tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31513142174467948322011-06-08T00:48:44.843-06:00Spicy, sweet, and subversive, we are a group blog dedicated to conversation about arts, language, humor, politics, nature and the human condition. We practice kindness and admire intelligence of all persuasions. We agree to disagree without putdown or personal analysis. We love women, queerness, class and racial diversity, disabled viewpoints, parents, questions, and recipes. Come get your daily vitamin C with us.Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.comBlogger811100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-56405081674266898862008-05-13T00:53:00.004-06:002008-12-10T21:41:30.973-06:00

(Graffiti from Melbourne, Australia, photographed by Jill Posener)I am this month's host of the 14th Carnival of Radical Feminists. Aside from spreading the news about that in general here, I want to draw attention to the fact that one of our divas, Kat, has a submission up at the Carnival: It's the post from BitchCraft entitled Housework, Gender, Being a "Wife". Good work, Kat! -- Maggie

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-80991955789263111372008-05-02T14:16:00.004-06:002008-12-10T21:41:31.229-06:00

Kat at her blog BitchCraft created a post introducing the concept of "LolSharks". I was inspired, and used the photo below to continue her tradition. It can be viewed (and, if you are inspired, altered/improved upon at ICHC Vote Page.Go for it!

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A friend of mine who wishes to not be named has advanced MS and wants to have "a funeral for her brain" while it still works well enough to let her enjoy it. I am trying not to think about the reason for this party, since she wants us to enjoy it. We'll have forever to miss her when the time comes.I have been given the assignment of making a brain cake. I got some useful info atMake An

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When I lived in San Francisco during my 20s and 30s, the dyke political community that was my base was over 50% Jewish. Every Passover, we had a community seder, with a cobbled together haggadah, secular and feminist revisionism, and tons of singing. After the first one, I couldn't imagine how I'd gone my whole life without this meaningful watershed event. It became one of my top three

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-44401120752542727952008-04-10T16:16:00.013-06:002008-12-10T21:41:34.771-06:00

Making good on my threat in the previous thread, here is a photo of Speedy Geoduck, mascot of Washington’s official hippie college, The Evergreen State College (don’t forget the definite article!).The Geoduck Fight Songby Malcolm Stilson, 1971Go, Geoducks go,Through the mud and the sand, let’s go.Siphon high, squirt it out,Swivel all about,Let it all hang out.Go, Geoducks go,Stretch your necks

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Jayhawk Baby goes for a 3 pointer as she celebratesKU's win over the Memphis Tigers, in overtime, 75-68!!!Okay, I know I'm probably the only one on this blog who even cares about this, but trust me, around here, we're pretty happy. Yes, I live in Missouri, but as Lawrence is only 4o miles away, and both my kids went to school there (one of 'em will even be graduating this December) Kansas is my

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Over at our birth-blog, Dykes to Watch Out For, the subject of a meeting of bloggers in the Seattle area has come up. A number of us live in the neighborhood of Ballard (home of the largest Norwegian Constitution Day parade this side of Bergen), so we have decided to meet in the restaurant at the historic Sunset Bowl at 1420 NW Market Street. The bowling alley, which has been around at least as

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At around this time last year, one of our Divas, Pam I., posted the above cartoon to Maoist Orange Cake. I'm bringing it back as an annual tradition. After the fold are several more cartoons and LOLCritters (many by our Diva little gator) which guarantee to puncture the solemnity of this holiday. Some are repeats from other sites, but hey -- a laugh is a laugh.

