Been at a military leadership school in Missouri for the last three weeks. I'll be stuck here until December :-( I really can't wait to get back home to Washington.
On the up side: I'm learning a lot and the pizza here is almost as good as Godfathers.
Almost...
On the up side: I'm learning a lot and the pizza here is almost as good as Godfathers.
Almost...
Yes! Yes we are :-)
So, I'm dealing with a problem. I want to get more piercings but I'm running out of things to pierce that won't have a negative effect on my job.
I've had a Prince Albert for years, love it, and I've been thinking about getting an Apadravya. I'm not currently with anyone right now so it might be the perfect time to get it done and healed up.
Does anyone have any experience with this particular piercing?
So, I'm dealing with a problem. I want to get more piercings but I'm running out of things to pierce that won't have a negative effect on my job.
I've had a Prince Albert for years, love it, and I've been thinking about getting an Apadravya. I'm not currently with anyone right now so it might be the perfect time to get it done and healed up.
Does anyone have any experience with this particular piercing?
I'll take a woman with intelligence, wit and a sense of curiosity over a vacuous bimbo with big boobs any day!
Mike is on a plane trip to California for vacation, since he is from the Midwest and he has never seen the west cost before he is very excited and he begins drinking beer after beer. Halfway through the flight Mike is feeling very tipsy and he realizes he has to pee badly, walking back to the lavatories he notices that all the men’s rooms are occupied. Mike begins to worry because if he doesn’t relieve his bladder soon he feels that he will urinate in his trousers. So Mike asks one of the flight attendants if he could use one of the unoccupied ladies rooms, she says that he may provided he obeys three simple safety rules.
Rule number one: do not touch the button that says “WW”.
Rule number two: do not touch the button that says “WA”.
Rule number three: do not touch the button that says “ATR”.
Mike quickly agrees to these rules and goes into the ladies lavatory where he sits down and relieves himself. While in the ladies room Mike notices the buttons “WW” “WA” an “ATR” on the wall, curiosity getting the best of him he forgets about the rules and pushes the “WW” button. Promptly warm water squirts up onto his privates. Mike thinks this is weird but decides to find out what “WA” does anyway. Immediately warm air blows out on his privates drying him off. At this point Mike figures women have it made so he pushes the “ATR” button. Just as he pushes the button he feels white hot blinding pain in his abdomen and passes out.
When Mike wakes up he is in a hospital in Los Angeles with a very stern looking nurse standing over him.
The nurse looks down at Mike and says “you pushed the “WW” button, didn’t you?”
Mike says “yes”
Then the nurse says “and you pushed the “WA” button”
“Yes”
“And then you pushed the “ATR” button, right?”
Mike says “yes I did and that was when I passed out, what happened to me?”
The nurse says “ATR stands for Automatic Tampon Remover, your penis is on the pillow next to your head, have a nice day.
Rule number one: do not touch the button that says “WW”.
Rule number two: do not touch the button that says “WA”.
Rule number three: do not touch the button that says “ATR”.
Mike quickly agrees to these rules and goes into the ladies lavatory where he sits down and relieves himself. While in the ladies room Mike notices the buttons “WW” “WA” an “ATR” on the wall, curiosity getting the best of him he forgets about the rules and pushes the “WW” button. Promptly warm water squirts up onto his privates. Mike thinks this is weird but decides to find out what “WA” does anyway. Immediately warm air blows out on his privates drying him off. At this point Mike figures women have it made so he pushes the “ATR” button. Just as he pushes the button he feels white hot blinding pain in his abdomen and passes out.
When Mike wakes up he is in a hospital in Los Angeles with a very stern looking nurse standing over him.
The nurse looks down at Mike and says “you pushed the “WW” button, didn’t you?”
Mike says “yes”
Then the nurse says “and you pushed the “WA” button”
“Yes”
“And then you pushed the “ATR” button, right?”
Mike says “yes I did and that was when I passed out, what happened to me?”
The nurse says “ATR stands for Automatic Tampon Remover, your penis is on the pillow next to your head, have a nice day.
