Maggiemcneill

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2979 )

• In the News (#771)

  

  Our justice system considers a reasonable and compassionate solution sentencing a child under the coercion of a pimp to nearly six years in prison for online... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #375

  

  My whirlwind trip to San Francisco last week went quite well! The combination of Valium, Zofran, a screwdriver (before 7 AM) and first class seating let me slee... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• The Greater of Two Evils

  

  The other day, a total twit on Twitter twitted that she’s like to see the US federal government sue Exxon into bankruptcy for global warming. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #374

  

  I didn’t know that the government did things…that extreme. Dan SullivanI’m fascinated by early animation; here’s a short film from 1910, shared by Jesse... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#770)

  

  Officialdom should never have the right to tell grown adults when, how, with whom and for what reason they can have sex. – Ella WhelanFeminine Pragmatism The... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Role Models

  

  Last week, one of my online friends reacted to news of an abhorrent act of violence against peaceful people by referring to the evil lurking in our society. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Be the Change

  I notice that a lot of escorts whine about criminalization, yet don’t want to do anything about it. How are we ever to evolve change if we attack each other,... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#769)

  

  The satanic panic…reached a fever pitch…and like most hysterias, it thereafter died away. – Keith HamptonRough TradeIn the US, the victims would’ve been arreste... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #374

  

  While I was enjoying the eclipse with Lorelei last Monday, Grace was encountering problems in Oklahoma. I’d rather not go into the nature of those problems,... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Back Issue: August 2014

  

  To hear the cops tell it, they’re the “thin blue line” that stands between civilization and a species of chaos resembling Mad Max meets Lord of the Flies in... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #373

  

  It’s so nice to be insane; no one asks you to explain. – Alan O’DayHere’s another of those early cartoon videos which, as I mentioned last week, used to be... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#768)

  

  [Cops are] notorious for using data out of context or drawing grand conclusions that data ultimately do not support. – John HudakThe Enlightenment Police... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Letting Go

  

  As regular readers know, it’s always been extremely difficult for me to relax; my brain never stops and rarely slows, and if I don’t keep it occupied it tends t... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• When the Mirror Lies

  

  Is it normal to feel like a failure when you’re 21 and you still haven’t finished high school, even though your parents don’t make a huge deal out of it and... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#767)

  

  The federal government has no more business telling an adult where and how they can make their money than it does telling an adult where and how they can... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #373

  

  With the sale of my Oklahoma rental property last week, I am now basically debt-free; I could literally pay off all the debt I owe in the world with a single... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Like Houses

  

  Laws, like houses, lean on one another. – Edmund BurkeThe inability of naive people to understand the power of legal precedent is one of the greatest forces... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #372

  

  Goats are escape artists. – Matt MinnickThe first music videos (short films intended to market a song) were probably Warner Brothers’ “Merrie Melodies” cartoons... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#766)

  

  The whole idea of shelter homes is steeped in morality, not rights. – Satyawati from BhumikaLegal Is as Legal DoesWhat “legalized and heavily regulated” actuall... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Black Hat, White Hat

  

  Just your regular reminder that just because somebody opposes bad guys, doesn’t make them a good guy. If anything, the baddies fight each other more than they... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY