~Tuesday~ I have completed my fourth book, Spoon Fed, from the 27 Must Have Queer Summer Reads list. I will be taking a short break from reading a book on the list, as our next Mostly Social Book Club book has been chosen, and it’s a whopping 991 pages, to which I’ll have to commit … Read more
~Saturday~ A couple of months ago, I read The Great Gatsby for the first time ever, and then made it our Mostly Social Book Club selection, since it was my turn to select a book. Since then, I have been waiting for the the newly-released version of the movie, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Gatsby, to … Read more
~Wednesday~ Here are some thoughts on the third book, The Price of Salt, that I’ve now read from a list of 27 Must Have Queer Summer Reads. When I was first considering the books on that list, one of my observations (trepidations?) was that there were several “Lesbian books” and a couple of “graphic novels,” … Read more
~Tuesday~ Tonight, I watched the classic 1939 film, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, the movie that made Jimmy Stewart a major movie star. I really didn’t know anything about this movie, but it appealed to me on a few levels: 1) It’s a classic, 2) I like Jimmy Stewart, and 3) Bob hadn’t seen it … Read more
~Monday~ I attended Moral Monday again, and it was so incredibly hot out there, that I probably wasn’t there more than 30 or 40 minutes—long enough to snap some pictures of signs. The main focus of the protest today was on Women’s Rights, and I believe around 100 people got arrested. Here’s a shot of … Read more
~Saturday~ Tonight I watched the 1999 film Tea With Mussolini, starring several actors that I like, including Cher, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, and Lily Tomlin. Thanks to Bob for making it available from his vast collection of movies! Synopsis: Based in part on his autobiography, director Franco Zeffirelli’s Tea With Mussolini is a drama with … Read more
~Friday~ Bob and I saw the 12th annual “10 x 10 in the Triangle” tonight at the Arts Center in Carrboro, which consists of 10 Actors, 10 Directors, 10 Plays, 10 Minutes (Each). I’m going to attempt to give a short synopsis of each of the plays, and then I’ll share Bob’s and my ranking … Read more
~Tuesday~ Tonight I watched the 2007 film Broken English, which is the final film of five that I’d decided to watch from a list (of 50) called “The Best Movies You Never Saw.” Bob was kind enough to request this film for me in his NetFlix account, for which I’m thankful. I really didn’t know … Read more
~Tuesday~ Today, I had lunch with someone I hadn’t seen in 33 years or so. Her name is Deborah, and she was my ex-wife’s roommate in college and a bridesmaid in our wedding. Who’d’ve thunk all those years ago that 33 years later, the marriage whose start she attended would be dissolved, I’d be living … Read more
~Monday~ I attended Moral Monday again today, starting off the same way I did last week, with a drink at The Borough, while I waited for the R-Line bus to make its way to my stop. I wanted to see the process from a different angle, and I focused a little more on the signs … Read more