Enough of the Craig "scandal" !

I don't know if you're like me... but it is getting to a point... that 'nuf is 'nuf? It's all over the media.

One might say it's fair game. 'Tit for 'tat. The Republicans didn't hesitate when they caught some Democrats pants down. Even a certain Monica, smoking a presidential cigar...

The problem about the said presidential cigar... there was nothing illegal. It was between *consenting* adults, after all. Cheating is not nice though and certainly immoral, but it is still legal, and certainly isn't worth impeachment procedures.

In the case of the senator, it had nothing to do between consenting adults and he was breaking the law. As a senator, who preaches morality high and low, and also a guy who writes laws, he should know that.

The media focused on the salacious side, but to me there's another aspect: Privacy!

I don't know but when I have to go to the restrooms, for the duration of my business, this stall is *my* stall, and that's that! Keep your foot out of my stall! It's equivalent for someone breaking in my house! That's my personal space being invaded!

Back at FC, I differ a bit of opinion with my fellow blogger GypsyTunes. She's thinking that the treatment the senator had was unfair and there was an immense sense of injustice.

Personally, I think exact opposite. He did get a fair amount of justice, more than whatever will come out from the judicial system itself.

First a taste of his own medicine... and he will have also some highly unpleasant 'splanations to do with his wife. Not all that unfair, if you ask me. :)

As a guy with a weak bladder, I have no choice but make a lot of "pit stops" at these public restrooms. (and I'm one rare guys who has to do his Kegel exercises like the women... with the same VERY interesting side-effects, but I digress terribly here! ) . So a few times in my life, I've been the prime target of these guys.

Gypsy called that flirting. Personally, this is no flirting at all!!

The reason for this is simple, and this is not just proper to the human race, but common to all mammals: There is ONE time which we want to be alone, that one time which we feel vulnerable... and it is when we have to stop... and do our business. Number 1 or 2, or both if you're unlucky. :)

And it is because we feel vulnerable and these guys know it, so this is why they hang up in restrooms and zoom on their prey. They're so mixed up in their sex life that it is the only way for them to have what they want. In the middle of doing our business, we're hardly in a position to run out!!

I'm not prude, and those who know me will confirm that there's not much that will offend me. Besides, I have a few kinks of my own. The point is this: Between consenting adults, on equal terms, freely and willingly, anything goes. I will always stand by that.

However in *this* case, using the same metaphor, it's like someone breaking into your house and then asking if it's okay to stay with you. Sounds like intimidation, if you ask me! Therefore, so much for the mutual consents, given freely and willingly. So that's the point I try to made at FC... before the service went belly up this morning.

One thing that was allowed to fly in the media and that royally irked me is his statement "I'm not gay, I have never been gay". Oh boy...

The feel to answer nature's call is universal, therefore universal is the need for... privacy... regardless of one's sexual orientation. Gay men understand that, just like hetero men.

However, if you have kept tabs of similar headlines, haven't you noticed that those guys who are hanging in restrooms for sex are often... *heterosexual* men?

My 2-cent theory to that, as I've seen this in other circumstances, they're so messed up in their life that having sex with women is impossible, so they turn to men, -and at a time we're most vulnerable-, such as restrooms, to get what they can't get. They close their eyes and they imagine that it is a woman doing the deed.

Sure, there are likely to be some gay men who will also hang out in restrooms... but what I'm saying is that the senator implied that you have to be gay to do "those" things... when in fact, it is utterly false!

Now, the US media are on a roll, and I'm getting an overdose.

I was flabbergasted to see some news channels running polls after polls. Is he hypocrite yes or no? Is the Republican party hypocrite? Is a divorce in the air, yes or no? What do you think of his conduct? Will his kids suffer when they go in public, such as at school? Etc, etc, ad nauseam...

I have zero sympathy for that guy... he admitted guilt, and his statements were additional confirmations that he really did it. OK, fine (pun intended. :) ). As I said, he's probably getting more justice than what the justice would ever come to. Fine as well.

