tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post8480643009302836343..comments2023-05-09T04:57:48.290-05:00Comments on From A Submariner's Perspective: ...on Potentially-Gay Sons In Skirts and Not-So-Potential Asshole Husbands-in-LawSmagBoy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06579694369460538262noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-91170992795792377162010-12-30T02:09:06.671-06:002010-12-30T02:09:06.671-06:00Perhaps, "Could be worse" and "Frid...Perhaps, "Could be worse" and "Friday's coming." Or if you prefer something more serious, "Life would BE more fair if people would ACT more fairly," and, "This too will pass."CoolOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220187158350943016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-56479003935037498882010-12-29T11:34:07.672-06:002010-12-29T11:34:07.672-06:00Mmmm... Nutella...
hrumpole, we'd make quite ...Mmmm... Nutella...<br /><br />hrumpole, we'd make quite a team, you and I. Once, I embroidered a pair of throw pillows for the client chairs in my Lady Boss's office. (I shan't debate with you today the merits of that particular title, if you don't mind, except to explain that I used it to differentiate her in conversation from my other boss, my male boss, whom I always referred to simply, and with great affection, as "Sir".)<br /><br />Lady Boss, having practiced family law for many years, had distilled down a pair of responses which she instructed her clients to commit to memory and use when dealing from now on with their soon-to-be-ex. These responses were magic incantations, and had the power to forestall any further inquiry, avoid any debate, and smack down any wheedling. After hearing her similarly instruct every client about these phrases for several years, I knew I had the perfect gift idea. So, I designed and then charmingly (if I do say so myself) cross-stitched a matching pair of throw pillows in lovely shades of pink, rose, wine and ivy and moss green, with a border of blowsy roses on the vine (heavy on the thorns, of course) embellished with imported Austrian beads, with a beautifully elaborate extreme chancery cursive italic script, with the phrases:<br /><br />WHY DO YOU ASK? and<br /><br />I'M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY.<br /><br />My boss loved them! If I had the time to stitch my own two pillows, they would say:<br /><br />TAKE NO THOUGHT OF THE MORROW, FOR SUFFICIENT UNTO THE DAY IS THE EVIL THEREOF and<br /><br />THINGS TURN OUT BEST FOR PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE BEST OF THE WAY THINGS TURN OUT<br /><br />or in the alternative<br /><br />SAY WHAT YOU LIKE, BUT SUCH THINGS DO HAPPEN ~ NOT OFTEN, BUT THEY DO HAPPEN.<br /><br />What would yours be? If I could stitch two pillows for you, what would they say?<br /><br />Dang you, Diving Buddy, now you've got me craving English Breakfast tea, of all things! Hmmm...I wonder if I have a good scone recipe somewhere... ;)Mermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17583754215885030959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-92054727448726393902010-12-29T07:50:55.969-06:002010-12-29T07:50:55.969-06:00Ahoy, Kati! I have to admit to a bit of Rip VanWi...Ahoy, Kati! I have to admit to a bit of Rip VanWinkle-ism myself! I can't believe 2011 is as near as it is, either. But, there it is. And, I guess, given the choice, we may as well toast it in with English Breakfast tea and scones, eh? Or cake! With Nutella in the middle! Yay! :-)<br /><br />Anyway, happy new year to you, and to All! And much good cheer! :-)SmagBoy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06579694369460538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-81655219273232359382010-12-29T07:40:56.804-06:002010-12-29T07:40:56.804-06:00Ahoy, hrumpole. As for Elvis Stojko, I knew, of c...Ahoy, hrumpole. As for Elvis Stojko, I knew, of course, why you hadn't included him in your metrics. He's like some sort of overactive testosterone factory. On testosterone supplements. :-)<br /><br />I hope that you're having a wonderful holiday. Much good cheer! :-)SmagBoy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06579694369460538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-38237157801458099112010-12-29T07:37:22.356-06:002010-12-29T07:37:22.356-06:00Amen, CoolOne. :-)Amen, CoolOne. :-)SmagBoy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06579694369460538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-18120825182285830372010-12-29T07:36:57.045-06:002010-12-29T07:36:57.045-06:00Ahoy, herdThinner! Wow, excellent special effects...Ahoy, herdThinner! Wow, excellent special effects! Oscar-worth stuff, that! :-) My apologies for being out of touch this week, All. I'm traveling for the holidays and 'net access has been spotty. Here's hoping all will setting down just in time for tomorrow's post-Christmas Prudie Day. :-)<br /><br />Welcome back, herdThinner! It's good to see you! And, of course, much good cheer to you and your'n. ;-)SmagBoy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06579694369460538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-28812708648469458182010-12-27T21:19:59.344-06:002010-12-27T21:19:59.344-06:00Oh Captain Smag, I'm behind on the Christmas w...Oh Captain Smag, I'm behind on the Christmas wishes and Hannukah wishes and the winter solstice ones,but there's yet time to wish you and all the Flysters a happy new year!