The Revolution Of Evolution?
Posted by Michelle Moquin on May 8th, 2009
Hellooo….
This morning I’m going to first say hello to my loyal readers that I have not had the time to address before I write my write….and I promised that I would earlier – oops….I do not like to break a promise. And…if I never get to writing anything past my hellos…then, so be it.
Neila: Sorry that you missed your turn, but no, I did not shut my blog down – I would never! At least not voluntarily. All of you would get a huge heads up should I decide to leave blogsville. Not in my plans now or in the near future. Clear? :)
Now…in regards to a gimma connection: I don’t mind if you want to share some info with your other Finnish friends but gimma…c’mon it must be in English. Now what fun would it be for the rest of my readers if they can’t read it? We all want to learn hear. And as far as you posting…I have no control of who gets in or not. Anna & Peter have been lucky but sometimes they have issues too.
Hi Beatrice: Yes, I believe the place to clone your pussy (not penetrable), or that not-marriage-material-but-sweet-dick-of-a-man – check it out and let me know if you clone him. :)
Joel: It sounds like you had some fun times but I say give up on the next madoff and make your own millions off that thing between your legs. Let us know when your first movie comes out – maybe I’ll post a clip here. You’ll be famous in no time. :)
Tom: I’m sure your wife will love it.
Anonymous: Oh, your husband can’t be that small can he? If so, use it as a butt plug :)
Hey Fergie: I just love that name – you’re not the Fergie from the Black Eyed….oh forget it. I’ll just pretend that you are if you don’t mind – I love that girl. Anyway…I digressed. So…you love my blog? – cool – I love it too…and I am also a big fan of Rachel. And yes I do think she is gay, but like Zen Lill, don’t quote me on that.
Molly: I ask myself the same question all of the time. But I don’t just say, ‘What is wrong with our country?’, I say, ‘What is wrong with our world?’ Thanks for the reminder of that movie. Knowing this movie is about a small town in Texas and after yesterday’s write, it makes me want to say, ‘OTW’s – get the hell out of Texas – that is no place for you to be.’
And I agree with ZL. You know you are not racist so don’t be ashamed. Be the opposite of what OTW’s get dished out to them on a daily basis. Smile, reach out, and be compassionate. Everyone wants to be accepted and treated kindly.
Anna: Not to create fear but the swine flu is expected to spread to every state which is probably why all that you listed is being sent to every state. Be well. Peter too :)
Hey Zen Lill: Your story sickens me. Cops jobs are to protect all people, not take on the position so that they can act out their racist beliefs while hiding behind the protection of their badges. Oh and the love? right back at ya. :)
DNSR!, Anonymous, Craig: Thanks for posting the additional information. I was wondering if a class action lawsuit would come into the picture. I hope Garrigan pulls through for the plaintiffs.
Anonymous #11: You have given me inspiration for an article. Hopefully I will be blogging it over the weekend. Thanks.
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I do have a little time…so, onto today’s write…
And since we’re on the subject of Texas, here’s another little didley that should put some shock on your face. The Texas Board of Education approved a science curriculum that opens the door for teachers and textbooks to raise doubts about ‘evolution’. Conservatives on the Texas Board of Education don’t believe in ‘evolution’. Can you believe it? Yep, I do. They are once again waging the ever popular religious rights battle against reality, common sense, and every piece of empirical evidence ever gathered. Darwin is turning over in his grave as I write.
Critics of ‘evolution’ are thrilled over this decision. And they should be. ‘Evolution’ goes against every thing they believe in.
“Texas has sent a clear message that evolution should be taught as a scientific theory open to critical scrutiny, not as a sacred dogma that can’t be questioned.”
Governor Rick Perry, named Don McLeroy, to chair the Board’s business. And just who is Mcleroy? He’s definitely someone you should listen to about ‘evolution’. Check this out…When he’s not busy lecturing others on the origins of the earth, he works as a dentist. Yep…and this dentist believes the earth is less than 10,000 years old.