Affirmative Attitude
1. There is no excuse for lack of effort
2. Although I may be unhappy with my circumstances, and although racism and sexism and other “isms” exist, I know that things are better now than ever, and the future is even brighter.
3. While I may be unhappy with my circumstances, I have the power to change and improve my life. I refuse to be a victim.
4. Others may have been blessed with more money, better connections, a better home environment, and even better looks, but I can succeed with hard work, perseverance, and education.
5. I may be a product of a single- or no-parent household, but I will not hold anyone responsible for my present or allow anyone to interfere with my future. Others succeed under conditions far worse than mine.
6. Some schools and teachers are better than others, but my level of effort, dedication, curiosity, and willingness to grow determine what I learn.
7. Ambition is the key to growth.
8. I will set apart some time each day to think about where I want to go and how I intend to get there. A goal without a plan is just a wish.
9. “Luck” is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
10. If suitable role models are not nearby, I will seek them out.
11. A role model is someone who, through hard work and a positive outlook, has achieved.
12. A role model may be a parent, relative, friend, church member, judge, doctor, attorney, businessperson, or someone I’ve read about in the newspaper or seen on the local news.
13. I will contact role models and seek their advice, guidance, and counsel. People remember when they were my age and are eager to help.
14. I will seek out recommended magazines, articles, books, biographies, videos, and motivational and how-to books, and use them for education and motivation.
15. The light is always green. You cannot go full speed with one foot on the brake.
16. I am always “in school,” and I will not waste my summer by failing to read about and speak to people who can inspire me.
17. I will avoid friendship with people who do not share my goals and commitments. Nonsupportive relationships waste time and energy.
18. I will not seek immediate results, as I understand life is a journey and not a destination.
19. I will read a newspaper each day.
20. I will entertain myself in ways that challenge and expand my mind. As someone said, a mind expanded never returns to its original size.
21. I will pay attention to my diet and overall fitness, as they are the keys to a healthy and productive body and an enthusiastic mind.
22. Drugs are stupid. People who believe in drugs don’t believe in themselves.
23. I understand that jobs of the future require more preparation and training than ever, and I am determines to obtain the necessary background.
24. I well-rounded, competent student studies math and science.
25. People are not born “deficient in mathematical ability.” Through hard work and dedication, the subject can be mastered.
26. It is essential that I learn to speak and write Standard English. This is not “acting White,” but acting smart.
27. A strong vocabulary is the key to communication, and I will read books on vocabulary enrichment.
28. I expect sometimes to be teased, even ridiculed. This will not stop me; it will only make me stronger and more determined.
29. I control my body and will not create a child until I am spiritually, psychologically, educationally, and financially capable of assuming this awesome responsibility.
30. Life is difficult. I expect setbacks and will learn from them. Struggle creates strength.
31. Every day is precious, and one without growth is squandered.
32. There is only one me, and I’m it!
1. There is no excuse for lack of effort
2. Although I may be unhappy with my circumstances, and although racism and sexism and other “isms” exist, I know that things are better now than ever, and the future is even brighter.
3. While I may be unhappy with my circumstances, I have the power to change and improve my life. I refuse to be a victim.
4. Others may have been blessed with more money, better connections, a better home environment, and even better looks, but I can succeed with hard work, perseverance, and education.
5. I may be a product of a single- or no-parent household, but I will not hold anyone responsible for my present or allow anyone to interfere with my future. Others succeed under conditions far worse than mine.
6. Some schools and teachers are better than others, but my level of effort, dedication, curiosity, and willingness to grow determine what I learn.
7. Ambition is the key to growth.
8. I will set apart some time each day to think about where I want to go and how I intend to get there. A goal without a plan is just a wish.
9. “Luck” is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
10. If suitable role models are not nearby, I will seek them out.
11. A role model is someone who, through hard work and a positive outlook, has achieved.
12. A role model may be a parent, relative, friend, church member, judge, doctor, attorney, businessperson, or someone I’ve read about in the newspaper or seen on the local news.
13. I will contact role models and seek their advice, guidance, and counsel. People remember when they were my age and are eager to help.
14. I will seek out recommended magazines, articles, books, biographies, videos, and motivational and how-to books, and use them for education and motivation.
