The Blister Blog

Kids doing Metallica!

2011-10-07T20:55:00.000-07:00

New Guitars

2011-10-07T17:45:00.000-07:00

Yea! I got a Fender BG-29 Acoustic/Electric Bass, BADASS! I also got rid of my 5 string Jazz Bass which is a good thing cos it was a pig, I'll be back with pics, never have enough of those eh?
Y

Faster than Light

2011-09-28T09:23:00.000-07:00

Yes Neutrinos Can!
Jerry Pournelle has some interesting thoughts and commentary over at his place,
check it out,
JPhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Trey Parker and Matt stone explain story telling

2011-09-27T13:49:00.000-07:00

Very useful info IMO,
Y

Clusterfuck!

2011-09-23T16:45:00.000-07:00

SCE guys were here this morning,and I guess they Fucked something up, because Henkels and McCoy showed up, all 5 trucks, to change a transformer.I have had voltage issues since I lived here so I don't mind a new TXFR but at least give me a chance to shut off my PCs and Appliances so they don't get fucked up on restart, NO WARNING AT ALL, just shut off, Thanks Edison!

HEY!

2011-09-23T13:47:00.001-07:00

YRGAL!!!!

What I do

2011-07-31T18:43:00.000-07:00

while unemployed, besides sending Out resumes?
Politics,which is directly related to economics,Defense, and entitlements, amongst others.
It may appear to my Wife and others that I just waste my time.But if you learned the things that I have learned about our Constitution, and how our Government is supposed to work, you might get how I work, but don't even talk about,economics,Defense, and entitlements to me unless you have a better plan, or you have a degree, and I may not give a shit about that,
FUCK OFF

why?

2011-07-29T18:06:00.000-07:00

Cause we are the IE, fuck LA San Diego, Ontario Rocks! fuck those city folk,
:)

X Games

2011-07-29T16:53:00.000-07:00

If it weren't for US skaters from the 70s the X Games would not exist, We developed Pool skating, and Vert skating. The Bikers learned from us and it's all good.
Remember Skaters started the whole thing, SoCal skaters, everyone else followed.

Pyromaniacal Gal

2011-07-24T08:44:00.000-07:00

By Popular Demand

2011-07-23T22:58:00.000-07:00

Though unfinished, I am being forced by John's fan base to release more of his recordings. By "unfinished" I mean "AWESOME".

Land Of Woe
Tears In Your Eyes
Pyromaniacle Gal

Go John!

2011-07-19T12:30:00.000-07:00

The John Fedak Project is up at YouTube

Yrgal

Girls, Ganj, and Guns!

2011-07-18T22:36:00.000-07:00

It's ALL AMERICAN - Women, Weed, and Weapons!

nope...no pic...that is all...just the concept

pussy, pot, and pistols?....nah....

Boobs, Buds, and Bombs

bah...it's all sexist either way....oh well ;o)

ok....Beer, Buds, and Bullets!

Metal, Mota, and Machineguns

....i'm out

Twitter Twit

2011-07-18T00:04:00.000-07:00

My old stomping grounds

2011-07-11T14:36:00.000-07:00

Point 1. This man deserves a home! (he really is homeless - i know this on good authority)

Point 2. In the end he says something about the North end going down hill. Sounds like the Italian Mob has decided Middletown ain't worth their time anymore....crap!

http://middletown-ct.patch.com/articles/fred-carroll-calls-off-his-one-man-crusade-to-clean-up-middletown

Recognize this guy?

2011-07-07T09:29:00.000-07:00

COMING SOON

2011-07-07T04:03:00.000-07:00

DANIEL MATA & WHIRLED BEETS

Mistress Babylon has a Proposal for you!

Hi

2011-05-13T10:13:00.001-07:00

We're still here

Guns and chicks! yea buddy!

2011-04-29T16:42:00.000-07:00

NRA Convention

Y

What used to be state of the art

2011-04-29T14:17:00.000-07:00

The Fairlight keyboard,many have used it, many still do.anyway read the article and be amazed at what was done then compared to now

Y

I'm getting this for sure!

2011-04-01T07:58:00.000-07:00

Google Motion
it's a really handy new email tool, check it out,
Y

From the Onion, shaken manchild syndrome

2011-03-25T11:45:00.000-07:00

Watch it all,really,
Y
Link is at the bottom of the gibberish

Cases Of Shaken Manchild Syndrome On The Rise

Hillary's War speach as I blogged it Live

2011-03-24T16:05:00.000-07:00

Hillary is a drone, she has been replaced.she was human ,now.... just a human teleprompter,
Bla,Blablllaa,bbblaaaa,vigilant and focused, London, military efforts security 1973
International U.N. action innocent,
GOV
forward all nations

Is It War? or The Art of Time-Limited, Scope-Limited Military Action by Sun-Tzu.

2011-03-24T14:18:00.000-07:00

The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand. Thus do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat: how much more no calculation at all! It is by attention to this point that I can foresee who is likely to win or lose.

"A War is a means to an end, not an end in and of itself" Some military guy riffing off of Sun-Tzu
We have no interest in Libya and should not be there with no defined outcome,and we don't,
No Blood For Oil, Right?
Y
Update:I shamelessly lifted the Title of this post from the Corner, a great blog with dozens of contributors

Bill Shatner is 80 today!

2011-03-22T19:53:00.000-07:00

A great man.
Happy Birthday, Captain!

OD Update

2011-03-22T14:54:00.000-07:00

I put 5 children into the ground on march 3, and they had a hard time at first,Bleaching leaves,stress and going from 24 to 12 hours daylight.The real test came in the last 2 days,we had a decent rain event, I was worried they would just die in the heavier rains and wind, however I woke this morning and they were alive!

