Fabulous 70s fashions for men:

Don't fret, it's "durable press!"


With one easy piece, it's easy to maintain your look!
And I believe he has TWO neckchains!


These slacks are truly the ultimate in 70s chic.
Why bother with a shirt that's open to your navel when you can just go without?

Get the door, it's Domino's. (Via thisiswhyyourefat.com)

Ahhh 1977, when Top 40 was SEXY!

Words or support from the Poet Laureate, who recently phoned New York state Sen. Shirley L. Huntley (D-Queens), asking that she support marriage equality:

“I would ask every man and every woman who’s had the blessing of having children, ‘Would you deny your son or your daughter the ecstasy of finding someone to love?' To love someone takes a lot of courage. So how much more is one challenged when the love is of the same sex and the laws say, ‘I forbid you from loving this person’?”

Sen. Huntley says that while she enjoys Angelou's poetry, her opinion on same-sex marriage is unchanged. “If they gave me a million dollars, tax free, I just wouldn’t vote for it.”

The literal translation of Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" video. Turn around, bright eyes, Arthur Fonzarelli's been cloned.

The California Supreme Court has upheld Proposition 8 by a vote of 6-1. However, the 18,000 same-sex marriages performed before Proposition 8 took effect will remain valid. So I guess Philip and I are still married, although that feels like little comfort at this point. Moments after the decision was handed down, hundreds of people outside the California Supreme Court began chanting "Shame on you, shame on you." The decision virtually ensures another ballot measure fight over marriage in the state, and now there's talk that archconservative Ted Olson will take up a federal case challenging Prop 8.

Just back from our 7-day Inside Passage voyage. Long review and the whole damn story to follow...short review: had a great time and Alaska is amazing!

My mother and I in 1963. Other than the palm tree, you would never know from how bundled up I am that this was taken in South Florida!

Circa 1977: Hubby works on his Apple ][ while his wife looks on adoringly. Look at that TV set-style monitor! You can tell this was a very hip couple - his turtleneck, her butcher-block countertops, KitchenAid and that oh so subtle print of an apple on the kitchen wall. They probably had a wine barrel-style hot tub in that California backyard, too.

Philip's pottery show at Xiem Clay Studio's ceramic art fair went tremendously well this weekend. His live demonstration of bowl throwing drew a lot on onlookers - people loved his work and he sold many of his beautiful pieces. He did a terrific job and I was very, very proud of him!

(Photo via grickily's photostream on Flickr.)

Crazy Foam, basically an aerosol can of sudsing bath soap, was beautifully packaged in fabulous colorful cans that dispensed shaving-cream-like foam through clever orifices in the top. Oh, how I cried and wailed for a parent or guardian to purchase can after can of this stuff for me. The cans were adored with generic fun designs in the late 60s, but by the early 70s they were (less cleverly) transformed into superheroes that inexplicably foamed at the mouth.

My husband Philip will be selling his beautiful pottery at a ceramic art fair this weekend. If you are in town, stop by and say hello...his pieces are tagged with the recession in mind, so grab a one of a kind piece for a great price! He will be doing a live demonstration of bowl throwing on Saturday. Here's some examples of Philip's work that will be on offer:

Governor John Baldacci has signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Maine, making it the fifth state to green-light gay marriage. Gov. Baldacci made his announcement within an hour of the Maine Senate giving its final approval to LD 1020. Baldacci, who has opposed same-sex marriage in the past, said in a statement:

"In the past, I opposed gay marriage while supporting the idea of civil unions. I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal protection under the law, and that a civil union is not equal to civil marriage. Article I in the Maine Constitution states that ‘no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, nor be denied the equal protection of the laws, nor be denied the enjoyment of that person’s civil rights or be discriminated against.’ This new law does not force any religion to recognize a marriage that falls outside of its beliefs. It does not require the church to perform any ceremony with which it disagrees. Instead, it reaffirms the separation of Church and State. It guarantees that Maine citizens will be treated equally under Maine’s civil marriage laws, and that is the responsibility of government. Even as I sign this important legislation into law, I recognize that this may not be the final word. Just as the Maine Constitution demands that all people are treated equally under the law, it also guarantees that the ultimate political power in the State belongs to the people. While the good and just people of Maine may determine this issue, my responsibility is to uphold the Constitution and do, as best as possible, what is right. I believe that signing this legislation is the right thing to do."

Via grainedit.com comes a strange yet compelling board game called "Loto de Socorrismo," in which players are seemingly rushed to the hospital after suffering all kinds of disasters, including catching fire and inducing vomiting. Fun for the whole family!

Terror on the 103rd floor: Chicago's Sears Tower plans to open a glass-bottom Skydeck in June. Visitors to the 4-foot "Ledge" walkway will step into glass enclosures that extend 4.3 feet beyond the building. Beneath their feet in dizzyness-inducing splendor will be Chicago, 103 stories below, with an inch and a half of glass between person and pavement. Woo-whee!

You don't see him much these days, but Reddy Kilowatt was a cartoon character that acted as corporate spokesman for electricity in the United States for some six decades. Something about his jagged edges of electricity really scared me as a kid. Every year in elementary school we were given comic books warning of the dangers of flying your kite too close to power lines, and those pamphlets never failed to frighten the crap out of me.