Family, Identity

What is Love?

October 12, 2025

When I was interviewed by K for the Lost Spaces Podcast he asked me (in response to something I’d said) ““what is love?” My off the cuff my response was “the greatest joy and the greatest heartache all wrapped in one” (at 26:04 in the [read more]

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Early Morning Thoughts 3

July 26, 2013

Yesterday I celebrated my 55th birthday. Actually at about 4:30 yesterday I completed my 55th year here on Earth and started my 56th trip around the Sun. This morning, as I contemplated the next half (or 1/3 more likely) of my time here, I also [read more]

Brushing Fame

Early Morning Thoughts 2

March 31, 2013

Another EMT™ ‘Early Morning Thought’ inspired by listening to the radio on my way home from taking jason to work for the early shift. The specific song that inspired it is “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” by Carole King. And the EMT™ that it [read more]

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Nearly Straight

March 23, 2011

Another of my essays for a college-level English class; this one addresses the new image of gay men in mainstream media. You can read it as a pdf file here. It builds on some themes and concepts presented in What Makes a Man, a Man? [read more]

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Common Courtesy and Uncommon Interests

February 9, 2010

I have a profile on-line at a gay ‘find a friend’ site that was put up a few years back. I pop in every now and then to see if there’s anybody interesting that seems interested in chatting. As is true of many people, I [read more]

Politics And More

The Real Liberal Agenda

October 24, 2009

Somewhere along the line my name and address got put on a mailing list for conservative groups. Not sure if a ‘clean list’ got contaminated, or whether it’s someone’s idea of a joke (or revenge). Mostly I just send back the coupon with a ‘you’ve [read more]