Gouda's Cheesewheel: July 2008

Also from denver, crazy custom bike.

Gift from cap hill turf: obama christmas lights! Right has donkey, left says, "don't tell mama i'm for obama"

Sick Kitties :"-(

So in other news, Bongo is sick. He threw up every day for about two weeks so we decided to ask the vet about it. Blood tests and thyroid tests came back normal. X-rays came back normal, except for a lot of poop. So then the enema. Out came the poop, and now our kitty is home again and on medication, which he thoroughly hates. We have to wrap him in a towel to administer 1 mL of the solution, and he gags and foams at the mouth in an attempt not to swallow the stuff. Fortunately I don't think they gave us the 8 days worth that the label suggests. In addition to his disagreement with the medicine, it seems to have diarrhea as a side-effect, so now we're finding runny cat turds around the house. I can't wait till we're done with this.

Stuff on RAAP's fridge

So there's new stuff on the fridge at work (I work for a rape crisis center, in case these seem odd).

Before you label me a man-hater or a militant feminist, keep in mind this article was written by a man. It's a great read, whether you're a man or a woman. Please pass it along: The Problem Here is Men.

Next to the article was the list I'm about to copy, which was not credited, but is equally valuable and worthy of sharing:

"A lot has been said about how to prevent rape.

Women should learn self-defense.
Women should lock themselves in their houses after dark.
Women shouldn't have long hair and women shouldn't wear short skirts.
Women shouldn't leave drinks unattended.
Fuck, they shouldn't dare to get drunk at all.

Instead of that bullshit, how about:

If a woman is drunk, don't rape her.
If a woman is walking alone at night, don't rape her.
If a women is drugged and unconscious, don't rape her.
If a woman is wearing a short skirt, don't rape her.
If a woman is jogging in a park at 5 am, don't rape her.
If a woman looks like your ex-girlfriend you're still hung up on, don't rape her.
If a woman is asleep in her bed, don't rape her.
If a woman is asleep in your bed, don't rape her.
If a woman is doing her laundry, don't rape her.
If a woman is in a coma, don't rape her.
If a woman changes her mind in the middle of or about a particular activity, don't rape her.
If a woman has repeatedly refused a certain activity, don't rape her.

If a woman is not yet a woman, but a child, don't rape her.
If your girlfriend or wife is not in the mood, don't rape her.
If your step-daughter is watching tv, don't rape her.
If you break into a house and find a woman there, don't rape her.
If your friend thinks it's okay to rape someone, tell him it's not, and that he's not your friend.

If your "friend" tells you he raped someone, report him to the police.
If your frat-brother or another guy at the party tells you there's an unconscious woman upstairs and It's your turn, don't rape her, call the police and tell the guy he's a rapist.

Tell your sons, god-sons, nephews, grandsons, sons of friends it's not okay to rape someone.

Don't tell your women friends how to be safe and avoid rape.
Don't imply that she could have avoided it if she'd only done/not done x.
Don't imply that it's in any way her fault.
Don't let silence imply agreement when someone tells you he "got some" with the drunk girl.
Don't perpetuate a culture that tells you that you have no control over or responsibility for your actions.

You can, too, help yourself."