JamesSavik

All I get on my gaydar are Russian weather satellites. Frikkin' East German electronics! :nuke:

Flash drives are indispensable. They are cheap, have much space, are very reliable and allow you to switch from desktop to laptop in a... flash. *groans*

Patriots are 0-2 after losing to the Jets Saints paste the Eagles 48-22 Bungals beat the sad-sack Pack 31-24 "Orton hears a boo" led Broncos beat the underwear Stains (the Browns) 27-6 I'll laugh at the Giant disappointments or the Cowgirls regardless of who loses the suck-fest being held in Jerry Jones ego at this hour. If I missed laughing at your team, don't despair. You can be sure I'll be laughing at them soon.

The farm teams are useful

I liked Tom Landy's Cowboys. Ever since he left, the Boy's have won and lost in spite of their losers. Landry would have never put up with Michael Irving or Turdwell Owens shit.

One of the ways that you might try to discredit a movement is to attack its founders. This also happened to Martin Luther King and Medger Evers. To have Harvey Milk acknowledged by the state as a Civil Rights pioneer would be a very powerful blow against anti-gay activists- one that they can't answer without looking foolish and petty.

'Harvey Milk Day' heads to Calif. gov's desk Sep 9, 2009 Michael Foust Source Link SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BP)--A bill that would encourage California public schools to observe "Harvey Milk Day" and to remember the deceased homosexual leader with "commemorative exercises" passed the state Senate Tuesday and is heading to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who hasn't taken a position on it. Schwarzenegger actually vetoed a similar bill last year but is under more pressure this year in light of President Obama recently awarding a Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Milk, the nation's first openly homosexual person elected to public office. Milk was a San Francisco city supervisor who was assassinated in 1978 by another supervisor. The fact that the biographical movie "Milk" was released last year only adds to the pressure on the governor. The bill (S.B. 572) would commemorate Milk with what the state calendar calls a day of "significance." The only other such days are the Day of the Teacher (second Wednesday of May), John Muir Day (April 21) and California Poppy Day (April 6). Harvey Milk Day would be his birthday, May 22. Schwarzenegger actually referenced the bill on his Twitter account days ago, writing, "Give me your thoughts on the water package, Harvey Milk Day, and the prison reform bill." It passed the Senate, 22-14, and the House, 46-28, along party-line votes with Democrats in the majority. The California Family Council is urging Schwarzenegger to veto the bill and is warning it "would promote the controversial subject of sexual orientation in public school classrooms with children as young as five years of age." "It is expected that thousands of individuals will again seek the governor's veto," California Family Council director Ron Prentice said in a statement. "Commemorating Harvey Milk in public schools, primarily because of his sexual orientation, will go against the values of the majority of California's parents." Individual schools and teachers could decide on their own whether to mark the day, although many certainly would. The text of the bill says "all public schools and educational institutions are encouraged to observe." The bill says it would be appropriate to have "exercises remembering the life of Harvey Milk, recognizing his accomplishments, and familiarizing pupils with the contributions he made to this state." State Sen. Mark Leno, a Democrat and the bill's sponsor, told The San Francisco Chronicle, "It should be kept in mind that he [Milk] literally gave his life so I and others can serve in public office and that every generation of LGBT Californians can pursue their every hope, dream and aspiration." But Randy Thomasson, an opponent of the bill and the president of SaveCalifornia.com, said Milk's sexual escapades make him unfit to be pushed as a role model. For weeks, Thomasson's press releases have quoted from "The Mayor of Castro Street," a popular biography about Milk. Milk was 48 when he died but always had a desire for teen boys and men in their early 20s, the book says. He also advocated having multiple partners, it says. "For the sake of impressionable children, the governor now has abundant reason to veto 'Harvey Milk Day' like he did last year," Thomasson said in a statement. "Reputable biographies demonstrate that Milk was a sexual predator of teens, a homosexual sex addict who advocated polygamous relationships, and a public liar who justified his deceit. Harvey Milk was and is a terrible role model for kids, including kindergarteners who would be affected by this very bad bill."

*jumps overboard to escape*

My bad. I thought we were friends here. I'll stay in my proscribed area and let you guys play with yourselves.

