Last weekend, my beloved and I flew to Florida to visit my mother and step-father. We were excited to fly Delta after a number of really frustrating recent trips on United ( Read more... )

I've been MIA for a while now, largely because I haven't had a whole lot going on, what with the layoff in June. I like to say that I got fired for being a loose cannon, but we all know I'm not much of a loose cannon. Nope, just some budget cuts ( Read more... )

Jess was visiting us a few weeks back, and she and I were in Chinatown for an improv show. We were crossing the street just as a man in a sweet ass '87 Buick was driving up the street. He whistled or said something regarding our womanly attributes, and so I said "really?" I am really tired of being harassed on the street, and I always find it ( Read more... )

*** I apologize in advance that most of the pictures are distorted. I'm too lazy to figure out how to make that not happen. Just click on the picture and you'll see the non-distorted version.***

Last weekend, I enjoyed my first ever San Francisco Gay Pride Weekend. Pride - I haz it.


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My friend, Emily does these lists on her blog of good things/bad things that are going on, things she's looking forward to, etc. I have been inspired by her, so here are my lists ( Read more... )

Last summer, when we first moved to California, Ryan got really busy at work, and as a result, was gone from home a lot. It sucked, especially since I was unemployed and in a new city. For socialization, I relied a lot on my 68 year-old Republican, functioning alcoholic neighbor. We are now very close, and I have had cocktails at his house. ( Read more... )

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So, we have reached an end of an era. I'm back on animals, in the dietary way.

I have gotten reactions ranging from disappointed to excited. My friend, Audrey, was downright angry that all that time we were living in Maine, I could have been eating barbecued meats.

If you know me, then you know that I am a humanitarian, if you will, a social worker, a friend to the disenfranchised, a lover of all humankind (perhaps a stretch, but you get the picture ( Read more... )

On this the eve of 2008, I would like to set aside this moment to talk to you about my friend, Steve Gagne. If the name doesn't ring a bell, I'm sure this photo will spark some recognition.


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