There is something about this one piece of information – that Americans throw away 40% of the food we buy – that nails exactly what is wrong with American culture.
RIP Mike Penner (Christine Daniels)
Mike Penner transitioned a couple of years ago and started using the name Christine Daniels only to start going by Mike Penner last year again.
He was found dead in his apartment, apparently of suicide.
How much does this break a person’s heart? Plenty.
Our love to his family and friends.
Accurate if Not Happy Thanksgiving
T Girl Sticker
Best unintentional trans-friendly marketing: 
It’s the logo of the Tennessee Volunteers Pink Tennessee Girls, and it’s $5.95.
(Courtesy Autumn Sandeen & Kevin O’Connor, via Twitter)
11/1
When did it get to be November?
Keep an eye out tomorrow for a piece of writing by me on Pam’s House Blend. It’ ll be the first time I’ve guest blogged over there (although I’m a regular reader).
& Happy Dia de los Muertos, of course.
<< Yes, I do think of them as same sex couple of calacas (or Catrinas, or calaveras).
Two Tune (un)Tuesday: Halloween
Ah, my gothier former self picked these. Despite how godawful the Ministry track is, I do believe it helped save my life.
well I let their teeny minds think
that they’re dealing with someone who is over the brink
and I dress this way just to keep them at bay
‘Cuz Halloween is everyday
Oh, why can’t I live a life for me?
why should I take the abuse that’s served?
why can’t they see they’re just like me?
Oy. I think we can officially blame Al Jourgensen for emo.
Dan Savage Likes Sex
Dan Savage, as usual, finds the sex positive take on even sexist Halloween costumes.
We know what it’s like to keep your sexuality under wraps, to keep it concealed, to be on your guard and under control at all times. While you don’t suffer anywhere near the kind of repression we did (and in many times and places still do), straight people are sexually repressed, too. You move through life thinking about sex, constantly but keenly aware that social convention requires you to act as if sex were the last thing on your mind. Exhausting, isn’t it? It makes you long for moments when you can let it all hang out, when you can violate the social taboos you honor most of the rest of time, when you can be the piece of meat you are and treat other people like the pieces of meat they are.
and then:
Straight guys don’t have the same incentive to bare their flesh on Halloween. It’s a shame, of course, because there are a lot of straight guys out there who have amazing bodies, and they should be encouraged to show off on Halloween, to celebrate their erotic power and do like the gay boys do: objectify and be objectified at the same time. That would make the straight pride parades, aka Halloween, feel as egalitarian as the gay pride parades on which they were unconsciously modeled.
Oh, if only!
Misery in Pictures
If you haven’t checked out the Awkward Family Photos site yet, do it the next time your life seems fucked up.
Because if this family photo doesn’t help you feel better by seeing someone else’s misery, nothing will.
“Very Thick Soft and Hairy”
Well it is getting cold out, but still I don’t think this would be enough to keep anyone warm. Here’s the product description from its ebay listing:
LONG HAIR MOHAIR G-STRING / THONG WITH WILLY WARMER SWEATER
~Very~Thick~Soft~and~Hairy~ Male G-String with open Willy Warmer in black.
The Willy Warmer is super soft and hairy both on the inside and outside.
Hand knitted with total of 3 strands:
2 strands of long hair English mohair (82%) and
1 strand of 100% pure new wool.
Size: M-L, Fits waist 37-40 in (94-102 cm)
Willy Warmer Sweater Measurements:
Its length is 4.33 in (11 cm) and
Its diameter is 1.4 in (3.5 cm)
Wear it for your enjoyment and fun!
I used the words “black mohair sweater.” Who knew?
Snow
Since many of you have asked when exactly it starts snowing here in Appleton, here’s your answer: today.