Worth Repeating

A lot has been said about how to prevent rape.
Women should learn self-defense.
Women should lock themselves in their houses after dark.
Women shouldn't have long hair and women shouldn't wear short skirts.
Women shouldn't leave drinks unattended. Fuck, they shouldn't dare to get drunk at all.

how about:

If a woman is drunk, don't rape her.
If a woman is walking alone at night, don't rape her.
If a women is drugged and unconscious, don't rape her.
If a woman is wearing a short skirt, don't rape her.
If a woman is jogging in a park at 5 a.m., don't rape her.
If a woman looks like your ex-girlfriend you're still hung up on, don't rape her.
If a woman is asleep in her bed, don't rape her.
If a woman is asleep in your bed, don't rape her.
If a woman is doing her laundry, don't rape her.
If a woman is in a coma, don't rape her.
If a woman changes her mind in the middle of or about a particular activity, don't rape her.
If a woman has repeatedly refused a certain activity, don't rape her.
If a woman is not yet a woman, but a child, don't rape her.
If your girlfriend or wife is not in the mood, don't rape her.
If your step-daughter is watching TV, don't rape her.
If you break into a house and find a woman there, don't rape her.
If your friend thinks it's okay to rape someone, tell him it's not, and that he's not your friend.
If your "friend" tells you he raped someone, report him to the police.
If your frat-brother or another guy at the party tells you there's an unconscious woman upstairs and it's your turn, don't rape her, call the police and report him as a rapist.
Tell your sons, god-sons, nephews, grandsons, and sons of friends that it's not okay to rape someone.

Don't just tell your women friends how to be safe and avoid rape.
Don't imply that she could have avoided it if she'd only done/not done x,y or z.
Don't imply that it's in any way her fault.
Don't let silence imply agreement when someone tells you he "got some" with the drunk girl.
Don't perpetuate a culture that tells you that you have no control over or responsibility for your actions. You can, too, help yourself.

If you agree, repost it. It's that important.

Well, that was a waste of gas

So, I found this Innova EVO catfood online. It's high-protein, low-carb, and based on the idea that cats are carnivores. Sounds good. Now to find someplace that sells it.
First place: In Hamilton, Mapquest has heard of it, directions are printed, off I go, and... and it doesn't exist? The good news is that in all my meanderings and "crap, I'm on the wrong road"s there was never a point where I didn't know how to get back to where I started from [practice for Baltimore, I hope]. Which I eventually did because the road ended before the numbers got low enough for this alleged store's alleged address. Maybe it pulled a Bellona on me, but Mapquest didn't acknowledge any such thing. Of course, Mapquest also didn't acknowledge the next store I tried, but that one had its own website with directions so I was more inclined to trust it. So that trip was less of a waste, and I also got the Swheat Scoop litter to try because it was only $2 more than an Arm & Hammer of the same size and there was a dollar off coupon on the bag and I'm willing to pay an extra dollar for pretty biodegradability. Plus, thinking of it as wheat being tracked all over my apartment rather than as litter all over the place is somehow more appealing.

The food is a bit more expensive than the prescription kind, but since I'm saving on Vet costs and not having to take Ringo outside the apartment is pretty much priceless, I think it'll be worth it. And this non-prescription stuff has more protein and less carbohydrates than the food allegedly designed for cats with diabetes.