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ant milestones or turning points in their lives after several years of waffling i made up my mind to celebrate my 40th birthday by finally getting a tattoo something celtic or tribal perhaps or what the hell if all else fails a labrys but fate intervened a few months before my 40th birthday my job was abruptly downsized in government cuts without a healthy income i went into strict survival mode dramatically cutting back expenses and not spending any unnecessary money until i could find another job a tattoo became a luxury i could not and would not spend money on so my 40th birthday came and went and i remained a tattoo virgin although i found another job in my field within a fairly short time i never did get my once planned tattoo because as they say the moment had passed and i ve never had a serious hankering for a tat since thus ladies and gentlemen i remain the non ink stained wretch you see here before you today posted by debra she who seeks at 05 32 43 comments labels tattoo chronicles thursday 29 september 2011 to tattoo or not to tattoo that is the question of course not every lesbian is a fan of tats for example it was a point of pride with my girlfriend at the time big bad butch that she did not have any tattoos she ran with the bikers when she was young so it actually was quite a miracle that she remained uninked however now that i was a card carrying member of the lesbian nation i started to seriously think about getting a tattoo but i could never really decide on a design that i felt was sufficiently unique i didn t want to get anything that i would eventually regret outgrow or even just get bored with in the future what to do what to do i became an indecisive female hamlet tomorrow s post will hamlet get off the pot posted by debra she who seeks at 05 31 28 comments labels tattoo chronicles wednesday 28 september 2011 lesbians tattoos i never saw a woman with a tattoo until i started hanging out in winnipeg s gay bars in the mid 1980s occasionally old school 1950s butches would show up with tattooed forearms like the men of their generation had younger dykes would have feminist tats on their biceps or shoulders woman power symbols with or without fists amazon labryses double headed axes stuff like that lesbians led the way in popularizing tattoos for women long before it became a mainstream fashion lesbians loved tats for their edgy defiant gender bending vibe when i first came out getting a matching tattoo with your lover was a popular way to demonstrate family ties before our relationships had any legal status barbed wire and celtic knotwork armbands circling a bicep were favourite lesbian choices at that time too eventually tribal tattoos were all the rage and so on and so on tomorrow s post will our heroine get a tattoo posted by debra she who seeks at 05 30 28 comments labels tattoo chronicles tuesday 27 september 2011 it s a cat s world part 2 posted by debra she who seeks at 05 31 19 comments labels cats monday 26 september 2011 it s a cat s world part 1 posted by debra she who seeks at 05 32 25 comments labels cats saturday 24 september 2011 it s hockey night in winnipeg earlier this week the resurrected winnipeg jets played their first home game in 15 years at the new mts centre in downtown winnipeg the jets triumphed in the preseason exhibition game against the columbus blue jackets ecstatic winnipeg fans were in a frenzy here s the scene as described by sports writer roy macgregor of the globe and mail in 2011 the mts centre scoreboard read the nhl returned to the greatest fans in the world and it certainly seemed so they screamed throughout the warm up and sang o canada as if the players on the ice had just won olympic gold and then they got really loud a mere 37 seconds into the game byfuglian levelled columbus s cody bass with a single punch bass likely unaware of byfuglian s mood given that the big winnipeg defenceman had been formally charged only hours earlier by minnesota police for allegedly being under the influence of drugs and or alcohol while operating his boat in late august once the fighting penalties had been served it was byfuglian setting up paul postma for a point shot that became the reborn jets first goal of the new era sigh oh yeah baby now that s sweet hockey very sweet indeed welcome home boys all is right with the world again photo by phil hossack of the winnipeg free press posted by debra she who seeks at 05 30 20 comments labels my winnipeg sports friday 23 september 2011 autumn equinox hail kukulkan every spring and autumn equinox the plumed serpent of light named kukulkan makes an appearance at chichen itza the ancient mayan site in mexico for about half an hour sunlight strikes the staircase bannister of el castillo pyramid in such a way as to create an undulating body for the snake deity whose carved head is found at the base of the stairs kukulkan appears only twice a year when day and night light and dark are equal