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to dr. phil or not to dr. phil

Back in January, I was contacted by a producer from the Dr. Phil show. I was hand-picked, he said, because he liked my other interviews and what I had to say. I would be the only one in my position (“pro-prostitution”) on the show. The topic was the whole CraigsList ad verification/sexual trafficking thing. That I currently advertise on CL (under another name), is a plus. Jim Buckmaster was supposed to be there, along with several state Attorney Generals and some women arrested from CL stings. I was told that there was going to be some massive new stings off CL and these women would be given the option of jail or the show. [I won’t discuss that, you’re welcome to draw your own conclusions.]

Well, Operation Innocence Lost did indeed make some arrests. I was ready for the show. Or at least prepping hard for it. I was finally told the show would be recorded March 18 in LA. They would pay for my expenses. Nice!

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photo gallery test run

This is just a test run for my photo-gallery app. Just need a couple volunteers to sign and test the various functions available to them. No uploading pix, please. I’m just making sure it all functions as it should.

Still have to figure out how I want to integrate it on this site. I see a blog makeover in my future — sigh. (And I also have to figure out how integrate my international escort work info/mini-site. Because that’s a whole different thing too! Maybe I should just crack out one of my other domain names. That might be simpler.)

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dourly amused

I spent the night before I hit Dallas in a smaller city. I was carrying a block of Book 2 in my second bag. The books are thick, heavy and shrinkwrapped into a big bundle of five. It’s a massive block of paper, basically. I was very surprised to discover – unpacking my bags in Dallas – that the second bag not only had that TSA “we searched your stuff” notification, but that the shrinkwrap on the books was torn open. It wasn’t a “shifting around in the bag” rip, it was completely open and the top book had certainly been riffled through. This happened after flying out of the smaller city to Dallas.

The questions I’ll never get answered: was is simple suspicion of an explosive? Or real interest once they saw the book? Or were the books looked at by an unfriendly?

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superior scribbler

My friend Casey honored me with this badge. I might be a Superior Scribbler, but I’m a very Late Scribbler too (check the date on her post).

I’m very grateful for this, of course, even if belated. And, for the record, Casey is indeed a truly Superior Scribbler (currently on vacation).

Passing on Superior Scribbler to (in no order):
1. Alexa — of The Real Princess Diaries
2. Lia — formerly of Starlight Ministries and now Rogue Reverend
3. Beth — Tales of Urban Wonder and Decay
4. Aspasia — of La Libertine’s Salon
5. the whole crew of Yes Means Yes!, though particularly eroticundulation

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terrorism is obviously a priority

Reading news about the presidential-pardon applications crossing Bush’s desk (he does not seem inclined to make many pardons right now), one caught my attention. It seems John Walker Lindh, who was picked up a few years ago fighting with the Taliban in Afghanistan, wants a pardon. He’s serving a 20yr prison sentence.

Deborah Jeane Palfrey (aka The DC Madam), was facing a possible maximum sentence of 55 years when she was killed/committed suicide (take your pick). She, of course, ran an escort agency/fantasy-sex service/prostitution ring (take your pick). Article-writers covering the story said she realistically faced anywhere between 4-15 years in prison.

All this over $2 million in income she paid taxes on, with a stable of consensual employees and a very consenting clientele.

And Lindh wants a pardon because his prison sentence is obviously a bit much for him. Perhaps he feels like the victim of a miscarriage of justice.