A week ago Sunday my father passed away. It has been a difficult time around here. My father had health problems for a long time and was becoming less and less able to get around and function. While I am sorry he is gone, I am very glad that he missed the stage where he lost his dignity. He died peacefully in his sleep and if you've got to go, there are far worse ways to depart. As exhausting, emotional and difficult this has been, there are some unique things about southern funeral rituals. My mothers first call was to their long time minister which set into motion a chain of events as controled and powerful as any nuclear reactor. We had not been home from the hospital and hour when the first of the fried chicken began to arrive. People that we had not seen in twenty years began to arrive bearing all sorts of offerings: fried chicken, casseroles, hams, cakes, pie and even home made pralines. We haven't had to cook in days which I suppose is the point. We could not schedule the funeral until the following Thursday which is an unusually long time but it allowed people who lived at a distance more time to arrive. So from Monday till Thursday we had many, many visitors, phone calls and even more fried chicken. The funeral was huge. It was easily three hundred people. It was a southern baptist affair featuring old hymns like the Old Rugged Cross and In the Garden. The graveside service was held in Pop's home town where an honor guard folded the flag, handed it to Mom and a bugler played Taps. After the funeral I shuttled people to the airport as the extended family went home. Saturday I drove Mom to the coast where we visited relatives. Sunday was a very hard day, especially for Mom. We sort of stayed close and did very little. Today was busy again: settling up with the funeral home and replacing a dying freezer. I'm not sure why these things take on such a frantic pace. I suppose it is so you can't get mired in the sadness that goes with loss. It has been a difficult time and I wish to thank everyone for their messages of support and concern. It may not seem like much but it helps.

Who Dies? I mean besides the millions that are already dead.

Sad Cafe by the Eagles

>>James Trafficant got out of prison and wants to run for congress again. So its true: you really do have to drive a stake through a democratic congressman's heart to end their career.

I met a guy when I was in my early 20s who was into drag. He was really "pretty" and had the facial shape and the body that could make it work. When I talked to him about it, he said that it made him feel sexy and desired. To me he was more desirable in jean and a shirt as a guy. I think that a lot of str8s have the idea that they dress in drag to "fool people" and have access to str8 men. I know this has happened but I know that its uncommon. They busted a drag queen who was working as a hooker. Men would pick her (really him) up, they would go some place remote and he would rob them. A lot of her victims would not file a complaint. In another funny case locally, two rich high school jocks when down town to pick up a hooker (and got one that was packing more than they thought) . They went out in the woods and she blew them but they want to do something else but she refused. They grabbed him and were goin to rape "her" but were so shocked when they found out her dick was bigger than their, "she" kicked both of their asses. This story is told to all the high school boys to get them to stay away from hookers (as if STDs weren't enough). It had its origins in the eighties and the drag queen is something of a local legend herself.

Now you've done it. You've encouraged me. Wait till you get a load of chapter 20. *Bua-wah-hahaha, scampers off to the lab to mix up something evil*

OK. I have to admit to my ignorance. I just don't get drag. I don't understand it. I must admit that I find it somewhat frighting, uncomfortable and even embarrassed to be near. I've been to drag shows and thought them to be more pathetic than funny. I can't imagine anything less arousing. Could someone please fill me in on the mysteries of drag? WTF is it all about anyway? I'm sorry but I just don't get it. [in all fairness I am atypical. I don't like shopping, musicals and I wouldn't be caught dead with track lighting]

for my fifty bucks, they had better take it my way or I'll be slapping the hoe upside the head

Even with sci-fi and fantasy, you've got to be consistent with the rules or have a good reason why they are not. Research is key to any period pieces. I proof read a manuscript for a young writer that was set in Europe during the Dark Ages which didn't have a word about the Church, Priests or Inquisitors nor a mention of anything resembling feudalism. Oops.

Brains!

Banned books are the only ones worth reading.

In the South I've watched and heard rednecks use the word queer with a special venom. They say it like the word tastes like having a turd in their mouth. Others in the community have co-opted the word for a variety of things- queer studies, queer this, queer that. This has not gone over well with all and has been the subject of some very nasty arguments on the message boards that cut across generational bounds. Younger guys say take the word back, make it ours. I say fine, you can have it. Just don't use it on me of I'll punch you in the mouth. I cringe every time I hear it... because for years when I heard the word, I knew that I was about to be in a fight.