On February 19th, I stood outside on the deck of a gorgeous house in the Poconos and stared up at a sky of a billion stars. They say that you can see stars better when you’re out in the woods and there aren’t the lights of city and civilization to drown them out…but maybe it’s that when you’re out in the woods the city and civilization are not ( Read more... )

After seeing Brokeback Mountain for the third time I had written a short email to a small group of people making my final comments on the film. The one thing I pointed out most importantly to me at the time, was that I felt like the music in the movie itself was personified. It was like every time I heard that same painful tune it was as if ( Read more... )

Tonight I went to my first “political” related gathering. It was a meeting for the GLBT Democrats of Suffolk County. Rose was interested in going because the topic at hand was a proposed Domestic Partnership Registry. So, excitedly, I tagged along. I always have the feeling that I want to be more political minded, that I want to stand up for ( Read more... )

It’s Valentine’s night and Cousin J and Future Cousin-in-law are sleeping apart…by choice. And why, would this normally loving couple be separated on this most romantic of nights? Well because they’re planning a wedding and planning a wedding tears a family (and a couple) into little tiny bits and pieces, chews those pieces up into a thin mush ( Read more... )

Dear Public ( Read more... )

I feel like a spoiled brat for complaining about my job….I know I have it good…but I can’t help it. I won’t say I “hate” it, but I will say that currently, I’m very depressed about going there everyday. This past Friday I woke up got ready to go, had to go pick my car up from being fixed and attended my usual 8am Weight Watchers meeting, and then ( Read more... )

Bush brushes off Brokeback question ( Read more... )

As we entered the 11th year of knowing each other, Shane finally made his long promised visit to Long Island. And what a whirlwind weekend we had to mark the event. The whole four-five days were wonderful, full of laughter, and a brief, but heartfelt, Hallmark moment ( Read more... )

Tonight I went to the movies with my Christian friend Lucky. She is one of the people in my life, who despite a tremendously close friendship, does not know about the history of myself and BK. Anyway, as she becomes increasingly Christian (or increasingly devoted to Jesus Christ her Savior) her opinions become more and more aligned with those of ( Read more... )

Two television shows that I think need to collide:

A&E's *Dog the Bounty Hunter*
and
Bravo's *Queer Eye for the Straight Guy*