<br /><br />(but how could it be 2011? What happened while I was taking just a wee bit of a nap?)Katihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645682203535768013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-76622825626887694052010-12-27T14:57:37.636-06:002010-12-27T14:57:37.636-06:00SB1, I omitted Elvis Stojko because I could not co...SB1, I omitted Elvis Stojko because I could not conceive of his being the favourite figure skater of a small boy who wants to wear a skirt.<br /><br />Ms Mermaid, I ought to refer people to you. I don't know how many times I have told someone who has just made an egregious error to reinforce the lesson learned by embroidering it on a sampler. Noone ever has. It's certainly a charmingly appropriate idea on your friend's part. I was always rather given to writing out calendars of selected quotations, generally running from one birthday of the recipient to the next. That did tend to lead to a foreseeable history.hrumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07222741183212487472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-4733609072380625092010-12-26T22:49:50.254-06:002010-12-26T22:49:50.254-06:00Mermaid, your friend had a great attitude. Too man...Mermaid, your friend had a great attitude. Too many people want so much to "punish" the ex, that they don't seem to care that this is their chirdren's PARENT.CoolOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220187158350943016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-31013149911883493922010-12-26T20:51:31.728-06:002010-12-26T20:51:31.728-06:00I'm baaaaaack
(OR AM I??? ominous peal of thu...I'm baaaaaack<br /><br />(OR AM I??? ominous peal of thunder)<br /><br />For the last month or so, I've been moving into the apt, furniture shopping and assembly included, and this week was prepping for Christmas dinner, stacked tubs and boxes and all. I still need to buy shelves/bookcases. Lots and lots of them. It's the artist's curse: we can't throw ANYTHING away that could be used as reference material.<br /><br />Roo, you thought of Smagsta Claus first, arrgh. But I can't complain, having been awol for so long. Let's see if I've lost any of what touch I may have had:<br /><br />LW1: SNL did a faabulous fake ad a number of years ago, for "Gaydol," I think it was called. It was for the parents of children exhibiting Fabulous characteristics. Little boys came up to their dads to show off their fabulousness, and of course the dads reacted by tossing down handfuls of Gaydol. I liked that fake ad. At least Mom and Dad don't seem like they need any.<br /><br />I hate skirts, dresses, accessories and other feminine trappings, so the boy can have mine!<br /><br /><br />LW2: I don't know why these letter writers aren't pitching these ideas to reality show producers, or better yet, game show producers. Let him prove his know-it-all-ness to those guys. Or one where the menfolk challenge him to duels and such. But woe to them all if he DOES win!<br /><br />BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA (more thunder)<br /><br /><br />LW3: I thought that's what Facebook was FOR? She/He/It makes one of those pages that you can only "Like," and eventually she/he/it can claim 45,359 followers of the "HesaCheatingBastardImNottheBadGuy" page. Unless that name is already taken. Do some searches and use the Help system. Come on, I can't do everything for you!<br /><br />OR CAN I?? (lightning)<br /><br /><br />LW4: being the artsy fartsy type, sometimes I make things for people. BUT - when I make something because of random inspiration, it's very difficult for me to even contemplate selling, let alone giving away. If I make something as a gift or to be sold, though, my brain says, "Do not form any attachments to this." And it works! Sometimes to the point where I wouldn't even want it back. <br /><br />So bitch has gotta let go. Or if it was a fabulous man, bastard has gotta let go. Trouble with friendships going away is, unless you're the in-your-face confrontational type, they never get the full story, or vice versa. Sad, but we can't all be my mother, who seems to still be friends with everyone she's ever been friends with!<br /><br />(movie lightning/thunder combo!)herdThinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243614435958257781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-47857166319021364292010-12-25T13:10:23.895-06:002010-12-25T13:10:23.895-06:00Hey there, MM. :-) I'm all for you wearing *...Hey there, MM. :-) I'm all for you wearing *no* skirt! Although, the half shell top is always nice--you know, for formal occasions. ;-)<br /><br />I think yours is a wonderful gift idea for newlyweds. And hopefully no one, regardless of eventual marital status, would be able to throw out your handiwork! Unless a marriage is so short-lived as to have gained no special memories at all, a gift like that should never be cast off (even then it shouldn't!). But, I won't judge anyone else. I'll just say that's how I'd be. ;-)<br /><br />Much good cheer, MM, and happy holidays and merry Christmas! :-*SmagBoy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06579694369460538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-17503999572784019512010-12-25T12:54:59.519-06:002010-12-25T12:54:59.519-06:00Greetings, Anonymous. Happy Advent! Or Christmas...Greetings, Anonymous. Happy Advent! Or Christmas (today actually is), or, you know, happy holidays! Much good cheer. :-)SmagBoy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06579694369460538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-68890406559621512852010-12-25T12:52:02.867-06:002010-12-25T12:52:02.867-06:00Ahoy, 'Roo! :-) Merry Christmas to you, too!...Ahoy, 'Roo! :-) Merry Christmas to you, too! :-)SmagBoy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06579694369460538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-34277471219953270172010-12-25T12:51:16.358-06:002010-12-25T12:51:16.358-06:00Ahoy, Cantahamster! And Merry Festivus for the re...Ahoy, Cantahamster! And Merry Festivus for the rest of us! :-) Yes, I guess I'll drink to that!