one of the coolest personal developments of 2009 has been my return to the softball field with The Just Us League of America, in the Chicago gay softball league. as many know, it was at our first day of games last year that i pulverized my left knee which led to surgery, an entire missed season, and practically a full year of rehab and recovery. ( Read more... )

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Dave and i have returned from Paris. words fail me. pictures and video to come. but i think we are now in a polyamorous relationship with pain de chocolate.

just like many of my close friends (especially here on LJ), lately i have been stewing over the recent developments in the gay community's struggle for equality under the law and how it relates to the struggle of blacks in america. after nosing around a bit, i came upon a man named Bayard Rustin. now, in the interest of full disclosure, this is ( Read more... )

before these memories fade, i wanted to capture a few more of my immediate post-rally, post-election thoughts ( Read more... )

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Dave and i just voted. we got in line at 7:15 AM and that shit still took us over TWO HOURS. unreal! although i think it had as much to do with the gap toothed dipshit checking people in as it did with the turnout. regardless, it was definitely exciting ( Read more... )

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