The Dick Is Dead
Posted by Michelle Moquin on October 26th, 2009
Hello…
I didn’t get to hear from as many of you as I wanted to, in regards to women’s health and how it is not taken as seriously as men’s. In light of all that is not working in our health care system, women are still put second. This is not just my opinion, but a fact.
I mentioned yesterday that commercials showing tampons and BC pills were not allowed for many years. The big concern was children being exposed to commercials about women’s natural needs. - Oh dread! And yet these things are a necessity for women. We don’t chose to menstruate or not. It happens every month whether we like it or not. We don’t chose to get pregnant. Well we do, but if we don’t protect ourselves we will most likely get pregnant, whether we like it or not.
Thankfully Obama is in the house now, because republicans voted against insurance paying for contraceptives for women, but viagra for men? Hell yes. Hey, I didn’t know Viagra was a necessity in life. When it comes to men and them getting their sex, nothing is denied. Viagra is covered by insurance, and Viagra commercials are shown on TV 24/7, night and day. Oh but what about their concerns? You know, young children being exposed to these types of commercials? Oh….but it’s okay now; it’s men and their sexual needs!
I could go on but I have some things this morning that I need to attend to. I’ll look forward to the rest of you to chime in on this or anything else you want to chat about.
But hey before I sign out, how about some humor to begin Monday morning?
I discovered this clip while perusing Youtube. And since we’ve been chitchatting about birth control pills and that little blue pill, here’s Wanda Sykes, my latest fave female funny girl, singing, ‘The Dick Is Dead’.
Hilarious yes?!
Unfortunately, I haven’t seen the HBO special that just aired on October 10th, so this is just a piece of this funny pie. The person who posted this video had this to say:
“Openly gay, here’s her take on that time in life when women are supposed to be released from a lifetime of faking orgasms… if it weren’t for Viagra.”
If anyone has seen her show in its entirety, I’d love to hear your take on her Viagra segment. Knowing Wanda, I’m sure she took it all the way!
Have a great Monday!
Gratefully your blog host,
michelle
Aka BABE: Your Bad Ass Bitch Editor
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October 26th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Oh man, my kid is home sick and in the room (speaking of health care and especially who gets to cancel work, lose pay and ‘handle’ it), so I will have to play the dick is dead later, I love WS also. Yeah, women bleeding, natural and yet to many men it’s a ‘just take care of it, don’t tell me about it’ and eowwww is the predominant sentiment, old men chasing skirt with a wrinkly hard-on, natural NOT and eowwww takes on a while new meaning. I’m sure women my mother’s age faked their way through marriage, even now in our enlightened age 1 in 10 men are real true lover types (if that), the rest are just pussy-is-pussy George’s who go to town and think their women are digging their shitty moves, no wonder women fake it to get on with it, its that or get up and walk away (oh boy, this goes over like a lead freakin’ balloon, trust me, might be easier to fake it). I’m sure I’ll have more to say after I watch the vid, too!
Women of MMblogville, ok now for POWER walking, yikes, are you ready to look a little goofy?! Cool. Bc you will : ) to get the position right, stand tall (as usual, ta’s up, shoulders rolled back and down, butt is holding that G note but you still have that naturally curve in the small of your back) ok, now hold your elbows at sides and bring your hands up, you’ll be pumping your arms up and down, working your biceps and triceps (you will be concentrating on tightening those muscles) and your bottom, well your hips should be a swivelin’ and walking at a 4 mile and hour pace, try it, no hills, not this week if you take this on.
Just a word on omega-3′s – it’s easier to digest it in food form, eat salmon 2-3x’s a week and/or some other cold water fish – anchovies, mackerel, etc…you can up your intake by allowing 1-2 anchovies to disolve into olive oil before you quickly drop your spinach or brocoli in there for a wilting/sautee’ – one minute max (steam the broco for 5 min prior to doing this in another pan) that way you get plenty of omega’s without the supplement factor. I keep ‘em right next to the stove top so I don’t forget for veggies or to add to a salad if I want to. Here’s another tip: add flaxseed (grind it if you hate the taste) and toss it into your morning cereal/yogurt, whatever, and mix flaxseed oil with olive oil to toss on salads (flaxseed oil has to be refrigerated so it’s not as ocnvenient but doable) it tastes great and my point is in making your supplemental needs be minimal bc it will be ingested as good foods, I’m still compiling research bc the only thing I’ve found is that I’m not a huge eater and it’s hard to get in the amount of foodstuffs that would take care of it all, but I remain vigilant in my minimizing of outside product being necesary, more tomorrow…off to doctor’s office for some pink eye meds : )
Oh and Mischa and Howie, do I have to separate you two? hahhaha….! LOL, I kill myself sometimes…hahaha…!
Be back later, I’m in the middle of a massive purge also just in case I move suddenly (Bali here I come!)!
