Maggiemcneill

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• Bathhouse 18

  

  While I was away last week, our hired man was busy doing the shingles on the second cottage, with Chekhov assisting; it was rather nice to come home to that... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Another Kind of Haggling

  

  Haggling isn’t actually about the relative expense of a sex worker’s price; it’s a means of trying to circumvent her boundaries. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1073)

  

  Our job as educators is not to create a surveillance environment that teaches students how to better lie, but to foster critical thinking and civic... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #533

  

  Time spent with Dr. Quest is always lovely, but unfortunately time spent on airplanes is not. So after a wonderful weekend I had to get up at 5 AM Sunday to... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Tissue of Lies

  

  I’m always happy when journalists investigate the wild fantasies promoted by politicians, cops, and “rescue” profiteers via the mainstream media. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #532

  

  I can’t breathe. – Daniel PrudeIt’s hard to believe that today is already the 21st anniversary of the greatest disaster in human history, when we lost the Moon... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1072)

  

  [Kamala] Harris is basically a QAnon cheerleader for people who fancy themselves too sophisticated for that crap. – Elizabeth Nolan BrownA Moral Cancer (#790)... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Bathhouse 16

  

  I returned to Sunset on Wednesday of last week, and until Monday did a host of small jobs on the project which were yet unfinished. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Taking Shape

  

  As regular readers know, I’m planning to semi-retire at the end of this year; I stopped creating traditional ads over a year ago, and as of January 1st I will n... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1071)

  

  Exodus Cry[‘s]…history of hateful rhetoric toward women and…those who don’t abide by their vision of purity…is extremely disturbing. Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #532

  

  It’s been years since I made jam; I believe the last time was in 2013, because the year after that I was on tour all summer, then in 2015 I moved to Seattle. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the Store

  

  It used to be that when I ordered a box of my own books, it arrived just as quickly as anything else I purchased from Amazon. But the pandemic seems to have... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #531

  

  Zoiks! – Norville RogersOne of this week’s deaths was Joe Ruby, who with his partner Ken Spears created Scooby Doo, Where Are You? during their time at... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1070)

  

  This is not a game…This is our…livelihood. – Cris SardinaCounterfeit Comfort This steaming turd is even more worthless than is typical of NPR’s bluenosed... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Bathhouse 15

  

  As I explained last week, we were able to hire a friend of of my usual hired man for a few days thanks to a generous donation from one of my gentlemen. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Life with a Fast Brain

  

  I’ve written before about the dark side of characteristics usually viewed as positive, pointing out that every deviation from balance has a cost. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1069)

  

  America’s founding generation…knew their fair share of unwelcome constables. – Judge Justin WalkerElephant in the Parlor (#832)Remember this scandal? Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #531

  

  I spent the better part of my Saturday and Sunday under Chekhov’s cottage, connecting the cables that will supply electricity to the outlets. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Back Issue #86

  

  Until…women present a unified front against collective ownership of our bodies, progress will be slow at best. – “What a Week!”From the Archives Naturally;... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #530

  

  You have two things against you — you’re black and I have a badge. – Donald KincaidVincent Price was never too proud or snobbish to appear in just about... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY