Two years ago I wrote an essay for a college English class that required researching an issue and then drafting a letter to a local newspaper or an official who could address the subject. I decided to investigate the issue of people giving kids live [read more]
Word of the Day: “homogrifying” adj; colloq. [1] the act of encouraging queer people to live an open life; possibly a merger of ‘homosexual’ and ‘gratifying’. Ex: “moving to NYC has been a homogrifying experience” [2] Causing fear in uptight people they may have repressed [read more]
(First posted two years ago; still applicable) One of the reasons I decided to leave Toronto almost twenty years ago was the overwhelming sense of loss I felt. The first ‘real’ relationship had ended, the job I thought would be my career was gone, and [read more]
My name change (see #14 at 100 Details About Me) 31 years ago today wasn’t a way to distance myself from my youth so much as it was looking forward. Actually, there was a fair amount of separation involved; much of my youth was decidedly [read more]
This year I’ve taken a part-time seasonal position with a national firm taking pictures for student IDs and yearbooks in public and private schools here in central Ohio. Over the past three months I’ve photographed at least 8,000 kids ranging from pre-Kindergarteners to grade 12 [read more]
A recent post by a right-leaning blogger has attempted to dissect the logos of the two main party candidates for the Presidency. At least he started by clearly stating his opinions of the two individuals, so there is no question of his bias. What little [read more]
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