Not just alive but growing well,lots of new growth,a minimum of pruning, limited to the bleached leaves.Granted they are only about 18" right now but summers coming!
Y
BTW the ID kids are about 4foot tall, even though they were all cloned at the same time,interesting.

Engineers and Architects

2011-03-17T22:15:00.000-07:00

You know what Japan's problem is/was? Engineers and Architects.P.D.and I worked together on a project for 9 months,and fought with the Engineers and Architects every step of the way.Why you may ask?
We were Blocked by Mexican Drywallers who were paid by the foot, asked to put 4 feet of ductwork in a 2 foot space,and we had the balls to call them to the jobsite and say ,O.K. How do you want us to install this? We won but the building is about 50% of what it could have been.
Bottom line is this,in this case it's Japanese Engineers and Architects,who are are hiding behind their Degrees and not telling us the truth, at least as far as japan goes, God Bless them,Y
Over to you PD

Update

2011-03-17T21:55:00.000-07:00

I forgot to tell you why I did any of this,
Domain renewal!Why the!?Squatters!when you let go of a name(rlozonne.com)someone can buy the name and if I want it back,I must pay them,this is true.OTOH large Corporations,trademarks and such can't be squatted, with good reason,IMHO.They have Lawyers,which is fine,but the Squatters prey on small fish like me/us to get outrageous amounts for our own name website.It is my belief that a person should be able to at least own his own name in the cyberworld,what do YOU think?

Why you need a Database(and keep it up to date)

2011-03-17T21:41:00.000-07:00

I spent about an hour recovering passwords and user names for RLozonne.COM(had the customer number),cool I’m good for another year, site looks the same.
I just thought, do I have that info? DUUH!
Open ACT! Contacts/IT Solutions, done, all the info was there. I did enter the new password info into my Database after I saw my screw up.Basically,I just forgot to look at my Database, hence the title of this email.
Remember, ALLYOUR DATA,BELONG TO US!!!!
The point is, if you have a Database, Use It!
Y
need help? ask

More fun with email scams

2011-03-17T19:46:00.000-07:00

Note: (The following is a Snip/Jpg so no nasties have got here and they won't get you)
Look at the Fancy words!(that don't seem coherent).Observe the kindness and seriousness of someone who,if this were real, would never be so bold as to assume to speak to a stranger in this way.And they are giving me half of a forty four million dollar payout, but numerate it $44,000.000, whoo hoo!click for larger image,
Y

You Tube Update

2011-03-17T18:58:00.000-07:00

I forgot to say, BigLove Tomato is on youtube, go HERE, I'm working on John's channel,and I'll post when it's ready,
Y

Learn something new every day

2011-03-16T21:29:00.000-07:00

This Bowie tune has no drums,only percussion,I never knew that,
Y
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/playlist/David+Bowie/26434512?src=5

Sleep time

2011-03-16T21:09:00.001-07:00

Post, comment, let's go!
Y

Kings and Queens by Aerosmith

2011-03-16T21:03:00.000-07:00

cool,
Y

What., is this Twitter?

2011-03-16T21:00:00.000-07:00

Whatever
Y

Grooveshark

2011-03-16T20:57:00.000-07:00

yes!

Killer Queen

2011-03-16T20:54:00.000-07:00

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/playlist/Queen/26345048?src=5
Y

2011-03-16T20:25:00.000-07:00

Air on a G string by Bach, one of my all time favorites,
Y
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/playlist/Holy+Shit/50506863?src=5
hopefully this works,
Y

New Lighters

2011-03-16T20:22:00.000-07:00

Wendy bought me some at Superwalmart(really)good to have with Killer Buds coming up!
Y

Bad Card(look it up)

2011-03-16T20:20:00.000-07:00

Daniel brought it up,i'm listening to the real version,same,
Y

Right now

2011-03-16T20:14:00.001-07:00

Pass the Dutchy,
Y

Holy Shit!

2011-03-16T20:12:00.000-07:00

I forgot how Badass Yngvaie is,

http://listen.grooveshark.com/playlist/Holy+Shit/50506863?src=5

BTW

2011-03-16T19:34:00.000-07:00

Cursing is all about context, I let my kids curse in reference to music, oops, bad Dad,Y

For all you Agnostics

2011-03-16T19:32:00.000-07:00

Praise God,I fucking drill the Elton tunes I'm working on,
y

Disclamer

2011-03-16T18:59:00.000-07:00

I read and confirmed that I am in compliance of the MMP policy,I can't figure out how to upload docs,but I was able to send it to my carded friends so they knew,
Y

and

2011-03-16T18:58:00.001-07:00

they are flowering well,
Y

2011-03-16T18:41:00.000-07:00

It may look like the plants are weak,not so.ID plants usually are skinny because they don't need to feed their root structure, so they go long and skinny.
I don't really know how much they will yield,and I don't care.This is an experiment, and I will analyze it after it's finished to decide which way to turn, I ain't stupid,until I smoke this fine weed,
Y

More Flowers

2011-03-16T18:29:00.000-07:00

The pictures don't do justice,I learned that Weed is very mechanical, which is to say,it doesn't require a set amount of time to grow until it will flower.It goes like this,more light=more growth(24 hours in our case)for 3 months or so,then we cut the light to 14 hours,they are flowering now.I cut the light to 13:45 on the 3/16/11 and based on observation, am going to 13:30 tonight.Ed Rosenthal(you look him up)said, "more daylight =more buds"so I'm timing every day to hopefully grow a good crop,I'll update,Y

Oh..Flowers?