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-57975693919569809072008-03-06T15:45:00.014-06:002008-12-10T21:41:41.820-06:00

(July 1888 in Brewster, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, showing eight-year-old Helen Keller seated next to her teacher, Anne Sullivan, as they hold hands)A new photograph of Helen Keller has been discovered showing her (in 1888) at age eight with Annie Sullivan. It's the earliest known photo of the two of them together -- Annie Sullivan came to work with Helen in 1887. Much is also being made of the

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-56829732406952892562008-02-20T19:25:00.004-06:002008-12-10T21:41:43.940-06:00

Maybe baby Molly is smiling because she's an Obama supporter, and it looks like he may be the nominee.Maybe Molly's smiling because the Democrats have two good candidates from which to choose.Maybe it's just because she's having a bath.(Or maybe this is just an excuse for her grandmama to post a cute picture.)But whatever the reason, she wants you to know that every once in awhile, life is

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-89720021840303070852008-02-16T12:07:00.002-06:002008-02-16T12:09:40.554-06:00

My oldest living relative died yesterday. She was 105, the last relative of my grandparents' generation, and my grandfather's sister. Aunt Gertrude was doing quite well until she was 102 or so, and had been quite confused since then.

little gatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359345204074482888noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-76616545656155359192008-02-14T14:37:00.002-06:002008-02-14T14:44:56.830-06:00

A while back, I posted about my neighborhood. I was worried about its future, and upset that my hardware store was possibly closing. The update is that it is, indeed, going to close permanently. There's a sign up saying that they're going to have to sell off the last bits of stock, because Berkeley is unrelenting in its zoning bullshit. The sign also said that "Wells Fargo dealt the final

kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18268308908367447768noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-82935588826824781562008-02-11T17:30:00.001-06:002008-12-10T21:41:46.056-06:00

That’s how many Democrats showed up for my precinct caucus here in Seattle on February 9 at the Oddfellows Hall in Ballard. Four years ago we had thirty-six, and thought it was a big turnout. And this time, I was attending as Precinct Committee Officer and had to chair the meeting. I came armed with a large rubber mallet from my tool box to use as a gavel. I needed it.But more important than a

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I know it's not factually accurate.to the tune of "Happy Birthday":Happy Presidents Day!Honest Abe freed the slaves.George could not tel a li-ie,So go buy a car!

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Here I am, horning in again, but I just finished David Michaelis' weighty tome "Schulz and Peanuts", and I am bursting at the seams to write about it. As a cartoon afficienado, I was eager to read the book, but found myself quite suprised in discovering how complex Michaelis' subject was. I always figured Charlie Brown was Schulz's alter-ego, but who knew that much of Lucy's character was based

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-78345623990293218342008-02-05T22:37:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:41:47.222-06:00

Molly's so happy!Hillary won in Missouri!Barack won in Kansas!But wait....Maybe not..,Huckabee's winning in Missouri too!WTF!Somebody please write a biting political essay, and help us figure this out!

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-65534042240284800962008-02-04T18:26:00.001-06:002008-12-10T21:41:47.462-06:00

It has been 12 days since out last post. I realize many of us are busy with our own creative activities, but I'm taking this opportunity to implore my sister and brother divas (and divo) to add something new to the conversation.Tomorrow is Super Tuesday, and Mardi Gras. There are no good excuses regarding nothing to write about---these two subjects alone should provide plenty of grist for the

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Some one who loves me finally gave me a Christmas present that I actually asked for this year; not bath salts, or candles, or perfume---no, this was a wonderful present; a crockpot. I used to have one, years ago, but it was broken during a move, and I never got around to replacing it. I knew the minute I laid eyes on this one what delectable dish I would first cook in it---my famous beef

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-43254425224334363672008-01-16T15:07:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:41:49.276-06:00

Many of us Divas, through we’re an independent bunch, tend to lean Democratic in political matters. I understand we even have a card-carrying member of the party (me!) among us. That gives us a whole slew of top-notch candidates among whom to choose for President. (If I can’t have Big Al, gimme Little John!)But pity the poor Republicans! They have to choose among nutcases and fascists, all

Jana C.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16974426405568302762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-83255247204893188132008-01-09T11:17:00.000-06:002008-01-09T20:16:42.290-06:00

We've known of this for a while, but last night, Boyfriend says "you're welcome" in response to nothing.I scratch my head and wonder what that was all about, and am about to ask when I hear this music coming out of his computer speakers. I've had the song stuck in my head ever since.....Shrimp on a Treadmillso funny...so annoying....

kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18268308908367447768noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-71238069930585275102007-12-28T14:47:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:41:49.850-06:00

