IF Republicans Ruled
Let's pretend that the American people simply lose their collective minds, and completely hand over control of the US Government to Republicans. I'm talking 90-95 seats in the Senate, 90-95% of the...
View ArticlePoor, Sad Harry Reid
It appears that Mr. Reid, Democratic Senate Majority Leader, really stepped in it when he told an author on the record that Obama could win the Presidency because he was "light skinned" and didn't...
View ArticleThe Conundrum of Monogamy
I thought the phenomenon was fairly unique to Atlanta. With all the gay boys here from all over the Southeast, I figured the proverbial pond had too many fish. It seems like boys in relationships here...
View ArticleMy Letter to Saxby on DADT Repeal
After watching today's hearing live on the web, I knew I had to write MY United States Senator Saxby Chambliss about his remarks. Whether he likes it or not, he has gay and lesbian constituents both in...
View ArticleTrying to be the Good Son
I got a call at work from my mother today, and I thought it was weird because it was the 2nd call from her in an hour or so. The first call was her telling me that she kept getting a message on her...
View ArticlePoison Pen - Bad Grandma's Last Attack
As I had mentioned on Facebook a couple of weeks ago, my Bad Grandma left a poison pen letter that she did not intend to be read until after her death. She did not know that her final months would...
View ArticleBad Grandma - A Primer (from Facebook Note of March 2, 2009)
My bad grandma has struck again, so I feel the overwhelming need to explain who she is and why she's so "bad". This story is a string of horrors that goes back pretty much to the depression, but...
View ArticleA Southern Funeral
There is a rhythm to Southern Funerals that I wonder is unique to this region of the country. First, there is the phone call telling you that someone has "passed". We always say "passed", not "died"...
View ArticleMy 2010 Georgia Election Guide
I'm starting to get more questions about who should be supported on the Georgia ballot in this election. It's no secret I'm a hard core Democrat, so my suggestions are not surprising. But I will note...
View ArticleObama and "The Gays"
I understand, and certainly share, the frustration that Obama hasn't used his majorities in Congress to make good on the promises he made in the 2008 campaign. The frustration over his...
View ArticleWhy I Oppose Pledging "Allegiance" to the Georgia Flag
“I pledge allegiance to the Georgia flag and to the principles for which it stands: Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation.”Certainly seems innocuous enough, right? Who could possibly disagree to the...
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Crackin' on Crackers
It would appear that my earlier use of the term "cracker 'Democrats'" in a story link on facebook featuring the new Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacy Abrams has ruffled a few feathers. I have...
View ArticleOur Political Discourse
When I first heard the news that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) had been shot, I immediately figured it would turn out to be a teabagger exercising his/her "2nd Amendment Remedies". After all Giffords...
View ArticleA 10-year-old note
The build-up to the 10th anniversary of my dad's suicide has been fairly quiet emotionally. I didn't even think about it much until the past week, although it has haunted me over the weekend. Yet, I...
View ArticleFederal Furlough Notices Released
In case you've never seen one, here is what went out to each individual staff member at CDC starting last night and through this morning. My notice was received at 7:06am. Thanks Teabaggers!I. -...
View ArticleMy Current Challenge
To say that I am not a fitness enthusiast would be quite the understatement. Other than cardiovascular and aesthetic benefits, I have never found myself obsessed with the gym, even with the endorphins...
View ArticleWhat I Learned Tonight
In my last post, I mentioned my current challenge of sticking with something for the sake of physical fitness. Well, through the misery, the dry heaves, the asthma attack, the new bouts of...
View ArticleFighting resegregation in Georgia
Today, I wrote the US Department of Justice to urge it to reject the proposed Georgia legislative maps for violating the spirit and intent of the Voting Rights Act. If you wish to write the Justice...
View ArticleOk, Maybe I DO Get Overenthusiastic
I wrote this essay in October and think it is worth sharing. I would recommend that anytime you stop seeing someone in a romantic sense that you sit down with that person and have a chat about it. The...
View ArticleArticle 1
Funny, I don't remember getting this particular email in 2004 or 2008! The emphasis on certain words is mine.Subject: "Did You Know?": Obama/Candidate Photographs and the ElectionPOLITICAL ACTIVITY AND...
View ArticleSince You've Been Gone
It was about this time 11 years ago that you drew your last breath, arms tucked under several blankets, John Denver playing on repeat over your speakers, an allergy mask over your mouth and nose, and...
View ArticleGod's Not Dead
Yesterday, I saw the movie, "God's Not Dead". As an entertainment vehicle concerned with contentious philosophical issues, the movie entertains and enlightens in a way that it likely did not intend....
View ArticleA Peek into the Republican View of How to Properly Love America
I have finished reading a fascinating, yet disturbing, article that gives frank insight into the Republican worldview and how to properly express love for America and proper patriotism, especially if...
View ArticleRebuking My Georgia Senators
It should surprise no one that my U.S. Senators, both Republicans, signed that atrocious letter to the leaders of Iran. I was infuriated at the unmitigated gal of this action of 47 Republican senators...
View ArticleThoughts on Lavista Hills
SkepticismI am generally skeptical of cityhood movements. They seem to have been more motivated by ensuring white dollars don't end up benefiting black citizens in other parts of a county. A...
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