2011-03-16T18:13:00.000-07:00

I meant these,
flowering started March8th,finishing about May something?
Y

food vs. internet

2011-03-16T17:57:00.000-07:00

I have Time Warner Cable+Internet and I'm sure we all have different kinds of access,but here's my story.I ALREADY spend more on internet than food,sounds crazy right?Here's the deal,with my Kids(2 adult,2 kids)the food bill is upwards of 500$ a month.The month that Wendy and I had no kids living with us our food bill was 175$, better food too.
What does this have to do with my internet bill? I would rather eat one meal a day(I do)than lose the internet, crazy, DUH.....

Good Days

2011-03-16T17:42:00.000-07:00

Unemployed,Broke,Flowers are blooming,got a Beer for dinner,
Smoked a Blunt with the Boy,got some Nugs for later.
Better out of work than being in Japan right now,forget the nukes, think of the people.
That being said, for now,we are scraping by,and I don't know when it will improve,things in this world are looking grim.I am hoping for the best, and planning for the worst,and you should too.
P.D. I read some comments from people in your area and the summary was,extra gas,extra water,a place to go,I know this is obvious,but in a world of Just In Time, JIT fails in a disaster,Be Warned,
Y

Hey!

2011-03-14T22:12:00.000-07:00

Nice to hear from P.D. he needs to call more often though(heh),
Y

about Japan

2011-03-14T22:09:00.000-07:00

This is the best explanation I've heard yet
Why we shouldn't worry

Japan

2011-03-14T14:14:00.000-07:00

The reactors in Japan are in bad shape. They were supposed to be and are some of the best built ones in the world. But I don't think anyone thought about the one, two punch of an 8.9 quake followed by a 33 foot tsunami. Hope they can get it under controll!

It's time

2011-03-13T18:14:00.000-07:00

FUCK THE UNIONS! they get retirement, I get nothing, Cops, Firefighters,Prison guards?
100K A year and then retirement at50 with 95,000$ yearly pension,give me a fucking break.It's War,Civil Style
Bring it Union thugs!
Bob

Technology=magic

2011-03-12T16:57:00.000-08:00

Stu and I have discussed many times

Apple has long had an aura of trend-setting cool, but magic is a bolder—and more provocative— claim. In a promotional video, Jonathan Ive, the company's design chief, explains it this way: "When something exceeds your ability to understand how it works, it sort of becomes magical, and that's exactly what the iPad is." Mr. Ive is paraphrasing the famous pronouncement by Arthur C. Clarke, the science-fiction author and futurist, that "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
go here for more

Steven Marley

2011-03-10T19:30:00.000-08:00

Listen on pandora,
Y
Stephen Marley
Biography
Bob Marley's second son, Stephen Marley, first appeared on record in 1979, when he was only six years old. With his brother Ziggy, the young Stephen recorded the single "Children Playing in the Streets," a charity single with the profits going to the United Nations to aid its efforts during the International Year of the Child. The single would also mark the beginnings of the Ziggy-fronted Melody Makers, a band that included Stephen's other siblings. Stephen played a supportive role in the Melody Makers from the beginning as guitarist, singer, and occasional songwriter. To satisfy his creative interests outside the group, Stephen decided to become familiar with the music industry from behind the scenes. Production work began in 1996 with Stephen contributing ideas to albums by his brothers Damian and Julian. Remixing the Fugees the same year was the first public display of Stephen's love of hip-hop and R&B. Work with Eve, Krayzie Bone, and Erykah Badu would follow along with a new role as "executive producer" of the Bob Marley remix compilation Chant Down Babylon, released in 1999. The album drew criticism from reggae purists who thought Stephen's mixing of hip-hop and his father's music was blasphemy, but the album's success encouraged the young producer. In 2001, his production work for brother Damian's Halfway Tree helped win the Grammy for Best Reggae Album, while Stephen's version of "Master Blaster" landed on the Stevie Wonder tribute Conception the same year. Work began on a debut solo album, but the 2002 formation of production house/promotion firm Ghetto Youths International with brother Ziggy kept Stephen from finishing it. Work on brother Damian's successful 2005 album Welcome to Jamrock pushed his debut all the way back to 2007. It was March of that year when Mind Control finally landed. An acoustic version of the album, simply titled Mind Control Acoustic, was distributed exclusively online in 2008 with the physical CD following in 2009. In late 2010 the “Jah Army” single announced the coming of his album Revelation Part 1: The Root of Life, an early 2011 release. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi
Continued… Shortened View
Selected Discography

Learn something new every day

2011-03-10T10:48:00.000-08:00

Jay Nordlinger is a stickler for language

Okay, I gotta work, but I have to do one more Corner post — can’t resist. In today’s Impromptus, I revisit — prompted by a reader — the pronunciation of forte: which is “fort.” That’s if you mean forte as in expertise, strong suit. Forte as in loud is “for-tay.” (I could explain the roots of these things, but I have done so a hundred times, and must have bored people to tears by now.)
Y

Kids singing

2011-03-09T13:17:00.000-08:00

Iron Maiden,
Y

Classic comedy

2011-03-06T15:32:00.000-08:00

following the Napster Bad video was this one with James and Regis...LMFAO!!

Adobe doing Audio?

2011-03-02T18:30:00.000-08:00

apparently they are and have for some time, here's the link
I haven't tried it but at 349$ I don't think I will,
Y

New Tool

2011-03-02T18:20:00.000-08:00

I have a close friend who does aerospace Machining, and he makes me things, like this here pipe, sorry for the blur, it's a cell shot,

Delrin, Brass and a machine screw for cleaning, cool!
Y

Fracking earthquakes!

2011-03-02T17:16:00.000-08:00

Foxnews.com

So now we can fracture gas laden rock and get the gas out,YaY! Inject some High pressure steam, and voila' the stuff comes right out.Next is what happens with the waste water, they re-inject it as water at low pressure, sounds good right?
Now they say that it's causing Quakes in Arkansas! (I call Bullshit)they are saying that the water lubricates the faults, causing Quakes. I'm not a Seismologist(though I play one on T.V.)but unless the water goes down several miles, I don't see it having an effect on Faults.Read the paragraph below,Lack Of Warning?