15. The light is always green. You cannot go full speed with one foot on the brake.
16. I am always “in school,” and I will not waste my summer by failing to read about and speak to people who can inspire me.
17. I will avoid friendship with people who do not share my goals and commitments. Nonsupportive relationships waste time and energy.
18. I will not seek immediate results, as I understand life is a journey and not a destination.
19. I will read a newspaper each day.
20. I will entertain myself in ways that challenge and expand my mind. As someone said, a mind expanded never returns to its original size.
21. I will pay attention to my diet and overall fitness, as they are the keys to a healthy and productive body and an enthusiastic mind.
22. Drugs are stupid. People who believe in drugs don’t believe in themselves.
23. I understand that jobs of the future require more preparation and training than ever, and I am determines to obtain the necessary background.
24. I well-rounded, competent student studies math and science.
25. People are not born “deficient in mathematical ability.” Through hard work and dedication, the subject can be mastered.
26. It is essential that I learn to speak and write Standard English. This is not “acting White,” but acting smart.
27. A strong vocabulary is the key to communication, and I will read books on vocabulary enrichment.
28. I expect sometimes to be teased, even ridiculed. This will not stop me; it will only make me stronger and more determined.
29. I control my body and will not create a child until I am spiritually, psychologically, educationally, and financially capable of assuming this awesome responsibility.
30. Life is difficult. I expect setbacks and will learn from them. Struggle creates strength.
31. Every day is precious, and one without growth is squandered.
32. There is only one me, and I’m it!
Friendship between women:
A woman didn't come home one night.
The next day she told her husband that she had slept over at a friend's house.
The man called his wife's 10 best friends.
None of them knew about it.
Friendship between men:
A man didn't come home one night.
The next day he told his wife that he had slept over at a friend's house.
The woman called her husband's 10 best friends.
8 of them confirmed that he had slept over and 2 of them claimed that he was still there.
A woman didn't come home one night.
The next day she told her husband that she had slept over at a friend's house.
The man called his wife's 10 best friends.
None of them knew about it.
Friendship between men:
A man didn't come home one night.
The next day he told his wife that he had slept over at a friend's house.
The woman called her husband's 10 best friends.
8 of them confirmed that he had slept over and 2 of them claimed that he was still there.
The 9 types of girlfriends.....
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1. Ms. Nice Gal - "Tickets to the boxing match? Oh darling, you shouldn't have."
Also Known As: What a Girl, Precious, One of the Boys, Doormat
Advantages: Cheerful, Agreeable, Kindly
Disadvantages: May wise up someday.
2. Old Yeller - "You spineless good-for-nothing no- talent SOB! Can't you see you're making me miserable?"
Also Known As: She-Devil, Sourpuss, The Nag, My Old Lady
Advantages: Pays attention to you.
Disadvantages: Screeches, Throws frying pans
3. Sickly - "Oh, my head. My head. My feet. My cramps."
Also Known As: Whiner, Mewler, Grumpy
Advantages: Predictable
Disadvantages: Contagious
4. The Boss - "Stand up straight. Put on a different tie. Get a haircut. Change your job. Make some money. Don't give me that look."
Also Known As: Whip cracker, Sergeant, Ms. Know-it-All, Ball and Chain
Advantages: Often right
Disadvantages: Often right, but so what?
5. Ms. Vaguely Dissatisfied - "I just can't decide. Should I switch my career, goals, home, or hair colour?"
Also Known As: The Fretter, Worrywart, Typical, Aw C'mon Honey
Advantages: Easily soothed
Disadvantages: Even more easily perturbed
6. Wild Woman - "I've got an idea. Let's get drunk and make love on the front lawn. I've done it before. It's fun!"
Also Known As: Fast Girl, Freewheeler, Unconscious
Advantages: More fun than a barrel of monkeys.
Disadvantages: Unreliable; drives off cliffs
7. Huffy - "I see nothing humorous in those silly cartoons you keep snickering at"
Also Known As: No Fun, Humorless, Cold Fish, Iceberg, Snarly
Advantages: Your friends will feel sorry for you.
Disadvantages: You will have no friends.