Luv, Zen Lill
October 26th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
aahahaha…love that, you want Viagra, you bring a note from 3 women who want to fuck you, oh I cannot stop laughing over here. I’m going to go look up tyhe rest of this stand up piece on youtube, she’s so funny. Catch you manana. It’s quiet today here or is the male readership out getting notes for the docs ; ) ?! – ZL
October 26th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Can I just add that we all do not need a swine flu shot? There are several ingredients that = excessive mercury, not only unncessary but detremental to your health. If you haven’t done it yet, don’t be ‘feared’ into it by others or even your doc. It’s big pharma cashing in your fears and belief in lies, look at the math, it’s not adding up to pandemic. Don’t get busy watching the left hand while the right is doing the tricky magic. Word in from Asia where there is more swine flu, um, this is going to sound elementary but stay away from others, drink plenty of liquids, rest in bed, and for severe symptoms take a Tamiflu, an OTC drug, if you must take anything at all. Start that good nutrition and exercise and watch how little illness actually befalls you : ) that’s just my opinion. – ZL
October 26th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Howie
I am personally very happy that you and Al made your information available to us. I would have written as much yesterday but I could not get in. If this gets in then I want you to know that I read this blog because I look forward to hearing from you.
Michelle you are my hero. But I want you to know that Howie is my husband’s favorite quote. He always cites the things that Howie disagrees with you on when we argue.
Millie
October 26th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Michelle
It is very hard to get on your blog when I have something I have to say. I spent all day yesterday trying to get on. I hope to be more lucky to day.
You are so brave to continue to speak up with all the crazies out there. Thank you for not letting the bullshit that men espouse go unchallenged.
Lisa.
October 26th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Michelle
I gave up trying to get in for a few days because the messages kept coming back “you have already said that.”
I decided to wait until someone other than Zen Lill, Howie and Al got in before I tried again. It looks good right not so here is another try.
I found this on the web.
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Besides bringing about an increase in the number of colds, the fall and winter seasons also have a tendency to aggravate many skin conditions. The cold, dry atmosphere combined with less sun exposure can be a real problem, especially if you suffer from chronic seborrhea or dandruff. Here I describe some steps you can take to not only relieve this irritating and unsightly skin condition, but also treat the source of the problem so it doesn’t keep flaring up each time we enter the colder months.
Seborrheic dermatitis is a somewhat common skin condition that is similar to dandruff but more involved. It results from an over secretion from the oil glands (the sebaceous glands) which produce an oil called sebum. This excess oil turns rancid and breaks down into chemical irritant (organic peroxide). This irritant then causes the skin cells to multiply at a higher rate than normal. The new cells begin to stack up and cause the familiar clumping and flaking. Many mistake dandruff or seborrhea as a condition where the skin is so dry it flakes off, but if you take a piece of dandruff and press it between two pieces of tissue you’ll see it leave quite a bit or oil.
There are two general ways of dealing with the problem. One involves treating the symptoms for temporary relief and the other focuses on the true cause.
One way to deal with this condition is to try to stop the excess oil from becoming rancid and irritating to the skin. This has been tried by using antioxidants, which prevent or delay the deterioration of a substance exposed to oxygen. Antioxidants are used in vegetable oil, paints and many foods. Antioxidants can be natural or synthetic. Some shampoos for dandruff and seborrhea contain antioxidants. Selsun Blue and Head and Shoulders are examples. The shampoos are supposed to work not by cleaning the scalp and hair but by stopping the oils from turning rancid.
Some people say they can control the condition by shampooing their scalp everyday to remove the excess oil before it has a chance to go bad. This doesn’t always work because it sometimes stimulates the oil glands to produce even more oil.
Vitamins and minerals that work as antioxidants are vitamins A, E, zinc and selenium. These have been taken orally as well as rubbed into the skin. All of these can become toxic if you take too large a quantity orally. If you decide to try this route, do so under the guidance of your nutritionist or doctor. (As I’ve mentioned before, vitamin E shouldn’t be taken with iron because it deactivates it. Also you must gradually increase the amount of vitamin E you take daily and be particularly careful if you have high blood pressure, diabetes or heart disease. It lowers the need for insulin shock. It also improves the efficiency of the heart and if to gradually introduced into the system it may cause a rapid rise in blood pressure. Most authorities recommend between 10,000 and 50,000 I.U. of vitamin A daily and starting with 100 I.U. and gradually working up to between 1,200 and 1,600 I.U. of vitamin E.
Other natural substances have been used successfully to “blot, absorb or neutralize”the excess oil. These include oatmeal or bran paste, corn meal, warm apple cider vinegar, beaten eggs and various herbal teas.
The other method of approaching the problem involves getting to the source—the glands’ production of too much oil. Contrary to what a lot of people think, the sebaceous or oil glands are not controlled by your nerves. They are controlled by hormones, more specifically the male hormones (androgens) produced in your adrenal glands. Your adrenal glands which sit directly on top of your kidneys produce both male and female hormones, regardless of your sex. With dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis, your hormone production is out of balance, usually in the direction of too much male hormones. The answer is not to take additional hormones to counteract it. You need to concentrate on strengthening and rebuilding your adrenal glands so they can balance the situation naturally.
Anything that places a further burden on your adrenals will make your condition worse. Sugar and stress will deplete the adrenals faster than anything. Sugar depletes the B-vitamins which the adrenals need desperately. Get completely off sugar and sugar products. The adrenals have been called the “stress glands.”You should minimize any stressful situations until your adrenals are strengthened.
