This morning I heard that state representative Chris Buttars' bill banning gay-straight alliance clubs in schools had resurfaced. It seems likely to pass a vote ( Read more... )

for Valentines Day. A showerhead, that this. I'd been thinking about buying it for her, since it is one of those nifty models which produce steam. She tried it out today and seemed to enjoy it. The steam setting really does feel great ( Read more... )

My new job is quite demanding. I end up working from noon until 10pm most nights, except Friday and Saturday, when the hours are shorter. It's 100% commission, which isn't such a bad thing since there is plentiful business there. The primary downside is that I can't spend as much time with Halley, and it's hard to get home-oriented matters taken ( Read more... )

Ironically, Halley and I watched this film just a few days ago. If only it had been 'Orgazmo' mistakenly included in the DVD case-- that would have been perfect ( Read more... )

I've been in Dallas for the past two days. The temperature is 102 and it looks like it might rain tonight. It's an interesting town, though I have nothing good at all to say about the traffic and roads. There is construction everywhere, and some of the freeway exits are not marked. This morning I was wise enough to set out for my first appointment ( Read more... )

For the first time in years, I've been going to church services. It was a strange and uncomfortable experience for me ( Read more... )

For my Inappropriate Comment of the Week category ( Read more... )

Allow me to express my complete outrage at the response to the disaster in New Orleans and other places by the federal government-- namely the President. It seems like multiple people, starting with him, have been asleep at the switch, and the train has already gone off the bridge. How they can take such a cavalier attitude towards all of this is ( Read more... )

Watching the cost of filling my car's gas tank spin up to the price of a fine dining experience at Maison Robert, I found myself wondering where the money is going. Here's an interesting set of stats I found in that regard ( Read more... )

Here is an interesting organization, The Center for Land Use Interpretation ( Read more... )