In his blog, Bible Versus, Hugh, who is a gay man living with AIDS, is reading and commenting on the Bible, and being overseen by the Real Live Preacher. I really like this quote from Hugh in his blog: “However, AIDS isn’t necessarily now seen as terminal. Not as terminal as, say, Life.” So sweet! … Read more
I love developers with a sense of humor in their jobs. To appreciate an example of this, scroll down to Steps 23 & 24 of the directions in the left pane after asking Google Maps for directions from New York to Paris. This is for my friend Will… They Wanted Someone Who Could Hallucinate Outside … Read more
Perp or Victim? What’s this all about? I just love my sister. Our recent e-mail exchange went like this: Hello Bro’ I am in Dubai at an international conference—it is very interesting! I arrive back in Raleigh on Sat. April 21st at 6:45 pm. I may be totally wiped out, as I was when I … Read more
Thirteen years ago today, I stopped living a life of deceit and began living my life authentically. I’m so much better for it. I love my life now. It’s been a while since stripedtiger has had a post that’s cracked me up. It’s about being cruised in the gym. I particularly like the ending. I … Read more
The wind was furious this morning. I thought this tornado weather was forecasted for yesterday. Twice my power blinked on and off, and then at about 11:15, I heard a very loud pop that sounded like a transformer blowing out. I showered before my hot water got cold, and left the house—still powerless—at about 11:45. … Read more
We woke up at about 9:30, and passed on the complimentary hotel breakfast, particularly because after we finished our breakfast yesterday, we noticed their 81.5 sanitary rating. We packed up, and checked out between 11 and 11:30, and got on the road, where we hit some gawd-awful bumper-to-bumper-for-no-reason-traffic for about 45 minutes. We stopped at … Read more
We got up at about 9:00, and after tasting some horrible room-made coffee and before heading to the IHOP as we’d planned last night, we noticed that there was free breakfast in the hotel. We got respectable enough to be seen in public and went downstairs, where I enjoyed some scrambled eggs, link sausage, and … Read more
New York Times Opinion Article Tools Sponsored By By HARVEY FIERSTEIN Published: April 13, 2007 AMERICA is watching Don Imus’s self-immolation in a state of shock and awe. And I’m watching America with wry amusement. Since I’m a second-class citizen — a gay man — my seats for the ballgame of American discourse are way … Read more
Three out of the four Prudie responses this week are finger-snappers: Dear Prudence, I am a 47-year-old divorced man. I have been through three (yes, three) bad to very bad marriages and have become very cautious about talking to, meeting, and dating women. I am not one of those older guys who goes out looking … Read more
It happens! Little girl: Mommy, I’m going to marry Daddy. Mom: Sorry, honey, turns out Daddy doesn’t like girls. Daddy likes other daddies. —A train via Overheard in New York, Apr 10, 2007 I met Joe for lunch at Red Lobster, where I was thrilled to find the item on their lunch menu that I … Read more