Nutritionally you can help your adrenals by taking a B-complex that has 50 to 100 mg of each B vitamin. Also, between 2,000 and 5,000 mg. of a vitamin C complex along with 10 percent of that amount of bioflavonoids, and an adrenal glandular supplement will help.
Learn everything you can about easing the load on your adrenal glands. Use some of the natural methods I’ve mentioned to ease the symptoms while you start working on the adrenals. You can get some temporary relief while working on the permanent solution!
Take care, ,
Dr. David Williams
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Michelle your articles over the past two days are so important to women. I have been suggesting to my french friends that they recommend your blog site to their colleagues.
Those who have read your column love it. They are so excited about what you are doing. French men, they say, could use a lot of awakening by women who have been too blasé about how they are treated.
Merci beaucoup, Michelle
Evelyn
October 26th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Thanks Howie for sparking intellectual discourse on the issue of what the hell is going on on this planet.
Todd
October 26th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Somebody wrote a comment below this article, so true:
“The religious flakes of this country would do the same to many of the women here if they could get away with it.”
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/24/international/i061655D01.DTL&tsp=1
Latifah
October 27th, 2009 at 12:09 am
We here in Eire love you Michelle. You speak for women the world over. Thank you for making me proud to be what the church here calls a woman close to losing God’s blessings.
Thank you Michelle
Noreen
October 27th, 2009 at 12:10 am
Howie
Tell us more. I am tired of hearing the spin from the government. What really happened? And what is going on now?
Pearl
October 27th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Howie
All we are hearing is bullshit. Now the pilot is claiming that they were using their laptops. I am a commercial pilot. This is crap. We pilots are not allowed to use laptops while flying in the cabin.
Doing so is a firing offense. Yet, he tells it as if it were only a small fracture. It is a very dangerous thing to do. No two pilots would be doing it at the same time.
This is just not credible.
Thanks Howie for opening up this cover up attempt. I believe in aliens. I have been a pilot for 19 years and I have had more than a few extraterrestrial experience while on the job.
Ralph
October 27th, 2009 at 12:19 am
Michelle
I have been trying to get in to tell you that Howie is right he broached this subject when it was only a blip on the news horizon.
Sure the aliens may be on it, but we the people of the planet need to know what the f**k is going on on our planet.
Keep up the effort Howie.
Kerry
October 27th, 2009 at 12:56 am
Okay Howie, I am taking credit in advance for telling everybody about when daylight saving time begins;
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Ah the ending of Daylight saving (not savings) time is here! The official US Daylight Saving Time Schedule for 2009 is the 1st of November at 2:00 am.
The good news for this year is we will get an extra hour of sleep after staying out late on Halloween, Just remember to turn your clocks back an hour before retiring on October 31st so they will be correct when you awake on Novemeber 1.
The clocks will stay at this setting until the March 14, 2010 – as Daylight Saving time begins the second Sunday in March.
And while you are running around your house setting all the clocks back an hour don’t forget to check your smoke detectors. Fire departments encourage everyone to check their smoke detectors and change the batteries if needed when they change their clocks. Working smoke detectors can double a family’s chance in a fire.
Not all U.S. states and territories observe Daylight Saving Time including Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Nation), Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Earlier this year Alaska passed a bill to stop following it as well.
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Take that boys
Shella
October 27th, 2009 at 1:27 am
None of my automatic entries made it in over the last 2 days. I know that it is not your fault Michelle. But it is so frustrating.
Peter emailed me to say he is just giving up for a few days.
Hafa adai
Anna
October 27th, 2009 at 1:30 am
Michelle
i saw it and I loved it. My husband and a few of the guys that watched it with us were visibly upset. Most of the women that were there laughed so loud that the men piped in with “it not that funny.”
How the truth hurts
Debbie
October 27th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Al and I planted the seeds that are growing the plant that Michelle is watering.
It is not often that the true heroes get their due. Why attack the messengers?
I would like to thank Millie, Todd, Pearl, Ralph the Pilot, and Kerry for seeing the warning that was given and last but not least, Shella for bringing us the news of when Daylight Savings time begins.
The invaders consisted of 6 individuals who entered the cockpit cabin. The cabin contained 5 flight crew. The Invaders are capable of taking over Human bodies. The doors were never opened according to black box data. The Pilot was very smart and asked the invaders questions stating that there were 6 of them and describing what they looked like so it would get on tape. Then all communication stopped. so they did not get into any passengers until pre-warned Officials arrived and opened the cockpit door to let them out. Their excuses were childish. At first they claimed they were having a heated conversation and that is why they shut off their radios and did not respond for 78 minutes and over shot their landing by 150 miles. Then the News media claimed that they probably fell asleep from fatigue. All excuses for not answering the Minnesota Air Traffic Control and other Pilots flying in the area are silly and grounds for being fired. This happened at 37,000 feet when they should have been preparing for landing.
There is no logical excuse for what occurred except the truth. The problem is that there were only 5 Crew and 6 Invaders.
HOWIE