http://www.hanneblank.com/blog Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:55:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As the mercury climbs here in the Northern Hemisphere, the one thing I reliably do (aside from envying the hell out of those of you who are as far south of the Equator as I am north of it) is to make up plenty of infused waters to help make ... http://www.hanneblank.com/blog/2008/07/03/infused-waters-and-an-egg-query/ The first time I encountered fried rice outside the confines of a Chinese restaurant, it was when my friend C. destroyed my wok with it. We were undergraduates, and thus you may take it as writ that we were callow and just a bit reckless.  This very much included an attitude ... http://www.hanneblank.com/blog/2008/07/02/fried-rice/ In the past few days I have had several e-mail requests from people looking for copies of my first book, Big Big Love: A Sourcebook on Sex for People of Size and Those Who Love Them. Big Big Love is currently out of print. It has been out of print ... http://www.hanneblank.com/blog/2008/03/06/note-about-big-big-love-and-best-transgender-erotica/ A Star Chart for the Rose Bride, pendant. Pearls and coral on sterling silver wire. Hanne Blank, 2008. Collection of the artist. http://www.hanneblank.com/blog/2008/02/28/breaking-radio-silence/ From today's Kaiser Family Foundation's daily Women's Health Report: Exhibit A: A House-Senate conference committee on Thursday approved a fiscal year 2008 appropriations measure that would include a $27.8 million increase in funding of abstinence education programs, CQ Today reports. The legislation combines a Labor-HHS-Education spending bill (HR 3043) with a spending ... http://www.hanneblank.com/blog/2007/11/02/mere-cognitive-dissonance-or-genuine-schizophrenia-you-decide/