<br /><br />Save a dance for me 'round the aluminum Festivus Pole as you and yours celebrate the miracle of Festivus! :-)SmagBoy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06579694369460538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-46003462918638071202010-12-25T12:46:40.453-06:002010-12-25T12:46:40.453-06:00Ahoy, catseye! Even Tiny Tim, barely as big as a ...Ahoy, catseye! Even Tiny Tim, barely as big as a turkey. :-)<br /><br />Much good holiday cheer! ;-)SmagBoy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06579694369460538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-10862890128166004782010-12-25T12:44:55.786-06:002010-12-25T12:44:55.786-06:00Ahoy, hrumpole. What about Elvis Stojko? ;-)
Mu...Ahoy, hrumpole. What about Elvis Stojko? ;-)<br /><br />Much good cheer and happy holidays! :-)SmagBoy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06579694369460538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-71389696344865230162010-12-25T12:42:40.210-06:002010-12-25T12:42:40.210-06:00Ahoy, CoolOne. Absolutely! And, great story abou...Ahoy, CoolOne. Absolutely! And, great story about the ex and his mom. :-)<br /><br />Much good holiday cheer. :-)SmagBoy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06579694369460538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-10216338578577723852010-12-25T12:40:47.858-06:002010-12-25T12:40:47.858-06:00Excellent stuff, asking for a "friend". ...Excellent stuff, asking for a "friend". :-) You know, I went to that site that you prescribed. And, while I'm all for playing dress-up and even sneaking a bit of a peak at some panties, that was a bit scary! Just sayin'. ;-)<br /><br />Good Christmas Cheer, asking! :-)SmagBoy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06579694369460538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-31185875296043126632010-12-24T12:40:18.885-06:002010-12-24T12:40:18.885-06:00Part Deux ~ (shall we go again, Captain?)
LW#4 ~ ...Part Deux ~ (shall we go again, Captain?)<br /><br />LW#4 ~ I've probably actually had similar situations come up like this quite a bit ~ whenever anyone I know and care about gets married, I stitch them a custom commemorative wedding sampler, with the couple's names, their wedding date, etc., all beautifully framed, made special just for them. They're always well received and treasured when I give them ~ but with the divorce rate being what it is, we can estimate that at least half of my samplers are probably in someone's basement! This never bothered me one whit ~ the time and the love that I put into it, that they saw when they received it, and the pleasure it gave them, was more than worth it, and I never gave a thought to what happened to them after the couple sadly split. However, one day I was at a girlfriend's (I actually think it was moving out day) and she'd had my sampler hanging in her entryway and we happened to be standing there next to the empty nail where it had once been and I asked her sort of sheepishly "ooh, what are you going to do with the sampler now?" and the look on my face made it clear that I wouldn't want to have to look at that either if I was splitting up with my ex! But she said "Oh, I've packed it away and I want to give it to (oldest daughter) when she gets married ~ it's a family heirloom!" So I thought that was lovely! And I also think that the LW did not give from her heart in the first place, or she wouldn't want to take it back now.<br /><br />I'm deckin' your halls and jinglin' your balls, Captain! ;) Merry Christmas to you and yours ~ and see you on the other side of the Lagoon! :*Mermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17583754215885030959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-44031795684744659672010-12-24T12:36:28.124-06:002010-12-24T12:36:28.124-06:00Ahoy there, Captain! And a big kiss under the mist...Ahoy there, Captain! And a big kiss under the mistletoe for my Diving Buddy! :*<br /><br />Mermaid made a visit to the Lagoon, but sort of pooped out halfway through answering anyone's questions this week. There was simply too much joy to be found in the world this week to anchor myself to these dead weights! As always, I am humbled by your fortitude and marvel with gratitude that our poor beleaguered LWs can always lay their troubles 'cross your broad shoulders ~ until you drop them with a roundhouse snark kick to the face!