"The central Arkansas town of Greenbrier had been plagued for months by hundreds of small earthquakes, and after being woken up by the largest quake to hit the state in 35 years, residents said Monday they're unsettled by the increasing severity and lack of warning."

"The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the 4.7-magnitude quake at 11 p.m. Sunday, centered just northeast of Greenbrier, about 40 miles north of Little Rock. It was the largest of more than 800 quakes to strike the area since September in what is now being called the Guy-Greenbrier earthquake swarm."
Y
Update
Here's what the USGS has to say

I wish I could shoot this good

2011-03-01T19:06:00.000-08:00

84 year old WWII vet, 5" at 1000 yards,

Awesome,
Y

I'm a fricking Rock Star from Mars!

2011-02-28T19:52:00.000-08:00

Totally worth it,
Y

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Gary Moore dies at 58

2011-02-07T13:50:00.000-08:00

Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore was found dead in a hotel room in Southern Spain, according to London newspaper The Guardian.

The cause of death has not been determined. Moore was 58.

The Belfast-native Moore joined the blues-rock-enthused Thin Lizzy in 1973, replacing Eric Bell on guitar, and enduring an up-and-down relationship with band frontman Phil Lynott for decades to come.

Moore, who released 20 solo studio albums, had returned to his blues roots in recent years and played in 2006 with former bandmates from Thin Lizzy, according to the Guardian.

Said Bell: "He was so robust, he wasn't a rock casualty, he was a healthy guy."

The only problem with the story is Phil died in 1986! how hard to do research?

from Wikipedia,"Thin Lizzy disbanded, he assembled and fronted the band Grand Slam, right up until his death at the age of 36." I know Wiki isn't always accurate but on general things it's just fine,
Y

Man caves and Manliness

2011-02-06T19:28:00.000-08:00

Long but worth it,Fortunately I have a Man space,
Y

Once upon a time, the world belonged to men.

Literally.

Because men had exclusive power in both private and public life, they controlled their surrounding environment and the way in which space was designed and decorated. Consequently, the world was once a very masculine place.

Thankfully, we’ve made progress in the area of gender equality and women have brought their influence to bear in both the home and the workplace. However, as with many other areas of modern life, the pendulum has swung from one extreme to the other; instead of creating a world that’s friendly to both male and female space, we’ve created one that benefits female space at the expense of male space.

What’s behind the decline in male space and the proliferation of female space? It’s actually a complex and interesting story that goes all the way back to 18th century. Below we’ll explore some of the factors that have contributed to the near eradication of male space in both public and private life.
Decline of Male Space in the Public Sphere

For most of humanity, the public sphere was solely a man’s domain. Up until as far as the 19th century, it wasn’t even appropriate for women to visit outside the home without a man accompanying her.

However, in the last 100 years, areas designated as male space have shrunk because of changes in attitudes towards gender and anti-discrimination laws.

In this section we discuss five public spaces that were once exclusively for men: the workplace, the bar, the barbershop, the gym, and the fraternal lodge/social club.

The workplace. Perhaps the largest male space in public life was the workplace. For many families in the West, the Industrial Revolution created a strict division of labor where men worked in a factory or office and women stayed home to take care of the children. If women did work, they largely did so in “female” industries like textile factories. As a result, the workplace was a predominately male space with rules and a culture that favored male sensibilities.

When women started to enter the workforce in greater numbers during the 1950s and 60s, many men saw it as an encroachment into their space and resorted to crude sexual harassment as a way to keep women “in their place.” Thanks to laws during the Civil Rights era and an increasing sensitivity and desire by businesses to create non-hostile workplaces, such harassment is seen for what it is and shunned by most males today.

The Bar. For centuries, a man could visit a bar and be in the exclusive presence of other men. Because drinking was seen as a corrupting influence on the “purity and innocence” of women, bars were completely off limits to ladies (exceptions were made for prostitutes, of course). Out of the presence of women and children, men could open up more and revel in their masculinity over a mug of cold ale. However, the bar as a men’s only hangout would quickly see its demise during the dry years of Prohibition.

By banning alcohol, Prohibition forced drinking underground. Speakeasy owners, desperate to make a buck, accepted all drinkers into their establishments, regardless of gender. Moreover, the economic and political empowerment women experienced during the 1920s and 30s made drinking by women more acceptable. By the time Prohibition was repealed, the female presence at the local watering hole had become a common appearance.

World War II only further eroded the male exclusivity of bars and pubs. As more women entered the workforce, it became acceptable to socialize with their male co-workers in taverns and lounges after work.

Today, there aren’t many bars around that cater only to men (gay bars being an obvious exception). Instead, bars have become a place where the sexes come together to mingle and look for a special someone (even if just for the night.)

Barbershops. Back in the 19th and early 20th centuries, barbershops were bastions of manliness, and one could be found on every corner. At the barbershop, a man could get a sharp haircut, enjoy a relaxing shave, and take part in some manly banter with his barber and the other customers. Unfortunately, several factors led to the decline of barbershops. Perhaps the biggest factor was the rise of the unisex salon. Places like “SuperCuts,” which were neither beauty salons nor barbershops, catered to both men and women. Many states’ licensing boards accelerated this trend by ceasing to issue barber licenses altogether in favor of offering a unisex “cosmetologist” license to all those seeking to enter the hair cutting profession.

Unlike the bar or workplace, the barbershop hasn’t been infiltrated by women; most ladies prefer the salon and wouldn’t dream of having Old George take the clippers to their head. Rather, barbershops have simply become harder to find. Even if you do find one, don’t be surprised if Old George has been replaced with Georgia.

