Yes, I was a whore.

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Monday August 16, 2010 · 5:04 PM PDT

2010/08/16 · 17:04

And still am, if you've got $50. rb 137's diary started a conversation, and MrJayTee
wrote his story, so I'll do the same. I was a research chemist at a major Ag Chem firm, and I'd just screwed up the one relationship I should have worked on and made right. But, for whatever reason, I couldn't accept a loving, honest relationship that would have been good for me personally and professionally, so I went out to get laid.

Know what? Sex is everywhere! If you want sex, start with the people you know, broach the subject delicately, but find a way to ask, "Hey, can we fuck?" A LOT of your friends are seriously twisted. Some of your married friends will want to watch you f*ck their wife/husband up the butt. And some of them will pay you actual cash money. That's how I started.

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40 votes Show Results

I have paid for sex...

40 votes Vote Now!

I have paid for sex...

With a whore

19 votes

By buying an expensive dinner

1 vote

By saying "I love you"

2 votes

By getting married

6 votes

By promising to get married

0 votes

By leading someone believe that you were getting married

0 votes

(I have never paid for sex that I know of, but I'm probably wrong...)

4 votes

Pay for sex? You can come boink me for free!!!! (send me your email)

2 votes

I would pay Jacques to boink my wife/husband/significant other

0 votes

I would pay Jacques for the video rights.

0 votes

I would pay Jacques to video his eating of PIE!

6 votes

Progressives, Pavlov and Act Blue

Jacques

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Saturday July 31, 2010 · 10:09 AM PDT

2010/07/31 · 10:09

So, the other day, Anthony Weiner makes big news, saying what needed to be said. That leads to big diaries here, and I made a comment:

Your welcome. I hadn't thought about it when I added the Act Blue link, I just did it automatically. Now, I realize why; at NN10, I was talking with the Act Blue people, and there was something in that conversation I couldn't put my finger on. But you had the answer, Act Blue is an immediate reward.

Rep. Weiner says something that provokes an immediate, positive reaction, he gets an immediate financial reward. Yes, he's in no danger, but someone in the campaign office notices, and lets staff know. After a bit, if we're consistent, I have hopes for a Pavlovian response; act/vote like a progressive and get a cookie.

Yep. This isn't a big, new idea, but thanks to the ActBlue folks in the exhibition hall.

Jacques

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Wednesday June 16, 2010 · 5:41 PM PDT

2010/06/16 · 17:41

Really. No kidding. A sea lion on death row. "Willy" may be innocent, the victim of a bad identification. Of course all death row inmates are "innocent". Here's Christopher Stone in the WaPo.

It is not uncommon for a law professor to have a client on death row. Mine is a sea lion. He goes by C657, an identity branded into his flesh by the Army Corps of Engineers. C657 got onto the wrong side of the law by, allegedly, eating salmon at the base of the Bonneville Dam spillway in the Pacific Northwest. That, the National Marine Fisheries Service says, is a federal offense, punishable by rifle fire. We lost in the lower court, which ruled that sea lions had no standing. His case is before an Oregon appeals court.

^{What can I say? I'm bored with Oval Office address diaries...}

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31 votes Show Results

If I was the judge, I'd say...

"enforce the law, death by firing squad"

the government neglected to post "restricted area" signs; case dismissed

Since the president hasn't officially flushed Miranda yet, case dismissed

shooting is "cruel and unusual"; hang the bastard (hey, parents never married...)

ignorance of teh law is no excuse

commute the sentance to life w/o parole at Marine World

(We can still rendition, right? Life, such as it is, in the Cairo zoo.)

(Oh, boy, sealskin boots for my mistress...)

Imprison until Willy "finds Jesus", parole to a second career as Fox comentator.

Send Willy on a "hunting trip" with Dick Cheney. Same result, better publicity.

who cares? It's not as if Willy is a cat or something important...

Free Willy! (damn soft-on-crime liberals. this will cost us in 2012!)

other

31 votes Vote Now!

If I was the judge, I'd say...

"enforce the law, death by firing squad"

3 votes

the government neglected to post "restricted area" signs; case dismissed

4 votes

Since the president hasn't officially flushed Miranda yet, case dismissed

0 votes

shooting is "cruel and unusual"; hang the bastard (hey, parents never married...)

0 votes

ignorance of teh law is no excuse

0 votes

commute the sentance to life w/o parole at Marine World

1 vote

(We can still rendition, right? Life, such as it is, in the Cairo zoo.)

1 vote

(Oh, boy, sealskin boots for my mistress...)