and in balance my rare one and i visited chichen itza in 2004 but not on an equinox alas i climbed el castillo s sacred staircase a difficult task because of its extremely steep and shallow steps i descended the stairs in the traditional manner sitting and bumming my way down each step it s the safest method because it is so very easy to trip and fall all the way down if you walk upright that s why an ambulance was tucked away in a nearby grove of trees as we later noticed in fact i read recently that tourists are now no longer allowed to climb the pyramid precisely because an elderly lady did have a fatal fall on the staircase posted by debra she who seeks at 05 32 30 comments labels autumn equinox mabon mayan riviera in mexico thursday 22 september 2011 happy hobbit day do you know what today is yes you re right september 22 is the shared birthday of bilbo and frodo baggins everyone s favourite hobbits from the shire let the partying and fireworks begin and it s also now hobbit day every september 22 since 1978 has officially been declared hobbit day by the american tolkien society in fact this whole week is declared tolkien week in honour of the man who wrote the lord of the rings saga i love the lord of the rings both the books and the movies i first read the books 35 years ago when i was a young university student i was so engrossed and thrilled by the story that when i was finished i turned right around and read them all again a second time then about 10 years later i read them for a third time someday a fourth reading will be in order i know but now we also have peter jackson s magnificent movies to watch plus next year we ll be able to see his film version of the hobbit very exciting posted by debra she who seeks at 05 31 28 comments labels reading wednesday 21 september 2011 extreme makeovers this poem is by a contemporary american poet named kenneth pobo i read it a few years ago on the plum ruby review poetry site and thought it was absolutely right on i hope you enjoy it too it s getting more relevant with each passing day extreme makeovers by kenneth pobo in the early 70s i put my hand in the hand of a hippy jesus who minced about in flowers a heavenly donovan with sad puppy eyes the 80s jesus farted discreetly bought a good suit worked for a company carried a briefcase and said money made his daddy happy the 90s jesus reviled the poor fumed about gays and lurid tv currently jesus says his father is a republican and if you don t like that get fucked you won t be entering our kingdom we ll see to that i miss my silly hippy and his lemon meringue backbone love wasn t an attack dog to him and when he held my hand he meant it posted by debra she who seeks at 05 30 18 comments labels others poetry spirituality monday 19 september 2011 avast ye swabs today be international talk like a pirate day matey and i her royal highness the cat be the pirate queen hand over yer gold and i ll spare yer miserable life you poxy landlubber and that s not all there is to celebrate today me hearties this be the 3rd blogoversary of this scurvy rat trap of a weblog so here s a round of grog for you all if ye be not a follower already curse ye and sign up now we re feasting later on all the cake and rum ye can stuff into yerself oh sorry wrong cake here be the real one arrrrr ain t she a beauty and just ignore the 4 s on it pirates can t count except it be gold doubloons posted by debra she who seeks at 05 30 27 comments labels blogoversaries friday 16 september 2011 tats to the rescue my father served with the ppcli princess patricia s canadian light infantry after arriving in england from canada the princess pats were shipped to the mediterranean participated in the invasion of sicily and then fought their way up through italy and nazi occupied europe until the war ended at some point dad was shot during a firefight in an italian barn he fell behind a low wall or divider with only one arm protruding into the open luckily his sleeves were rolled up a buddy recognized his tats and carried him to safety and that s how those sweet and wholesome tattoos saved his life photo of ppcli soldier at ortona italy 1943 found here posted by debra she who seeks at 05 34 25 comments labels tattoo chronicles thursday 15 september 2011 what the tats said my father chose very sweet and wholesome tattoos as befitted a prairie boy straight off the farm no naked women for him one tattoo said mother on his other forearm a second tat memorialized a sister who had died young of tuberculosis hearts and flowers surrounded each name a third tattoo said good luck in the midst of four leaf clovers and a horseshoe not too hard to figure out why he got that one his fourth tattoo was somewhat patriotic in nature death before dishonour i can see how that noble sentiment would have appealed to his teenage idealism when i was a little girl i used to sit in his lap and trace his tattoos he would tell me how they had originally been solidly multicoloured red yellow green but