Over at the Blog Whose Name We Do Not Mention, links to a couple of quizzes have been posted, flooding poor Alison Bechdel with more irrelevant notes. Hoping to pick up some of the overflow, I’m posting both links here.Free Rice (words): Free RiceGeography: The Traveler IQ ChallengeI made it to Level 11 of the geography quiz, but I expected better. Part of the problem was the scale of the map,

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Here's wishing all you divas (and divos) out there the Happiest of Holidays!This is what I wish for us all in 2008:An end to the war in Iraq, and the troops coming home.A Democrat in the White House.Someone wonderful to love you.An end the the writer's strike (I miss my Daily Show/Colbert Report!)A robust economy.Better health for all of us!I want to thank all of you for your commentary here---

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-58538985603938632942007-12-12T19:11:00.000-06:002007-12-12T22:23:00.290-06:00

the angry kitty captures my mood... We're at that part of the holiday season where I begin to think Scrooge had a point---I mean Scrooge before his conversion. I feel like George Bailey when he knocked all the stuff off the table. Or the Grinch, when those damn Whos wouldn't shut up.The Holidays can be wonderful, but aren't there times you just want to close the drapes and wish it was over?So I

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-71712608153318858392007-12-05T20:15:00.001-06:002008-12-10T21:41:50.904-06:00

MOLLY ALICE O'ROARKAll 9 pounds 8 ounces21-1/2 inches of herALFREDO JOAQUIN PASCUAL-DAMIANAlfedo Joaquin Pascual-Damian was born to my daughter Shakira Pascual-Lopez and Sergio Damian on 8/3/07 at a hospital outside Portland, Oregon. At just over 5 months, he weighs a healthy 15 lbs. He is cheerful, smiles a lot, and can sleep through most anything. Joaquin has 5 young (ages 8-13) tias (aunts)

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-79677075438655157152007-12-03T02:47:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:41:52.425-06:00

I've been thinking a lot recently about my neighborhood. Stuart may be on a local food only kick, but I'm on a more general local business kick. And when I say "my" neighborhood, I do mean mine. I'm very possessive about Berkeley, because in a way, I've inherited it. My mom's family has lived here since the early 1940's, which makes me unusual in the transplant-heavy Bay Area. I live 5 minutes

kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18268308908367447768noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-27402797280097562412007-12-01T10:51:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:41:53.506-06:00

Four years ago, in December 2003, I rode the train three days to visit an ex in Oregon. It was an epic journey in a number of respects, but one of the stand-out memories is that the books I took to read were Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. I was astounded by how good they were, far better than Harry Potter or most so-called "adult" material. I couldn't believe everyone wasn't

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-42130634525930409032007-11-29T08:11:00.000-06:002007-11-29T08:24:26.734-06:00

The local board of whatever has decided to keep the tree, bracing it somehow to keep it together.At annefrank.org. the offical website of the Secret Annex, they express worry. They believe there is no way to make the tree safe from falling. Worse, when it does fall theree's a chance that it may fall on the Secret Annex and destroy it.The have a new tree ready, a graft from the original(not a

little gatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359345204074482888noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-80277408256858100762007-11-18T15:41:00.000-06:002007-11-18T16:27:59.839-06:00

They're cutting down Anne Frank's tree. The one she looked at while in hiding in Holland. The one she looked at nearly every day she was there, imagining what it would be like to be outside, under it's spreading branches, walking free. Of course there's a compelling reason. The tree, a one-hundred and fifty year old chestnut, is slowly dying, rotting from a fatal, incurable fungus. It is very

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-57286509031055420052007-11-10T20:23:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:41:55.840-06:00

Feminista of Maoist Orange Cake has requested a post about the Calexico/Mexicali Day of the Dead, a Border Wall art show recently reported on at the Portland (Oregon) Independent Media Center. Kim Alphandary has a lovely set of images up at her blog, along with excellent cultural explanations which begins with:"Here on the border fence between Calexico and Mexicali, cities that emerge on both

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-16177768301443220612007-11-05T10:48:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:41:56.179-06:00

