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Jul. 20th, 2008
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atlantapendrag, I'd do the weird stuff with him.
You know what I mean.
I mean sex.
Anyway! Listen to this, or read it:
Bad Horse! He rides across the nation, the Thoroughbred of Sin.
Knowing as we do that ( Not much of a spoiler ), this is a clear example of "ride" being used to mean "whatever it is that a horse does" instead of just "what we do when we sit on a horse and it moves around".
This is actually just an excuse for me to show the icon, you know.
atlantapendrag, I'd do the weird stuff with him.You know what I mean.
I mean sex.
Anyway! Listen to this, or read it:
Bad Horse! He rides across the nation, the Thoroughbred of Sin.
Knowing as we do that ( Not much of a spoiler ), this is a clear example of "ride" being used to mean "whatever it is that a horse does" instead of just "what we do when we sit on a horse and it moves around".
This is actually just an excuse for me to show the icon, you know.
So, this is interesting
Jul. 20th, 2008 05:57 pm
SF voters will be asked if they want to rename a sewage plant after G. W. Bush.
Totally inappropriate, of course.
A sewage plant, after all, provides a vital service. I know it's not an often-appreciated one, but trust me, you'd miss that plant if it were to suddenly up and die on you. And it's not as though the poor sewage workers really deserve less respect than they already get.
Let us never forget that the Romans, above all else, considered their Cloaca Maxima, their big sewer, to be a crowning glory in their city. They had a goddesss for it!
In short, waste management is nothing to scoff at or make light of, and this proposal is, therefore, entirely inappropriate.
If you are in the city and a registered voter, please vote "no" on this issue. Your sewage system deserves better.
Totally inappropriate, of course.
A sewage plant, after all, provides a vital service. I know it's not an often-appreciated one, but trust me, you'd miss that plant if it were to suddenly up and die on you. And it's not as though the poor sewage workers really deserve less respect than they already get.
Let us never forget that the Romans, above all else, considered their Cloaca Maxima, their big sewer, to be a crowning glory in their city. They had a goddesss for it!
In short, waste management is nothing to scoff at or make light of, and this proposal is, therefore, entirely inappropriate.
If you are in the city and a registered voter, please vote "no" on this issue. Your sewage system deserves better.
Incidentally, Cloacina?
Jul. 20th, 2008 06:15 pm
She also dealt with sexual cleanliness, whatever that means.
The person who posted that link thinks Purity Balls are sweet. I took it without credit, because I happen to think they're just a little creepy. The boy's version is *less* creepy, but only because it has that lovely double standard going on. (Somebody asked where I saw this about a male version, and I'm declining to answer her too.)
Now, I'm not saying that it's wrong to talk to your kid about sex, and about your morals in that regard. In fact, I think that's a wonderful thing and that it's never too early to start this sort of discussion (though the age of four, as the first article includes, might be a little young to understand the idea of sexual purity. Sheesh).
I just think that these events are wrapped up in a host of concepts I do *not* agree with, in ways that are hard to express, and that they're just a little creepy and off-putting.
The person who posted that link thinks Purity Balls are sweet. I took it without credit, because I happen to think they're just a little creepy. The boy's version is *less* creepy, but only because it has that lovely double standard going on. (Somebody asked where I saw this about a male version, and I'm declining to answer her too.)
Now, I'm not saying that it's wrong to talk to your kid about sex, and about your morals in that regard. In fact, I think that's a wonderful thing and that it's never too early to start this sort of discussion (though the age of four, as the first article includes, might be a little young to understand the idea of sexual purity. Sheesh).
I just think that these events are wrapped up in a host of concepts I do *not* agree with, in ways that are hard to express, and that they're just a little creepy and off-putting.