December 28, 2008
December 24, 2008
December 23, 2008
Go see "Milk"
If you haven't gone to see "Milk" yet, go. I found it a remarkably moving film about Harvey Milk, poltical activist, politician and martyr.It worked for me on a number of levels. First, it illustrated quite movingly, how far we've come in the Gay Rights movement in such a short period of time. Second, it had a number of parallels between the Anita Bryants and the Dade County anti-gay legislation of 30 years ago with today's reaction to the California's Prop 8 legislation today.
We need more politicians of conscience and after the eight years of the second Bush presidency, we'll get them.
December 22, 2008
December 2, 2008
I Hate Good-byes...
These days thanks to the ubiquitous nature of email, IM, and social networks physical proximity isn't as required for friendships the way it once was. But even with that said, I still hate saying good-bye both when I leave and when friends leave. Part of it is my own chickenshit nature: my inability to directly face adversity. I would much rather take my leave quickly and out of sight than work a room of friends.
Which is probably why I'm glad that I have friends that won't let me get away with that sort of thing. But I think that's what makes a friend a friend -- their way of pushing you to be more than you can be.
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Which is probably why I'm glad that I have friends that won't let me get away with that sort of thing. But I think that's what makes a friend a friend -- their way of pushing you to be more than you can be.
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November 29, 2008
November 26, 2008
November 17, 2008
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November 15, 2008
Anti-Prop H8 Rally here in Boston
From where I was sitting, it seemed to be predominantly young people (you know you're getting old, when that means anyone younger than 30) with a few gray hairs now and again. There was a lot of energy to the crowd and some of the speakers were very good.
The take aways were that we should check out JoinTheImpactMA to find out what to do next and that our Democratic elected officials will be trying to use their new muscle to push for a repeal of DOMA and push for a Federal Hate Crimes bill that includes protections for trans folk.
November 12, 2008
November 9, 2008
November 5, 2008
Police line to keep the party in control
November 4, 2008
Victory Rally in Copley
Change dawning.
Update: I set the alarm and stumbled out of bed, as soon as the polls open to get to the school down the street where I vote. It was already hopping. A crowd of kids with 'No on One' signs -- our let's abolish the income tax ballot question -- and members of the firefighters local were already there.
I got there maybe ten minutes after the polls opened and the polling station was already full with a couple of people queued up to get their ballots and then wait for a desk to open up, so that we could fill them in for the scantron machine.
The actual voting was kind of anti-climatic. Just putting pen to paper and filling in my oval for Obama/Biden, but the elderly poll worker was great. As I was about to put my ballot into the machine, she asked me if I remembered to mark both sides of the ballot and if I had any problems.
I smiled at her and shook my head. I did notice that I was the fiftieth voter, which makes me hope for some impressive turnout today.
As I headed out into the sunshine, I probably should have said something witty like it's going to be all right or something, but this is before coffee. It's going to be a long anxious day while I wait to see how this is going to turn out.
November 1, 2008
Vote!
No, not just on Tuesday, but you're not voting then I will hunt you down and chastise you vociferously.
But also on Stuff at Night's Best Bodies in Boston contest. I threw myself in the ring as the anti-candidate to all those gym honed hard bodies. Semi-suitable for work - but not before you've eaten.
Thank you for your votes. (And huge thanks to Mark for actually making me look reasonable.)
But also on Stuff at Night's Best Bodies in Boston contest. I threw myself in the ring as the anti-candidate to all those gym honed hard bodies. Semi-suitable for work - but not before you've eaten.
Thank you for your votes. (And huge thanks to Mark for actually making me look reasonable.)
October 24, 2008
Ashes to Ashes
While I was in London, I picked up the first series of "Ashes to Ashes". I just had a chance to watch the whole series over the last few days. It was only eight episodes -- UK series tend to be shorter than we have here in the US -- but it was absolutely incredible.
I loved "Life on Mars", the original, and I had heard that they were going to be doing a sequel. At some point, it'll come to cable over here, but I've never been very good at waiting. So when I saw the series, I had to pick it up.
It continues with some of the same characters: Gene, Ray and Chris, but they've moved from the outskirts of Manchester to the crime infested city of London. They've continued with the great fish out of motif of the modern day liberated copper dropped into 1981, where many of the social changes that we've taken for granted haven't happened yet. The cops then are rough and tumble: racist, homophobic, alpha males that don't fit into the way we see the world today.
And as we saw in "Life on Mars", the main character (Keeley Hawes as DI Alex Drake) is struggling to understand what's happening and the rules of the new world that she's in. There's also an interesting mystery element throughout the first series having to do with Drake's personal history.
I recommend it highly. I can't wait to see the next season.
I loved "Life on Mars", the original, and I had heard that they were going to be doing a sequel. At some point, it'll come to cable over here, but I've never been very good at waiting. So when I saw the series, I had to pick it up.
It continues with some of the same characters: Gene, Ray and Chris, but they've moved from the outskirts of Manchester to the crime infested city of London. They've continued with the great fish out of motif of the modern day liberated copper dropped into 1981, where many of the social changes that we've taken for granted haven't happened yet. The cops then are rough and tumble: racist, homophobic, alpha males that don't fit into the way we see the world today.
And as we saw in "Life on Mars", the main character (Keeley Hawes as DI Alex Drake) is struggling to understand what's happening and the rules of the new world that she's in. There's also an interesting mystery element throughout the first series having to do with Drake's personal history.
I recommend it highly. I can't wait to see the next season.
October 21, 2008
Unemployment
Oh, the joy that is a bureaucracy. I got a recorded message yesterday telling me that due to an unexpectedly large call volume people with the last social security number's digit as I had to call on Tuesday. I gave them a call as soon as things opened up this morning. They said that there could be up to a ten minute delay until I spoke to someone. It was closer to forty.
Then I had to call the arbitrator to deal with some other problems and that was another forty-five minutes. Ugh.
I can't wait until this is behind me.
Then I had to call the arbitrator to deal with some other problems and that was another forty-five minutes. Ugh.
I can't wait until this is behind me.
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