Maggiemcneill

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2979 )

• Viral Marketing

  

  Is there a realistic danger that I might get infected with the coronavirus if I went to see a reputable escort in a city that has never been a hot spot? Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1079)

  

  What we really need are safe and legal ways for sex workers to do what millions of Americans depend on them for. – Kate ZenUnder Every Bed Population... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #536

  

  Last Wednesday I collected what I thought a good number of apples from my trees to test my new cider press; after coring them and running them through a food... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Noise and Nuisance

  Seattle is the only large city I’ve ever lived in.  Oh, I spent an appreciable fraction of my adult life in New Orleans, but that hasn’t been a large city (by... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #535

  

  I can’t breathe. – Vanessa PeoplesI thought “I Am Woman” was vapid and silly even when I was very young and it was very popular. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1078)

  

  There is no provision under [Indian] law which makes prostitution per se a criminal offence. – Justice Prithviraj ChavanElephant in the ParlorAmericans keep... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Bathhouse 20

  

  On the day my last bathhouse update posted, we were busily engaged in switching our power system over from the old  cables Grace had jury-rigged back in 2017... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• No Explanation

  

  October is, of course, Halloween month, a time for spooky stuff; my October movie choices are always horror. That of course means older movies; series-obsessed... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1077)

  

  The law punishes sex workers…and…turns us into criminals. – Mai JuntaThe Immunity Syndrome (#318)Don’t try to imagine this in the US; you’ll overload your... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #535

  

  Leveling the floor of my house has been a long, slow process, but we’re finally beginning to make some discernible progress. Every Sunday we use a laser level t... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• The Convergence of Censors

  

  The censor-morons are loose, and they’re attacking the small targets so their totalitarian masters can expend their energy on big ones like the internet. Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #534

  

  If a prisoner of war were treated this way, it would be a war crime. – Erik HeiptI don’t recall being terribly impressed with this song when it was first out,... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1076)

  

  If your fantasies offend the police…you can be destroyed. – Marty KleinTales from the Dark Side“In a world where prosecution for thoughtcrime has become a grim... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Bathhouse 19

  

  Last week was mostly a lot of prep work and what one might call “invisible improvements”. On Wednesday I bought the steel we’re going to build the roof structur... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Back Issue #87

  

  The fact that a cherished tenet of dogma is demonstrably false never stops True Believers from instilling it indelibly into the public consciousness by endless... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1075)

  

  Are we also going to ban [picking] peppers and asparagus? – Niels van den BergeLicense to RapePolice states define the bodies of all citizens as “crime scenes”... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Mabon 2020

  

  The apparent path of the sun will cross the celestial equator southbound at 13:30 UTC today, making this the first day of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #534

  

  Steel has grown steadily more (disproportionate to inflation) expensive in the 18 years I’ve been buying it, but fortunately Grace is good at finding deals. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #533

  

  I can’t breathe! I’m gonna die, help! – Stephen DolceamoreThe great Diana Rigg died late last week, and though I could’ve moved things around I preferred to... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1074)

  

  Anger, rage, and fear over the sexual abuse of children not only hurts our chances of preventing future abuse, but it harms the children themselves. – Dr. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY