À Votre Santé

Why the World Health Organization has dubbed the French healthcare system the best in the world.  Works for me.



Candidate Obama praised the French system too.  Oh but will we ever see any real reform here?

Rue's New York Apartment - For Sale

You might not expect this of your Head Trucker, but this old shitkicker sometimes likes to browse through the real estate ads for high-end NYC apartments and townhouses, just to admire the beauty of them.  I tend to favor traditional, well-crafted homes over modern or minimal, and another time I'll share some gems I've run across with you.

But right now, here's a sad but fascinating peek into Rue McClanahan's midtown apartment, now available if you got a hankering to live in the Big Apple.  Which I don't, not a bit - so have at it, fellas.  Here's the listing if you want to see the floorplan and all.



If I did live in New York City, I would damn sure want to have some outdoor space like our Oklahoma gal did.  Who wants to live in a birdhouse where you can't even go out and pee off the back porch if you feel like it?

The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives

My good buddy M. Pierre sent this along.  Which does explain a lot.



Do you agree, guys?

The Trans Thing

Joe.My.God. has posted this anti-trans video by MassResistance, a hate group in Massachusetts:



Which seems to fall awfully far short of its target to me.  First of all because, despite the scare captions throughout the video, it's obvious there is no mass panic in the restrooms of the hotel, nobody screaming or running for their lives, and even the cleaning lady is going about her routine in a perfunctory way as if it was all just business as usual.

Second, looks like a very mild party to me.  I would say dull even, but maybe it's one of those things you just had to be there.

By way of contrast, here's a very nice informative video by GLAD that ought to put any sensible person's mind at rest:

 

Now I will say I think the whole restroom thing needs to be thought out and discussed a little further.  I can't imagine guys who wear dresses are going to the ladies' room to rape anybody; but still, we all need as a society to reach a comfort level about this issue.  And problem is, people just don't know enough about trans people to feel comfortable with the whole thing yet.  We need more educational videos like the GLAD one.

Way too many people still don't understand the whole gay thing, let alone the trans thing, ya know.  And I have to say, it pisses me and lots of other gay guys off big time that people are still thinking, even at this late date, that all gay men love to wear dresses and makeup and big hair and bling.

Now I don't know what all you big city boys are doing, maybe you're all out in drag every weekend, but just for the record let me be clear on this point:  I do not want to wear a fucking dress.  Ever.

And wouldn't I look ridiculous if I did?