Type your summary hereType rest of the post hereSo here I am, trying to see if I can add photos on my own. In case you didn't know, you can click on the table of pumpkins in the previous post and see them enlarged. Mr Gator did the ship and wave. I did white skull, star-eyes, square-tooth bat, small circle eyes and red snake.I'm especially pleased with the skull and am adding another image of

little gatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359345204074482888noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-252440511708760652007-10-31T17:35:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:03.147-06:00

By request, below the fold we're going to post photos of some costumes worn by Maoist Orange Cakers this year and in the past. If you'd like to add to this line-up, e-mail your JPEGs, GIFs or BMPs to one of us. And please continue celebrating little gator's post on Halloween.The beauty of hand-made costumes, using masks from Venice and creative assemblage: (Kat, Halloween 2007) (Creating that

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-3846182220752909222007-10-25T03:20:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:24.691-06:00

(Lydia and pals waiting for The Great Pumpkin at the Gators' house, Halloween 2006)This is my set of memories, so I'm not going into the origins and possible meanings of Halloween, or the history and alternate spelling fo the name itself. To me, it's a time for certain types of goofy fun.Pigging out on candy, dressing up as things or people you are not, being scared or pretending to be scared

little gatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359345204074482888noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-7623928607850572232007-10-22T21:52:00.003-06:002007-10-22T23:13:09.345-06:00

This is what I've been reading during my convalescence (I have bursitis), that is, when I have been conscious enough (I'm on painkillers) to read.Originally the book was called "If I Did It", and O.J. was to receive all of the credit, as well as the profits. The Goldman and Brown families had teamed up to prevent the publication of this "thing" but due to much legal wrangling, they were unable to

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-58704778460576522922007-10-09T22:25:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:24.886-06:00

I've been inspired by the pieces that have been written by our own Ms. Jochild on Meta Watershed to tell of one of my own run-ins with the health care system. For those who are convinced that socialized medicine is the worst thing that could ever happen to this country, maybe this will make you think again.In 2005, my girlfriend and I decided to move in together. During the move, I fell down some

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-86735385553516425692007-10-09T21:50:00.001-06:002008-12-10T21:42:25.120-06:00

Bookbird, in response to our quest for the perfect Maoist Orange Cake image, suggested the one above. I agree with her, it looks very much like the real thing. So I'm tossing it up here in a brief post, to see how it affects the vote.

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-29378317478392152342007-10-03T17:33:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:28.545-06:00

(The original orange cake image)Here at Maoist Orange Cake, we're in the middle of a discussion about changing the image we use at the top of our webpage. We've decided to share this conversation with you, to reveal our culinary process. And encourage your input.It began thusly:Shado to Maggie, 2 October 2007: I found this picture online. Wouldn't it be great if we could somehow get that bottle

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-17620164235224913862007-09-24T21:58:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:31.272-06:00

"Here's the unmentionable secret: Racism isn't that big a deal any more. No sensible person supports it. Nobody of importance preaches it. It's rapidly becoming an ugly memory." -- Tony Snow, on an October 2003 edition of Fox News Sunday(A tree similar to the "Whites Only" tree at Jena High School, Jena, Lousiana -- the original tree has since been removed)This week as thousands of protesters

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-83538742838362512352007-09-17T17:49:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:31.898-06:00

Mark Weil was murdered a week ago, and no one knows why. I spotted the story on the front page of the Post-Intelligencer, and it seemed to connect, in random fashion, to me and my interests: theatre, Central Asia, and Seattle.Some thirty years ago, Mark Weil, a Jewish Uzbek, founded the Ilkhom Theatre in Tashkent, in what was then the Uzbek S.S.R. Directing an independent theatre in the old

Jana C.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16974426405568302762noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-18900800502315475012007-09-16T23:27:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:32.078-06:00

This post is a continuation of a conversation about class begun on another blog, not our regularly scheduled programming. Consider it a bonus round. Now, as we were saying...I assume that every class in our society operates under terror of being swept away. Fear of being deprived of the means to continue existing is what keeps most oppressions in place, and at its base, that’s classism.

