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07/23/2009 13:55 #49363
Gay prisoner penpalLooking for a gay prisoner pen pal? Then today is your lucky day.
07/20/2009 00:28 #49332
Weekend vacation on a fingerlakeWe headed out to (e:chris)' vacation house on one of the finger lakes.
We went with the chris', (e:james), (e:jim), cowboy mike and cara.
The house is right on the lake.
Originally, we thought we were going to go camping but this was much
more relaxed than camping. Full kitchen, 2 bathrooms, 2 bedrooms and
sattelite television.
Did some Linux compiling to get a 3g broadband card working on a netbook running ubuntu remix, did some swimming (both daytime and night), a lot of drinking ... Oh and ate 250 clams, steaks, fresh peas and yummy cherries. It was great.
It's nice to have fun friends. Thanks guys. I still can't wait to go real camping.
then at the end we picked up (e:mike) and (e:libertad) from their florida trip.
We went with the chris', (e:james), (e:jim), cowboy mike and cara.
The house is right on the lake.
Originally, we thought we were going to go camping but this was much
more relaxed than camping. Full kitchen, 2 bathrooms, 2 bedrooms and
sattelite television.
Did some Linux compiling to get a 3g broadband card working on a netbook running ubuntu remix, did some swimming (both daytime and night), a lot of drinking ... Oh and ate 250 clams, steaks, fresh peas and yummy cherries. It was great.
It's nice to have fun friends. Thanks guys. I still can't wait to go real camping.
then at the end we picked up (e:mike) and (e:libertad) from their florida trip.
07/17/2009 16:50 #49319
Clamstravaganza
07/17/2009 14:52 #49317
Christians protesting Thursday in the squareThe Christian protestors at Thursday in the square went totally nuts
this week. They keep bringing their children out. I can't imagine
why anyone would bring a kid with in that scenario.
They were like red faced screaming maniac style and their violent
words were met with serious anti-protest.
At one point they got in a fight with some punk guys and two seconds
later people of every race and ethnic group swarmed in on them. Then
people started throwing full bottles of water at them till the police
broke it up.
It was interesting to see other types of Christians engadging them and
calling them non Christians.
They basically mixed up their most violent whackjob adult males with
the timid children, probably their dads.
The comic book about flight 144 read like Nazi propaganda.
metalpeter - 07/17/09 19:16
Hey If I could get into the stuff they say is going on, I would go to the square every Thursday. I have yet to have some hot young sexy little thing start dancing on me and going "I want that Inside me now" "oh yeah and maybe if you do me really good, then I'll let you put it in my Ass".
Hey If I could get into the stuff they say is going on, I would go to the square every Thursday. I have yet to have some hot young sexy little thing start dancing on me and going "I want that Inside me now" "oh yeah and maybe if you do me really good, then I'll let you put it in my Ass".
jim - 07/17/09 16:46
I may be going to hell but I'm pretty sure none of those people are going to heaven :)
I may be going to hell but I'm pretty sure none of those people are going to heaven :)
jim - 07/17/09 16:45
That tract pretty much sums up exactly evangelicalism's most psychotic aspects. Arbitrary belief in chain of words Y outweighs specific actions X? Right.
That tract pretty much sums up exactly evangelicalism's most psychotic aspects. Arbitrary belief in chain of words Y outweighs specific actions X? Right.
james - 07/17/09 15:21
Flight 144! That is a Jack Chicks tract! :::link:::
It really is great to spew hate and use children as a shield.
Flight 144! That is a Jack Chicks tract! :::link:::
It really is great to spew hate and use children as a shield.
lilho - 07/17/09 15:07
eww! return of the pilgrims. if god is against fornication how are there so many people on this earth? i suppose i shall have to parish because i am not going to repent.
eww! return of the pilgrims. if god is against fornication how are there so many people on this earth? i suppose i shall have to parish because i am not going to repent.
07/17/2009 12:25 #49316
Buffalo Division of the treasury(e:Terry) was sending in our tax money to the city today and affixed a
"get well soon" sticker. I thought it was so funny.
So get this, they charge 2% of the total, which can be huge, to pay
electronically but it's free to send in a check. How can that be more
efficient. I mean I am sure they are charged by the credit card
company for the transaction but 2% is pretty redic - especially on a
high tax bill.
james - 07/17/09 15:23
Wait... a 2% fee on property tax? Shit, that is hundreds of dollars. You would think they make enough money to run the electronic system on the $2 fee on thousands of online transactions they do.
Wait... a 2% fee on property tax? Shit, that is hundreds of dollars. You would think they make enough money to run the electronic system on the $2 fee on thousands of online transactions they do.
I imagine it would be interesting. If only they could be emailpals I would do it. I mean the chances of me using a pen are slim. You could use all your caligraphy skills.
maybe i'll do it
That's a very good observation.
I would have to say that...jail/prison is not some objective place where they put "bad" people because of a natural effect of their bad actions/choices. Our justice system is deeply flawed. We also can't forget that queer youth often are homeless because they aren't safe at home, have been kicked out or have chosen to leave for various other reasons. And then, once they get into the system, chances are they are more likely to face discrimination inside prison walls.
Writing to someone regularly doesn't strike me as being casual. When I write, I like to think that it is a real and personal conversation. I don't write personal letters believing that I would never really meet the person I am writing to.
Prisoners don't stay in prisons forever and as you pointed out, prisoners have a high likelihood of being maladjusted and emotionally disturbed. So the question I would ask myself is would I be comfortable sitting down at home or at a coffee shop or at a party talking to this prisoner?
Though it might be beneficial to them, my self-preserving instinct screams out against any sort of risk-taking... I think its a sad statement on myself that I trust people so little. :/
I haven't looked at it that way before e;jenks. Point well taken.
I know matthew... and you're right.
Not everyone in jail is a horrible child murderer who deserves no sympathy.
Then again, there are plenty of people who have managed to stay OUT of jail who could use people to help them form stable relationships too...
I'd also like to point out that many prisoners are looking for friends not lovers. I'd write to them, not the triple murderer who's looking to "find mr right". Cause we all can guess what he did to the two previous mr wrongs. Lol
Not all the people in prison are murders and the like. Many are drug dealers, drug addicts, and petty thieves. Just the sort of people who need stable relationships (or the practice of how to create and maintain healthy stable relationships) when they get out so the hopefully can stay out. That's why the penpal program started. Remember, lots of people are sent to prison to recieve help, others to be sent away. I'd think the "doctors" would understand that.
There are a few sites online that let gay prisoners post classifed ads looking for Outside penpals. It's interesting to read them, and sometimes sad. I'd even write to some of them if you could do it through email, but you have to use your real name and real home address for obvious reasons.
to answer you question tiny-
bleeding heart liberals who think 'prisoners have feelings too'.
That's the type of person who wants to foster a relationship with these prisoners.
(this comment is only sort of tongue-in-cheek)
It sounds like a scam waiting to happen.
Seriously though, I have never really understood this "pen-pal-ing" with prisoners. Why on earth would you want to cultivate a relationship - however remote, with a murderer, a potential serial killer, stalker or rapist? Who does that in their right minds??!