A little over a week ago, we went to visit the Better Half’s family. It was one of our niece’s birthday, and all of the various cousins were assembled. As is his wont, the Critter tore around like a madman… Continue Reading
I’ve been a little bit busy lately, so I’m still catching up on some things. I am thus a few days late in mentioning this: On Mix It Up at Lunch Day, schoolchildren around the country are encouraged to hang… Continue Reading
The other day I took exception to a recent statement by Rupert Everett, famous homosexual, former Madonna bestie and current Hollywood has-been. Not a big fan of same-sex parents is Rupert. Not a big fan of Rupert am I. Sadly,… Continue Reading
Ever had someone you didn’t really like, but could never put your finger on why? Some ill-defined, inchoate notion that they weren’t all that nice, even if they’d never done anything you could think of to make you feel that… Continue Reading
Like anyone who enjoys good writing from a sensible person, I am looking forward to reading Tod’s dispatch from the “Values Voters Summit.” With the possible exception of the late David Foster Wallace, I can’t think of another person whose… Continue Reading
Driving home from work last night, I caught the tail end of Terry Gross’s interview with Andrew Rannells. Rannells is one of the stars of the new NBC sitcom “The New Normal,” and played the lead in the original Broadway… Continue Reading
Like essentially everyone not named Krauthammer, I loved the First Lady’s speech on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention. I thought that it was warm and personal and effective. It’s probably no great surprise that I liked it,… Continue Reading
I apologize for how I keep going on and on about Chick-fil-A. I know the whole ordeal is just another tedious way station in the long slog toward marriage equality in this country, and a particularly silly one at that. … Continue Reading
*whamwhamwhamwhamwhamwhamwham* Oh, hello. I didn’t see you there. I was too busy pounding my head against a wall. Excuse me if I sit down? It’s made me a mite woozy. What’s that, you ask? Why am I beating my head… Continue Reading
Did you know that Sally Ride was a lesbian? I didn’t either. I learned it while driving in to work two days ago and listening to NPR: at the very end of their obit they mentioned her partner of 27… Continue Reading