<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15241044</id><updated>2012-01-04T00:30:35.534-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Southern Cross &amp; Friends</title><subtitle type='html'>Our local group "Main Page" for events and new things. Try http://southerncrossmunch.blogspot.com/ for munch info and group guidelines.

www.southern-cross.org</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://southerncrossca.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15241044/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://southerncrossca.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>SX</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00074421620179884052</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9WJ4yF6emKo/R1zVn1lam-I/AAAAAAAAD0s/jYibqj_4aAk/S220/111.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15241044.post-209732736403938907</id><published>2011-12-26T04:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-26T04:24:49.018-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Holidays from SX</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nAzAm0eyq8Y/TvhndCS6ZFI/AAAAAAAAEDU/QP4z_Xcn6lc/s1600/MerryXMAS.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; 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border: none; padding: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: -moz-zoom-in; width: 365px; height: 273px;" alt="http://www.mad-cow.net/images/cow.jpg" src="http://www.mad-cow.net/images/cow.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:black;"&gt;    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:black;"&gt;  &lt;blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Cow based Economics Lesson&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;SOCIALISM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have 2 cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You give one to your neighbor.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;COMMUNISM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have 2 cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;The State takes both and gives you some milk.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;FASCISM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have 2 cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;The State takes both and sells you some milk.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;NAZISM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have 2 cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;The State takes both and shoots you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;BUREAUCRATISM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have 2 cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have two cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You sell one and buy a bull.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You sell them and retire on the income.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND (VENTURE) CAPITALISM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have two cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States , leaving you with nine cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;No balance sheet provided with the release.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;The public then buys your bull.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;SURREALISM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have two giraffes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;AN AMERICAN CORPORATION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have two cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;Later, you hire a consultant to analyze why the cow has dropped dead.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;A FRENCH CORPORATION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have two cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You go on strike, organize a riot, and block the roads, because you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;want three cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;A JAPANESE CORPORATION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have two cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You then create a clever cow cartoon image called a Cowkimona and market it worldwide.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;AN ITALIAN CORPORATION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have two cows, but you don't know where they are.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You decide to have lunch.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;A SWISS CORPORATION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You charge the owners for storing them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;A CHINESE CORPORATION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have two cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have 300 people milking them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;AN INDIAN CORPORATION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have two cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You worship them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;A BRITISH CORPORATION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have two cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;Both are mad.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;AN IRAQI CORPORATION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;Everyone thinks you have lots of cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You tell them that you have none.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;No-one believes you, so they bomb the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="apple-converted-space"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;**&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="apple-converted-space"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;out of you and invade your country.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You still have no cows, but at least you are now a Democracy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have two cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;Business seems pretty good.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;You have two cows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;The one on the left looks very attractive.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15241044-8284147798394436006?l=southerncrossca.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://southerncrossca.blogspot.com/feeds/8284147798394436006/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15241044&amp;postID=8284147798394436006' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15241044/posts/default/8284147798394436006'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15241044/posts/default/8284147798394436006'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://southerncrossca.blogspot.com/2011/12/economics.html' title='Economics'/><author><name>shadow</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11825358375221319083</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_DU9odJOD42Y/R1zDM6LK9ZI/AAAAAAAAAAM/60uBXbsBNGQ/S220/868483028_989be8c23f.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15241044.post-6027510895851743361</id><published>2011-11-21T20:25:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T20:32:37.769-08:00</updated><title type='text'>RIP Tony</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;We are deeply saddened to report the loss of one of SX's biggest supporters,&lt;br /&gt;a serious member of the Gay community, a long time friend of the GLBT social world&lt;br /&gt;and a personal friend to many of us.&lt;br /&gt;Please join us all in celebrating the life of Tony Da Costa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cObuCSnl_so/TssklW8T5mI/AAAAAAAAGxM/8zBiBwTeBxo/s1600/TonyDaCostaServices200-1.jpeg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cObuCSnl_so/TssklW8T5mI/AAAAAAAAGxM/8zBiBwTeBxo/s400/TonyDaCostaServices200-1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677671979462944354" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Thank you Tony for your patience, your donations to help others,&lt;br /&gt;your time and energy when asked for a variety of events.&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for employing many in the kink community, offering a place for the alternative community to meet, and always trying to do what's right, not just what was convenient.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15241044-6027510895851743361?l=southerncrossca.