Let’s just forget that the oldest members of Homo Sapiens were discovered in Africa a few years back. Remember? ‘Three partial skulls dated to 154,000 to 160,000 years ago, are the first strong fossil evidence that modern humans originated in Africa. These ancestors were African, with big brains, robust features, and a taste for hippopotamus and buffalo meat.’ Hmm….doesn’t that make the teeth just as old dentist Don?
Furthermore, he thinks “evolution has a problem,” and says school books just need to be “honest with our kids.” (!) Ah….okay. My advice? “Stick to the mouth Don. Hopefully you’re much better ascertaining where cavities came from.”
So I digressed a bit but it was necessary. Back to the subject at hand….
“So exactly what is the board going to do?” Let me tell ya.
“The board has crafted a road map that creationists will use to pressure publishers into putting phony arguments attacking established science into textbooks.”
Unbelievable.
And…check this out….Texas is a huge purchaser of school textbooks. In fact, they are the nation’s single largest market for high-school textbooks. “So what’s the big deal?” you ask. The big deal is, that in the past, publishers often have written texts to its curriculum, and marketed them nationally rather than spend time and money reworking them for different states and districts. So…don’t be surprised if this new compromised state standard seeps into other parts of the country, places where people think they are beyond the reach of the anti-evolution forces….you know…like California. And don’t think for one smugly second they won’t try and infiltrate their message in your children’s science books.
Remember Texas is Bush Country. And Bush Country is filled with religious conservatives with deep oily pockets. Example: It took Clinton until the second year of his post-presidential life to raise $100 million for his presidential library. President Obama isn’t the only one to do wonders in 100 days. In this economy, Bush raised his $100 million in 100 days to fund his ‘lie-berry’. ’Influencing’ publishers will be a piece of cake for the popular religious rights. In fact they may not have to influence them at all – they want the biz, no? Payola time.
Now, I’m not trying to create another conspiracy theory. But hey, why not? With all that has been revealed to us about the past 8 years, conspiracy theories should not be a surprise anymore. Bush may not be the elected man to run this country but that doesn’t mean him and his cronies don’t want control. And what better place to start your own little fiefdom but in your own backyard – Texas. And what better way to influence young people to think like you, but to have a say in what they read and believe? Scary huh?
I know, I know….I went a bit off subject again, but in my mind, it came around full circle.
Comments? Blog me.
Okay….that is it for me this morning. Happy Friday!
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May 8th, 2009 at 7:48 am
How to Cope with Fluctuating Income
Ellen Zucker
Faces & Fortunes
When you lack a steady paycheck — as many self-employed people do — monthly budgeting can be difficult, and long-term financial planning might seem impossible. I have worked on my own with great success for almost 15 years — but even so, my cash flow is often erratic. My busiest season in the party entertainment business is year-end holidays, and my slowest is January through March. Over time, I have learned how to manage my money and have counseled other freelancers on their finances.
Here are common mistakes made by people with fluctuating incomes and ways to avoid or overcome them…
MISTAKE: Not anticipating your cash-flow patterns.
What I do: To avoid running dangerously low on cash, I keep my monthly loan obligations as small as possible. That makes it easier to maintain my budget during lean months.
Example: When I bought a car, I calculated that I could pay it off in three years, but I opted for the maximum 60-month loan anyway. This lowered my payments by $100 a month. Most months, I paid just the face amount of the loan. But in high cash-flow months, I made double or triple payments to minimize interest over the life of the loan.
MISTAKE: Failing to replenish your emergency fund.
What I do: Keep enough money to pay for 12 months’ worth of expenses in a high-interest savings account. I use ING Direct (www.ingdirect.com), but HSBC Direct (www.hsbcdirect.com) is also a good choice. Whenever I must tap into that money, I create a three-month repayment plan, as if it were a loan from the bank — and then I really do repay the account on schedule.
MISTAKE: Paying for expensive discretionary purchases with money you don’t have.
What I do: For such things as a new sofa or a vacation, I use “zero-based budgeting” — figure out how much it will cost, then save a little each month until I can pay for it in cash, without tapping into my emergency fund. For essentials, such as necessary computer equipment, I have twice used “zero-interest” loans. How they work: I buy the item right away and pay for it with a cash advance on a credit card that charges no interest for one year. Then I pay off the loan in 12 interest-free installments.