Boxing Clubs and Gyms. Like bars, boxing clubs and gyms were once exclusively male-only haunts. In the time of women-free gyms, men could focus solely on building their bodies and not worry about impressing the ladies. They were dark, dingy places, that smelled of sweat and exhaustion. Free from the sound of Lady Gaga blasted over the speakers, the only noise was of grunts and the clanging of weights. However, in response to the women’s movement, many states and cities passed ordinances prohibiting male-only businesses and clubs. As a result, women advanced on gyms along with step classes and leotards.

Despite these anti-discrimination ordinances, many states have overlooked the proliferation of female-only gyms like Curves that have opened up across the country. Even when men bring lawsuits challenging these all-women establishments, they’re often dismissed. This unfortunate double standard has only aided in the decline of male space and the rise of female space.

Old school boxing clubs have also been in decline for several years. For many men growing up in the 1920s and 1930s, visiting the boxing gym as a boy was as normal as playing video games is for boys of today. The decline in the number of boxing gyms parallels the decline in the popularity of the sport itself. And some of the boxing clubs that are left have understandably looked to stay afloat by offering “boxing cardio” classes that appeal to women. However, the popularity of mixed martial arts among young men may spur the creation of new male space in the form of MMA gyms. Few females have found an interest in learning the ground and pound.

Fraternal Lodges and Social Clubs. Fraternal lodges and all male clubs and restaurants have a long and storied history in the United States and in other countries in the West. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, men flocked to fraternal lodges, like the Freemasons and the Odd Fellows, in order to take part in male fellowshipping. At one time in American history, 1 in 4 men belonged to a fraternal lodge of some sort. However, by 1950 membership began to decline as the demands of family life and work increased, leaving men little time for lodge life. Moreover, under pressure from women’s rights groups, some lodges allowed women to join their ranks. But for the most part fraternal lodges remain all-male. Their biggest problem is just recruiting new and younger members.

In addition to fraternal lodges, male only clubs and restaurants served as a place where a man could enjoy a nice rib-eye with their bros and get candid advice on their career and family life. But male-only clubs would start to feel the squeeze when the U.S. Supreme Court held in 1987 that states and cities may constitutionally ban sex discrimination by business-oriented private clubs. With this green light from the Court, many states and cities started cracking down on male-only clubs and restaurants. New York City was especially vigorous in prosecuting male-only clubs. Perhaps the most famous instance of a once male-only club being forced to open membership to women was the New York Athletic Club. Founded in 1868, the club contained dining rooms, bars, an indoor pool, and a block long gym. Facing legal pressure, the New York Athletic Club opened it’s membership to women in 1989 with mixed feelings on the part of members. Despite the legal and societal pressure, a few-male only clubs still exist in the U.S.
Decline of Male Space in the Home

Paralleling the decline in male space in public was the decline of male space in the domestic sphere. This perhaps was even more dramatic for men because, well, it hit so close to home. A man was once king of his castle, but in a blink of an eye he was dethroned. Here’s a brief primer on how it went down.

The Industrial Revolution: The Beginning of the End of Male Space

Before the Industrial Revolution, you could find most men working in or around the home. This was a time of self-sufficient small farmers and noble artisans. A man used his home as his place of business and, consequently, homes were designed to accommodate the needs of the dirty work of farming, blacksmithing, and leatherworking. When you work every day in dirt and grime, you can’t worry about taking off your boots so you don’t soil the rug. That just slows down the work!

Additionally, the home design luxuries we take for granted today just weren’t available to people in this agrarian society. Carpeting, wallpaper, drapes and even glass windows were items reserved for the very wealthy.

Consequently, the home had a predominately masculine vibe. Exposed beams, dirt floors, and earthen fireplaces were the norm. Tools were left here and there, guns hung above the fireplace, the sheep dog came in and out as he pleased, and a man didn’t think about wiping his feet before he came inside. He didn’t have to worry about a nagging wife getting on to him for mucking up the place because the place was already mucked up. But little did men know that the days of a male-centered abode were numbered.

By the middle of the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution was in full swing. Families moved from the country to the city, and men left home to work in the factories. Women, of course, stayed home to run the household. Thus a strict work/home dichotomy developed, with women given domain over the latter. The Cult of Domesticity, popular during this time, encouraged middle and upper class women to make the home a “haven in a heartless world” for her husband and children, a place where a man could relax and feel comforted after a long day of toiling in the trenches. Without an earthen floor and sawdust shavings everywhere, the possibility of keeping things clean and tidy became attainable, and women bought carpets, white drapes, and flower-filled vases in the name of creating a soft oasis for their husbands. But what they really had made was the type of place a woman would feel most comfortable, and men fled their doily-laden home to spend time at the bars and fraternal lodges with their boys. The home had become female space.

Victorian Era

Theodore Roosevelt’s Trophy Room at Sagamore Hill

While male space was chipped away at during the 18th century, there were some consolations. During the Victorian Era, upper and middle class homes were built with several gender specific rooms. These rooms were often divided evenly among men and women. Women had sewing, drawing, and tea rooms; men had billiards, smoking, and trophy rooms. One peculiar male room in Victorian homes was the growling room. That’s right-growling room. Apparently growling rooms were a place a man could go to be alone and “growl” when in a bad mood. (I just use the bathroom for that now. )

This period of gender balance in homes would be short lived, however, and male space would continue to shrink as women took more and more control over home life.

Suburban Living: The Elimination of Male Space

Male space in the home was exchanged for family space.

The period after WWII was filled with dramatic changes in American life. One of the most powerful changes was the migration of white, middle class families from cities to the suburbs. Large developments like Levittown provided returning vets a chance to buy a piece of the American Dream for a relatively affordable price and get started on raising a family.

