The Cat in the Hat; Kucinich Event
It’s been a long time since I’ve walked out on a movie. It has to be really, really bad for me to call it a loss and give in. Dragnet (the Tom Hanks/Dan Akroyd version) was pretty damn terrible but I stuck it out to the disappointing end. Same for American Beauty. Not so The
How do much do I hate the Democratic Panderers…I mean Party today? GLLC “Bloody Mary Brunch” November 23, 2003 :: New York, NY The Gay & Lesbian Leadership Council of the Democratic National Committee invites you to a reception with the cast members of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” as we continue our quest
An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous. -Henry Ford Next Tuesday is the first anniversary of the day we decided to come back to New York, officially declaring an end to the Virginia Experiment. Coincidentally, I’ve been on the fence the past few weeks about whether or not to pursue
Good eats; new glasses
Add Tito Puente’s to my short list of favorite restaurants; top of the list on City Island. Went last night for Salomé’s birthday and I am still full! We both had these monster seafood dishes – lobster, snow crab, scallops, clams, mussels, oh my!; her’s with pasta, mine with mofongo, both in an amazing red
Phil West started it, so here’s my own Top 10 List of Singers (defined as “…those that are immediately compelling, distinctive, built for fascination.”), offered alphabetically: Christina Aguilera Louis Armstrong Maya Azucena Celia Cruz Al Green Sananda Maitreya (aka Terence Trent D’Arby) Pink Prince Tupac Shakur Uncle Kracker What?
Last cigarette: One week ago. A Newport while at Acentos. Last big car ride: This past June, to VA and back, getting our stuff out of storage. Last kiss: Quick one this morning, better one last night. Last good cry: Not recently enough. Last library book checked out: What’s a library? Last one I bought
YOU are the helper. Fairy godmother, good witch/wizard, good fairy. Almost a sidekick, but better. You aren’t always around, but your presence is well known. You do everything you can to make every situation better. Like the heart and soul of the story, without you all would be lost. What fairy tale role do you
And these are the people that want to manage the Iraqi’s assets to reconstruct their country?!?! Indian rights still ignored More than a century ago, the U.S. government took control of [American] Indian assets, including grazing fees, oil royalties and the like. The government promised to manage the assets in the Indians’ best interests but
Most of Sunday was just me and the kids and I kept reminding myself that the two-year spread between them will be a good thing when they’re a little older. Right now, though, at 3 and 1, they expend enough energy to decrease our dependence on foreign oil tenfold. Forget hydrogen cells and solar power,
For those that believe[d] the War On Iraq was in the name of fighting terrorism, I wonder if they’re feeling any safer these days? I wonder if they still believe that “supporting our troops” means blindly accepting whatever our government says? I wonder if they actually know anyone whose life has been put on the