Stereotyping...

I was at our local yrly Mastergardener's sale yesterday when an aquaintence struck up a political discussion. Since I was more Interested in getting the newest and neatest for my yard(I got Cardamom BTW!, it took me a moment to realise they were haranging me for my support of a candidate that I didn't....support. "Wait a minute." I asked. "Why do you think I'm for Obama?". "You're Gay, aren't you? Gays always vote for the Black 1st, then the Woman and last the good-looking man" I was told.
Now last time I was a McCainiac but his pandering to the Fundies makes me sick. And as for his "looks", maybe I'd fuck the 70's McCain but now;>? Oddly enough, all the nasty anti-female BS that's used against Clinton is making me more likely to vote for her. Obama has Smoker's Skin and McCain has jowls(no counting the swelling due to his Cancers...) so why are Clinton's arm flab a reportable item? None of them have an attactive laugh so why is her's a "cackle"? Obama has "chicken legs" and McCain's waistband's at his nipples(or where they'd be if he Moobs weren't down near his navel...)so why the comments about why she wears pants instead of skirts newsworthy?
I didn't like her when her husband was president but with this sort of childish "He-man Women Hater's Club"/ "No-Mam" BS I now respect at least her backbone....
Truth,
Pat

Wind Damage...

One of my listmates was in one of the tornadoes that hit in the last couple of days. His family is fine and, with the exception of some minor damage, so is his home. I wish I'd known where he lived BEFORE so that I could have checked to see if they were OK. I do try to do that with folks on lists that I've been on for a couple of yrs. I know how good it felt when I got emails from folks who wanted to know if we were OK when all those hurricanes hit that yr. I've blanked out the two that actually hit us, basically calling all of them "Kat & Kompany". One of the reasons I try to find out where folks I listen to is because honestly I don't want them to feel as I did. Of all the folks I've Known over the last 29 yrs in "the alt-rel community" that I keep contact with AND know where I live, only a handful bothered. It was a "wake-up", I admit. It taught me a lot about phone and on-line relationships and how shallow they can be as well as how good some folks are. In fact, some of the folks I most disagreed with were among those that tried to get ahold of us. It taught me about who "family" really is. 'Course, some folks keep migrating;>
Remember, if there's folks that you enjoy reading, keep tabs on them in both Cyber and Midgard. They'll appreciate the thoughts....
Truth,
Pat