The rise of suburban culture with its emphasis on creating a domestic nest, usually meant sacrificing male space for the good of the family. Home designs in the 1950s exchanged the numerous, smaller rooms of the Victorian home for fewer, larger rooms. The goal was to create more open space where families could congregate together and bond while watching the Honeymooners on TV.

With no room to call their own, men were forced to build their male sanctuaries in the most uninhabitable parts of a home. Garages, attics, and basements quickly became the designated space for men, while the women and children had free reign over the rest of the house.

Men filled these rooms with the trappings of manliness- animal heads, discarded furniture, and pictures of sports figures (or women) would adorn the room. They would use their “man caves” as a place to retreat to when the demands of work and family life felt suffocating. Here they could play cards with their friends or tinker around, working on their car, reading the paper, or doing some woodworking.

But even these undesirable areas of the home would be taken away from men. Basements and attics became game or entertainment rooms to be used mainly by children. And even the least feminine of all places-the garage-would be cleaned up and domesticated.

According to Andreas Duany, an architect and consultant for the New Urban Development, three things occurred that feminized the garage: 1) sheetrocking, 2) the emergence of the storage industry, and 3) home association requirements to keep garage doors closed.

To organize their garages, men had built their own system of workbenches and shelving. But women felt this amateur, rustic solution was still too cluttered. Everything must now be put away in sleek, manufactured cabinetry and plastic storage tubs, with all of a man’s tools and knickknacks hidden away behind a shiny facade.

Sheetrocking covered the once unexposed and manly wood frame in garages, resulting in garages that looked less like a garage and more like another room inside the house.

Finally, homeowner association guidelines that required garages to remain closed made an already inhospitable room even less desirable by shutting out the light and air.

With every room co-opted in the house by women or children, and with few bastions of manliness in the public sphere left standing to escape to, men were relegated to claiming a solitary chair as their designated male space. (Think Archie Bunker and the dad from Frasier.)

Even in a time where men and women are supposed to decide about home décor together, dimes to donuts the women makes the final call. Take the cliché joke of a couple moving in together. It’s usually the man who has to throw out his “silly man things” to make room for the more sophisticated tastes of the women. At that moment, a man realizes that there’s no hope for him to have a place of his own.
Why Male Space is Important

Alright. So you might be thinking, “What’s the big deal? Isn’t it a good thing we’ve gotten past this archaic gender segregated stuff?” Yes… and no. Don’t get me wrong. I’m all in favor of the progress we’ve made, but again, the pendulum has arguably swung too far to the other extreme, leaving men without their own space.

We often underestimate the effects our surroundings have on our psyche. Architects, interior designers, and feng shui experts understand this profound impact. Even famous feminist writer Virginia Woolf understood the importance that space can have on an individual.

In her 1928 essay A Room of One’s Own, Woolf passionately argued that the reason women hadn’t produced as many great literary works as men was because they were denied the same opportunities afforded their male counterparts. The central argument in her essay was that women needed a room of their own in a world that was predominantly male so they could be alone and connect with their true identity and creative impulses.

Eighty years later, it’s the men asking for a room of their own.

Just as male friends play an important role in giving men satisfaction and in shaping their manliness, so does male space. It’s important that men have a place where they can take off their social masks and revel in masculine energy. For many men, the bureaucracy of corporate culture can leave them feeling powerless and emasculated. Having a “man cave” at home, a place men can deocrate as they please and do what they want in can give them a much-needed sense of control, empowerment, and of course relaxation. And spending time in the company of other men at an all-male hang out can help a man reconnect with his manliness

It seems in the past 10 years or so businesses and home designers are starting to recognize the importance of male space. Cottage industries have sprung up dedicated to designing “man caves” in homes, and many a man dreams of building a tiny house in the woods or backyard. Barbershops are coming back in a big way, and men of my generation are becoming interested in joining fraternal lodges like the Masons. Some pioneering men are even starting clubs of their own. After a period of decline, I think we’re seeing the start of a renaissance in male space. With all that’s going on, now is a better time then ever to carve out your own inner sanctum of manliness. So get to it. Your man cave awaits.

Read more: http://artofmanliness.com/2010/01/10/the-decline-of-male-space/#ixzz1DEwz1LLJ

Obama Born in Kenya?

2011-01-26T21:27:00.000-08:00

Listen from :11 thru :17

Wendy and I were wondering what exactly she said, listened to it 3 times to make sure, Holy crap!
I once thought, you know, what does matter if a socialist from another country was President, only Birthers thought those things, now I think, maybe they are right.
Neil Abercrombie, the new (D) Gov. of HA can’t seem to find the documents in question, meanwhile the state AG says the documents can’t be released without permission of the document owner, i.e. Barack Obama.
If Barack had any sense of decorum he would release the documents ASAP, but he has chosen Repeatedly not to, and I’m sorry, but sends up a Red Flag,
Call me a Birther until further notice,
Bob

2011-01-26T19:03:00.000-08:00

Last year I opened for Primus, and this year I get a Showcase! You might not know this, but people from Asspen come over to check Lesbos out, and there is a lot of buzz for the shows, See ya there!
Yrgal

I want one

2011-01-20T14:14:00.001-08:00

Well this sucks,I can't change the size of the video, oh well,
Y

Facebook vs AOL

2011-01-19T17:17:00.000-08:00

This guy is basically self destructing with his argument, bottom line,if Facebook perfected AOL's thing.then good for them,as for the sheep aspect of FB, I don't do it,
Y

Facebook is basically AOL with a different layout and all the same retro problems.

People are always baffled by the fact that I don't use Facebook. I don't care much about Facebook any more than I cared about MySpace and LiveJournal before it. In almost every way, these subsystems are too retro for my taste.

