I think the only reason I included a comment about my looks was that the one time I brought it up in a group of people I worked with, they said it just happened because I’m attractive.  Because apparently it’s acceptable to objectify people if they look good.  Which as you said makes no sense.

We shouldn’t treat anyone that way.  I think the reason that it’s so widespread for women (vs men) is that ultimately- men count on women being timid and/or smaller so that they won’t confront them or fight back.

So glad I’ve found you on the net.  I love getting your POV.

 For most people, if you’d be ashamed to do that to your mother, your grandmother, or a nun… you probably ought not be doing it to the beautiful girl in the DL costume. Or anyone. Harassing anyone is not okay.

Likewise, I’ve seen women act in similar ways. That guy at the construction site whose muscles you love might be attractive to you, but he’s doing his job and he’s not doing it for you to whistle or comment to him about. Your advice holds true for everyone – if you’re interested in someone, treat them like a human. If the say no – or, actually, if they don’t say yes – move on.

The distance is extremely frustrating.  While there are family members who live near her that do help her through it all, I selfishly wish I could do it just because she’s done so much for me in my life- just the way to help pay her back for all the support.

Of course, part of that is because I love setting up new tech, but the other part is that my dad is good with electronics, but he just does everything himself without explaining what he’s doing. Problem is that this stuff is going to be for Mom to use exclusively, so she needs to know what’s going on.

So, I’m doing as much as I can via e-mail and phone.

But, I’m really excited to see her enthusiasm for her tech growth.

It is just like the Jack Thompson case…  But it’s journalists and editors like that who give writers a bad name.  Satire- learn what it is first, and don’t post anything you won’t stand behind.

It’s like Jack Thompson’s attempt at satire with the Modest Proposal video game. When he got called on it, he claimed Satire and backed out of it. So Penny-Arcade put up when he shut up.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Arcade_%28webcomic%29#Jack_Thompson

There are way too many sites trying to get traffic using all these different techniques and schemes. Here’s an idea dummies: put out something meaningful, informative, inspiring, or (gasp) entertaining.

This is just a bad idea wrapped in a tired label.