But a wrong doing by one doesn't excuse wrong doings by others. From what I'm seeing this morning, and probably that's just the tip of the iceberg... I think that point has been reached.

Cheers,

-E

No more $$$ for Naked Sign Language News in Japan...

You can read all about it, by clicking here.

As an ASL student (ASL = American Sign Language), when I first heard that news... I couldn't stop giggling. :)

Learning a language, motivation is a required ingredient. Shall I say (or sign ) more?

Also, like any language, you want to learn... all the dirty words that native speakers know... but aren't taught in school.

Books like "Merde!" and its siblings in many languages are popular for that reason. The curiosity... and a naughty mind that we all have. Mix the two, and you have a best-seller!

So, in a visual world, which sign language is all about... well, now you understand why it makes sense...

There's a Canadian twist. It is here (from Toronto, actually) that Naked News (female) and Male Naked News first came from. For some odd reasons, my cable provider carries the latter and not the first. Oh well... :)

Anyway, the way it goes, it is more or less of a regular news bulletin with mostly national news (Canada and US), and everyone starts clothed. Along the way, the newscasters (usually they are two or three persons) gradually shed their clothes... and about midway in the newscasts... it comes to a point that everyone wears a smile... and nothing else. :)

Then you suddenly realize that you suffer from ADD, or Attention Deficit Disorder!

And they show everything, and everything. Boobs and ahem... below for the ladies and for guys... it is difficult to stay focus when you see that dangling thing, you know...

Dang, there are guys who can brag about, and it's not fair!

So in Japan, they have their version of Naked News, and it is a weekly show upthere.

As part of the show, they have a 5-minute segment... which is done in Sign Language, and of course, the female signer is wearing nothing else but a beautiful smile. :)

That part of the show is intended for deaf Japanese and to those who want to learn Sign Language. I am not making this up.

And there's nothing like being ahem... nekkid to learn _those_ signs, you know!

Apparently, that segment of the show was (indirectly) funded by the Japanese government for education. Somehow, the bureaucrats didn't realize that by naked, they _really_ mean it.

Oops.

So it went out in the press, and out of embarassment, they cut the fundings, which in turn made even bigger headlines... and all the way to America.

Somehow, it is sad. As I'm learning more and more about the deaf culture... it is something which we,- hearing people- rarely think about ...

I'm not prude. I think that everyone deserves to have their dose of titillating fun, and everyone means... everyone, no?

Cheers,

-E

FC is out of commission..

Don't you love having a backup blog? Yay! :)

Also the fact that I'm terribly behind my mail... so I'll do that. :)

Here on the Cape, it's light rain and warm. I took a walk earlier today...

One thing I like about living "south", you aren't taking a cold shower. So walking in the rain felt good, very good. :)

Cheers,

-E

Test post with images

From my west coast trip. The first image was taken in Seattle. At various places throughout the city, you'll see this on the sidewalk. They'll teach you how to dance. This photo was taken on Broadway street, in the Capital District, near Pine Street.

The second photo was taken during the Canadian portion of my west coast trip.

A town that has (almost) my name on it... must be a nice town, right? Maybe. :)

Esquimalt is across the harbour from Victoria. There's a beautiful blue-cobalt bridge that gets there. Gentrification is going on everywhere on Vancouver island, and Esquimalt is no exception.

There are several shipyards, a Canadian naval base, and like in Vancouver on the mainland, lots of high rise condo buildings. Lodging is a problem on the island. At the time I was around, there was less than 1% vacancy. It is as expensive, if not even more expensive to live around Victoria than in Vancouver on the mainland.

Anyway, for a test, this should be enough. :)

Cheers,

-E

Under Construction...

I guess that I have to start somewhere. :)

It's funny... how vacations and technology mix in.

I'm at the motel... or rather, I'm at a lovely park the motel owns. I'm within range of their wi-fi service. I'm typing these lines on a picnic table.

Next to me there are big pine trees providing some shades.

Not bad, eh? :)

This is an "under construction" post. I do plan to "simulcast" between FC and here.

For the time being, I'm learning how the blog on the spot is working. :)

-E