8. Woman from Mars - "I believe this interpretive dance will explain how I feel about our relationship"
Also Known As: The Babbler, Spooky Girl, Screwball, Loony, Bad News, Artistic
Advantages: Entertaining, Unfathomable
Disadvantages: Will read her poetry aloud.
9. Ms. Dreamgirl - "I am utterly content with you just the way you are, my handsome genius of a boyfriend. I want to make love to you like a crazed weasel."
Also Known As: Ms. Right, Goddess, Knockout, Perfection, The One
Advantages: Funny, Intelligent, Uninhibited
Disadvantages: Will have nothing to do with you!
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1. Ms. Nice Gal - "Tickets to the boxing match? Oh darling, you shouldn't have."
Also Known As: What a Girl, Precious, One of the Boys, Doormat
Advantages: Cheerful, Agreeable, Kindly
Disadvantages: May wise up someday.
2. Old Yeller - "You spineless good-for-nothing no- talent SOB! Can't you see you're making me miserable?"
Also Known As: She-Devil, Sourpuss, The Nag, My Old Lady
Advantages: Pays attention to you.
Disadvantages: Screeches, Throws frying pans
3. Sickly - "Oh, my head. My head. My feet. My cramps."
Also Known As: Whiner, Mewler, Grumpy
Advantages: Predictable
Disadvantages: Contagious
4. The Boss - "Stand up straight. Put on a different tie. Get a haircut. Change your job. Make some money. Don't give me that look."
Also Known As: Whip cracker, Sergeant, Ms. Know-it-All, Ball and Chain
Advantages: Often right
Disadvantages: Often right, but so what?
5. Ms. Vaguely Dissatisfied - "I just can't decide. Should I switch my career, goals, home, or hair colour?"
Also Known As: The Fretter, Worrywart, Typical, Aw C'mon Honey
Advantages: Easily soothed
Disadvantages: Even more easily perturbed
6. Wild Woman - "I've got an idea. Let's get drunk and make love on the front lawn. I've done it before. It's fun!"
Also Known As: Fast Girl, Freewheeler, Unconscious
Advantages: More fun than a barrel of monkeys.
Disadvantages: Unreliable; drives off cliffs
7. Huffy - "I see nothing humorous in those silly cartoons you keep snickering at"
Also Known As: No Fun, Humorless, Cold Fish, Iceberg, Snarly
Advantages: Your friends will feel sorry for you.
Disadvantages: You will have no friends.
8. Woman from Mars - "I believe this interpretive dance will explain how I feel about our relationship"
Also Known As: The Babbler, Spooky Girl, Screwball, Loony, Bad News, Artistic
Advantages: Entertaining, Unfathomable
Disadvantages: Will read her poetry aloud.
9. Ms. Dreamgirl - "I am utterly content with you just the way you are, my handsome genius of a boyfriend. I want to make love to you like a crazed weasel."
Also Known As: Ms. Right, Goddess, Knockout, Perfection, The One
Advantages: Funny, Intelligent, Uninhibited
Disadvantages: Will have nothing to do with you!
Just some quotes that I like :-)
“heavily tattooed women can be said to control and subvert the ever-present 'male gaze' by forcing men (and women) to look at their bodies in a manner that exerts control.”
― Margo Demello
“Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past.”
― Jack London
“A tattoo is a true poetic creation, and is always more than meets the eye. As a tattoo is grounded on living skin, so its essence emotes a poignancy unique to the mortal human condition.”
― V. Vale, Modern Primitives: An Investigation of Contemporary Adornment and Ritual
“Tattoos have a power and magic all their own. They decorate the body but they also enhance the soul.”
― Michelle Delio
“Tattooing, when understood in its entirety, must be seen as a religious act. The human being brings forth images from the center of the self and communicates them to the world. Fantasy is embodied in reality and the person is made whole.”
― Spider Webb
"The tattoo attracts and also repels precisely because it is different." - Margo DeMello, Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo Community, 2000
"Ink to paper is thoughtful
Ink to flesh, hard-core.
If Shakespeare were a tattooist
We'd appreciate body art more."
