Udder Pitcher

This is seriously cool:

Reading

So I just started reading Stephen King's "Under the Dome", and I'm very excited about it. I really love the way Stephen writes - he cares about the characters and really manages to flesh them out. He's one of my favorite writers. I've been doing a lot of reading lately, with great results. I actually ordered "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Steig Larsson from Amazon UK because I could not wait until May for it to be published here. This trilogy is amazing, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Another favorite is "The Brutal Telling" by Louise Penny. Great mystery series set in Canada, again with great characters. If you like mysteries, go for this one, but start at the beginning.

What are you reading?

Word of the Year

Via Entertainment Weekly:

"The New Oxford American Dictionary’s word of the year for 2009 is unfriend, which they define as “verb – To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook.”

Huh. I feel like “unfollow” is the more common term, but maybe that’s because I’m more of a Twitter/Tumblr person than a Facebook/MySpace one. (Perhaps this is the new Myers-Briggs? Yes?) According to the dictionary’s blog, other terms that were under consideration include hashtag, sexting, funemployed, and birther. Again, why am I alone on preferring “texxxting” to “sexting”? Mine is so much catchier!"

Which is all fine and good, not that I have ever unfriended anyone. The most interesting thing to me about the article was that the dictionary has a blog. Seriously? And you know they post way more often than I do. I can't even keep up with a dictionary. Sigh.

I am a slacker

Gee, it's been a while, hasn't it? I've been sick for a bit, and quite frankly, I haven't seen anything worth blogging about lately. It happens sometimes. But then I read this article from Newsweek about gay characters on television. Basically, the author questions whether the more flamboyant and effeminate characters that seem to be on TV are bad for gay culture because they perpetuate stereotypes. It also points out the cultural differences between older and younger gay men and how they may play a role in how characters are portrayed and interpreted. My personal take is that I think the roles are an expression of reality, and they feel authentic to me. Take 'Kurt' on Glee - it's very clear he is proud of who he is and his coming out to his dad was a wonderful scene. It doesn't feel like a stereotype to me - he is owning his power and is clear on who he is. While that character is not me or my experience, it's very much a great character, which is what I want to see on TV. And having said that, I also would to see other diverse gay men and women on TV too, as long as they have something to say.


Update - Here's a response pretty much showing all the ways the first article was wrong too.

Where's Obama

I love that I stumbled across both of these on the same day.

From JoeMyGod:




And from Mission Mission:



And from JoemyGod:

The Laramie Project - 10 Years Later

Last night, Tom and I attended 'The Laramie Project - 10 Years Later' at the University of Arizona, the sequel to the groundbreaking documentary/play about Laramie, Wyoming, in the months following the 1998 murder there of gay college student Matthew Shepard. The project was created by the Tectonic Theater Project.

Last year, as the tenth anniversary of the brutal crime approached, members of Tectonic decided to return to Laramie to see what had changed. Last night, on the 11th anniversary of Shepard’s death, the new piece would be premiered near-simultaneously in more than 150 cities across the globe. Actors in all 50 states (including Laramie) and 14 countries performed the play at the same time, and the performance was followed by a live video feed from New York where the playwrights, along with Judy Shepard, answered questions.

It was disheartening to hear the revisionist history being created regarding the facts of the case. A widely discredited 20/20 story in 2004 has provided cover to those who don't want to look too closely at the murder. They say that it was robbery and a drug deal gone bad as opposed to a hate crime. I can understand the desire to move past such a horrific event, but to do so at the expense of the truth is shameful, and no matter how many 'stories' get created, the trial exposed the truth, and we need to remind folks of that.

It was a great performance and I was very moved. If you haven't seen The Laramie Project, I strongly urge you to do so.

And here's the link to the Laramie Project Forum

Til death do us part...especially if you're gay

This article in the Boston Globe is an excellent take on the impact of DOMA and leaving states to define marriage

'As Evan Wolfson of Freedom to Marry says, “the irony is that the antigay forces are so opposed to gay relationships they won’t even let us out of them."'

It would be laughable if it wasn't so hurtful.

Sugar: The Bitter Truth

I know it's long, but everyone should watch this. I want to want to eat less sugar (Ha - that was for you Niki!), but it's so hard. But this explains so much about why I can't turn off the need to eat all the time. But I want to not eat so much, and that's the first step, right?

