I enjoy buying gifts for family and friends, and even co-workers. We had a much, much smaller group of folks in our office last year and the year before. I’d only been working at the hospital for a couple of months when my first Christmas there rolled around. Did I know folks well enough to […]
My 2020 Christmas Message, Such As It Is
Dear You Who’s Reading This, Boy, we didn’t see this year coming, did we? I’m not entirely sure, if I’m honest with you, how to sum 2020 up. Perhaps the kindest thing we can say about it is that it’s almost over. I mean, we still have each other, right? Well, that’s not entirely true […]
The Steam Of Self-Esteem During The Holiday
The Christmas season has always been a favorite of mine. Why? That’s an easy one. The decorations, the colors, the effort people go to raise spirits and be a little happier, a little more joyful. At least, that’s how I remember it or choose to remember it, and I admit those memories come from a […]
Christmas In My Family From Then Until Now
My parents weren’t rich. We were comfortable, and we did a lot with…well, not a whole lot. My parents did what kids think parents are supposed to do without realizing we set expectations; they made holidays a little extra special. I was an only child, so I didn’t have to contend with splitting a holiday […]
Something Old Becomes Something New For The Holidays
One of the reasons Ralph and I began a friendship that turned into 25 years–soon to be 26 in February next year–is due to the music of Roxette. We loved their music, and bonded over their first album that hadn’t been released in the US, and all the new singles and albums that came after. […]
Remembering The Good
We’re getting closer to the close of 2020, and not a moment too soon. We survived an election, another year under an unfriendly administration (depending on your politics), the passing of friends and family…okay, and a couple of celebrities, and we’re still in the midst of a pandemic. The shit starts to blur together after […]
Seasons Greetings & The Future of the Face of Gay: 2013
Did you ever have that dream? You know, the one where you see yourself standing in sun-god robes on a pyramid, with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you? Me either. Seriously, I think Patricia Logan may be the only person who has that one…or the only one who ripped it […]
Thanksgiving: Thanks for Giving and Would You Please Give It Again?
In an effort for me to understand just what I should be thankful for during the holiday today, I decided to look up the word Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, all the books in the flat are either IT manuals or they’re written in half English, half Cantonese. So, I broke it down like any author worth his […]
Kristoffer Gair Vs. Patricia Logan’s 2012 New Year’s Assassins
So with Ralph home and the amount of cooking, cleaning up after him, catering to his every whim, offering to sit on his lap like Santa and running around places we didn’t need to go for things we didn’t need or end up buying, I missed my Monday blog post. That’s the short of it […]
Wuv Doesn’t Ask Why. Yes, Wuv.
Yes, wuv. I’m being cute about it because I can. A number of folks were featuring blog posts about what they were thankful for before the holiday, only I wanted to hold off a bit, see how the holiday went, collect my thoughts and then give it a shot. I’m glad I did because having […]
