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Sunday, March 15, 2009 04:39 PM

Marijuana really is a gateway drug

It is a gateway to seeing through institutional hypocrisy and opening one's eyes to the theatre of the absurd that is called morality and societal right and wrong.The price of this revelation is detachment and withdrawl from participation in society and is beyond cost estimation as is the oppositional behavior that results from needing to prove at least to oneself ,that one is not is part and parcel of such corruption.

Legalized pot threatens to allow many to fully engage with our country's potential for pursuit of happiness as well as its other lofty promises and that does not only include those people who would otherwise be locked up.

This must be terrifying to the government.

Sunday, March 15, 2009 06:21 PM

No, you weren't attacked-someone disagreed with your beliefs

Until you realize that you are not your political beliefs but much much more you will just be pasting a fake happy face over your rage.And that doesn't sound like a family reunion worth attending anyway.

And what is the point of living in a country that has free speech if you yourself cannot tolerate it?

I'm sure the last eight years gave you ample time to learn the art of evasion and you probably feel now it is their turn.But if they refuse to play nice the best thing you can do is play deaf and say "How 'bout that snowfall?".

Any inroads you can make in their worldveiw can only be made in a calm voice, open to dissension.Don't attempt it if you can't reply with the same detachment you would examine a rock. Forget email.Don't let them push your buttons.Demonstrate your commitment to rationality and discussion over party loyalty or really,aren't you just being them?

Monday, March 16, 2009 10:29 PM
Original article: All hail the female orgasm

Just a continuation of man as hero

I think the part that I didn't like and that also seemed to be born out by the NYT photo was that some men attribute causing orgasms to their their power over womens bodies.. I've never liked the way some women attribute the orgasm as something "given" by someone else, rather than something experienced by a person. What that does is assign the giver "power over" the receiver. If its just an orgasm labratory why aren't some women "giving" other women orgasms or some men giving some men orgasms? Instead it is mimicking the usual power structure men as actors,women as grateful receivers.I think this mistaken attribution is one of the things that too often keeps women stuck in dysfunctional relationships.

The part where the men describe the woman's bodies in flowery descriptions also seemed to correlate with the article in Salon not that long ago that stated that womens sexuality was narcissitic, dependent upon being desireable.So in many ways this is not breaking research, just putting old assumptions to work.

The woman in the picture was all but swooning all over a guy who looked quite smug.They are attributing her orgasm to him, rather than the amazing force of her own ability to focus and deepen her experience within her body, whether thru a man a woman, her hand or a vibrator.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 07:47 AM
Original article: All hail the female orgasm

dick dworkin- woman are not Snow White to be awakened

by the Prince although this set up basically structures this myth as the underlying foundation for their practice. Its not that the woman is the victim its that we have a culture that socializes women to look outside of themselves for their needs.

And if you are spending hours in the bedroom to get a woman off, that is the perfect example of a woman who is not aware of her own orgasmic power, probable ineffective technique or interpersonal factors interfering - the mind is the real seat of orgasm .

I mean women are orgasming against the washing machine and it only has a thirty minute cycle.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 07:46 PM

Why aren't these kids outside AIG

the real Sodom and Gommorrah.?

If they could preach successfully against greed, deception and betrayal they could affect MILLIONS of American lives for the better , instead of just masturbating themselves into an orgasm of self righteousness.

What a childish devil they imagine, he's puking on his tail on a corner in Florida, while the the real Satan is signing away the homes of thousands of widows and children and arranging arms shipments to 13 countries.

Sunday, March 22, 2009 10:23 PM

the Sick Rose

O Rose, thou art sick!

The invisible worm

That flies in the night,

In the howling storm,

Has found out thy bed

Of crimson joy:

And his dark secret love

Does thy life destroy.

Friend-

Enjoy your present age and capabilites- in ten years they will seem like precious youth too.

For everything there is a season.

Monday, March 23, 2009 08:49 PM

If you want a vacation out of the country

you'll probably need to get a passport about 2 months ahead of time, and sometimes shots , depending on where you want to go. Consider a volunteer vacation , especially if its only you going.

They'll set you up with a family from the country you choose or with other volunteers, some of whom might be interested in traveling with you to see nearby towns when you're not busy with assigned tasks. You might help in an orphanage, a clinic or a trail making crew. I think its a great way to see a country from the ground up.There are opportunities on ever continent as well as some U.S. Indian reservations.

Its not free but you aren't just peeking in on other peoples lives from a hotel room- you'll be part of their lives for just a short time.

Thursday, March 26, 2009 03:40 PM
Original article: Oedipus mess

older men = power ,dignity and experience

older women = grandmothers, harridans and evil stepmothers.

Fortunately we have some consolation , while we may look older woman tend to outlive men because we are forced to rely on qualities other than power to base our lives on.

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