Comfort Books

So in the spirit of banned book week, here's another post inspired by author Neil Gaiman. I guess Neil isn't feeling so well this week, and today he Tweeted about 'comfort books', those books you turn to again and again to make you feel better. There are several for me that seem to do the trick.

I have read 'The Gospel According to Biff' by Christopher Moore at least 10 times, and it cracks me up every time I read it. It's the story of Christ told by the lost apostle, Biff, who was Jesus' life long friend. Very irreverent and very much fun. I have given this book out as a gift several times. All of Moore's books are clever and funny, but I think this is my favorite - though if it's around the holidays, 'The Stupedist Angel' does the trick just fine too.

Another favorite is 'The Eyre Affair' by Jasper Fforde. Set in England in 1985, this delightful fantasy series about a criminal mastermind who is altering great literary texts by kidnapping and even killing off characters and the literary detective charged with stopping him is very clever. Very inventive and hilarious.

In a more serious vein, I have always loved 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker. Alice Walker is an amazing writer, and the book is much better than the movie, though I love Whoopi Goldberg anyway.

When I was a kid, I used to love 'Watership Down' by Richard Adams. The not so cute and furry bunny story was very complex, with freedom, choice, and survival positioned front and center.

And I not ashamed to say that the Harry Potter series is another favorite when I'm not feeling well, and even when I'm feeling good. As I've said before, as usual, the books are much better than the movies. And out of respect for the man who inspired this post, 'The Graveyard Book' has been one of my favorite books of the last year. This story of Nobody Owens being taken in and raised by a group of graveyard ghosts is very entertaining. There's a reason it has won the Newbury Medal.

What are your favorite comfort books?

The Cost of not being able to Marry

This NY Times article was very enlightening. It projects the extra costs gay couples have to pay because the federal government doesn't recognize gay marriage. It's really a great itemized account of the very real costs we have to pay that married couples don't have to worry about. I'd gladly pay that 'marriage penalty' to avoid all of the precautions that Tom and I have had to put in place to take care of each other.

I like bacon, but.....

Ok, this Bacon Kama Sutra is amusing. Who knew that a BLT was actually a threesome?

Banned Books Week

From their website:

"Banned Books Week is the only national celebration of the freedom to read. It was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than a thousand books have been challenged since 1982. The challenges have occurred in every state and in hundreds of communities. Click here to see a map of book bans and challenges in the US from 2007 to 2009. People challenge books that they say are too sexual or too violent. They object to profanity and slang, and protest against offensive portrayals of racial or religious groups--or positive portrayals of homosexuals. Their targets range from books that explore the latest problems to classic and beloved works of American literature."

Gayest Cartoon Characters? Where's Velma?

Wow, has it been almost 3 weeks since I last posted? So sorry.

Out Magazine has published a list of the gayest cartoon characters, and I'm sad to say I have no idea who some of those toons are. Klaus Vorstein? But seriously, where's Velma from Scooby Doo? Jinkies, she is such a lesbian. Who else is missing?

This is just so wrong

But soooooooo funny!!!!!!!!!!



Americans Observing 9/11 By Trying Not To Masturbate

Care Bare WoW

Remember: While he might be a lvl. 60 alchemist, he's also a lvl. 15 bear.

I found this fun blog where big kid ideas are added to children's coloring book pages to create something a little twisted and outside the lines. Hopefully you other Warcraft addicts will find this as amusing as I do! And if you're not into Warcraft, it's still funny! Hee!

Twipcomics

“Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ll be there all afternoon. Just give him the fish and be done with it.”

Read Ryan’s Twitter feed at @ryanbauer

I thoroughly enjoyed this site, where cartoonist Greg Williams draws cartoons from tweets from regular and famous people.

Manga

I saw this link on Bookslut and had to copy it:

Manga! Not Just for the Japanese and Sexually Depraved Anymore!

Sorry for not posting lately. I just haven't had much to say or much that's amused me lately. That, and I turned 39, and while I'm not worried about getting older (I think I'm getting better looking and I'm happy with my body in general), I have been reflecting on how I got this far in life and still don't really have my mission in place or feel like I know what I stand for in this world. That, and the U.S. Open has started, so it's either existential angst or watching a fuzzy yellow ball go back and forth. There really isn't much time for much else.