1 vote

Imprison until Willy "finds Jesus", parole to a second career as Fox comentator.

1 vote

Send Willy on a "hunting trip" with Dick Cheney. Same result, better publicity.

1 vote

who cares? It's not as if Willy is a cat or something important...

1 vote

Free Willy! (damn soft-on-crime liberals. this will cost us in 2012!)

17 votes

other

1 vote

It's time Lieberman was "Santorum-ed". A contest!

Jacques

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Saturday December 19, 2009 · 5:31 AM PST

2009/12/19 · 05:31

So, I was fixing tags yesterday, just for diaries I thought someone might want to find someday, when I noticed that a lot of kosocrats were using "Lieberman" as a tag. Not "Joe Lieberman" (correct) or Senator Lieberman (incorrect) but just "Lieberman". And I remembered Rick Santorum, ex-Senator from Pennsylvania. Remember "man-on-dog" Ricky?

Every society in the history of man has upheld the institution of marriage as a bond between a man and a woman. Why? Because society is based on one thing: that society is based on the future of the society. And that's what? Children. Monogamous relationships. In every society, the definition of marriage has not ever to my knowledge included homosexuality. That's not to pick on homosexuality. It's not, you know, man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be. It is one thing. And when you destroy that you have a dramatic impact on the quality —[emphasis added by me]

But what happens when you Google santorum?

Jacques

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Tuesday November 24, 2009 · 6:32 AM PST

2009/11/24 · 06:32

Shamelessly stolen from Seneca Doane, who writes:

I am not the author of this diary. It was written by a former (and, it is to be hoped, future) member of this community who went by the handle "The Baculum King." He would revise and repost it annually mid-spring and mid-autumn. He is unable to post the diary these days; I promised him before he left that I would post it for him during his absence, which is discussed at the end of the diary. Use of words such as "I," "me" and "my" below refers to him, not to me.

Many commenters back in the day said that what he had to say here was among the most important material they had read on this site. (The present version is adapted from those two previous linked versions.)

With the holiday season again approaching, his advice is timely again.

Because the turnover on this website is so high, many of you will be reading this for the first time. Pay attention -- this may be a lifesaver.

Jacques

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Wednesday September 23, 2009 · 5:49 PM PDT

2009/09/23 · 17:49

Yes, this is the tenth annual Celebrate Bisexuality Day! (I didn't know, either! No one tells me these things...) But thanks to Louise

My apologies to all of my favorite Bs, including my darling daughter Keori... got so damned busy with all of the stuff here in Maine today and almost forgot!!!

over at Pam's place, now I know.

And, following the link that led me to a link...etc. from Pam's (not sure how I got there) Amy Poehler's "Parks and Rec". had a bisexual triad in the season opener.

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131 votes Show Results

Where are you, today, right now, on the Kinsey scale?

131 votes Vote Now!

Where are you, today, right now, on the Kinsey scale?

0 Exclusively heterosexual

35 votes

1 Predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual

19 votes

2 Predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual

21 votes

3 Equally heterosexual and homosexual; -bisexual-*

12 votes

4 Predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally heterosexual

3 votes

5 Predominantly homosexual, only incidentally heterosexual

11 votes

6 Exclusively homosexual

17 votes

X Asexual, Non-Sexual

7 votes

Not pie, but cake! Marble cake goes both chocolate and vanilla!

6 votes

My mom taught me how to say "thank you". Yours?

Jacques

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Friday August 07, 2009 · 6:47 AM PDT

2009/08/07 · 06:47

August is the make-or-break month for a ~~watered down~~ public option health plan. There's a lot of bad news out there, blatant incitement to riot unpunished, deals with drug companies, insurance companies already declaring victory, and slanted polls.

OTOH, there are glimmers of hope. Kossacks publish diaries about these "green shoots". Many of these diaries leave out two very important words. Thank you. Sometimes, it's diaries written by the people doing the work who "forget" or are too modest to ask people to thank them. Some of these diaries are written by kossacks who appreciate the work of others.

Modesty sucks, absent-mindedness is a luxury we can't afford now, and any third-party diarists (that's us!) should know better.

Jacques

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Wednesday June 03, 2009 · 7:26 PM PDT

2009/06/03 · 19:26

I have trouble with titles. I remember a fictional newspaper writer who got into trouble by titling an article "Doctor Saves life in Accident". That's me. I had trouble writing the title of this diary. There isn't a casual lurker of this blog who doesn't know by now that Dr. George Tiller was assassinated by a Christian anti-choice gunman on Sunday. And now, this.

Actually, I suppose I should reverse the order of the items in the title, since Dr. George Tiller was murdered on Sunday and the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop was destroyed by arson early Wednesday morning. Presenting things chronologically is, I believe, the Chicago style of title-writing.

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99 votes Show Results

What will it take to make America moral again?

Reality based education.

End tax exemptions for churches.

Tax exemptions for churches only apply to the amount they spend feeding and sheltering the poor.

Investigating right-wing terrorist groups.

Investigating right-wing terrorist groups even if they're Christians.

More belief in my personal invisible-friend-in-the-sky.

Death to the believers in your invisible-friend-in-the-sky

Open discussion of our moral and cultural differences.

Driving out those who's beliefs are in opposition to the prevailing beliefs of their neighbors.

Arson is enough, murder is too far.

O'Reilly was right, Roeder was right. Whomever burnt that immoral coffee house down was right.

Christ was right, Roeder was right. Whomever burnt that immoral coffee house down was right.

G-d decreed that there was only one moral pie, and it's apple!

Jesus decreed that there was only one moral pie, and it's lemon merangue!

Dude, it's 10:30 PM on the East Coast, no one's reading this...

99 votes Vote Now!

What will it take to make America moral again?

Reality based education.

18 votes

End tax exemptions for churches.

17 votes

Tax exemptions for churches only apply to the amount they spend feeding and sheltering the poor.

19 votes

Investigating right-wing terrorist groups.

0 votes

Investigating right-wing terrorist groups even if they're Christians.

21 votes

More belief in my personal invisible-friend-in-the-sky.

2 votes

Death to the believers in your invisible-friend-in-the-sky

1 vote

Open discussion of our moral and cultural differences.

8 votes

Driving out those who's beliefs are in opposition to the prevailing beliefs of their neighbors.

1 vote

Arson is enough, murder is too far.

0 votes

O'Reilly was right, Roeder was right. Whomever burnt that immoral coffee house down was right.

0 votes

Christ was right, Roeder was right. Whomever burnt that immoral coffee house down was right.

1 vote

G-d decreed that there was only one moral pie, and it's apple!

0 votes

Jesus decreed that there was only one moral pie, and it's lemon merangue!

4 votes

Dude, it's 10:30 PM on the East Coast, no one's reading this...

7 votes

Help, I'm surroundid by Repubs. and turkey stock!

Jacques

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Thursday November 27, 2008 · 9:06 AM PST

2008/11/27 · 09:06

So, I'm quietly assembling bread stuffing, when my BiL starts my sister off by saying one of his staff was upset because she's losing two days of work a week. "Oh, the Single Mom that took her kid to Disney World? My sister said? the one that was having money problems, and had a yard sale, and then flew off to vacation in Florida? She's the one having money problems?" This is compassionate conservatism, no sympathy for someone who just found out they'd be losing 2/5ths of their income.

Not a peep from anyone, including my father and BiL who had been discussing whether we'd hit economic bottom yet. My father was saying, he'd really like to buy some Bank of America, it was probably as low as it was going to get. This was a good investment, because the government would never let certain companies go bankrupt, this could be a good deal. This is the same father that rails against welfare moms, and spending money on any kind of public infrastructure.

Jacques

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Friday October 31, 2008 · 7:01 AM PDT

2008/10/31 · 07:01

Today is the last day for early voting in Nevada, and the heat is on. After that, we have three days to coordinate an attack on the polling places that makes the ~~Tattaglias~~ Republicans wet themselves. Two of those days, we'll have the support of about 5 bazillion California carpetbaggers.**

While this diary is about Nevada, it applies to lots of other places. Ohio, Florida, and (please, oh, please G-d) Arizona. So, all the swing states are going to the mattresses, this is the last five days.

Let me be all touchy-feely-San Francisco-values for a moment: Do you believe you've done enough? Have you left anything on the road? Because this is it, this is crunch time, this is where we "separate the men from the boys, the music from noise, the rose from the poison ivy". Have you done enough? Have I? I can't answer that question for you; for me, I keep finding myself in Reno, weekend after weekend. I keep saying, they're doing good over there, no need for me next Saturday, and yet, there I am again. Could I have done more? Sure. I still have a job I didn't quit, I still have a bank account I didn't contribute, but if Obama loses Washoe county, I'll be very surprised.

Jacques

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Thursday October 30, 2008 · 7:10 AM PDT

2008/10/30 · 07:10

Yes, this is a re-post. It was originally posted at about 10:24PM EST Tuesday, so, of course, it had a limited audience, I'm probably breaking a rule or two, and If I'm going to be banned, so be it. But I hope this diary survives for a few hours, anyway. Again, I probably won't be around much, since I'm headed off to work, but I will check in as best I can to respond to comments. I'll have, maybe an hour at noon PST to respond for sure. After work, I'm jumping in my car for the 5 hour drive to Reno, where I'll be doing GOTV until Tuesday night. So, I'll probably login to DKos only to beg for the occasional food bomb. ;)

P.S. I'm asking for food/support for the GOTV ground crew, the foot soldiers; Jeff Lieber makes a great pitch for supporting the voters. I'm bringing every umbrella I can find to Reno...

With November 4th rapidly approaching, I have a request to make to the community. Feed your local GOTV ground crew!

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15 votes Show Results

Food, glorious food...

Yes, I'll do my part to prevent scurvy occurring in brave people who took a job that doesn't pay nearly enough.

I have a killer lasagne and actual salad to contribute to the cause.

I can afford 2 pounds of lentils, an onion, some good bread and cheese; I'm in!

I know a great, cheap, restaurant and will buy take out, and drive it over to my local staging area.

I have a jar of peanut butter and some apples to contribute to the cause!

I'm walking GOTV myself, but I had the foresight to pack a lunch.

I'm walking GOTV myself, and I hope the local McDonalds still has the dollar double cheeseburger.

I live in a blue state, but my credit card will be sending Chinese food to people I've never met!

I will drive between restaurant and staging area, if the campaign pays for the food.

Pie!

I'm too cheap/lazy/uncaring to even deliver a pie...

Let's hear it for President Palin!

15 votes Vote Now!

Food, glorious food...

Yes, I'll do my part to prevent scurvy occurring in brave people who took a job that doesn't pay nearly enough.

4 votes

I have a killer lasagne and actual salad to contribute to the cause.

1 vote

I can afford 2 pounds of lentils, an onion, some good bread and cheese; I'm in!

0 votes

I know a great, cheap, restaurant and will buy take out, and drive it over to my local staging area.

1 vote

I have a jar of peanut butter and some apples to contribute to the cause!

1 vote

I'm walking GOTV myself, but I had the foresight to pack a lunch.

3 votes

I'm walking GOTV myself, and I hope the local McDonalds still has the dollar double cheeseburger.

1 vote

I live in a blue state, but my credit card will be sending Chinese food to people I've never met!

0 votes

I will drive between restaurant and staging area, if the campaign pays for the food.

0 votes

Pie!

0 votes

I'm too cheap/lazy/uncaring to even deliver a pie...

2 votes

Let's hear it for President Palin!

2 votes

Will GOTV for food. No, really!

Jacques

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Tuesday October 28, 2008 · 7:24 PM PDT

2008/10/28 · 19:24

With November 4th rapidly approaching, I have a request to make to the community. Feed your local GOTV ground crew!

Friday the 31st (Halloween) starts a long, long slog through Tuesday night. Everything changes election weekend. While we (Reno, NV) have been using various staging areas to launch canvassing shifts, phone banking and data entry; come Friday morning, I have been assigned to a new staging area, for a complete change of duty. Friday, we're doing the last of the data entry. Saturday, IIRC, we do the last cut of the turf, and everything else is boots on the ground until 7:59PM Tuesday, November 4. Here's the thing; I have no idea if there are any restaurants, pizza parlors or taco trucks that will provide nourishment to me! I'm looking at dropping off a packet of addresses, grabbing whatever food and drink are available, and heading out with another packet ASAP. I've done this before, I know my limits (I hope...) and, let's face it, this little five-day period, ending on Tuesday, these are the days that count! Tuesday is D-Day. Tuesday, we hit the beaches.. This one's for all the marbles, and I'm not leaving anything on the road.

So, here's the deal;

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Yes, I was a whore.

Progressives, Pavlov and Act Blue

A sea lion on death row

It's time Lieberman was "Santorum-ed". A contest!

You've Seen It Before; READ IT AGAIN DAMMIT!!

Happy Celebrate Bisexuality Day! (w/pole)

My mom taught me how to say "thank you". Yours?

Arson at topless cafe, murder in church

Help, I'm surroundid by Repubs. and turkey stock!

Swing states going to the mattresses!* (esp. Nevada!)

Will GOTV for food. (rerun because this is important!)

Will GOTV for food. No, really!