And Then There's This

LETTERMAN ON OBAMA'S VISIT TO THE WHITE HOUSE

2008-11-11T23:15:00.000-06:00

"There we had the President-Elect and the President Inept."

CHRISTMAS MUSIC ON THE RADIO

2008-10-28T23:27:00.001-05:00

I love Christmas music probably more than most of you ... you should see my collection! But I love it only in a very distinct time window. [See below.]

Dallas' KVIL-FM asked for my input about Christmas Music and I gave it to them:

Playing Christmas music before Thanksgiving worked in 2001 ONLY! There was a very good reason for it THAT YEAR ONLY! Thanks to whoever thought of doing it!
But the last few years KVIL-FM has appeared to enjoy PISSING OFF listeners with early Christmas music. You've even used the same grumpy phone call several times and in years after the original year she called!
How about doing the old-timey thing and gradually increasing the Christmas Music/per hour starting the day after Thanksgiving and ending with the Grand Finale of all Christmas music Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!

Based on a message at the end of the survey they have no intentions to listening to me: Don't be surprised if they start Christmas music 11/14/08. PLUS: that's the day I could win a Christmas Sock Gift for participating in the survey. WHAT!?

I Am 56 And He Was 83 When He Died

2008-09-29T22:58:00.002-05:00

I've been in love with an older straight man all my life!

Texas State Fair Deep Fried Food and Pickled Quail Eggs

2008-09-28T19:56:00.002-05:00

We've heard all about the fried foods at state fairs ... yes, I ate the chicken-fried bacon at this year's Texas State Fair [and my arteries are clogging as we read].
Back in Kansas City I had seen pickled chicken eggs in huge jars back behind the bar ... only in Olathe, KS straight bars, I might add ... but had never eaten them.
Well, Oma's Pickled Quail Eggs caught my eye and since they are lots smaller than chicken eggs I decided to try them. [I ate (raw) Quail Egg Shooters at a sushi restaurant, so why not?]
Instant review: BORING! Those poor little Texas quail are shooting out all those eggs for naught ... in my opinion.

Later,
Steve

When Men Leave Women For Another Man

2008-09-23T22:22:00.002-05:00

She writes to a national newspaper advice columnist?

NORTH TX WEATHER, MEDIA METEOROLIGISTS AND IKE

2008-09-14T20:37:00.002-05:00

Even though I'm a weather geek, I certainly don't envy the local weather men/women here in North Texas.
The impending doom of IKE was certain reason for our friends south of us to evacuate and the damage it did to Houston, Galveston, Beaumont and other cities bears that out.
Now that we've seen IKE pass Dallas by, the non-stop coverage on at least one Dallas TV station [Channel 8] today now seems fruitless! [But, dang it, I would've loved to have been there is the thick of it!]
But there was also some humor to be found. While Houston/Galveston/Beaumont were being told to evacuate or die ... us North Texans were told this: Due to the potential of heavy rain and high winds, local residents should be reminded to secure lawn furniture, potted plants and garbageroll carts.
LOL! I secured my potted plants and went to a birthday party.

What!? A Gay Cardinal? I Thought They Were Just Red

2008-09-07T18:43:00.002-05:00

Potential saint's burial site hints at gay pastUpon his death in 1890, Cardinal John Henry Newman asked to be buried next to his longtime friend and housemate, Ambrose St. John, fueling speculation that the two men may have been lovers. Today, Newman is a candidate for sainthood, and some activists are opposing the Vatican's desire to move his remains to a more public venue, according to this article. TIME (8/28)

Gay Rich Dweebs Endorse The Old Guy

2008-09-05T22:32:00.004-05:00

Who else would they endorse?

What about Palin's gaydar-pinging husband?
IMHO ... he's not the straightest board in the shed.

McCain gets Log Cabin's nodSaying Sen. John McCain is an "inclusive Republican," Log Cabin Republicans has endorsed his presidential bid. The endorsement comes despite the GOP's official platform, which advocates a constitutional amendment to restrict marriage rights. Log Cabin spokesman Scott Tucker said, "To be honest, the platform was not the hill we were going to die on. We wanted to be here and participate in the conversation." McCain is on record opposing marriage rights for gays and lesbians, but has expressed strong opposition to a federal constitutional ban. CQ Today (9/2) , CNN (9/3)

Last Name Jane?

2008-08-24T11:08:00.004-05:00

No problem when you look like this!

DO NOT READ THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS TECH BLOG

2008-08-20T20:18:00.007-05:00

Apparently nowadays major newspapers including The Dallas Morning News publish information [at least on their blogs] based on unverified information found in blogger-drivel.

Case in point:
Do not buy the 3G iPhone
http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/08/do-not-buy-the-3g-iphone.html

Why This? Because We Can!