Dikipedia

This site is so cool. My favorite has to be the entry about your mom. But the ones on Sarah Palin and Tom Cruise also made me laugh. Another random site on the interwebs that amuses me.

This Onion Headline...

made me laugh so hard the whole way through! Just awesome! Hee!!

There is much truth in satire.

Latest Viral Video

Courtesy of the folks over at Popwatch, here's my new favorite internet video of useless skills. I can appreciate the difficultly, but seriously, it seems like a lot of effort for very little payoff, unless this a new Olympic event and I don't know it yet.

Reality for the Unemployed

I love Indexed, this really cool site where Jessica Hagy posts XXXXX "think a little more relationally without resorting to doing actual math."

This one in particular struck me as true considering the state of our economy these days:

Inner Picasso

This is a very cool website, I think. Create your own Picasso masterpiece, like mine. Fun! I tried to post a copy of my creation, but couldn't get it to work right. You'll have to search the gallery to see it instead!

UPDATE - Thanks to Charles, I got the picture!

Why I don't love movies sometimes

I just stumbled across this article by Roger Ebert lamenting the state of movies, and I couldn't agree more. I know the 13 year old nitwit with parental unit cash is the common target audience for movies, so crap like Transformers 2 or Star Trek (It did suck - I don't care what you think) get made (over and over again, from the looks of it). I just don't see why it's so hard to actually have a plot in all that CGI craptacular-ness. But his larger point, that America has been dumbed down over time, is also very true. It's scary how many people don't know basic geography or can't do math without a calculator. We have become so used to not thinking for ourselves (yes, I admit I sometimes fall prey to the laziness. But I still say that the Watchmen was pretty compelling, if overly long). I'm working hard to make sure my nephew knows how to think for himself, but even though he's only 8, he's already hooked on computer games and TV for most of his entertainment. We push him to read more and get out from behind the screen, but it's a battle. Anyway, don't go see G.I. Joe. The brain cell you save could be your own. Thanks.

Amen!

Song of the Day

I adore Jill Sobule, ever since 'I Kissed A Girl' (the good one, not that Katy Perry drivel). Her latest CD was financed by donations from the public, and it's also very good. However, this song was stuck in my head today for some reason. I normally don't like songs that take part of an earlier one and re-do the lyrics - it feels like stealing to me. But there are rare exceptions (PM Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss, Simply Red - Sunrise) that prove the rule. Bonus points to whoever can name the original versions of all 3 songs.

Enjoy.

I hate it when everyone copies my look

So according to this article in the NY Times, skinny is so 2008. I think it's kind of funny, given that you'll never see the same kind of story relating to women. (unless you build a time machine and head back to the 1700, when zaftig women were all the rage in Europe. Still, I'll take validation wherever I can get it, as I think my 32 inch waist days are long gone. I rather like being able to eat most everything I like, within reason. I'm pretty much stuck at the 34 inch waist as of now, and as long as I can play tennis, run, or do pretty much what I want, I'm getting ok with it. I'm pretty sure I never had a 6-pack anyway.

Word Games

I am huge fan of games in general, and word games in particular. I've been playing Boggle online for a while, but I just discovered Mustpopwords, and I'm addicted. You have to create as many words as you can as the ball drops down, and the game is over when 50 balls are in the box. I'm getting around 4,000 points each game, with a high score of 4,650. What online games do you play?

Giant Waterslide

Ok, this is just too cool!

Reparative Therapy? Not so much

The American Psychological Association spoke out again on the dangers of reparative therapy, and went so far as to say attempts to change a person's sexuality could be harmful, leading to depression and suicidal tendencies.

When I was much younger, I struggled to accept that I was gay, and I couldn't point to a religion or belief system that said it wrong, but more so that learned early on from society as a whole that being gay was wrong. But I can remember being 8 years old and wanting to be around men, wanting that connection and not thinking about it in terms of sexuality. Once I hit 12, I knew I was gay, and it scared me. Looking back, I'm not sure why, other than a big dose of internalized homophobia. I just did not want to be different, and I did everything I could to hide my sexuality from myself and from others. As I grew older, I kept thinking it was a phase I would grow out of. However, the self-denial also gave me time to figure it out, and I slowly came to accept my sexuality. Over the last 12 years (when I met Tom), I have done a lot of work around my internalized homophobia, and I'm sure there's much more I need to do. I still have much sympathy for those that don't want to be gay, and yet I get very angry with religions that tell people they shouldn't be gay. That struggle is hard, but to carry the weight of organizational prejudice and judgment is unfair and hypocritical. I'm glad the APA has spoken out against this sideways attempt to manipulate people into thinking therapy is a solution, when the simple truth is that being gay isn't the problem.