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-2849597480462045232007-09-07T07:20:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:33.151-06:00

(Painting of Robert E. Peary and Donald B. MacMillan, copyright by Bowdoin University)In the middle 1930s, my mother was a small child spending summers in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Donald MacMillan, the arctic explorer, was in town. His ship, the Bowdoin, had been launched in the Boothbay area. My grandmother sent my mother to the front of the crowd to get his autograph, which she did. It's been

little gatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359345204074482888noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-78293305290650310982007-08-28T05:44:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:34.120-06:00

First, let me apologize to Josiah for interupting his post week; it's just that I'm finally at the point where this contest can be wrapped up, and I'm sure you're all dying to know the results! So, without any further ado, ladies and gent, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Maoist Orange Cake Drag King Name Contest is (cue drum roll in your head);Cervix Merchandise! (submitted by lil

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-53950826634022746532007-08-25T17:10:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:35.155-06:00

Hi, folks. It's Josiah, Maoist Orange Cake's first Divo here. (As I said to the Graces who run this place when I accepted their kind offer to join, I'm happy to be a Diva, a Divo or even Devo.) Yes, I'm a straight man, and yes, I'm a feminist and strong supporter of LGBT rights. That combination is, alas, far more rare than it ought to be.I recently learned that one early male feminist was L.

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When do we hear about the contest results?I forgot my other store name- Orifice Max.

little gatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359345204074482888noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-35596839504324999252007-08-14T10:02:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:35.453-06:00

Greer Grimsley is one sexy Dutchman. And a hot Wotan, and an absolutely sizzling Telramund. Seattle Opera’s summer production—the first opera of the season—is generally something big. And in Seattle, something big often means Richard Wagner. Last Wednesday it was the Flying Dutchman, with Greer Grimsley in the title role. Great stuff.As Rebecca Brown has pointed out, it’s kind of strange to be

Jana C.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16974426405568302762noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-68454093741337103742007-08-07T21:07:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:37.231-06:00

In 1972, my closeted Lesbian English teacher (RIP, Ms. Duff), one of six teachers in an extremely rural and conservative school of 36 students, responded to our confused emotions about the Vietnam war by assigning us to read Johnny Got His Gun. This was an anti-war novel that she guessed nobody in the community would understand as anti-war, written by Dalton Trumbo, one of the Hollywood Ten

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-15831933568656206832007-08-07T10:03:00.000-06:002007-08-07T22:50:51.547-06:00

"Next year, on the twentieth of May,I proclaim Little Alligator Day!"Or at least, that's what I'll have to do, after missing our lil' gator's birthday?For those of you who don't know of her, let me fill you in---she's married (to Mr. Gator, of course). She's been known to carry a stuffed alligator wearing a leather jacket (what he was doing in a leather jacket, I'll never know). She's an

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-61750174709654826772007-08-04T11:32:00.000-06:002007-08-04T21:42:40.147-06:00

1955 was a wonderful year:Disneyland opened..."Rock Around The Clock" hailed the beginning of Rock and Roll...Elvis Presley made his first TV appearance...The first McDonald's opened...The Supreme Court ordered the desegregation of public schools "with all deliberate speed."Mickey Mantel hit his career home run, number 100...(Speaking of Mickeys)," The Mickey Mouse Club", first premiered...Rosa

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-49510363496839471172007-07-29T13:54:00.000-06:002007-07-29T18:36:32.232-06:00

Aunt Soozie and I have decided to take the Drag King Name Challenge up to the next level, and allow you, Gentle Readers to vote on the best Drag King name! The name with the most votes (natch) will be declared the winner, and the name's contributor will be given the title "MOC's Diva Of The Drag Kings." What will the winner receive? Glad that you asked! The Diva Of The Drag Kings will

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-25119358387096110332007-07-18T16:59:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:37.718-06:00

"The Martyr of the Solway" by Millais ...or a redhead, as it's more commonly known here in the USA. I'd ask you to just ask this woman, but she died in 1680. Her name was Julianne McCambridge, aka "The Martyr of the Solway". Poor Julianne had the misfortune to win the Scottish Lottery, which should be a good thing, right? Wrong! Number one, no one expected a WOMAN to win the lottery; Number