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://southerncrossca.blogspot.com/feeds/6027510895851743361/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15241044&amp;postID=6027510895851743361' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15241044/posts/default/6027510895851743361'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15241044/posts/default/6027510895851743361'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://southerncrossca.blogspot.com/2011/11/rip-tony.html' title='RIP Tony'/><author><name>SX</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00074421620179884052</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9WJ4yF6emKo/R1zVn1lam-I/AAAAAAAAD0s/jYibqj_4aAk/S220/111.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cObuCSnl_so/TssklW8T5mI/AAAAAAAAGxM/8zBiBwTeBxo/s72-c/TonyDaCostaServices200-1.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15241044.post-8382831859903437655</id><published>2011-01-28T11:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-28T11:08:22.647-08:00</updated><title type='text'>TOPSPACE</title><content type='html'>The monthly meeting- open to the public- of all the Tops, Doms, Owners, Masters,  and switches in the top mode, has moved to a new home at the &lt;a href="www.defrankcenter.org"&gt;BILLY DE FRANK community center&lt;/a&gt; on the Alameda in San Jose.&lt;br /&gt;Room rentals are by the hour, and they pass the hat to cover the hourly cost. No one turned away for lack of funds.&lt;br /&gt;Meetings are the FIRST Tuesday of each month, 7-9 pm, casual clothing (no fetish please).&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15241044-8382831859903437655?l=southerncrossca.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://southerncrossca.blogspot.com/feeds/8382831859903437655/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15241044&amp;postID=8382831859903437655' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15241044/posts/default/8382831859903437655'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15241044/posts/default/8382831859903437655'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://southerncrossca.blogspot.com/2011/01/topspace.html' title='TOPSPACE'/><author><name>shadow</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11825358375221319083</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_DU9odJOD42Y/R1zDM6LK9ZI/AAAAAAAAAAM/60uBXbsBNGQ/S220/868483028_989be8c23f.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15241044.post-8135443389429740638</id><published>2010-05-14T23:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-01-04T00:30:35.566-08:00</updated><title type='text'>SX Calendar</title><content type='html'>SX is proud and happy to have come up with a better mouse trap!&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?height=300&amp;amp;wkst=1&amp;amp;bgcolor=%23FFFFFF&amp;amp;src=8d3efro96u133ho0u9igm9t1m4%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;amp;color=%234A716C&amp;amp;ctz=America%2FLos_Angeles" style=" border-width:0 " width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Need to connect// bigger pic?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=8d3efro96u133ho0u9igm9t1m4%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America/Los_Angeles"&gt;https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=8d3efro96u133ho0u9igm9t1m4%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America/Los_Angeles&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15241044-8135443389429740638?l=southerncrossca.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://southerncrossca.blogspot.com/feeds/8135443389429740638/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15241044&amp;postID=8135443389429740638' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15241044/posts/default/8135443389429740638'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15241044/posts/default/8135443389429740638'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://southerncrossca.blogspot.com/2010/05/sx-calendar.html' title='SX Calendar'/><author><name>shadow</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11825358375221319083</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_DU9odJOD42Y/R1zDM6LK9ZI/AAAAAAAAAAM/60uBXbsBNGQ/S220/868483028_989be8c23f.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15241044.post-6738302835790887689</id><published>2010-03-14T14:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-14T14:39:30.478-07:00</updated><title type='text'>BLOGSPOT Navigation help</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Welcome folks- for those seeking 'pages' on blogspot,&lt;br /&gt;in the past that has been impossible.&lt;br /&gt;There used to be just the ONE page with posts in order, older posts at the bottom.&lt;br /&gt;NOW we have up to 10 pages we can link directly in- those links are right above the posts, directly below the title page- see HOME, then LOST? 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COST: $5 donation requested. No one turned away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;CONTACT: topspace@edges.biz for information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Southern Cross invites all Dominants, Mistresses, Masters, Switches in Top mode, Sirs, and Tops (or the equivalent) to our new monthly discussion group at Edges. Whether you’re new to the scene, very experienced, or somewhere in between, please come and share a seat on the couch and discuss your current successes, challenges, and stories in a relaxed, non-judgmental, safe space. All genders and sexual orientations invited. Help create a supportive community for those of us who lead our relationships.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15241044-2271918599600057918?l=southerncrossca.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://southerncrossca.blogspot.com/feeds/2271918599600057918/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15241044&amp;postID=2271918599600057918' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15241044/posts/default/2271918599600057918'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15241044/posts/default/2271918599600057918'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://southerncrossca.blogspot.com/2009/07/topspace.html' title='TOPSPACE!'/><author><name>dracos 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NOW'/><author><name>SX</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00074421620179884052</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9WJ4yF6emKo/R1zVn1lam-I/AAAAAAAAD0s/jYibqj_4aAk/S220/111.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15241044.post-6039090326290944119</id><published>2008-11-23T23:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-24T00:08:04.685-08:00</updated><title type='text'>ee cummings</title><content type='html'>A friend posted this and it is *so* very good it bears repeating:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a name="boys"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt; the boys i mean are not refined&lt;br /&gt;by ee cummings&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt; &lt;pre&gt;&lt;a name="boys"&gt;  the boys i mean are not refined&lt;br /&gt; they go with girls who buck and bite&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a name="boys"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; they do not give a fuck for luck&lt;br /&gt; they hump them thirteen times a night&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a name="boys"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; one hangs a hat upon her tit&lt;br /&gt; one carves a cross on her behind&lt;br /&gt; they do not give a shit for wit&lt;br /&gt; the boys i mean are not refined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a name="boys"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; they come with girls who bite and buck&lt;br /&gt; who cannot read and cannot write&lt;br /&gt; who laugh like they would fall apart&lt;br /&gt; and masturbate with dynamite&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; the boys i mean are not refined&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a name="boys"&gt;  they cannot chat of that and this&lt;br /&gt; they do not give a fart for art&lt;br /&gt; they kill like you would take a piss&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a name="boys"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; they speak whatever's on their mind&lt;br /&gt; they do whatever's in their pants&lt;br /&gt; the boys i mean are not refined&lt;br /&gt; they shake the 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