What Would Sappho Say

Homosexuality in the Middle East, Part 1

2010-07-23T15:36:00.000-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) While in today’s world, countries like Iran and Iraq contend that homosexuality just does not exist on their lands and the punishment in the Middle East can be as harrowing as death, there is plenty of evidence to support the bonds between men throughout the region. In addition, lesbianism is found in much less detail

Homosexuals In The Chinese World (16th cent. BC – present)

2010-07-01T18:56:00.001-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) One would think in the most unknown of worlds, homosexuality would be the last thing allowed or accepted throughout its storied history. However, according to ancient records homosexuality dates back to the 16th century BC and the Shang Dynasty. The term “Luan Feng” was used to describe homosexuals in the records and

Homosexuality in the Ancient World

2010-06-29T16:10:00.001-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) This starts a series about homosexuality throughout the world and through time before us. Well, if we are going to talk about great homosexuals, we might as well start with Alexander the Great who commanded his first battles at the early age of 16 and went on to conquer all of the known world. He subdued every opponent

THE COVE: The Must See Documentary of the Decade

2010-06-25T16:45:00.001-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) Well, I am back and the cast is off my arm and only a few of my fingers are still affected by my Ulnar nerve surgery but the documentary I just saw was so compelling it got me out of my chair typing furiously and it just isn’t that bad. So, I am back for the time being until my second surgery in July. None of that

Don't Call My Name... It's Gaga Again and WOW!

2010-06-08T18:27:00.000-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) Well, even though I only have one hand to type with I had to comment on the most outrageous Lady Gaga video yet, Alejandro. This is surely a showdown of generations between Madonna's tabooed video Erotica with its coned boobies and sexually explicit content and Gaga's equally explicit video that seems to use the best of

Under The Knife!

2010-05-26T18:20:00.000-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) My left arm goes under the knife grinding the already slow production of blogs because of my hand injury to a halt. I hope that while I am off healing, some of you will discover past blogs for your reading enjoyment. There are plenty of posts on religion for you those of you looking for some controversy: Evolution And

Free Education For All!

2010-05-20T16:54:00.001-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) Soon there will be a college education available to all who want it via the internet… it’s a lot closer than you may realize. Someone just has to step up and say the knowledge is power and educating our country would be the most fiscally responsible and profitable thing in the end we could do for the generations to

The College Grade Point Average – What A Joke!

2010-05-17T00:44:00.002-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) I just happening to be researching an article I will be posting over the next few days about some great options for free learning from some tremendous universities when I got pulled off track into a college forum page. The question that had been asked to open up the conversation was how well had you done in your

Journey To My Roots, Part 2

2010-05-15T15:11:00.002-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) Yesterday I presented the first part of my journey to discover my biological parents. Today, I bring you the equally honest second part. Since adoption touches many lives, both parents and kids, I would love to hear your opinions in the comments section. Again, comments must be made on the actual page of the article so

Journey To My Roots, Part 1

2010-05-14T22:16:00.004-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) The following is my first article posted in a leading webzine on families. Some of the material was culled from previous blogs, but it is a unique and original story of my life as an adopted person. It is a bit long so I will deliver it in two parts. Here is Part 1: Journey to My Roots? The subject of adoption is

The One Armed Bandit?

2010-05-13T14:45:00.001-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) For some reason I thought I had already disclosed this but as I peruse the last few blogs I can't see where I did. So, let me let you in on the not so important to your lives' news but will affect the blog in the next month or two. I have had a few physical conditions over the last too many years for my age that has

The iPhone and AT&T – Redux

2010-05-07T11:05:00.003-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) For those of you who didn’t get to read my rant at the disservice ATT gave to me in December of 2009 over my iPhone breaking and the rumors surrounding Apple’s plans for the newest one, check out When Can We Get Rid Of ATT? Either way, let me recap a little. I got my phone wet. An ATT employee at a store told me to

Top Ten Lesbian Clichés - The Bottom Five

2010-05-03T10:57:00.002-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) So here we go finishing out the the bottom five. You can see 1 through 5 at Top Ten Lesbian Clichés. 6. The Indigo Girls – While they have now been on the road for over 20 years they continue to write amazing songs and will always be the original lesbian duo with such masterful songwriting that brought us songs like “

Top Ten Lesbian Clichés

2010-05-01T18:09:00.015-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) 1. The U-Haul Syndrome – what can I say? It is timeless. It knows no age limit, socioeconomic background, no “I will never’s”, and it is so predictable. It is like watching paint dry when you see it in a friend you love dearly and this new thing in her life that has overpowered her with that lust-love combination that

This Blog Will Be Down Until April 30th!

