Two Americas

This is a very strange time, a very strange country I live in:  A time where marriage equality is now the law of the land while a vociferous hateful voice grows using religion to condemn others.  A time where the first African American President serves a second term in a country where black churches and people are not safe form the hydra of racism.  A country where men of means and power feel free to publicly demean an entire group of people as an endorsement  to being the leader of the same country they live in.  We may have progressed with laws, public policy, and social issues.  But morally we have evolved so little.  As this fourth of July nears I am reminded of two simple principles of the founding of this country:  The right to practice religion and worship without the fear of persecution. The right to live free of the persecution of religion. I truly feel there are two Americas.  One where the people wish to live free.  The other where the people wish they were free of you, even at the cost of your dignity and life.  Sincerely, I do wish everyone a happy July 4th, and hope you can all reflect on how blessed we are and remind ourselves what the true heart and ideals of this country should be about.  -

“From the errors of other nations, let us learn wisdom,”
― Thomas Paine, Common Sense

Netflix Before Bed

Just woke from a bad nightmare.  Kate Mulgrew, - looking like Captain Janeway from Star Trek Voyager but talking with an accent like Red from Orange is the new black - she and I were partnered in an apparent Hunger Games type situation.  I had Michonne's white Katana sword and was slicing people.  And then Kate turned on me and I yelled, I thought we were family!  To which she replied as Red, "Femily, there is no femily.  Only survivel.  Mine!"  I think I am watching too much Netflix before bed.

Review: "Dance Hack" at RIFT, 6/29/15

Friday June 26, Marriage Equality

I never thought a day like today would happen in my lifetime.    I heard the news at work and I broke down in tears that exploded from me.   I was overwhelmed by the idea of something I didn't even know was missing from my life until it was there. I cried because I was no longer a second class citizen and it felt as if I didn't even know I was holding my breathe until I exhaled.  I remember all the things my mom was worried society would refuse me when I came out to her as a teenager. And then there is a day like today.

Procrastination

one thing i absolutely hate about myself is how much I procrastinate when I have an article due.  been like that though almost all my life, even with homework. "mom, please just let me watch happy days then I will do homework."  but then came Laverne and Shirley......

Global Water Dance Sat June 20, Biscayne Bay

The Sleep Pisser and Led Zepellin

My sophomore year in college 1987/88 one of my roommates, Paul from some suburb of Boston, was a loud, beer drinking Neanderthal who slept-peed (yep, he sleepwalked to the window of our third floor dorm room and peed out the window) - and he played Led Zeppelin on vinyl (DVD's had not yet been invented) all night every night to go to sleep.  On my side of the room was all U2 and our third roommate was all Stevie Nicks.  But I have to tell you as much as we didn't get along (and he had to deal with me coming out and bringing boys over) the one thing I took away from my experience with Paul is that I learned and came to love almost the entire catalogue of Led Zeppelin from hearing it in my sleep for a whole 9 months.

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee entered my childhood consciousness in Airport 77, playing one half of the troubled marriage between his character and that of the amazing and beautiful Lee Grant. I used to call them the Lee's and thought they were married in real life (ah, to be 8 and impressionable). 

Christopher Lee has been working it since 1946 and never stopped. And gave us great performances in some of the most fun genres from Bond to horror to action and sci fi. And some of the best villains ever.

Who could say they held the golden gun, a light saber and a wizard's staff in one lifetime. What a life of play and hard work. Rest easy Prince of Darkness, Istari from Valinor, and Sith Lord!

I will smite thee great Beast, with my Mighty Mjolnir!

Fed UP

Mickey:  I am fed up with being taken advantage of.  I try to be open minded but he either goes out at 3 am or is out all night and shows up in the morning when I am about to leave for work expecting breakfast.  Then sometimes I have food ready and he eats last minute  somewhere else.  And he disappears for days on end and I am pretty sure he's shacking up elsewhere.

Friend:  That sucks.  He's not worth the trouble.  But.... I didn't know you were dating anyone.

Mickey: Oh, I'm not.  I'm talking about my cat.