Michael Writes

PREFACE:  This morning I came across this article which was a reprint of an article originally published in 2004 on a web site that no longer exists. In it, Star Parker presents an ill-thought out, painfully one-sided view on "Gay Politics, Black Reality".  Because I responded to it quite clearly stating my opinion five years [...]

Okay, let me get this straight (pardon the pun):
1.  A ditzy bimbo beauty queen who probably doesn’t have the slightest idea when she’ll be allowed to eat carbs again makes some sort of public statement against gay marriage at some pageant that is only watched by the gay men who probably did the bitch’s [...]

One of the most frustrating things about social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace (or LiveJournal before them) is the ever-present ‘meme’.  In short, a meme is a little quiz or questionnaire that in many cases doesn’t mean a damned thing to anyone other than the person who answered it.  That said, some of [...]

Sometimes there’s this feeling I get; it doesn’t necessarily mean that something is wrong, just that something isn’t quite right.

Such is the case this morning when I awoke roundabout five o’clock this morning for no apparent reason.  A cat was sleeping peacefully at my feet, my partner was finally resting after what was no [...]

And so begins the last post I will be making as a resident of Birmingham, Alabama
In a few hours I will hop in the car, visit my usual Wednesday morning haunt (Starbucks), read my Tao Te Ching and I Ching for the day, stop by Bara Family Wellness for one final session with the [...]