Landmark Gay Rights Cases

Courtesy of The Onion, who knew there were so many major decisions in case law prior to Lawrence vs. Texas? Thank goodness we can all get that second free ice cream sample.

The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones is one of my favorite books, and given my earlier post about books versus movies, I normally wouldn't be interested. However, the trailer looks really good, and I may have to watch this one.

And where is my Jetpack?!?

I just love this story about a jobless college grad that is suing Monroe college because she cannot find a job. Seriously, why stop there? I think she should sue Microsoft for not hiring her, BMW for not giving her a car, and her mother for not teaching her how to take responsibility for her own life. I mean, clearly this woman's judgment is beyond reproach, and I can't imagine why she hasn't been hired somewhere before now.

Asshat, party of one, your table is ready.

Come out, come out wherever you are

I just came across this link regarding the lack of out gay men on the ATP tour. I also have wondered when someone will finally have the balls to come out while they are still playing. It's not like tennis is the bastion of testosterone that football is, and it's a one on one competition, so it's not like there's much physical risk involved from getting directly hurt by your opponent. However, there is the risk of sponsorships and endorsements, so maybe that's why no one has come out yet. I really hope it happens soon - it would nice to have an example of a proud, out gay man in tennis.

Overheard in New York

Sorry for not posting a bit. I've had some family medical issues that have been dominating my life for a bit, but things are looking better for everyone, so that's good.

Another one of my fun time wasting websites

From Overheard in New York:



Student: Wait so why is everyone switching to blue ray?
Professor: Because the film industry follows the porn industry. (pauses) That's the truth. That's where all the money is.
Student: (stares blankly)
Professor: What? It's a billion-dollar industry. I can't be the only guy who buys it.
Student: (stares horrified)
Professor: Fuck you. I have tenure.

Mad Men

AMC has a new viral site that lets you create a Man Men-inspired image of yourself. Here's what I would look like, though I'm not sure I'd have so many clothes on standing next to Jon Hamm....

Word of the Day

Per the Wiktionary, asshat is slang for having one's head up one's ass, thus wearing the ass as a hat. Use it in a sentence at least once tomorrow, preferably not in reference to me.

R.E.M. - Top 10 Songs

Over on Pop Candy, Whitney linked to a post in Paste listing the top 20 R.E.M. songs, and she also listed her own top ten. As an avowed R.E.M. fan, I feel compelled to list my own. R.E.M. set the soundtrack to my college years after my friend Michael introduced them to me in high school. To be fair, I totally mocked him at the time, but soon learned the error of my ways and became a huge fan. In fact, the most embarrassing moment of my life occurred after attending a fabulous R.E.M. concert in Louisville. But I digress....

10. Half a World Away - Very maudlin, love the longing

9. Exhuming McCarthy - Dig the typewriter intro and the political lyrics

8. Leaving New York - Really like the melody and looping and layered chorus

7. South Central Rain (I'm Sorry) - Such a simple refrain, but still gives me chills

6. Cuyahoga - Love the lyrics (Let's put our heads together, and start a new country up, our father's father's father tried, to erase the parts they didn't like)

5. I Am Superman - Hated it the first time I heard it, grew to love it quickly. Great harmonies, and I like Mike Mills taking lead

4. Near Wild Heaven - Another one with Mike Mills singing lead, more great harmonies, and more fun

3. Driver 8 - ITunes says I've listened to this song more than any other, and it's easy to hear why

2. Fall On Me - Seminal song of my college days (Buy the sky, sell the sky...) and I loved it most until...

1. Nightswimming - My favorite song of all time, I think. I just love the story in the lyrics, the beauty of the piano, the longing in Michael Stipe's voice, and then the strings kick in and it's just total bliss.