MISTAKE: Not providing for your long-term needs. If you wait until the end of each month to “discover” how much money is left over, you will never meet your goals for savings, retirement, etc.
What I do: Automate and regiment the accounting process as much as possible.
Because I don’t have an employer who withholds any tax money or 401(k) contributions monthly, I shift pre-set percentages of my earnings every paycheck to various accounts — 10% is transferred to my retirement account and 25% to another account for quarterly tax payments. I also deduct for my fixed budget items (mortgage, utilities, etc.) at the beginning of each month, even if I don’t pay the bills until the end of the month. That way I’m much less tempted to overspend.
For more information: The National Association for the Self-Employed offers free advice on such topics as taxes and financial planning. It also offers specific information for self-employed women and about health care for the self-employed. 800-232-6273, http://www.nase.org.
Bottom Line/Personal interviewed Ellen Zucker, who has run her own party entertainment business, Faces & Fortunes, for the past decade in Philadelphia. http://www.facesandfortunes.com
May 8th, 2009 at 7:54 am
Chamorros better start calling home. Someone in the family may have won $2 million dollars.
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Guam player hits $2M bingo
BY BRETT KELMAN • PACIFIC DAILY NEWS • MAY 6, 2009
Someone between Yigo and Merizo is a millionaire who probably doesn’t know it yet.A local bingo ticket that won $2 million in a three-way tie of the Australian lottery was purchased on Guam last week. Bob Steffy, secretary general for the Guam National Olympic Committee, said the unidentified winner hasn’t stepped forward yet.
“You can scan if you’re a winner at any of the locations that sell the tickets,” Steffy said yesterday. “What I suspect is this: The people that routinely play probably buy tickets on Thursday and scan the one they bought the week before at the same time … so I don’t think they know yet.”
Steffy said the ticket was bought at the Pay-Less Supermarket in the Agana Shopping Center at 5 p.m. last Thursday. The last four numbers on the winning ticket are 1659.
Somebody paid $7.80 to win $2 million, Steffy said.
The money should arrive in a few weeks, he said. The winner’s identity will become public when he or she comes to fill out paperwork.
Profits from the bingo tickets provide about one quarter of the funding for the Olympic committee, which sends sports teams off island without government support. Although charity from the bingo tickets is essential to the committee, Steffy said, he thought most players are hoping to get lucky.
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Hafa adai
Anna
May 8th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Hafa adai;
If Anna hasn’t given you a good enough reason to return home. Consider this. Guam is hiring.
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Home :: News
Guam firm wins renovation contract
Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Thursday, May 7, 2009
A local construction company has been awarded a $3.4 million contract to repair and modernize bachelor quarters for Seabees on Camp Covington, U.S. Naval Base Guam.
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Marianas announced Tuesday that the contract has been awarded to the Guam-based Tumon Corporation.
“This award represents NAVFAC Marianas’ commitment and support of President Obama’s initiative to keep America working and to jump-start the economy,” said Capt. Paul Fuligni, NAVFAC Marianas commanding officer, in a press release.
The work is to begin in June and is expected to be completed by April 2010.
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Peter
May 8th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Michelle
Your readers should know that Rear Admiral Michelle Howard may not be a girlz but she is the head of the strike force that free Captain Richard Phillips from those Somalian pirates.
Here’s her story.
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Who could have guessed that Rear Admiral Michelle Howard’s first week on the job would play out like something out of a James Bond movie, gripping us with every twist and turn. But this was no movie. The drama on the high seas was real. Eventually U.S. snipers saved Captain Richard Phillips, who was kidnapped by Somali pirates a few weeks ago. And there at the center of the rescue mission was Howard, the first African-American woman to hold her position. While the captain was eventually rescued, the struggle to end piracy continues: Captain Phillips testified this week before the Senate that private security could prevent piracy. Somali pirates are still lurking the seas, and just last week hijacked a merchant ship from the United Arab Emirates and a Greek-owned bulk carrier near Madagascar. Meanwhile, Howard is going about her work; continuing to guard the high seas. She talks exclusively to ESSENCE.com about last month’s dramatic events.
