What’s UP? A Festival and FUDs . . .
by Kathleen Meyer
September 2011
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I’ll be reading at 4:00 P.M. Saturday, October 8th, as part of the Humanities Montana FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK, in the Three Rivers Room at the Holiday Inn Downtown at the Park, Missoula, MT. Click on the poster for more info on the Festival.

Lucky water-baby me, I’ve enjoyed a healing summer hiatus, swimming and rowing wild rivers, and walking Pacific beaches. Communion with natural places is essential for the human spirit and soul, and the rejuvenation to carry on in this whacky, often dismal, world. I hope you’ve had a chance to soak in a big dose of summer wildness, too.

To help with everyone’s worship outdoors, as we head toward autumn and on into winter (except for those of you in the southern hemisphere, where you’re enjoying rebirth and blooming), I want to share my excitement about the array of FUDs included in “How Not To Pee in Your Boots!”—the women’s chapter in the third edition of
How to Shit. The following is directed to, of course, the women of the world, but also to the gentlemen, because if your wife, girlfriend, sister, daughter, mother, aunt, grandmother is more enthusiastic about peeing beneath an open sky—and in some cases safer—then you will be more content, and have more outdoor partners. So, everyone, listen up! First for the general discussion, and then, I’ll be spotlighting a FUD of the Month.

FUDs are Female Urinary Devices, or Female Urinary Directors: charming little funnels that allow for modesty in not dropping your bloomers while stand-up peeing. A couple of early designs showed up in the second edition of my book, in 1994, but now they have indeed blossomed—in shapes, colors, materials, and general availability. Many are washable-reusable, others throwaways. Brands vary in offering extensions (a few inches to a long hose) and carrying cases. Today, FUDs are cherished by outdoor women of every variety, third-world women, women in the military, women in wheelchairs, women recovering from knee surgery, one woman in a body cast, pregnant women, women traveling where public restrooms tend to be perfectly yucky, women engaged in you-name-it. I have my own favorites in funnels, but testimonials pour in on many of the Websites. Each funnel design is different, every woman is different, so once you’ve selected one, plan on practicing with it in the privacy of your backyard or shower. Lots more tips for success reside in my women’s chapter.

FUD of the Month: GoGirl www.go-girl.com
FemMed, Inc.
11601 Minnetonka Mills Road, Suite F
Minnetonka, MN 55305

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The GoGirl slogan: “Because life’s greatest adventure shouldn’t be finding a bathroom!” Made of flexible, medical-grade silicone (can withstand boiling) and has a built-in splash guard. Available in lavender or khaki. Comes rolled up in a carrying tube with a tissue and storage baggie, $16.99. Dries rapidly. Accessorize with an extension. Also hot pink—stand-up—disposables available.
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Please bare with; I’m in the process of moving the rest of the Archives (below) over to this site and to mobile compatible.
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A Dog Owner’s Shreeek
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What’s UP? A Festival and FUDs . . .
by Kathleen Meyer
September 2011
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I’ll be reading at 4:00 P.M. Saturday, October 8th, as part of the Humanities Montana FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK, in the Three Rivers Room at the Holiday Inn Downtown at the Park, Missoula, MT. Click on the poster for more info on the Festival.

Lucky water-baby me, I’ve enjoyed a healing summer hiatus, swimming and rowing wild rivers, and walking Pacific beaches. Communion with natural places is essential for the human spirit and soul, and the rejuvenation to carry on in this whacky, often dismal, world. I hope you’ve had a chance to soak in a big dose of summer wildness, too.

To help with everyone’s worship outdoors, as we head toward autumn and on into winter (except for those of you in the southern hemisphere, where you’re enjoying rebirth and blooming), I want to share my excitement about the array of FUDs included in “How Not To Pee in Your Boots!”—the women’s chapter in the third edition of
How to Shit. The following is directed to, of course, the women of the world, but also to the gentlemen, because if your wife, girlfriend, sister, daughter, mother, aunt, grandmother is more enthusiastic about peeing beneath an open sky—and in some cases safer—then you will be more content, and have more outdoor partners. So, everyone, listen up! First for the general discussion, and then, I’ll be spotlighting a FUD of the Month.

FUDs are Female Urinary Devices, or Female Urinary Directors: charming little funnels that allow for modesty in not dropping your bloomers while stand-up peeing. A couple of early designs showed up in the second edition of my book, in 1994, but now they have indeed blossomed—in shapes, colors, materials, and general availability. Many are washable-reusable, others throwaways. Brands vary in offering extensions (a few inches to a long hose) and carrying cases. Today, FUDs are cherished by outdoor women of every variety, third-world women, women in the military, women in wheelchairs, women recovering from knee surgery, one woman in a body cast, pregnant women, women traveling where public restrooms tend to be perfectly yucky, women engaged in you-name-it. I have my own favorites in funnels, but testimonials pour in on many of the Websites. Each funnel design is different, every woman is different, so once you’ve selected one, plan on practicing with it in the privacy of your backyard or shower. Lots more tips for success reside in my women’s chapter.

FUD of the Month: GoGirl
www.go-girl.com
FemMed, Inc.
11601 Minnetonka Mills Road, Suite F
Minnetonka, MN 55305

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The GoGirl slogan: “Because life’s greatest adventure shouldn’t be finding a bathroom!” Made of flexible, medical-grade silicone (can withstand boiling) and has a built-in splash guard. Available in lavender or khaki. Comes rolled up in a carrying tube with a tissue and storage baggie, $16.99. Dries rapidly. Accessorize with an extension. Also hot pink—stand-up—disposables available.
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