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Doorknobs and VCRs:
This weekend, I took care of two household items that I’d been too busy to fix: I repaired the doorknob to our back door - which stuck so badly thought the frame was too tight and I worried the door would need to be replaced. As it turned out, all I had to do was take out the doorknob, blow out the area of the door and the mechanism itself with ( Read more... ) -
Music to soothe
I've commented before that Mason can be calmed by music. Here's an example of that, as my friend Zsolt plays Schubert at our Thanksgiving celebration. (Before Zsolt started playing, Mason was frantic with excitement at seeing him.)
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My coming out story:
It was early 1985. I was a few weeks shy of my 18th birthday. In a moment of emotional distress, I blurted out to my grandmother: "I am a homosexual." (Yes, I said the H word rather than the G word because I wasn't sure she'd know what I went).
My grandmother, in typically direct fashion, replied, "Well, thank you for that newsflash. I've suspected ( Read more... ) -
In Support of National Service
I was watching the news the other day, and there was a story about the pending expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts. There has been considerable consternation inside the beltway as to whether they should be made permanent, allowed to expire for everyone, or allowed to expire for those making over $250,000 per year. This post is not intended to ( Read more... ) -
Through a Dog's Eyes
For anyone who loves dogs, I recommend this book!
My review of Through a Dog's Eyes
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Dr. Laura and the First Amendment
Dr. Laura Schlessinger, no stranger to controversy, has come under fire in recent days for a radio program where she repeated the N-word multiple times, and defended the concept of people saying it freely. Her comments were in response to a call from an African-American woman, married to a white man, who was hearing this language from her husband’s ( Read more... ) -
It's not even a mosque.
As usual, Keith Olbermann has addressed this situation more eloquently than I can. I'd just like to add: Nearly every branch of Christianity has persecuted homosexuals at one time or another - some to the point of execution. I would never oppose the building of a Christian church or Jewish Temple anywhere in the United States - even the most ( Read more... )
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