2008-08-05T20:59:00.001-05:00

When I first read about this on The Dallas Morning News Tech blog [link below] I thought: why would people like you and me need this link http://www.criminalsearches.com/?
School districts, businesses and such should use this, but us?
So I tested it. I put my own name in and found that "there ain't nothin' on me" in the database. (Oh, good. Those school zone speeding tickets from 1986 are no longer there!)
Then I keyed in the name of a former boyfriend and found stuff that ... makes me glad he's out of my life.
Read more about it here: http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/08/will-free-criminal-searches-up.html

MORE "PREG MAN" BULL

2008-07-08T22:54:00.001-05:00

Again: Beatie is a FEMALE as long as that person has the internal organs of a female no matter what that person did to alter that person's external appearance!
Again: this LESBIAN couple are nothing more than a "circus freak show" and a huge embarassment to me and all other gay people.
Activists: Trans man's pregnancy did little to help causeThe "media circus" surrounding Thomas Beatie, the pregnant trans man who gave birth to a girl on June 29, has done little to help the transgender community in its effort to gain equal workplace and health care rights, according to an article in Salon. "The best thing that Thomas Beatie can do for the trans community is live his life as honestly as he can, and worry about what his immediate neighbors think of him, and how successful he is in his local community," said transgender policy adviser Jamison Green. "If people go back to accepting him as a man, that would be a big plus." Salon (7/3) , CBC.ca (7/4)

Now That They're Retired ... They Say This

2008-07-08T21:49:00.003-05:00

Implementer of "don't ask, don't tell" says policy doesn't work A new study by four retired military officers has concluded that Congress should repeal the military gay ban because out gay and lesbian soldiers pose little or no threat to the nation's preparedness for war. The report from the Michael D. Palm Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, was co-authored by retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Minter Alexander, a Republican who in 1993 took part in a Defense Department panel that helped implement the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Google/Associated Press (7/7)

Kenny Loggins' VS Kenny Rogers' Face Work

2008-06-21T22:36:00.007-05:00

Cheyenne Jackson ... Keep An Eye Out For Him

2008-06-18T21:21:00.006-05:00

Of course, he has a website [http://www.cheyennejackson.com/] and this is what I posted there:

Cheyenne, when you appeared during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade "Xanadu" number last November, I thought, "I know that handsome man from somewhere." I don't live in New York City [but I've visited there twice].

Then last night on The Tony's "Xanadu" number, there you were again and I went back through that thought process again.

Plainly said, Cheyenne: of course, I don't know you. However, I'm certain I'm not the only one who wishes I were friends with such a beautifully handsome man.

Monday, June 16th 2008 - 11:30:27 PM

And then there's this:

GOOD MORNING AMERICA'S SAM CHAMPION IS GAY? Who Woulda Thunk It?

2008-06-03T20:22:00.003-05:00

Well, DUH!

http://gawker.com/5011271/sam-champion-outed-by-bravo-exec

They're Handsome ...

2008-05-11T19:08:00.004-05:00

But wait till you hear them sing! Click here: http://www.ryandan.com/

I'll Continue Being a Gay Man, Thank You!

2008-05-03T21:40:00.001-05:00

Greek islanders want to be LesbiansThree natives of the Greek island of Lesbos are suing to prevent the gay-rights group Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece from using the word "lesbian" in their name because, they say, it "insults the identity" of islanders. One plaintiff, Dimitris Lambrou, said, "Our geographical designation has been usurped by certain ladies who have no connection whatsoever with Lesbos." MSNBC/Associated Press (4/30)

Mario Lopez Makes Debut On Broadway in ...

2008-04-23T20:34:00.002-05:00

... A CHORUS LINE

There's basically only one role he can play in the spirit of the script: the gay Latino boy two or three from the right in the movie version [and on stage, I think].

Come on out, Mario!

Click here: http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=25696

MARKETING 101

2008-04-18T21:12:00.002-05:00

DRINK THIS STUFF AND YOU'LL MEET A MAN WHO LOOKS LIKE THIS
... OR ...
YOU'LL THINK YOU LOOK LIKE THIS ON YOU'RE WAY TO PLANTING YOUR FACE IN THE BAR FLOOR!

AND I WILL VOTE FOR ...

2008-04-05T20:29:00.001-05:00

And Then There's The Alleged Pregnant Man

2008-03-28T22:17:00.008-05:00

I have always hoped that people would accept me as me, a gay man.
And I've tried to do the same with transgender people, but I don't understand them any better than a straight person understands me.
Now we have this: a female-to-male transgender who CHOSE to keep her female internal organs while changing all of the external stuff.
[From what I've read, all transgender people go through hell financially, emotionally and physically changing EVERYTHING when making the leap from one gender to the other.]
In this Pregnant Man thing I see a person who KNEW/HOPED he/she would get all of this media attention and perhaps was hoping to make money off his/her mutilation of his/her body.
I find that incredibly sick and pathetic.

