Oh, Catspaw, what to do, what to do?***BIG GRIN***(I'm gonna abbreviate THAT, too: *BG*!) I'll bet you that's NOT a guy nor a Sinnead wannabe in Erica's picture. Mt Holyoke is in the five college area in western mass., which includes Hampshire, Amherst, Smith, Mt. H colleges and UMASS. The area is a hotbed of uppity women (I mean that as in the bumper stickers: "Uppity Women Unite", "Sisters Pick Up Sister", "Wild Women Don't Get the Blues" and "My Other Car is a Broom") which means a lot of feminists, wiccans, lesbians, and bisexuals. When we lived there it was almost a rite of passage for each new freshman class (at Smith, at least) to sport a certain look which included declaring oneself a lover of women, whether one was or not, and shaving one's head. I had a crop top with a tail 'cause I liked it and I loved the women! Lots of support for one another and open-mindedness abounded there. By the looks of the picture, I'm sure it still does. It can be quite a liberating place for someone who grew up in a more conservative place. There's an excellent book , written by a Smithie, called "Making My Way Out East", which really captures the community. For comic relief, there's an article which made the front page, with picture, of Natl. Enquirer, which featured "Lesbianville, USA" aka Northampton, MA. No, I DON"T read it, but my son still lived there when it came out & called me to tell me to buy a copy. I did and we all had a good laugh over it.

When we lived there, Abby Hoffman and Amy Carter held a protest sit-in at UMASS about the CIA and Nicaragua. When they went on trial it was held right across the street from my little office. I've still got the bumper sticker & button which say "What's so intelligent abut the CIA?"

Anyway, no Sinneads, more like k.d. lang!

Erica: thanks for your kind comments. I don't have anywhere to link a picture from on the Internet, it would have to be from my Corel program and I haven't studied how to do that. I promise I post one when I do. I love my name, too, and I try to live up to it!

LEJ: I second the motion! A red on the head and chin gets my vote, UNTIL he enlightens us! NOI!

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