<br /><br />The only halfway interesting situation was the first, of course, and I believe you and I think similarly about the boy wearing the skirt ~ my first reaction to the suggestion that the boy might be teased for wearing a skirt to the playground was ~ I wouldn't advise even my daughter to be wearing a skirt to a playground! Children need to be taught what attire is appropriate, and 5 is old enough to learn that pants or shorts are more appropriate for running and playing where one's underoos might be seen!<br /><br />You know, my mother wouldn't allow me to wear a skirt or dress or shorts (only long pants) outside the house after I was in about 3rd grade ~ she wouldn't buy them for me, said it wasn't "safe" for a girl to wear anything but pants. Now, granted, that's an extreme reaction and one I wouldn't advise here (or anywhere, frankly) but you can see how that theory could similarly be parlayed out to work for these parents until the boy grows past this stage of wanting to wear things like this in public ~ or until he's old enough to recognize on his own that he's going to receive comments, and know how to handle them, if he does. I'd deflect a lot of requests to wear the skirt like I would for a daughter ~ "oh it's too cold today" or "that's awfully fancy, we should save it for when we dress up to go to grandma's for dinner" and thereby limit the situations that might give rise to comments and ridicule. So, I would make the situation more about whether it's appropriate to wear a skirt that day, or for that occasion, as opposed to making it about whether it's appropriate for the boy to be wearing a skirt that day.<br /><br />I thought Prudie's advice that the boy should be talked to beforehand about the possible reaction he might get was terrible. I really don't see how you can have a conversation with your child about the possible reactions he might get without pointing out how *different* something like that makes them, and without in some way making the kid feel bad about how *different* he is. And I believe at 5 years old, he already does know that other boys don't wear skirts, and he just doesn't care. I think reactions should be handled on a case by case basis, instead of foreshadowing negativity. That's why I say ~ you can't control his wanting to wear the skirt, and you can't control other people's reactions, but you CAN control the situations you allow your son to be in while wearing the skirt. <br /><br />(to be continued)Mermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17583754215885030959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-30208061892609611752010-12-24T06:59:30.272-06:002010-12-24T06:59:30.272-06:00Christmas isn't till tomorrow. The "holy ...Christmas isn't till tomorrow. The "holy days" currently being celebrated would be Advent, if you're Christian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-92033822597965603762010-12-24T01:44:29.196-06:002010-12-24T01:44:29.196-06:00Sooo... whatever happened to Merry Christmas?!?
*...Sooo... whatever happened to Merry Christmas?!?<br /><br />*quickly ducking behind yellow submarine!* ;^D<br /><br />Dear Smagsta Clause, I bid you...<br /> !!! MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!FlyingRoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00631865426911693443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-22286805074150673832010-12-23T20:35:02.112-06:002010-12-23T20:35:02.112-06:00Merry Festivus, Cap'n!
My two cents this week...Merry Festivus, Cap'n!<br /><br />My two cents this week is for LW2.<br /><br />Whoever hosts these get-togethers has some cards to play, especially if they are the senior generation, as la Prude suggests; you married into this bunch, so you don't hold a good hand.<br /> <br />That said, especially if you can enlist either your husband or some other marry-ins, you might still be able to enjoy yourself. Some play this as a drinking game, others as a small bingo game: pick some things you know the guy is going to do, and bet on which he'll do first. <br />Will he insult his mother-in-law, his wife, or somebody else? <br />Will he rag on Obama, Palin, Pelosi, Coulter, ... first?<br />Will he call someone a moron, an idiot, a halfwit, or something else?<br />Will he brag about his travels to the East, or his university education, or his new car first?<br /><br />The point is, people like this are not paying any attention to those about them, so you could count points with your partner right under his nose. Don't put it in writing, and it's all good.<br /><br />Glad Yule, Y'all!Cantahamsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776333924946242971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-53618550210481321452010-12-23T18:10:07.839-06:002010-12-23T18:10:07.839-06:00Superb, as usual, Smag! "God Bless us, every...Superb, as usual, Smag! "God Bless us, everyone!" And to all a good night.catseyenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5243415857143630995.post-89678996251326689392010-12-23T12:34:19.872-06:002010-12-23T12:34:19.872-06:00You are in grand form today.
If one wanted to be ...You are in grand form today.<br /><br />If one wanted to be irreverent, one could predict the 5-year-old's true nature depending on who happens to be his favourite figure skater. In alphabetical order, say, just off the top of my head, a different significance could be attached to his favouring Jeffrey Buttle, Patrick Chan, Kim Yu-Na, Carolina Kostner, Stephane Lambiel, Evan Lysacek, Joannie Rochette, Tomas Verner or Johnny Weir.hrumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07222741183212487472noreply@blogger.com