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…]
For the past few years, I’ve made several pleas to have an honest dialogue with someone – ANYONE – from an opposing viewpoint, be it with respect to politics or race relations in America. Though my pleas have generally fallen on deaf ears, I’m still hopeful it can and will happen. If that dialogue ever … [Read more…]
No? I don’t know? Maybe? As the country becomes more polarized around the issues of race & politics, I’ve found myself with an almost desperate need to understand why so many, including those in my personal life, are willing to ignore or even embrace actions that would previously have been unacceptable (to nearly everyone), regardless … [Read more…]