Let me explain.

The world began with online services like the Source and Compuserve. They then evolved into a myriad of BBS systems and then AOL was created. AOL became the kingpin and along came the Internet. The Internet had the versatility that no other system had—you could do whatever you wanted with it. You could start a website about your cat. You could do a storefront. You could do anything that came into your head.

A lot of people still preferred the warm and cozy confines of AOL, and it continued to exist until it was clear that its growth was over. It then zigged and zagged in all the wrong ways. I concluded that AOL should have evolved into a MySpace-like system and then into Facebook.

Facebook is actually the logical end-point of what AOL should have become. AOL had some web initiatives, such as Geocities or Hometown, which could have easily morphed into Facebook, but it didn't. It could have made the transition rather easily. I can't find anyone who argues with this premise.

If AOL had become what Facebook is now, would I use it? No, not really.

Facebook is retro because, like AOL, it's retro by its nature. It's a closed system. Some people like a closed comfy system and others don't. I, for one, don't. If I want a personal webpage with all sorts of information about myself, I'll go to Wordpress.com and make one. By doing this, I don't turn over any data, control, or information to an onerous third party to sell, use, or exploit. I can close down the site when I want. I can say what I want. I can pretty much do whatever.

If I am the least bit worried, I can use my various providers or other services to post a WordPress blog right from my own server. None of this is possible with Facebook. It wasn't possible with AOL either.

Which begs the question as to why anyone would use Facebook when it is essentially AOL done right? The fastest growing group on Facebook are people in their 70's. Oldsters are flocking to Facebook the way they once did with AOL. Facebook is a simple system for the masses that do not really care about technology and do not want to learn anything new except something easy like Facebook.

Whenever someone tells me to check out something on Facebook, I recall the heyday of AOL with its keywords. "Go to the Internet at www.blah.com or AOL keyword: blah." This was a common comment on the nightly news or in magazines. The AOL keyword is replaced by the Facebook page name.

There is no reason for anyone with any chops online to be remotely involved with Facebook, except to peruse it for lost relatives. So, next time you log on, remember it's really AOL with a different layout.

Welcome to the past.

When Comments are bigger than posts

2011-01-18T20:12:00.000-08:00

This is in regards to the "recently" discovered UFO by the GOV

The original post is here,but the comments are,shall we say out of this world?

Maybe the spaceship that was supposedly recovered in Roswell was just a really crappy model for a spaceship. It crashed, after all. Let's say that the government then builds a model of that crappy spaceship that can successfully travel to Zeta Reticuli, or wherever. It would be akin to driving a cheap Chinese copy of a Lada or Ford Pinto up to a posh resort where the valet routinely guides Lambourghinis, Aston-Martins, and Bentleys to the designated access areas. Humans would be the laughingstock of the interstellar community, regarded as knuckle-dragging, mouth-breathing rednecks who should be escorted back to the boondocks from whence they came. And they'll probably use a few dozen major cities for target-practice as a message for humanity to remain in our little backwater solar system and to never darken their door again.
Robby

You poor, sad, deluded fool. Don't you know that's what THEY want you to think? The Double Secret Real Government, I mean. Of course, you may have heard of them by some other name, such as The New World Order, the Knights Templar, the Illuminati, the Masons, the Bilerburgers, the Tripartite Commission, the Bohemian Grove Guests or The Red-Headed League. Surely you know that they're running things for the benefit of our true masters, the mega-corporate overlords, don't you? Who themselves are actually reptilian aliens who live on earth in an underground world, and merely use us weakling humans as a slave work force, genetic donors and/or food source? Don't you know these things? Just what have you been doing with your time online, anyway?

But perhaps you do know the worst thing: that the reality of every, single group and theory referenced above (well, except for that band which was born in the imagination of Sir A. Conan Doyle) has been advanced in all seriousness as The Truth; and each has thousands if not hundreds of thousands of adherents who believe in their existence and power with unshakable tenacity.

Jeff H
It appears the best the "aliens" could manufacture was a fake president. And assuming the "crash" took place at Roswell in 1947, it took them 61 years to do it.

I had to stop,too much fun,
y
need to find link,sorry Y

rules of life

2011-01-17T17:19:00.000-08:00

1. Law of Mechanical Repair - After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee.

2. Law of Gravity - Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

3. Law of Probability -The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act

4. Law of Random Numbers - If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal and someone always answers.

5. Law of the Alibi - If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire..

6. Variation Law - If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now (works every time).
9. Law of the Result - When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.

10. Law of Biomechanics - The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach. 15... Law of Logical Argument - Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about. 18. Wilson's Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy - As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it.

19. Doctors' Law - If you don't feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor, by the time you get there you'll feel better. But don't make an appointment, and you'll stay sick.

Willie

2011-01-16T15:49:00.000-08:00

A month late but cool and VERY trippy...

"....and yay, the bud was kind...."

I love this website

2011-01-14T16:22:00.000-08:00

see more There I Fixed It

It rains in Brisbane I guess

2011-01-11T18:00:00.000-08:00

Awesome flood footage,well worth 5 minutes, great time lapse style,
Y

Interesting

2011-01-09T16:06:00.000-08:00

Ann Alhouse
Y

Really nice

2011-01-05T20:48:00.000-08:00

Notice the ISS on the Suns face,
Y

Must See Video!

2011-01-05T17:14:00.000-08:00

This is really good reportage, by any standard,The city councilman get's destroyed by his own hypocrisy,
Y

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c

San Francisco's Happy Meal Ban

www.thedailyshow.com

Daily Show Full Episodes

Political Humor & Satire Blog</a>

The Daily Show on Facebook

Love it!

2010-12-29T14:32:00.000-08:00

here's great photo that shows that even when they aren't in combat Marines are working hard, but keep their sense of humor.