Honorable Mentions go to Imitation of Life (Great Title) and Supernatural Superserious (Horrible title, great song)

New Movie Posters for TCM Classic Movies

I love this poster for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. TCM has a summer movie event and has re-imagined several posters to go along with the showings. Check out the entire group images here. Which ones do you like?

Inspiration

Often times, when I'm looking for something to keep me engaged or thinking about the world in different ways, or just looking to get out of a funk, I try to find something inspiring. Sometimes that means reading a new book, or checking out Fast Company magazine, or getting into an argument with my friend Niki, who without question is the most innovative thinker I know, but that doesn't always mean she's right, if you know what I mean. And Niki, that is a compliment, if a slightly backhanded one. Love you!

Anyway, one of my sources for inspiration is the TED website, where famous and not so famous people come and give talks on a variety of subjects. One day, I hope to be so creative that they will invite me to come. Until then, however, I can generally find something really interesting, creative, or funny to get me thinking in different ways, and if I'm really lucky, I'll get all three.

Tonight I was browsing their collection of clips and came across this one, which is one of my favorites, on the subject of dictionaries of all things.




The part that gets me the most is the 'Ham Butt' part. How much of my life is what it is because someone else's pan was too small a long time ago? I often accept the easiest interpretation of things because I don't even know that I can otherwise ask the question. Or worse, I jump to a conclusion that creates a solution first without knowing what the question really is. I hate it when I do that. I don't even know where the gaps are in my thinking. Oh well. At least I know where the gaps are in Niki's thinking. It's a start.

Statistical Humor

Another highly amusing nugget from the interwebs.

Reader's Block

Bookslut has a great article on what makes a good book worth reading, and equates it to the idea that publishers add secret ingredients to books so that people will read them, just like companies add sugar and other additives to food so that people will crave them. It's an interesting concept. I like to think I'm intelligent enough to find unique books to read, but I totally admit I love me some Steven King Doritos too.

Books versus Movies

I am a voracious reader and have always loved books. Last night we went and saw 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' and I enjoyed it quite a bit. But because I've read the books and because of the way I read books, I've almost learned not to equate a book and a movie in the same way. There so much nuance and character details that books give that helps me understand the story and that enriches my experience. Movies don't usually do it for me that same way. I've also learned not to get into a debate over whether a book is better than the movie, as that's generally a time waster - it's always the book. Kidding! I just usually prefer to create my own visualization of what I'm reading that have someone else's presented to me in the movie form. And I get that not everyone feels the same way. Still, most often, the book speaks to me more than the movie. When I finish reading a really good book, I miss the characters like I miss my friends when they are not around. That connection almost never happens with movies.

Exceptions to prove the rule:

Fight Club - Way sexier than what was in my head, and I just couldn't get into the writing style. But the movie rocks!

Contact - The movie had more emotion and resonance for me than the book, which is pretty hard to do.

I'm sure there are others, but that's what comes to mind right now. What movies are the better than the books they are based on in your opinion?

Atlas Mapped

This is really cool. I think I'll use this for my next ransom note.

Wingspan in Trouble

Wingspan, the Tucson GLBT Community Center, is in financial trouble and needs donations badly. The center, which opened in Tucson in 1988, is moving to a different location to cut costs and needs to raise $125,000 by October 31, 2009 in order to stay open. This is a vital organization to the GLBT community in Tucson, so please do whatever you can to support it. The community outreach, anti-violence program, and youth and senior programs, among other services are enriching programs that serve our community and would be sorely missed. Please give what you can.

Nirvana and Rick Astley Mash up

Ok, this doesn't suck. In fact, I feel bad for how much I actually like it. I'm only gonna listen to it 2 more times before I have to take a shower.

A different scary future

I think my favorite is "Internet adds 12th website"

Hee

The future is not all it's cracked up to be

Ok, sorry for not posting for a bit. I was in Chicago on business and will post some pics soon. In the mean time, this made me laugh

It's about time my 8 year old nephew got a job

Via Laughing Squid, I think this is pretty awesome, myself. Simple and clever.

Does this fat make me look fat?

