Tabloids and outing

I was waiting in line at Kmart, and I glanced over and saw the cover of a tabloid magazine with a cover story of "Who’s gay?" (It might have been the National Enquirer.) They had some celebrities pictured, among them Neil Patrick Harris and Rush Limbaugh.

Neil Patrick Harris (who is attractive, charming and . . . → Read More: Tabloids and outing

Taxes filed and accepted

I have e-filed my taxes for a few years now. We just got our W-2′s yesterday, so I did my taxes last night. Wow! Already accepted as of today, and I should be getting the return by next Friday. I am planning on using it to pay off some of the car loan.

I . . . → Read More: Taxes filed and accepted

25 things meme from Facebook

I posted this at my Facebook profile, but figured it could work as blog fodder as well.

Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person . . . → Read More: 25 things meme from Facebook

Rimming Sugars | Williams-Sonoma

Okay, I must admit to guffawing when I saw this linked on Datalounge. And it is utterly perfect that the the canister for rimming has ‘Mo right on the label. (Quite a few straight folks may not get this reference. Don’t worry, you probably don’t want to but if you do, here you . . . → Read More: Rimming Sugars | Williams-Sonoma

Gay penguin pair tie the knot | The Sun |News

Aw, ain’t love grand? Cheers to the devoted dads. As a bonus, they look like they are already set for formal wear for the wedding.

Gay penguin pair tie the knot

By STAFF REPORTER

Published: 27 Jan 2009

A PAIR of GAY penguins are so loved-up they have been given a WEDDING . . . → Read More: Gay penguin pair tie the knot | The Sun |News

Obama to Bush: I Can Release Your Records. Don’t Like It? Sue.

I am intensely proud of the great start that President Obama has had. We need an open and transparent government, and President Obama is following through with action. Good for him!

Obama to Bush: I Can Release Your Records. Don’t Like It? Sue.

On his first day in office, President Obama put . . . → Read More: Obama to Bush: I Can Release Your Records. Don’t Like It? Sue.

Email scam from person posing as Rev. Steve Aschmann

How creepy! I just got an email purportedly from Rev. Steve Aschmann that reads:

Hello,How are you doing?hope all is well with you and family,i am sorry that i didn’t inform you about my traveling to England for a program called Empowering youth to fight racism,Hiv/Aids,and lack of education.I need a favor from you . . . → Read More: Email scam from person posing as Rev. Steve Aschmann

Lobbying visit with Congressmember

My friend Dave came up with the idea of collecting signatures on a congratulations card and lobbying newly elected US Congressmember Kathy Dahlkemper about GLBT issues. We had been gathering signatures for a while, and we were able to set up an appointment for this afternoon at her Erie office. 7 of us went . . . → Read More: Lobbying visit with Congressmember

History helps make connections

About a year ago, I spent much of my year end vacation scanning in issues of Erie Gay News that we only had in print and posted them as PDFs to the newsletter’s site. I am a very big believer in preserving history.

Today, I got a phone call from a woman about her . . . → Read More: History helps make connections

Word meme from Eden

Interesting! Eden got Love.

Your Word is “Peace” You see life as precious, and you wish everyone was safe, happy, and taken care of.Social justice, human rights, and peace for all nations are all important to you.

While you can’t stop war, you try to be as calm and compassionate as possible in . . . → Read More: Word meme from Eden