Marines use shovels to attempt to dig out a Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected vehicle in the rain Dec. 19 after it sunk into the soft mud flats near Observation Post "ManBearPig." (Photo by Sgt. Brian Tuthill)
Y

WoW

2010-12-23T16:32:00.000-08:00

So I was looking around the Forums and I find "your favorite guild names"sooooooo....
I present

My Little Pwny
The UnforgivOHGODBEES
My Little Pwny
Your Moms a Horde
Lincoln Wiped on Opera
Grand Theft Kod
Thunderbluff cattle co.
No but My Sister Will
International House of Pwnage
Don't hit me, I'm on Dialup
LOL WHAT DO I TYPE HERE
And His Amazing Friends
I Crit My Pants
I Beta Tested Your GF
Big Girls Max Out Cookin
Vampire Penguin Society
It burns when I PvP

And that's just a few of the better ones up to page 5 out of 15 or so,
Y

BJ

2010-12-21T21:49:00.000-08:00

I'm movin' out, great song, Pandora rocks again!

OH G-D!

2010-12-21T21:42:00.000-08:00

I just listened to Todd Rundgren doing his only famous song,Hello it's me
The lyrics are narcissistic, juvenile and the act of a stalker.The music exists to support his vain talent,IMO.Right now I got Billy Joel Live, KILLER! great comparison,
B

Escaping from the Lost Isles was No Picnic, Son!

2010-12-16T11:04:00.000-08:00

See the paratrooper going in the drink? It's my job to neutralize them. Later I'll be A to A on those AC.

2010-12-14T18:00:00.000-08:00

I was just listening to Judge Andrew Napolitano on FNC, and his Jefferson quote, one of many I adhere to, that "the Tree of Liberty must be watered with blood from time to time" he really said that,Jefferson I mean and I agree.The difference is we have evolved as a society to such a degree that we remove our government and don't lynch them(see Europe, circa dawn of time thru 1989),so far.
All that said, why do the Right Wingers get so upset with the Hippy-Dippies trying to
upset the applecart,as it were? After all they are just following the Jeffersonian ideal of Government as Limited and Restrained.
I know that their Ideology is False and Juvenile, but I like their Spirit, and I hope When,not If,the time comes, we shall show the same Spirit of Freedom and Independence That the Crazed American Youths do, except we have Brains......And
GUNS!!!!!!!!!!!
and guitars,
Y

This is what happens whe you have too many email accounts

2010-12-14T17:36:00.000-08:00

I wish I could get a better shot, but it's a great read, couldn't have done better if I were Nigerian. I get a lot of scam spam and usually skim thru them all just for fun,
and oh yea, it's fun.This guy here has probably seen Three Kings, the one with the Iraqi Ass Map,and spells names of Iraqi towns worse than your average American, and that's Really...Sad.
Command of English,none for me thanks I'll just use an(insert country here)/English translation book and I'll be fine, yes sirree Bob!
Y

Lol

2010-12-10T10:10:00.000-08:00

http://weedporn.com/

Good old Medicine

2010-12-09T18:11:00.000-08:00

See, they used it back then, why not now?(Indica,mmmmmm)
Y

Hello

2010-12-07T20:39:00.000-08:00

Cat is Awesome! found out I'm doing re-inspections for guys whom hired on at the same time as me, heh.
It appears that they didn't perform due diligence in their duties, or were confused,either way, Bad!This job is Easy! if you take your time,
Y

Winging

2010-12-07T01:12:00.000-08:00

Stopping down to get that lowlie troll hunter to mail me my Ruby Shades cuz I'm going cruisin'..Flying in Azeroth!...oh yea!

Oh Yea!

2010-12-06T05:45:00.001-08:00

Same dude(s) as in my previous post.
Ahhhhhh, soooooo, realivemovement, yoo hah wooly hahponent! Ash fu har!
Really impressed!

Gave me the chills!

2010-12-05T11:38:00.001-08:00

Sweet!

Winston's Cat: Iranian National Air Line Has Star of David on Roo...

2010-12-02T16:24:00.000-08:00

This is fucking Awesome,I love the Jews!
Y

Winston's Cat: Iranian National Air Line Has Star of David on Roo...: "Google Earth. Al- Arabiya reported this week that Iranian officials were outraged to discover a Star of David on the roof of the headquart..."

Grooveshark update

2010-11-29T17:26:00.000-08:00

After updating Flash, and waiting about five minutes to load, ( I didn't wait, I use firefox and did something else)I was able to pull up a song, waited about 2 minutes for it to come up, wrote some comments and emails, went back and noticed even though the song was playing, the page was still loading after 10 minutes!That points me to the ad servers,which is the first and last things that load on a commercial page.
That said,it's probably an adserver issue, but as Stu and I say, COMPARED TO WHAT?
Y

Quote of the day

2010-11-29T17:10:00.000-08:00

Do you see the cartels trying to push Beer?
Joe Rogan
Y

Grooveshark is DOWN!

2010-11-29T12:16:00.000-08:00

First time ever for me....damn!

Oh yea!!

2010-11-28T21:32:00.000-08:00

Sound GREAT!

LITERAL World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Cinematic Trailer

2010-11-27T11:44:00.000-08:00

Pretty funny, reminds me of Jack Black,
Y

Update time

2010-11-23T17:20:00.000-08:00

Been very busy, my new job at Southern California Edison is keeping me quite busy so My posting has been light, so how about an update?
Jeff Green from the KGB is coming by Saturday to do some overdubs on their live tracks, should be interesting, 4 days off you would hope I had a plan of attack but,.....No
Anyway here's some Eye candy

Funny ass shit!

2010-11-20T20:20:00.000-08:00

Travel comments for Area 51
Y