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-52776022454153617162007-07-09T12:23:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:38.041-06:00

Princess Ida, one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s lesser known works, opens in less than a week at the Bagley-Wright Theatre here in Seattle, and everyone in the Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society is going crazy. My job is a tiny one: I handle the in-house video. I sit at the back of the house running an empty video camera that’s hooked up to monitors in the pit. That means I get to see every

Jana C.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16974426405568302762noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-1171169127008899912007-07-04T13:00:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:38.307-06:00

Dear MOC Friends,I put forth a challenge to youse. (non-gendered plural of 'you')Maggie and I were recently lamenting the paucity of fabulous Drag King names. This lamentation occurred after we became aware of a Drag Queen named Suppositori Spelling.We adore that name.So, here's the challenge: collect or invent fabulous Drag King names and post 'em right here. If you post the name of an

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-16738215929617839902007-06-27T09:38:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:38.982-06:00

Mary Jo Atkins, Midcontinent Supply, Bowie, Texas, 1945When I was 13 we moved back to the tiny North Texas town where my mother, her mother, and three generations before that had grown up (and gone to the same school). What remained was the school, a gas station, and an occasionally-meeting Baptist church, plus houses and trailers of people who had not yet moved away.My mother was

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-71408624871120450072007-06-20T23:02:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:39.144-06:00

Lesbians Against Police Violence Contingent, June 1979, San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Freedom Day Parade. I'm not in this photo, but roommates and close friends are. This was my main political activism group from 1979 through 1983. I helped make this banner, too.In honor of LGBTQ and Ally pride this week, I'm going to copy in here a great fundraiser from The Point Foundation that is currently

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-39759682958284206472007-06-17T15:12:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:39.287-06:00

As requested, here's a new post so the thread begun below can continue. I have many photos of MWMF but I'm reluctant to post nudity here. Ditto me and camping, but also I seem to be nekkid in all my tent photos. So, I'm using the closest Lesbian pulp novel image I had in JPEG format. Carry on.

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com72tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-83485263257856543192007-06-13T19:20:00.001-06:002007-06-19T02:45:52.369-06:00

Yeah, I know this is a crappy picture, but hey---it's free, and it's of some place in Michigan, which fits my criteria. (Plus, at first I thought it said "a long drive" which would fit for me; but on closer inspection says "a log drive".) Still, I'm keeping it. I'm just going to pretend those are a bunch of butch gals out there, pushing those logs around... On our old blog of origin, there

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-91184514154639300902007-06-05T18:34:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:39.759-06:00

Last week, May 31st, 2007, my namesake, the original "Shadocat" passed on at the ripe old age of 16, to what I hope is the next of many lives yet to come. She was an elegant lady, with long, silky black and silver fur; spookily beautiful, and completely devoted to my daughter Robin (that's her in the picture). She merely tolerated the rest of us mortals, although in her later years she would

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-40989661669586771552007-05-27T01:00:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:40.166-06:00

Liza Cowan was born on this day in 1949 in New York City, the youngest of four accomplished and big-hearted children born to Louis G. and Polly (Spiegel) Cowan. Liza was raised in Manhattan in a household with deep links to show business, the civil rights movement, art, politics, intellectualism, and a particularly Jewish passion for justice. In her early 20s, she came out as a lesbian and

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-20823724996931534742007-05-24T00:40:00.000-06:002007-05-24T00:43:55.812-06:00

Follow this link for the mindbending picture of the day.http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/05/cheneys-welcome-new-baby.htmlIt's a wonder that Dick's head doesn't explode from the cognitive dissonance.Deena

nelleellennoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-51256171498958297992007-05-22T20:40:00.000-06:002007-05-23T20:47:09.544-06:00

If nothing else, it will feed my revenge.---William ShakespeareFor those who are curious as to why W remains in office, despite his abysmally low approval ratings, scandal after scandal, and the ever increasing pile of evidence suggesting he is ready, willing and able to break the law to get what he wants, may I suggest this most excellent article from today's edition of Salon:http://