Very interesting article in The New Yorker. I tend to believe it, though I've seen other responses that say Americans lift weights now and that contributes, but seriously, that doesn't explain a size 38 waist. As someone who occasionally struggles with weight, I'm all for finding alternative theories, but the bottom line for me is that there is way too much 'food' for sale that isn't actually food. 80% of the stuff on the shelves in grocery stores are processed bits of stuff that used to be food combined with preservatives, chemicals, and left over bits from other processed products. And it's hard to resist those Oreo's and Potato chips.
I do try to avoid those foods, but I'm not always successful. But at least now I know it's genetic. Or societal. But either way, it's definitely someone else's fault. Whew. Close one there - I almost had to take responsibility for my life.

Favorite New Website

Ok, a good friend of mine showed me this site, and it's my favorite new time waster. It's wicked funny, and it never ceases to amaze me what people will say or write in public!


textsfromlastnight

Massachusetts DOMA Challenge

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed a lawsuit in federal court today. The lawsuit claims that "the federal Defense of Marriage Act interferes with the right of Massachusetts to define marriage as it sees fit."

Awesome!

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Great Song

Trish - Bump from Trish on Vimeo.

Courtesy of Arjan Writes, this may be my favorite new song of the summer. Love the R&B and Electronica combination!

Next Movie to Watch?

Tom and I aren't big movie people, going maybe once every two or three months. But this movie looks really good, and not just because I have a big straight crush on Lauren Graham. Seriously. She's on my list of 5 straight women I would have sex with, assuming I would be physically able to get it up. It's kind of like that episode of 'Friends' where Ross had his list of 5 famous people he could sleep with, except I don't have my list on a laminated card, and they have to be women.




In case you're curious, the list also includes Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Aniston, Kelly Clarkson, and Rachael McAdams.

Sarah Does the Right Thing

Wow! I have no idea what' s going to happen next, but she's certainly entertaining for a wing nut. If only this meant we'd see less of her for a while, I might be happier about it, but I'm thinking that won't happen. I imagine the talk show on Fox is imminent.

Step 1 - Blog.....Now what?

Welcome to my blog! I have no idea what things I might talk about here, but I’ll try to keep it interesting. We can start with a little background

I’m 38, gay, and happily married to my husband, Tom, as long as California let’s us 18,000 couples keep our ‘special’ status while denying it to others. We’ve been together for 11 years.
I have lived in Tucson, AZ for the last 12 years, but grew up all over the map: Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, South Carolina, Wyoming, South Dakota, Alaska, and Utah. I went to a different school every year from the 8th grade on. It sucked at the time, but I’ve learned to appreciate it now.
I am the youngest of 4, with an older brother who is also gay.
I came out at 26, after trying really hard for years to be straight. I came out very slowly to my family. In fact, Tom and I were together for a year before I told mom and dad that I was gay. Mom had no idea, but Dad figured it out when Tom and I moved in together. They have been nothing but loving, supportive, and enthusiastic for the life that Tom and I have created for each other.
We love to travel, and it has become my passion. I’ve been to England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Mexico, which isn’t all that much, but considering I didn’t leave the U.S. until 2002, that’s pretty good. The list of places I want to go is endless, and complicated by the fact I’d prefer to go to gay friendly destinations. (I’m looking at you, Egypt, and I’m thinking you won’t see me anytime soon, sadly) We’ve got another tentative trip to Italy with some friends planned for next year.
My mother, sister, and nephew (now 8) moved in with us 2 years ago. Tom is an absolute saint for supporting this. We’ve created a wonderful family life that we didn’t have before, AND we have had to make many, many adjustments in our life for this to work. We like being dads, and there’s enough parental figures around so it’s not been overwhelming. Still, on really really good days, when no one else is home, I walk around the house naked to remind me of the old days.
I love pop culture, but only the good stuff. No Dancing with the Stars or Bachelor updates here, though you might see an American Idol comment every now and then.
I love tennis, and play in 4.5 league here in town. I really want to play in some of the national gay tournaments, but haven’t been able to work that out yet. I also play golf, racquetball, and basketball when I get the chance, and recently started running. I love being active .
I have to do a bunch of exercising because my other passion is food. I don’t have many other addictions (watching re-runs of Buffy and Gilmore Girls isn’t so much an addiction as it is good taste) but food is my weakness. I love me some chocolate!

That’s me in a nutshell. Later on I’m sure you’ll learn more about my family, get caught up in my rants, get exposed to my reading list (currently reading The World Before Her by Deborah Weisgall), and hopefully enjoy reading about anything else I deem important enough to blog about.

It’s nice to meet you. Now what?