February 2006 Archives

And more Craziness Inside!

"Hey. I just found a nit."

Really.

Interestingly, it was 8" down my hair and is probably from a full 2 years ago when Mendon brought lice back from the Gambia for me.

Ah, that which glues a marriage together... (?)...

I find this to be quite amusing. Additionally, it prompted me to think a bit about my sexuality/orientation. Hm.
And, yes, this is definitely supposed to be a response to the experience of many gays and lesbians as people start to realize their orientation.

Heterosexual Questionnaire
1. What do you think caused your heterosexuality?
2. When and how did you decide that you were a heterosexual?
3. Is it possible that your heterosexuality is just a phase that you may grow out of?
4. Is it possible your heterosexuality stems from a neurotic fear of others of the same sex?
5. If you’ve never slept with a person of the same sex, is it possible that all you need is a good gay or lesbian lover?
6. To whom have you disclosed your heterosexual tendencies? How did he or she react?
7. Why do you heterosexuals feel compelled to seduce others into your life-style?
8. Why do you insist on flaunting your heterosexuality? Why can’t you just be what you are and keep quiet about it?
9. Would you want your children to be heterosexual knowing the problems that they’d face?
10. A disproportionate majority of child molesters are heterosexual. Do you consider it safe to expose your children to heterosexual teachers?
11. With all the societal support marriage receives, the divorce rate is spiraling. Why are there so few stable relationships among heterosexuals?
12. Why do heterosexuals place so much emphasis on sex?
13. Considering the menace of overpopulation, how could the human race survive if everyone were heterosexual like you?
14. Could you trust a heterosexual therapist to be objective? Don’t you fear (s)he might be inclined to influence you in the direction of her/his own feelings?
15. How can you become a whole person if you limit yourself to compulsive, exclusive heterosexuality, and fail to develop your natural healthy homosexual potential?
16. There seem to be very few happy heterosexuals. Techniques have been developed that might enable you to change if you really want to. Have you considered trying aversion therapy?

Reprinted from “Are You Still My Mother” by Gloria Guss Back. Warner Books, 1985. Questionnaire attributed to Martin Rochlin, Ph.D., West Hollywood, CA.

Update on Campus Crime Alert #5 - University Announcements
Posted February 9, 2006 2:50 PM

Oxford police reported Thursday, Feb. 9, that they arrested a 20-year old female Miami University student on one count of inducing panic and one count of making a false police report in connection with an alleged incident Sunday, Jan. 15.

That police report led to the issuance of Campus Crime Alert #5, which warned that a female student reported to Oxford police that on Sunday, Jan. 15, a white male attempted to force his way into her Brown Rd. apartment. The female victim said she was able to get the door closed and the suspect fled the scene.

Oxford police say information received after numerous hours of investigation revealed that the alleged victim had made a false report.

Yikes.

Granted, I wasn't the one doing the investigation, but I just don't quite trust this decision. Did they really need to arrest her? Couldn't they have just dropped the investigation? I'm kind of left with the feeling that I can't rely on the police if I need to report a crime; what if I don't have enough evidence? Will victims of crime worry about this? --Or-- Are we really so easily influenced that other crimes will lead us to reporting one that we create? Or can we get so swept into the fear of high-profile crimes that we can imagine our own crimes. I just don't know. I can't make sense of this situation, but either way, it's frightening.