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-40598506568203241462007-05-17T14:44:00.000-06:002007-05-23T23:17:42.725-06:00

Or Constitution Day, or Syttende Mai, or Another Excuse To Party Day, or whatever you'd like to call it. As I am half Norwegian on my Mother's side, I feel the need to commemorate this day, even though I know one of my sister divas, Ms. Jana will probably do a much better job of it, being as she is from Seattle, which has a much bigger and better Norwegian population than my city, with much

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-96433123534196922007-05-14T20:50:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:40.784-06:00

I've watched the first two episodes of the current PBS series "Secret Files of the Inquisition". It describes itself as "Based on previously unreleased secret documents from European Archives including the Vatican, Secret Files of the Inquisition unveils the incredible true story of the Catholic Church's 500-year struggle to remain the world's only true Christian religion." Since Christian (as

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-20427858312895260092007-05-10T13:17:00.000-06:002007-05-25T01:10:18.748-06:00

I tried my best to find a free picture of "MC Rove" to go along with this post, but alas, that was not possible.However, I did find this nifty etching of him relaxing at home.My mission today is to beg all of you good people out there to please, please, PLEASE check out this link!http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/05/10/voting_rights/?source=newsletter

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-66956538722140593932007-05-07T14:27:00.000-06:002007-05-07T14:59:13.400-06:00

Here's a link to an excellent article regarding my area's latest disaster:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/07/us/07tornado.html?th&emc=thCant't say it much better than the Times.

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-5128892555015279712007-05-05T13:17:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:41.108-06:00

Here's an interesting development: CBS News has had to turn off its comments section on its website connected to stories about Barack Obama because of the extremely ugly and persistent racist comments that get posted. They say the influx was simply too much for them to handle. Two responses: Well, what do you expect when your radio programs include the likes of Rush Limbaugh, William Bennett

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-20191829404635835582007-05-04T11:09:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:42.159-06:00

Or rather, I was the Prince of Poland last Saturday evening. Being an unrepentant opera fanatic, I couldn’t miss The Liberation of Ruggiero from the Island of Alcina, written around 1525 by Francesca Caccini. The singing, by four professional opera singers trading parts, was lovely, but the acting, I admit, was a little stiff. I suppose that’s to be expected when it’s being presented by the

Jana C.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16974426405568302762noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-77841336375984823562007-05-04T09:24:00.000-06:002007-05-04T11:04:23.110-06:00

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-56867413814181076652007-04-29T10:55:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:42.437-06:00

How many cards in a full deck?How many weeks in a full year?How many years in a full life?HAPPY 52nd BIRTHDAY, SHADOCAT!Top Ten Things We Love About Shadocat:10. Dinah thinks she has the COOLEST HANDLE evah.9. She's not afraid to publicly show her emotions.8. She's not afraid to publicly apologize. (See #9.)7. She has red hair.6. She reads. All the time, anything she can get her hands on. Takes

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-6467993477720852482007-04-26T12:20:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:42.598-06:00

In the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, under the Aurora Avenue North bridge, is a large sculpture of a troll. He has one hubcap eye, and in his hand he grips a full-size Volkswagon beetle. This is his song.THE FREMONT TROLLlyrics copyright by Jana C. HollingsworthTune: "My Grandfather's Clock" (slightly modified)When you take a drive down Highway 99,Beware when you come to the bridge.Somewhere

Jana C.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16974426405568302762noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-2234849069170193002007-04-24T14:49:00.000-06:002007-04-24T14:53:03.782-06:00

Okay Shadocat, I figured out how to post a picture. Here's how:From the main page, click the tab on upper right, "New Post."On the right hand side of the brown menu bar on top of the posting box (where you type in your post) is a pretty little turquoise rectangle "picture" icon. Click on it and you will see "add an image." You can "browse" to upload a photo file from your computer, OR on the

silvio sopraninoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-59626285307151719512007-04-24T14:40:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:43.127-06:00