Rear Admiral Michelle Howard awoke on April 8 to sunshine, the rolling swells of the Indian Ocean, and the beginning of another day looking for pirates. No one could have predicted just a few days later she would be embroiled in a major international crisis, and saving a man’s life from the deadly forces of Somali pirates.
Howard, 49, had just officially transitioned from a desk job in Washington, D.C., where she was senior military adviser to Donald Winter, secretary of the Navy, to the helm of the USS Boxer, a large deck assault ship patrolling off the Gulf of Aden, otherwise known as “Pirate Alley,” in the Arabian Sea.
Now the Boxer had become Howard’s flagship, where she is the first African-American woman and second female to head a Navy strike force. And in this role she oversees a dozen warships and a contingent of 1,000 Marines, as well as runs the international Combined Task Force 151 with another 14 warships.
When Howard received word that the containership Maersk Alabama had been attacked and boarded by pirates and its American captain, Phillips, was taken hostage, she immediately devised a tactical plan with her team to save his life.
“I was thinking about poor Mr. Phillips,” she recalls. “And every Marine out here was focused on Mr. Phillips. We were all trying to figure out how best to handle the mission,” she says. “We had an American citizen trapped on a life raft with pirates. In that circumstance you cannot even sleep. How could I possibly sleep when that poor man is out there, not knowing if he is going to live or die? How could I sleep when he doesn’t know if he can get out of there alive?”
Howard, a graduate of the United States Naval Academy in 1982 and the Army’s Command and General Staff College in 1998, dispatched aircraft surveillance to the site of the endangered cargo ship, 300 miles off the coast of Somalia, and followed with her fleet to aid the first American flag vessel seized by pirates since 1821.
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Ruth
May 8th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Does it make sense, to discharge translators who speak Arabic, at a time when we need them most?
Between 1998 and 2004, the military discharged 20 Arabic and six Farsi speakers, according to Department of Defense data obtained by the Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military under a Freedom of Information Act request.
Daniel
May 8th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Hi Mischa, oh this is scary stuff, I’m definitely not down with that.at.all. Do not fug with school textbooks to reflect one religions viewpoint, if they want to teach that idea in their own private Christian schools, that’s OK with me (not really but I can’t control a private organization either). Looks like I may have to write Arnie yet another letter (‘I’ll be back’) about education, this cannot happen lah…
anonymous #4 fr yesterday…yes, this type of prejudicial thinking and action plays out with more than just cops, it happens whereever threatened white males get together.
I get lots of random ‘anonymous’ comments on my site no matter what my topic but here’s one I thought was appropo of this convo: ‘Men’s arguments often prove nothing but their wishes’ yep, and that’s a fact, Jack.
Another one today was: common sense is not so common, is it?
I like the flow of the thoughts, they’re so random I never know what to expect, and I like that.
Today: ‘A Zen thought, just for you…’ if you don’t have time to read, it’s about not finding fault with yourself, makes it easier to not find fault with everyone else : )
Have a groovin’ day, Zen Lill
May 8th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
A friend sent me this. I wanted to share it with all those who may come in contact with raccoons.
(05-03) 17:12 PDT New York (AP) –
A rare disease transmitted through contact with raccoon feces has left a
New York City teenager blind in one eye and an infant brain damaged.
The city’s Department of Health warns parents to be on the alert for
raccoon roundworm, which can cause nausea, nerve damage and even death. It
says fewer than 30 cases have been reported in medical literature.
Health department spokeswoman Sally Slavinski says parents should
supervise children to keep them from eating raccoon feces. Droppings
should be picked up using gloves and disposable bags and put in the trash.
The worms lay eggs in the feces; they hatch after being ingested and
travel through the body.
The teenager lost sight in one eye in January. The infant has been
hospitalized since suffering seizures and spinal problems last October.
They’re from Brooklyn. ———————————————————————-
Copyright 2009 AP
May 8th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Thanks Pearle. I have a health alert article that I would like to share.
Saturday, May 2, 2009 (SF Chronicle)
S.F.’s bedbug battle a war without end
C.W. Nevius
When she and her husband moved into an upscale apartment in an “emerging”
neighborhood near Civic Center, Katie Beckheyer may have had some concerns
about crime, gritty streets and panhandlers. But she never expected what
would be the real nightmare.