- Terri Guillemets
"Tattooing is about personalizing the body, making it a true home and fit temple for the spirit that dwells inside it.... Tattooing therefore, is a way of keeping the spiritual and material needs of my body in balance." - Michelle Delio
“heavily tattooed women can be said to control and subvert the ever-present 'male gaze' by forcing men (and women) to look at their bodies in a manner that exerts control.”
― Margo Demello
“Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past.”
― Jack London
“A tattoo is a true poetic creation, and is always more than meets the eye. As a tattoo is grounded on living skin, so its essence emotes a poignancy unique to the mortal human condition.”
― V. Vale, Modern Primitives: An Investigation of Contemporary Adornment and Ritual
“Tattoos have a power and magic all their own. They decorate the body but they also enhance the soul.”
― Michelle Delio
“Tattooing, when understood in its entirety, must be seen as a religious act. The human being brings forth images from the center of the self and communicates them to the world. Fantasy is embodied in reality and the person is made whole.”
― Spider Webb
"The tattoo attracts and also repels precisely because it is different." - Margo DeMello, Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo Community, 2000
"Ink to paper is thoughtful
Ink to flesh, hard-core.
If Shakespeare were a tattooist
We'd appreciate body art more."
- Terri Guillemets
"Tattooing is about personalizing the body, making it a true home and fit temple for the spirit that dwells inside it.... Tattooing therefore, is a way of keeping the spiritual and material needs of my body in balance." - Michelle Delio
Although Colorado DOES allow the concealed carry of firearms, the city of Aurora specifically BANS concealed carry even to legal permit holders.
There was no one in that theater with a gun except for James Holmes who ILLEGALLY brought them into the theater to start shooting up the place.
Gun control laws DO NOT WORK. Holmes violated at least two gun control laws before he fired his first shot (there's another law in Aurora that prohibits people [except police] from discharging a firearm in the city, one more criminal charge to get him with, GO AURORA!)
The only thing that gun control laws did in this case was give the gunman a theater full of unarmed victims. They were helpless sheep in a pen awaiting slaughter.
So yes, this tragedy could have been mitigated if there had been different gun control laws in Colorado. If citizens had been allowed to carry concealed handguns in Aurora then James Holmes MIGHT have been stopped before he murdered 12 people and injured 59 others.
Aurora, Co
1. "Dangerous weapon" includes firearm
2. Revocation of license for furnishing a firearm to a minor or someone under the influence.
3. Window displays cannot include firearms with barrels less than 12 inches long.
4. Unlawful to carry concealed "dangerous weapon"
5. Unlawful to discharge firearms, unless by law enforcement on duty or on shooting range.
6. Unlawful to possess firearm while under the influence of intoxicant
7. Unlawful to have loaded firearm in motor vehicle.
8. Unlawful for a juvenile to possess a firearm.
http://www.coloradoceasefire.org/munilaws.htm
There was no one in that theater with a gun except for James Holmes who ILLEGALLY brought them into the theater to start shooting up the place.
Gun control laws DO NOT WORK. Holmes violated at least two gun control laws before he fired his first shot (there's another law in Aurora that prohibits people [except police] from discharging a firearm in the city, one more criminal charge to get him with, GO AURORA!)
The only thing that gun control laws did in this case was give the gunman a theater full of unarmed victims. They were helpless sheep in a pen awaiting slaughter.
So yes, this tragedy could have been mitigated if there had been different gun control laws in Colorado. If citizens had been allowed to carry concealed handguns in Aurora then James Holmes MIGHT have been stopped before he murdered 12 people and injured 59 others.
Aurora, Co
1. "Dangerous weapon" includes firearm
2. Revocation of license for furnishing a firearm to a minor or someone under the influence.
3. Window displays cannot include firearms with barrels less than 12 inches long.
4. Unlawful to carry concealed "dangerous weapon"
5. Unlawful to discharge firearms, unless by law enforcement on duty or on shooting range.
6. Unlawful to possess firearm while under the influence of intoxicant
7. Unlawful to have loaded firearm in motor vehicle.
8. Unlawful for a juvenile to possess a firearm.
http://www.coloradoceasefire.org/munilaws.htm
