My love, thoughts, and prayers go out to Jennifer Hudson and her family. Of young stars in the world, Miss Hudson has taken her stardom with...

Last week was a pure comedy of errors moment. On Wednesday, I left work to have lunch with my friend Mike. Now, I had been feeling slightly ...

I feel as if I am standing at a crossroads right now. I have a wonderful man named David Berube. He loves me. He, usually, understands me an...

So, for the most part, the DowJones Industrial Average is just a number that I hear about now and again. I might bump into it online or in t...

My world is full of conflicting emotions right now. My spirit is heavy with the loss of my cousin. At the same time, my feelings around my r...

This is the poem I wrote for David for his birthday. It was inspired by a visit today to the Frida Kahlo exhibit at the San Francisco Museum...

Avenue of the Giants For David Berube My spirit sings the song of the redwoods Cracked notes like deep red bark that has seen years that str...

Yesterday during the day I called my Aunt Char to check in on Jimmy. She told me that the family had decided to stop treatment and to let hi...

My cousin Jim lost his fight with cancer today. I love you Jimmy.

Hey folks: As much as possible, I try and do only original content on my page. But sometimes, as with Rocki's letter and this blog post,...

NOTE : I got this emailed letter today from my friend Rocki Simoes in Minneapolis. Rocki is one of the most brilliant, sweet, and caring peo...

So, two weeks ago tomorrow I started working for the Center for Media Justice. It is a kick ass organization that connects media reform and ...

I just finished watching Palin's acceptance speech last night. Thank you YouTube. Let me begin by saying that the woman is smooth as shi...

In the last few weeks I have seen at least half a dozen black folks wearing Obama t-shirts with his face on them. Today at the barbershop th...

Mom called tonight. Jimmy has been given two weeks to live if he does not continue chemo. He has two months to live if he does. The cancer h...

Once upon a time I loved Hillary Clinton. Then she ran for President and turned into the Wicked Witch of the Northeast. After tonight'...

So this morning, I was putting myself through the quasi-torture of a new exercise machine at the gym. It is a stair climber and eliptical ma...

Yesterday, the gays took the afternoon off from remodeling the house to tour Sharon, Roger, and myself around San Francisco. Here are a coup...

So, I have decided to do a couple of posts about my meanderings around the East Bay and San Fran. Minneapolis is a beautiful city, but it h...

It would be an understatement to say that my world has radically changed. I am living in a new city (realistically at the moment I am living...