with the inferior dyes of that era the colours soon faded out leaving only the dark blue outlines posted by debra she who seeks at 05 33 24 comments labels tattoo chronicles wednesday 14 september 2011 guard duty my dad always swore up down and sideways that he was not drunk when he got his tattoos he got four of them two on each forearm that was the place where servicemen commonly got their tattoos so the tats could be displayed when their sleeves were rolled up unfortunately dad made the mistake of getting all four tattoos done at once as a result his arms were so excruciatingly sore afterwards that he could scarcely hold up his gun while on guard duty but he dared not report to sick bay because the army classified tattoos as self inflicted wounds a court martial offence so he held up his gun for hours paying a painful price for over enthusiastic tattooing posted by debra she who seeks at 05 31 21 comments labels tattoo chronicles tuesday 13 september 2011 my father s tattoos unlike many people i ve met over the years i did not grow up with a negative view of tattoos as weird or ugly that s because my father had tattoos and i grew up seeing inked skin as normal and commonplace dad served with the canadian army during world war ii that s why he had tattoos many servicemen from that war did he volunteered for the armed forces in 1942 when he was 18 years old he got his tattoos not too long after that i suspect getting tattooed was a way for many young men to demonstrate bravado and machismo during a very scary time when their survival was not guaranteed posted by debra she who seeks at 05 32 21 comments labels tattoo chronicles monday 12 september 2011 tattoo chronicles so how do you feel about tattoos love em hate em got any i don t but tattoos intrigue me they always have that s why i m starting this new series dedicated to tats as usual these anecdotes and musings won t necessarily be posted consecutively or regularly but will appear in my usual meandering way i ll discuss fascinating topics like lesbian tattoos old and new the time i almost got a tattoo my disastrous mexican temporary tattoo and as a bonus i ll even throw in some tattoo haiku tattoo chronicles will start off by regaling you all this week with the story of my father s tattoos posted by debra she who seeks at 05 32 30 comments labels tattoo chronicles sunday 11 september 2011 ten years ago today no words are needed no words suffice may all the victims who died rest in peace may all the survivors find peace and healing posted by debra she who seeks at 05 30 20 comments labels rest in peace friday 9 september 2011 and the golden buddha goes to elena of my quest congrats my girl may the buddha bring you an abundance of everything your heart desires i ll send you an email privately to obtain your mailing address the golden buddha will be on his way to you shortly her royal highness says congrats too thanks for entering everyone i appreciate your continued readership posted by debra she who seeks at 05 30 21 comments labels blogging thursday 8 september 2011 nom nom nom in the peg original pancake house every time i m back in winnipeg i try to make it to the original pancake house on pembina highway for a baby german pancake it s my favourite kind of pancake and i can t sob get one anywhere in edmonton a baby german pancake is baked in the oven brown with slightly upturned edges it has a denser texture than a griddle cake and you don t eat it with syrup oh no you squeeze fresh juicy lemon wedges all over it and then shake icing sugar on top the thick sugar dissolves in the lemon juice and makes a creamy delicious sauce mmmmm heavenly the original pancake house was one of my old stomping grounds when i was a university student it was a little shabby and rundown in those days the owner obviously did not want to put a lot of money into upgrading or refreshing the decor a skinny old geezer he always sat on a hard wooden chair near the cash register at the entrance so he could keep his rheumy gimlet eyes on the waitresses and kitchen staff at the same time he just sat there hour after hour the undoubted king of his castle barking out an occasional command after his death the family extensively renovated the restaurant and added a beautiful solarium wing no wonder it s one of winnipeg s most enduringly popular brunch spots i think they have a couple more locations now too but i always return to the original original and you know what even with all the changes they still use the same brown coffee mugs they used in the 1970s i suspect the old geezer s ghost likes that posted by debra she who seeks at 05 31 22 comments labels my winnipeg wednesday 7 september 2011 just a reminder today is the last day to enter my golden buddha giveaway click here to enter if you haven t already entries close at the stroke of midnight may the buddha smile upon you posted by debra she who seeks at 05 32 7 comments labels blogging tuesday 6 september 2011 all praise and glory be to ceil...