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Farewell to Mary Lou

Deb had noticed yesterday that Mary Lou Panos, the widow of Nick Panos had passed on. Nick and Mary Lou owned the Lizzie Bordon’s, the first local gay bar that I ever went to, and later on the Village (which is now where the Zone is located.)

Mary Lou’s daughter Leslie (Nick’s stepdaughter) took . . . → Read More: Farewell to Mary Lou

Calls needed to support ENDA passage!

VERY important, and we really need everyone to pitch in and help to pass this very important legislation. Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper has been generally supportive of GLBT issues, but she has not as yet signed on as a co-sponsor for HR 3017, the Employment Non Discrimination Act of 2009. You can call the Capitol . . . → Read More: Calls needed to support ENDA passage!

Practicing on mattresses

I was going over with a customer some changes to the physical inventory system for bar coding. We decided to do a small sample of just one product to test. She picked the product code and said that they would count the item. So, she let me know by saying that they were now . . . → Read More: Practicing on mattresses

Twitter-equipped bathroom scale tells the world how much you weigh | Technology | Los Angeles Times

I tend to think of myself as being probably fairly open. I have been accused of “oversharing” on more than a few occasions.

However, even I have my limits. The only way I would get onto this device is if a gun were held to my head. And even then, it would be . . . → Read More: Twitter-equipped bathroom scale tells the world how much you weigh | Technology | Los Angeles Times

Legalize Same-Sex Marriage in NJ

I am really hoping that they are able to get marriage equality in New Jersey within the short time frame that they have. It was so disheartening to lose Maine.

Below is an excerpt from the article I just posted at Erie Gay News.

Incidentally, I was due to have lunch with Thomas . . . → Read More: Legalize Same-Sex Marriage in NJ

3-2-1 Countdown for Equality: No Bittersweet Victories

3-2-1 Countdown for Equality: No Bittersweet Victories Help WA, ME and Kalamazoo Win on November 3rd: Spread the Word About the Campaigns Today

Progressives are closer than ever to a victory on health care reform. As 2009 comes to a close, we’ve moved forward on other issues. But what’s looming up ahead could be . . . → Read More: 3-2-1 Countdown for Equality: No Bittersweet Victories

Witches and Halloween

At our weekly programmer meeting, one of my co-workers (who is very much into Halloween) mentioned that she had been a witch all weekend. I softly said that some of us did it year round.

The Beast make up came off fairly easily on Saturday night. Actually, it was more of a problem . . . → Read More: Witches and Halloween