Well, it's hard to BELIEVE that I'll be headin' outta' TOWN to join th' gators & sand-fleas, down HERE (mid-week). Be down there for a month-&-a-half, so (prob'ly) you'll only be able to catch up with me via e-mail, & that may be sporadic. Anyway, you can do that at rotcod@comcast.net
I took Son-hui (that's Kim, BTW) out for a Valentine's Day supper, at a nice Korean restaurant in Tacoma. We like it, 'coz you can still "cook your own", & new ownership has ensured that th' beef is sizzling & tasty. A fine time was had by all!
We've got a "date" to hookup with Andy's girlfriend's parents this afternoon. He's been "going with" her for about a year now, so I guess it's (finally) time we meet...
Got a few reviews done yesterday... unfortunately, discovered that (somehow), issues # 62, 63 & 64 had gotten LOST... if YOU were IN any of those issues - either on the REVIEW page, or in the INTERVIEW section, & have a copy of your reviewed saved/posted somewhere, please E-MAIL it to me, at rotcod@comcast.net, so I can gradually "rebuild" those 3 issues... thanks!
Well, it's about time for me to move on along... stay in TOUCH with me folks... e'en tho' I'm off (eventually) to dangerous regions, I still LOVE to hear from y'all! Ciao....
Hmmm.... this furor over female sweat glands is among the most ridiminous... European TV has far more than that showing... heck, Benny Hill often had some classically naughty "snatches" on his show. What IS disturbing to me (&, yes, I DO know that it is PC-incorrect to surface such issues..... hell, what're blogs for?) is the support, apparently in all forms of media, for those who demand the impossible! I'm not here to say that folks who are gay are "bad people"... or to advocate violence against them - violence is not the answer to ANYTHING!
What I am here to say, however, is that the idea that the LAW would declare in favor of anyone other than a heterosexual couple sharing the benefits of the law regarding marriage - is just plain SILLY!
I have known, partied with & played music with many people who were openly gay.... if and when the issue came up (I never made an issue of it), & the ultimate question came... "what do YOU think of my lifestyle?"... my answer had to be - NO WAY, Jose. Having been down the road of substance abuse myself, it would be just like me going up to my father in those earlier days & saying "Dad, I'd like you to accept the fact that I live my life for dope"... what do YOU think his reaction would have been? He wasn't a violent man, so he wouldn't have reached out & thrashed me... he would realize from the fact that I had asked the question that I was seeking his approval for it... & though he would have been kind and loving in his response... he STILL would have said NO WAY, Jose!
If you, or anyone else, is offended by a negative opinion of a LIFESTYLE that YOU choose (despite all arguments to the contrary)... well - be offended! However, do NOT turn it into a campaign to convince me that MY opinion is not "acceptable", or is "politically incorrect".... I don't care a SNIT about PC, but I DO CARE that I (and my children) were raised to form and have INDIVIDUAL opinions, even if they fly in the face of the current "fad" in the public arena. BTW, just so you know it, I am just as hard on ANY individual or group who demands that I bow to their beliefs... religious zealots (as you've often heard me say) trying to impose their opinions on the masses are NO LESS GUILTY than those who ask me to "accept them for what they are"... I have no problem believing that what YOU do is YOUR business... but, the first time you DEMAND that I "bless it" as "acceptable"... I will give you a courteous, yet firm, reply....... NO!