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-Pharmacology
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You know that in Pharmacology, all drugs have a generic name. Tylenol is acetaminophen; Advil is Ibuprofen, etc. The FDA has been looking for a generic name for Viagra and announced today that they have settled on a name-Mycoxafalin.
Other names considered were Mycoxaflopin, Mydixadrupin and
Mydixnotarizin.
At the risk of opening the floodgates of hell, I have, after careful consideration, decided to share a few things with you on the occasion of the opening day of the George W. Bush presidency. I have received a couple of letters from list members in response to my earlier post of a quote which defined the overconfidence of the Gore campaign staff on election night. One, in reference to the Inauguration, says this: "I will be wearing black today, in mourning for democracy murdered by the Supreme Court. We have no president." I have no answer to that as I suppose many of you are in sympathy with it; however, I read an essay this morning in The Advocate, written by John Caldwell and entitled, "Stuck in the Middle with G.W.", which struck a more positive note. Caldwell wrote: "America enters a four-year term with a man sitting behind the desk in the Oval Office whom I will be reluctant to call anything other than a technicality...The election didn't go the way I had hoped, but I can deal with it from a place of understanding that is somewhere closer to the middle. And hopefully I will find that technicality whom some will call Mr. President hanging out near the middle as well." That, to me, is a sound and mature viewpoint at this stage of the game. I, Ben Boxer, prefer that on the list we don't rant about the situation at this time for three reasons: 1) It would be wiser to wait until the new administration clarifies its positions on gay and lesbian issues in actions it may take that will affect us as a community. Until then, there really can be nothing but idle speculation on hand. 2) This is presently a Unitedstatesian-only situation and, as we have discovered in the past, our presidential politics either annoy or bore the hell out of members of the list in 30 or 40 other countries who are NOT "Americans." We must respect that. I assure you they will get interested soon enough if the Bush Administration fucks over them in foreign policy matters. 3) This is not essentially a political list. It is primarily an everything-related-to-us-as-gays-and-bisexuals list which includes jokes, sexual rendezvous, hot stories, hot pix, etc. An excess of politics and religion can quickly make enemies of everyone here. Let's stay friends. The other letter I got from a member today said: "I think the Bush quotes we are bound to see over the next four years are going to be a lot funnier." I have an answer to that one: Agreed, but Bush's forthcoming malapropisms, etc., will be no funnier than those already recorded during his campaign, to wit: "A tax cut is really one of the anecdotes to coming out of an economic illness." "(Gore's tax cuts) will require numerous IRA agents." "Will the highways on the Internet become more few?" "Is our children learning?" "Tear down the terriers and bariffs!" "Families is where wings take dream." "The U.S. Congress should become more like the Texas Legislature."
======= The first spaceship comes from Uranus where everybody is gay. Their battle cry is "Up Uranus!" as they conquer the government and turn it over to us. What would we do? The second lands from Pluto. They worship Plato and their Bible is his "New Republic." They are all gay Republicans. Rich Tafel of the Log Cabin Republicans greets them. What does he say? The third spaceship arrives from Venus. They are all Lesbian cannibals who have stopped by to dine at the White House, but they only eat the highest ranking politicians. How would Dick Cheney's lesbian daughter Mary prevent them from eating daddy for dinner?
As I have said, it's all idle speculation.
I have gotten the CDs from Centaur Mag. covering the Oct. Nov. and the New Years parties and there is a lot of great pictures there. If you like older guys you may want to check them out. You can find the Centaur link at Ben's club house.
Beware of the Jackrabbit milk. hi guys, i,m looking to visit palm springs in april/may. does anyone know or has anyone recently visited a hotel which attracts the older mature guy. i visited last october and stayed at inntrique for two nights and believe it or not, there were only the four of our party there!! look forward to any suggestions...
alan.
Fellow club members, You are probably familiar with Bob and Harley. If not, you will be a little after you read this. "it was glorious -- just the dog and a leather strap linking me to life." These are the often quoted words of Morris Frank, the first man in the US to have a seeing eye dog. Can you imagine the emotion for Bob when Harley first was introduced to him? Good Lord! A link to LIFE! And Harley is that for Bob. Bob says he depends on Harley when he is out and about in Brooklyn, NY. Depends. Harley is Bob's link to life. The sighted need no such dependence and so do not appreciate the wonder of such a union. It is surely as magnificent as any love union between man and woman, woman and woman, or man and man. And so much more precious because it needs no sex to bind it firm. This is a tribute to Harley. Harley is a "magnificent yellow Labrador" as described by a friend of theirs, Alain Bouchard, in a writing titled: "An Exceptional Guide Dog." I am sure Bob would send you a copy of it on request -- it is well worth your time. Seven and a half years old, Bob describes a Harley quite different from the diligent canine link to life on their Brooklyn outings. When not guiding, Harley is: "...a regular dog, and does all the doggie things. He can be quite playful and silly, and people who know us are amazed at the Harley in harness and the Harley out of harness." And doesn't that make you think of the joy an animal can bring to a human? Dogs are special in this regard. Recall the good feelings you have experienced just tussling with a dog, just petting one and seeing the absolute love in those eyes that see back, just marveling at a tail-wagging canine dance of delight welcoming you home from school or work. I bet you smiled. My God, I did! And do now at the memory. Historically, dogs have been a blessing to Man. Probably the first domesticated animal, they have proven their value in many ways. Hospitals have found that a friendly dog touring patients' rooms adds a bit of sun to their dreary day -- and yet to be recognized benefits to their recovery. Nursing homes employ dogs for similar reasons. Recall German Shepherds banded in Red Cross identification, typifying outstanding heroism in past wars. Think of the dogs used in rescue missions -- everything from avalanches to fierce infernos to earthquakes. It was in the late twenties when a young sightless man from Tennessee, Morris Frank, wrote to Dorothy Harrison Eustis, a breeder and trainer of German shepherds in Switzerland, asking her to "Train me and I will bring back my dog and show people here how a blind man can be absolutely on his own." Well, this union led to the pairing of Morris and Buddy, his seeing eye dog. As a team they traveled the US and introduced people to the guide dog concept. In 1929, Dorothy Eustis came to the US, and with Morris and Buddy set up "The Seeing Eye" guide dog school. The first class had two students, but thanks to the continuing efforts of Morris and Buddy to educate people across the country, there were 17 students by year's end. The school is prominent today -- you can find about it and much more by going to The Seeing Eye web site. For instance you could learn that besides the proper temperament, a guide dog must go through about two years of training in basic commands before specific rigorous programs are attended to teach them how to become companion animals. It is not just a matter of a tug on the leash and Rover leads. These dogs have to recognize and anticipate any situation or obstacle that might be encountered -- they must learn to refuse a command because executing it would endanger the sightless person. They must learn to deal with sighted people and the ignorance our vision makes us blind to. Some Damn special canines, wouldn't you agree? Dogs never cease to amaze me. They can guard your home while you are out -- they can awaken you if a fire starts -- they can eat your leftovers that no one else wants -- they can make you smile with a clever turn of their heads and a quizzical smile -- they can have as many as twenty or more babies -- they can sniff out contraband drugs -- they can find a child lost in the woods -- and so on. And they can be a Link to Life for people like Bob. In his handicap, he has a blessing we will never know. Let us admire this. Let us admire Harley. Let us tell them so. Bob's e-mail address is: harlynn@panix.com It's Harley's too!
Jack and Dick -- The Calendarguys
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