Hello Friends. This is a picture of my beautiful accordion from which I took my handle. My father bought this for me when I was 8 years old and I have been playing it on and off ever since.It weighs a ton, but it is sparkly and it needs no amplication. The leather wrist strap (on my left, your right) is as old as the accordion. I imagine people who ride horses feel this same affection for

silvio sopraninoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-57934123022826173062007-04-24T14:31:00.000-06:002007-04-24T15:17:33.369-06:00

the month of may is nearly here,(and i call myself a poet)i'll hide at home, and drink a beerbecause i didn't know it...And Now for something completely different (and better!) A Letter From Lesbia... So, praise the gods, Catullus is away!And let me tend you this advice, my dear:Take any lover that you will, or may,Except a poet. All of them are queer.It's just the same- a quarrel or a kissIs but

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-48511950770625284082007-04-24T10:36:00.000-06:002007-04-24T10:41:28.374-06:00

This is just to thank Maggie for creating this environment. It feels very welcoming. I also just wanted to try to create a title using this feature. (I am on a slow learning curve!)

silvio sopraninoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-49415541805624056112007-04-24T10:07:00.000-06:002007-04-24T10:09:11.404-06:00

At last I have a dozen or so. Puny and small, and many plants aren't bothering to flower. But at last they are here!I'm going to go dance among them.

little gatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359345204074482888noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-2016951042769644362007-04-23T13:30:00.000-06:002007-04-23T13:35:31.807-06:00

I have managed to start a small diversion on the Blog Whose Name We Do Not Mention. Someone responded to my previous note when I mentioned going to the library on Sunday. It seems to me this should be a good starting point for us, so here it is. Have fun.Not all Seattle’s libraries are open Sundays, but some branches (including my neighborhood, Ballard) are open Sunday afternoons. A lot of people

Jana C.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16974426405568302762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-82334198493432268732007-04-23T13:11:00.000-06:002007-04-23T14:07:17.604-06:00

I can't tell if the "bird/spring" post is still a happenin' thing on the place we dare not speak it's name (can't get it at the office) but I'm inspired by the season, so I offer you this...SpringThe songs of the phoebes,Don't really please me,And when they're moulting,They're pretty revolting.(please don't haunt me, ogden nash)

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-31458145882236644282007-04-23T12:30:00.001-06:002007-04-23T12:34:29.343-06:00

I would just like to inform everyone that at three minutes and four seconds after 2 AM on the 6th of May this year, the time and date will be:02:03:04 05/06/07This will never happen again.Just thought that was kinda kewl

shadocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521665457310453680noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-18423939710050462732007-04-22T11:50:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:43.590-06:00

Since we've been dismissed as those who talk about cats and cakes, I thought, might as well. This is my current roommate, Dinah Samhain. She likes to sit on the OED over my computer, and if you look to her right you will see Ripley with a flamethrower, a small metal figure that goes with me to any reading or performance. Ripley is very reassuring. Dinah was born to a pregnant mama cat at the

Maggie Jochildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09763666026058640521noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-47725103828711291692007-04-21T17:34:00.000-06:002007-04-21T17:37:07.047-06:00

Yes, I spell it peom, and it would take forever to explain why.Here's mine, in honor of the daffodils hiding from me:I wandered smelly as a fartBecause I had a broken heart.I was too sad to bathe my skin,And so infection did set in.Infection then turned to necrosisand everybody held their nosis.

little gatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359345204074482888noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-65491101086786909402007-04-21T09:11:00.000-06:002007-04-21T09:13:04.979-06:00

ok, I found it. does someone mind sending me my poem, since I forgot to save it for myself?

little gatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12359345204074482888noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-65673478953106768132007-04-21T06:47:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:42:43.892-06:00

It may be a bit late but it fits re april, jokes, and subverting the dominant paradigm...

pamishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06697806935911261944noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3151314217446794832.post-24017601701168321232007-04-20T21:36:00.000-06:002007-09-18T21:07:50.047-06:00

This is a draft. This is ONLY a draft. I've discovered people are often most creative when they are given something to alter and polish -- blank canvases are intimidating to those who have been clobbered by certain educational or parenting practices. So, come along and put your oar in the water. Please.

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