2010-04-17T19:20:00.002-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) Greetings to all who still read my musings. My computer has been at failure status and in and out of the Apple Store all week for repairs (hence no blogs but the one I was able to use a friend's computer to send it in on) and the problem seems to be something that it needs to be sent off to Apple for repairs. I have

Evolution And The World Of Creationism

2010-04-14T18:24:00.002-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) As it has gone in past discoveries, the newest find in Africa just cements the idea that the cradle of mankind is Africa and just as in all the archeological digs and it has certainly supported the scientific theory that humans descended from the great apes. Most people attribute this theory to Charles Darwin’s Origin

Problems With The Blog AGAIN!!!!

2010-04-10T15:18:00.001-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) I am sorry to say that Blogger has been automatically shutting my blog down on a daily basis and I am not sure what to do about it. I think I have corrected the problem but I can only hope that those of you that have reached a page that says "open only to blog authors" will try back again later or come back now and give

The iPhone – When Can We Get Rid Of AT&T?

2010-04-09T14:25:00.005-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) For all those of you who have yet to try out the awesomely sleek and amazedly productive iPhone, you are really missing out. However, you have waited this long, so you might want to wait until the third quarter of this year when rumors abound that Apple is opening up its exclusive agreement with AT&T to either Verizon

The Haters Still Hate With A Vengeance, and An Audience

2010-04-08T14:20:00.002-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) We all are aware of Rush Limbaugh and his particular right-wing rhetoric that somehow through drug addiction and indictment for doctor shopping his popularity still reaches a minimum of 13.5 million listeners weekly. Just to give you a peek at how scary that number really is, Oprah reaches only twice as many viewers in

Your Parents – The Moment Of Truth

2010-04-06T17:28:00.004-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) OK. So I went of a four-series yarn about my coming out story but I never told you about the real moment of truth – the day you tell your parents. As I said, I had what I considered my official coming out party the day I graduated high school. I went off to college and from then on, I really didn’t care who knew I was

The Settling In of My Split Personality – Coming Out Vol. IV

2010-04-04T19:44:00.003-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) If you haven’t noticed the Vol IV, you can catch up by scanning Coming Out, Vol I, Coming Out, Vol II and Coming Out, Vol III for the juicy bits of my evolving split personality – gay lover at night with handsome senior boyfriend by school days.. We ended with Kathy and me making it through an entire school year with no

The Days of My Split Personality – Coming Out Vol. III

2010-04-02T17:24:00.002-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) For those of you haven’t been following this riveting tale of one woman coming to terms with her sexuality, you can catch up by scanning Coming Out, Vol I and Coming Out, Vol II for the juicy bits of my burgeoning lesbianism. We ended with me figuring out that was exactly what I was. Gay. Even so, I was not ready for

The Beginning of My Split Personality – Coming Out Vol. II

2010-04-01T20:17:00.001-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) For those of you who aren’t up to speed, read Coming Out, Vol I. For the rest of you, the door was opened and there she stood. This beautiful punk rock girl in sweats, hardly any make-up, wondering what in the hell I was doing at her door with a brown paper bag. She started off with a big smile and “Hi! What are you

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2010-03-31T18:28:00.000-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) Today was filled with doctors' appointments, long lines at the DMV for a new driver's license and then an even longer line at the Tax Accessor Collector's Office downtown to get new plates for my car. As you have already heard, I was in the United States Marine Corps and was medically retired with full benefits, the

The Beginning of My Split Personality – Coming Out Vol. I

2010-03-30T19:52:00.001-05:00

What Would Sappho Say? Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) Well, it’s finally time for the Incredibly True Adventures Of .... no, no, not that movie, it’s the other one – BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER!!!! No, not that one either, but closer... I was co-captain of the cheerleading squad my senior year. I know, I know it's so passe´. Of course my coming out story is no where near as