tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226640044593261747.post6041095306937055377..comments2023-03-05T05:48:00.916-05:00Comments on compost maven's musings: EXPOsedHolly Rae Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10156441189382549800noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226640044593261747.post-78815472031391464112008-03-19T06:28:00.000-04:002008-03-19T06:28:00.000-04:00Maggie, thanks for your reply. I really loved you...Maggie, thanks for your reply. I really loved your Minnie Mouse story. Sometimes the darndest, most unexpected gestures can strike just the right chord, and then we're undone.Holly Rae Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156441189382549800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226640044593261747.post-43049316818894482872008-03-19T06:22:00.000-04:002008-03-19T06:22:00.000-04:00Dear Anonymous with Libido of Steel,Thanks for wri...Dear Anonymous with Libido of Steel,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing in. That's awesome!!!<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/>the compost mavenHolly Rae Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156441189382549800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226640044593261747.post-42345172567695049382008-03-18T18:37:00.000-04:002008-03-18T18:37:00.000-04:00okay, need to leave an anonymous comment here.... ...okay, need to leave an anonymous comment here.... I'm 55, past that menopause thing, on prozac, etc. Tried Steel Libido. IT WORKS!!!!! I'm sooooooooooo happy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226640044593261747.post-45693950567074963432008-03-17T00:15:00.000-04:002008-03-17T00:15:00.000-04:00Alternative explanation: I'm way too literal. I ...Alternative explanation: I'm way too literal. I vote for the latter. I mean, you reel off "anthropomorphize", clearly you can spell, dammit.<BR/><BR/>Loved it, too, that you mentioned "home of Minnie Mouse". The first time I got to see Disneyland, I was 25 and with a pack o'dykes, steel-toe-boots and overalls type. Raised-poor childhood dream come true for me. Just inside the front gates, on Main Street, I turned round and there was Minnie, who waved her giant white hands and then gave me a hug. I burst into tears and could not stop crying, which embarrassed the fool out of my companions, but Minnie just patted my back and took it all in stride.<BR/><BR/>By the way, there's a great little interview with Michael Pollan up at Alternet right now, about how we shouldn't eat food that does not rot. Seems kinda obvious, the way he puts things, but duh, clearly we need reminding.Maggie Jochildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577090500862823864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226640044593261747.post-83899002595950126082008-03-16T17:26:00.000-04:002008-03-16T17:26:00.000-04:00Thanks, Maggie. I think your reading of my travel...Thanks, Maggie. I think your reading of my travelogue is even more evocative than the logue itself! And you haven't burst my balloon (Steel Libido or otherwise) by correcting my spelling. On the contrary, I love it. But I do want to explain that the choice of spelling, right or wrong, for better or worse, was an intentionally creative blend of edifice and face because of my choice- and understanding of the word visage. I thought that spelling edificial with an "a" would help anthropomorphize the building in a way that made visage work... But perhaps that didn't quite work or was unnecessary. Oh dear!Holly Rae Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156441189382549800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226640044593261747.post-6340712897623364592008-03-16T16:57:00.000-04:002008-03-16T16:57:00.000-04:00Well, I had to go look up edifacial, only to find ...Well, I had to go look up edifacial, only to find just two entries on Google (the first being your blog) and the gentle query, <EM>Did you mean edificial?</EM> Not to puncture your ballon, but...<BR/><BR/>Still, extremely evocative travelogue, there. You're right, the maps on humanhole covers IS genius, and works of art, to boot. Loved the banner, the blurry shot of Molly Katzen, the spoils of brochures, the Minority Report-ish green tortoise bus, and the existential questions sprinkled throughout.<BR/><BR/>And the "steel libido" label, ye gods. Why would anyone imagine the evocation of "steel" would appeal to the half of the species whose role it is to be the penetratee is, well, just as nutty as the rest of their sexuality. Which I clicked on that photo and enlarged it (nudge, nudge, wink, wink), smaller text on the label appears proclaiming an ingredient of "horny goat weed". So clever I forgot to laugh.Maggie Jochildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577090500862823864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226640044593261747.post-42623681163427031112008-03-16T13:26:00.000-04:002008-03-16T13:26:00.000-04:00Your girlfriend is kind of a geek.Sincerely,Yr. gi...Your girlfriend is kind of a geek.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Yr. girlfriendAlison Bechdelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755823425426205017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226640044593261747.post-34677210161180368442008-03-16T13:13:00.000-04:002008-03-16T13:13:00.000-04:00A strange trip indeed. Nice photo mosaic of the tr...A strange trip indeed. Nice photo mosaic of the transition. I imagine that helps somewhat to locate yourself, not unlike a brass manhole cover imprinted with a map.<BR/><BR/>"Edifacial visage." I like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com