Bedbugs.
“I am covered in itchy red welts,” she said in an e-mail, “and drained to
the core from six months of insomnia, paranoia (I wake up every morning at
3 a.m., searching my sheets for signs of them feeding on me) and incessant
itching.”
Beckheyer had their apartment sprayed six times. But they were still
getting bitten, so they finally paid for one last treatment to make sure
their belongings were clean, and then moved out.
Before you extend sympathetic wishes to the poor folks who are infested
with bedbugs, here’s a piece of advice – better check your mattress.
Like the rest of the country, San Francisco is experiencing a bedbug boom.
Dr. Johnson Ojo of the Department of Public Health said bedbugs are
popping up everywhere, from “low-income housing to high-priced hotels.”
It’s an all-out war on the tiny, creepy, blood-sucking predators. And the
bugs are winning.
Ojo has put together a citywide policy that covers all the basic steps:
Hotel managers who learn of an infestation must immediately set up a
pest-control spraying, and residents are encouraged to follow specific
instruction on washing clothing and showering with hot water.
Yet many who deal with the problem regularly think that current methods
are no more than stopgap measures. Faced with a growing epidemic, the city
needs to start thinking beyond the idea of squirting insect spray and
hoping for the best.
“I feel like there has not been enough research on alternative methods,”
said Jeff Buckley, director of the Central City Single Room Occupancy
Collaborative, which works with 5,000 to 7,000 people each year who live
in supportive housing. “I know for a fact that one hotel (in the
Tenderloin) has had 14 sprays in the last two months.”
That’s not necessarily because the hotel is doing a poor job of attacking
the pests. Bedbugs are everywhere, particularly in supportive housing. But
it is an example of the scale of the problem and how hard it is to solve.
Consider, each of those 14 treatments is actually three consecutive
sprayings per room, two weeks apart.
And the bedbugs keep coming back.
“In terms of nonroutine maintenance, bedbugs are at the top of our list,”
said Richard Heasley, executive director of Conard House, which provides
supportive housing in 525 units for clients with chronic mental illness.
“It is the single most frustrating problem we have to deal with.”
If you thought bedbugs were eradicated long ago, you are not alone. Arthur
Slater, an entomologist who directed UC Berkeley’s pest management program
from 1973 to 2001, said he hardly gave bedbugs a thought.
“When I started in ’73, bedbugs were something your father might know
about,” he said.
Slater said there are two major factors in the bedbug upsurge over the
past 10 to 15 years. The first is cheaper air fares, which allow regular
travel from countries where bedbugs had never been controlled. The second
factor is complacency.
“We are not prepared to put out the resources to do it well,” he said.
Slater, who is now a pest-control consultant and freelance bedbug expert,
is among those who think there are better treatments than spraying
insecticides. He is an advocate of a treatment where large heaters are
brought into a sealed room and the temperature is raised to more than 120
degrees for 24 hours. That not only kills the bedbugs but also their eggs,
which are the real problem in the bugs’ rapid growth.
Ojo is willing to consider heat treatment for the city, but he points out
that it is expensive and requires technical expertise.
“It is promising,” he said. “But it has never been tried on a large-scale
basis.”
Well, this might be a good time to give it a try. San Francisco has been
ahead of the curve on the bedbug issue, but so far that’s only meant that
the city realizes what a difficult and pervasive problem it has become.
Buckley wonders if the city couldn’t persuade a researcher at one of the
Bay Area’s medical facilities to do some work on alternative methods.
Besides heat treatment, Slater said, there have been some promising
results from the use of concentrated orange oil.
All worthwhile ideas.
But until they can be given a try? “I’m still checking my mattress,”
Buckley said.
C.W. Nevius’ columns appear Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. E-mail him at
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Copyright 2009 SF Chronicle
May 8th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
I have a question I would like to ask the women of the blog how they would handle this problem. My boyfriend never lets me see his penis. We have been going together about 6 months. He says he is very concerned about pregnacy and STDs.
So before we have sex, he claims that he is putting on a rubber. But he puts on a penis enhancement sleeve. Essentially a soft rubber that fits over his dick. It has a hard rubber extension inside it that makes his dick appear or feel as if it is longer.