And then there's THIS LINK:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=548156&in_page_id=1811

AND THEN THERE'S THIS ADDITIONAL COMMENT [after reading emails from others]:
If she/he is really convinced that she is a man trapped in a woman's body ... once she/he jumped genders and became a man ... he/she can no longer function as a woman including bearing children. Since he/she has chosen to bear a child after the gender-jump ... he/she is NOTHING MORE THAN A WEIRD CIRCUS SIDE SHOW!

I am very angry about this situation because back in the 90's when I was a gay activist, transgenders insisted on being in the GLB acronym even though they generally claimed they are not gay ... yeah, right - this couple are gay activists.

And since I am happily and proudly gay [a "G" in what's now the GLBT acronym] I'm taking great offense at this PG Man thing because I want absolutely nobody to associate me with THESE GAY PEOPLE.

BAMBI? TRASH COMPACTOR?

2008-02-13T20:20:00.002-06:00

PLANO, TX?
That explains a lot!
http://metro.beloblog.com/archives/2008/02/worse_than_deer_in_the_headlig.html

Patricia Nell Warren Writes This About Heath's Death

2008-02-09T21:25:00.000-06:00

Ledger's death: the real messagehttp://www.bilerico.com/2008/02/ledgers_death_the_real_message.php

What Killed Heath Ledger?

2008-02-09T16:11:00.000-06:00

DRUGS!

The drugs were all legal ... and prescribed ... by different doctors in different countries. The interaction of all of them killed him.

Heath Ledger's Drug Interactionshttp://www.kidneynotes.com/2008/02/heath-ledgers-drug-interactions.html

2008-01-24T21:32:00.001-06:00

BLOOD ORANGES ARE IN SEASON FOR A VERY SHORT TIME.
If you watch FoodTV, you've seen them use these red-orange gems and then went to the store to get some ... to find none.
You ain't gonna find these at Kroger.
If you have a Whole Foods Market or Central Market in your area go there now. Selling for $1.99/pound, I got these two for $3.00. That's a lotta dough for two oranges, but now I can say I've eaten Blood Oranges and they were delicious!

YOU DON'T WANT TO EXPERIENCE THIS!

2008-01-15T14:20:00.000-06:00

Report: Gay men being infected by drug-resistant bacteriaA new type of highly drug-resistant bacteria is being spread, possibly through sexual contact, among gay men in San Francisco, New York, Boston and Los Angeles, according to a new study. The report, which was published online by the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, found the greatest concentration of those infected by a form of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to be in San Francisco's Castro and among gay men who receive treatment for HIV in health facilities in San Francisco and Boston. San Francisco Chronicle (1/15) , The New York Times (1/15)

How to avoid contracting it? WASH YOUR HANDS! WASH YOUR HANDS! WASH YOUR HANDS! especially if you've used any restroom that is not in your home!

And Then There's That Hunting Thing

2007-12-27T18:08:00.000-06:00

If you insist on going hunting with me, Madge, you'll still need to do the cooking and cleaning.

Ummm ... shouldn't this be called an OUTDOOR/MORE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE STATION?

DOES THIS AD MAKE ME WANT THE COLOGNE?

2007-12-19T22:01:00.000-06:00

NOPE.

PLEASE RETURN YOUR OUTDOOR BURRITOS TO ...

2007-12-19T21:59:00.000-06:00

... THE STORE WHERE YOU PURCHASED THEM.

WHAT'S SO HOT ABOUT DAVID BECKHAM?

2007-12-11T20:38:00.000-06:00

'Nuff said.

WHAT'S GONNA BE ON OUR DEATH CERTIFICATE?

2007-12-03T21:45:00.000-06:00

What killed us, Why we died. Where we died ... no matter how un-pretty it was!
[This is part of a real death certificate.]

OH, HOW I LOVE BROADWAY! II

2007-11-23T16:38:00.000-06:00

Did you watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade?

If you did you saw this man.

Cheyenne Leonard Lewis Jackson

Who is he? He's the male lead in Xanadu now on Broadway.

Click here: http://xanaduonbroadway.com/index2.html

Be sure to follow the link to his bio. And read his blog. One of the things I learned there is that the new sound track was recorded in late October. There are other things to learn about him ... like he was born in the Great Northwest. And that he's ...

THE DELL DUDE IS BACK

2007-11-12T17:00:00.000-06:00

He's a bartender in NYC! Here's how he looks now. http://nymag.com/daily/food/2007/11/dell_dude_now_tequila_dude_at.html
Here's how you remember him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spa_l_12cIw