I’m not a big horse fan myself, but I have a good, good friend who is totally into horses, and in fact, is somewhat of a “horse whisperer,” if you will. She does and teaches dressage (noun: maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider), and sent me the clip below—which … 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
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
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
It’s postings like this one that made me first start reading RLP (the Real Live Preacher). Over the past couple of years, he’s drifted a little trying to find his place in the blogosphere, but every now and again he puts the real back in real life preacher. I mean do you know any other … Read more
I’ll give you a topic. Baby Swiss Cheese. It’s neither infant-acting nor younger-looking. Discuss. So what puts the “baby” in Baby Swiss Cheese? Don’t answer that! Just think about it. And once you have…
Jason’s Walking-Around License Gets Revoked Burly man who pulled frat boy out of tracks: Dude, are you drunk? Frat boy: Ah… Ah… I don’t know. I guess I had something to drink. Burly man: Dude, next time you get on a train make sure it’s there first! —1-2-3 platform, 96th St via Overheard in New … Read more
Thanks to Robert for bringing this one to my attention. Beautiful. And the obituary, too. Dewayne C. Eckhoff Dewayne C. Eckhoff, 67, of Kansas City, KS, died on Friday, March 23, 2007, at KU Medical Center. An Agnostic Infidel gone to a place he didn’t believe exists. Dewayne was born on November 21, 1939, in … Read more
I, reluctantly and under duress, shopped at Wal-mart today, where it was once again obvious that the making of the liquid spray gel is approaching its demise. I ended up buying this: Root lifter? What in the hell is that? I also bought TurboTax and some 8-gallon trash bags. My next stop was at CostCutters … Read more