Stand for Equality

While it seemed that everyone else at the National Equality March in DC wanted to see Lady Gaga, my Starstruck Moment happened when Lt. Dan Choi’s personal space overlapped the orbit of mine. There are a lot of people I respect, but I usually don’t lose my shit over any of them. Choi’s a rockstar. [...]

The Streisand Effect (Part Two)

To mark the U.S. release of Streisand’s new album, Love is the Answer, here’s an essay I wrote about my partner’s adoration of her. It’s been rejected by some classy publications, so I may as well share it here.
Part one appeared yesterday.
Here’s part two…
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Streisand is part of our lives. A member of our [...]

The Streisand Effect (Part One)

Anticipating tomorrow’s U.S. release of Streisand’s new album, Love is the Answer, here’s an essay I wrote about my partner’s adoration of her. It’s been rejected by some classy publications, so I may as well share it here.
Part one today. Part two tomorrow.
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My partner Doug asked me to go with him to see Barbra [...]

The Front Side of 40

On Thursday, I celebrated my 40th birthday. By “celebrated,” I mean that my partner, Doug, took me to a local brewery where we gorged on foods made of cheese and bread and potatoes. Next, we waddled to a nearby bookstore to do some shopping. Just before we were about to crash from our carb-induced high, [...]

Going Around the Block to Get Next Door

1:29 p.m.
AAAAHHHHH! Everybody and everything are in my way today. I wanted nothing more than to get to the coffeehouse and do some writing. On my way out the door it started to rain and so one of the dogs freaked out a little, probably because she expected thunder. I had to wait until she [...]