Just a few political ramblings
On January 6, 2020, I watched with horror and disbelief as rabid and traitorous maga republicans tried to stop the certification of the election for President-Elect Joe Biden. My mouth literally fell open as the horrific scene unfolded. And literally nobody did anything to stop the violence that was being directed at the Capitol police … [Read more…]
This is not an opinion. It is a fact. Our president-elect was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsified business records. A jury of his peers agreed that he falsified business records to conceal a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in order to influence the outcome of the 2016 election. … [Read more…]
I am not grim, and I am not gutted. The American people spoke, and the results couldn’t have been clearer. For too long, Democrats have tried to be the adult in a room full of republican toddlers throwing food and poop against the wall. Maybe sometimes they’ve been a bit too much of a schoolmarm, … [Read more…]
My apologies. I haven’t written in a very long time. It’s been a busy and slightly frenetic year. But if there was ever a time to return to the fray, it is now. I often hear comments like this from those who follow me on social media: “Isn’t he awful? I hate him too.” To … [Read more…]
I rarely mention my birthday on social media. However, I’m making an exception for this birthday. It was hugely momentous, and felt unlike any I’d experienced before. I turned 60. Sixty. The big 6-0! Far from feeling ‘old’, I brimmed with a joy and happiness that even surprised me. Being happy isn’t particularly unusual. I’m generally … [Read more…]
In the spring of 1982, I began having increasingly violent dreams. I’m not sure why. Maybe because wrestling season had just ended, and my wrestling obsession could no longer suppress my need to be myself as a young gay man. Maybe because the finish line of graduation and getting out on my own was so … [Read more…]