actually seen the movie. It's good; it's ( Read more... ) -
labiaplasty
As I, perhaps unwisely, searched for photos online that would show the stages of a vaginal hysterectomy, I came across a series of photos that was ultimately much more disturbing: before and after photos of women who had had labiaplasty ( Read more... ) -
movie mania
I've been enjoying watching movies during my recovery, but we've see so many that they're all starting to run together. I thought I'd write up a few brief notes on them here, if for no other reason than to remind myself of what I've already seen.
The Interpreter: Interesting. Fast moving plot lost me in a few spots, but an engaging and ( Read more... ) -
are we really still so old-fashioned?
While recovering from the hysterectomy I had last week, I've spent some time reading various web forums on issues having to do with recovery, and I've been stunned by how often I've run across a woman expressing concern over the fact that will be unable to "service" her husband for six weeks. And I don't think they're using "service" in a kind of ( Read more... ) -
how big is the poly umbrella?
I'm curious to know: do you think there are other relationship models besides monogamy and polyamory, and if so what are they? I know swinging is slightly different from either, but I'm thinking about beyond that ( Read more... ) -
introversion and polyamory
I've come across several forums for people who identify as introverts or specifically as INFPs and I'm surprised how often the topic of polyamory comes up. I'm also surprised by how often people will say that they couldn't possibly do poly because they are introverts. It seems to me that introverts are particularly well suited to poly ( Read more... ) -
bisexuality exists!
I'm getting annoyed by how often the reality of bisexuality is ignored in our culture.
We were watching an episode of Queer as Folk recently and there were two situations in which the possibility that the characters might've been bisexual never crossed anyone's mind. In one situation ( Read more... ) -
happy turkey day
This made me laugh:
http://www.msn.americangreetings.com/view.pd?i=382219626&m=1652&rr=y&sou
(Be sure to have your sound on.)