It is like getting fucked by a person with a strap on dildo. He seems to think that I am not aware that he is using this device. Shall I tell him. And if I do, how do I go about it? I really like this guy. He is very nice. Earns very good money(high 6 figures). And he is a real gentleman.
I am really gay so it doesn’t matter how he fucks. I have never gotten off with a man. He doesn’t know this. It would ruin our relationship. Besides I only do it when the monotony of fucking a male sets in.
He is the only male I do it with so I feel that I am being faithful to him. He has asked me to marry him, but he won’t let me blow him. I have never blown a man. But I would do him for 6 figures. What’s with males and their dicks?
I need to solve this so I can marry him. My girlfriend wants us to have a baby. If I could get his sperm into me I could transfer it to her. She is the one who wants to have our baby. I will have to wait until my boyfriend marries me to get at his sperm.
I am just afraid that he will continue his stupid behavior after we are married. Men what’s a girl to do?
Trish
May 8th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Anna, You changed your email address. I called home. But we didn’t win. Mom said that she would check out this blog. I hope I haven’t started something.
Keep up the good work. We love using staying in touch as an excuse to read Michelle’s blog daily. My cousin says he believes she is a closet dike. I told him if he hates her blog so much why does he spend so much time knocking it to his friends.
Michelle, I love no me and my peeps love your blog.
Lelia
May 8th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Michelle you need to edit out loonies like that Trish if you expect people to take your blog seriously. That dike is in need of a lobotomy.
May 8th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
I firmly believe that Obama is doing an exceptional job of managing this country. Obama has hired an outstanding team of professionals in each and every critical problem areas and is managing all these teams brilliantly. He has developed an outstanding administration. The majority of the American people, and the world community trust and respect him. Our most critical fear is congress. They appear to be politically prostituted by special interest groups. They have become addicted to special interest groups, and they just cannot give it up. As a result, many of Obama”s policies may be blocked or diluted jeopardizing our national security and our economical recovery
May 9th, 2009 at 7:32 am
Wow, yeah those science books are SOOOO one-sided, eh? These I-design nutbags are totally deceptive creeps (with oily pockets as you say) promoting a complete load of crap in a modern day book-burning. Maybe, we should turn Madeline on them, but then she was probably terminated like a Dodo bird by Al, right? Proof of Darwin’s survival of the fittest law.
And that other law in Texas resulting in fleecing of the OTW’s needs to be terminated as well.
Have a great day.
May 9th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Madeline could not be reached for comment.
May 9th, 2009 at 8:04 am
Q: My father recently passed away. I feel that we had not resolved many of the issues between us before his death. What can I do now to help myself so that I feel more at peace?
A: Hurt and guilt don’t go away when someone dies. It is important to find closure for yourself — otherwise, you will carry lingering troubled feelings into relationships throughout your life and even may pass them on to your own children. What to do..
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Write a letter to your father telling him what you needed and what you got and didn’t get from him. Examples: I felt left out… I never got the respect I needed… you never really saw me for who I was.
Then create an action so that the letter gets “sent.” Examples: Read it at the cemetery… tear it up or burn it… take it to the ocean, read it, then tear it up and let the pieces float away.
Talk to others. If you have siblings or other relatives who knew your father well, ask if they would be willing to talk about what you’re feeling. Supportive listeners can be vital to healing.
May 9th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Michelle:
Why are men on your blog so threatened by Madaline?
Teri
May 9th, 2009 at 9:18 am
I’m with you Teri. Most of the men on this blog seem to have issues with Madaline. We girls love her. Maybe that is the reason. Of course, it is known that Madaline believes that men see the world through the size of their penis.
The smaller the penis, the smaller the vision. My advice to them would be since science hasn’t been able to help you with the size of that little head of your, get some corrective lens and enlarge your view of the world.
You may find it not as threatening as you seem to feel it is. Until then you can continue to pretend to be enlightened to get into our pants. However, you should know that most intelligent women allow you that access not because we buy your bullshit. But rather because it is convenient for us at the time.
Melinda
May 10th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
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