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San Francisco has two leather Pride events. Most folks know about Folsom St Fair which takes place at the end of September, but there’s also the Dore Alley St Fair at the end of July. Dore Alley is primarily SF leather folk and primarily gay male-attended. I got the below stress-foam figurines at the 2002 Dore Alley fair. They were handing them out as part of that year’s health response and educational campaign. There was not only a healthy penis character but a syphilis canker. These two have lived in my bathroom cabinet ever since.

from bearvivant, an, uh, very appealing cheese

2-YEAR CHEDDAR

from GRAFTON VILLAGE

I usually try to review cheeses virginally - that is, ones that I’ve never had before. In this case, this is a cheddar I’ve had many times before. But I couldn’t leave it off the blog, what with its obvious appeal to leather and rubber fetishists.

As far as cheddars go, Grafton’s 2-year aged isn’t going to shock you. It’s mild, light on the salt, with a slightly sweet and grassy flavour. It’s got a nice texture. It’s dense, more moist than I expected, and smooth.

So what is the deal with the gummi suit on this cheese anyway? Well, cheese has obviously been around a lot longer than fridges. Fresh cheeses like mozzarella are too moist to last very long outside of a cold place (bacteria and fungi do so love damp places), though I don’t think anyone was too mad about eating that stuff quickly. But cheeses that have been aged (and dried) more have some more preservation options, which is where cheese wax comes in. The wax is a physical barrier, stopping fungal spores from landing, and also blocks moisture and air, making the cheese a pretty unfriendly place to grow. Even drier cheeses can be bandaged in cheesecloth and then slathered in lard to preserve them while allowing some ventilation.

10-Inch Glow in the Dark T-Rex

10-Inch Glow in the Dark T-Rex