Perception is a fickle thing. I perceive a great many bad movies from the 1980s as being very good, yet others have the exact opposite reaction. I perceive my husband’s grandmother to be the source of much evil in the world, only he loves her. Readers perceive authors as all getting along, yet we don’t. […]
Who Needs Wikipedia When I Have Grandmapedia?
There’s a stereotype about grandmothers we’re fed from a very early age. You know the one I mean, right? Older women with tightly-bunned hair, granny glasses, likes to bake a lot and coo over the grandchildren while spoiling them, yet also doling out wisdom that’ll mean something significant later on in life? Yeah, that one. […]
Leonard Nimoy: The Part Of Him That Belonged To Us
Actor Leonard Nimoy was laid to rest yesterday. I guess that’s the thing with living legends; they eventually really do pass away. Someone, I don’t remember who, stated it best online, the gist of it being “every science fiction geek’s favorite grandfather passed away”. That may, on the surface, seem like an odd thing to […]
Celebrating 20 Years and 1 Day With Honorable Husband
Well, we made it! Yesterday, Sunday, marked 20 years with Ralph. I find this especially remarkable since my prior romantic interests never spent more than 20 minutes with me, let alone 20 years. I guess they just weren’t ‘the one’. Ralph used to ask me how he was supposed to know if I was ‘the […]
You Won’t Believe What Terrifies Me!
I was at DragonCon last year and a good friend and his boyfriend picked me up one morning to take me out to breakfast. I’ve known this friend for 5 or 6 years now and he’s the sweetest guy. He just happens to have some road rage. He’s also Filipino. I bring that last bit […]
I Guess I’d Go Away If I Was Ignored Too
My grandmother has been in a funk lately. Her memory of the holidays goes back far longer than my own. I remember the Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings at her house when I was a kid, only from the viewpoint as that of a child. She remembers them as an adult. And she misses them. There […]
Shopping For Hong Kong Grandmother Granny Panties
This may come as a complete and total shock to you, but I know less than nothing about women’s undergarments. My understanding of such things is that they should always hold a woman’s bits and pieces in so that I don’t have to see anything more than the general shape…at least above the waist. Below? […]
A Hope for Civility Amongst Racism and Stereotypes
I was tempted to start this post off by asking if gay has become the new black. Why? Dictionary.com defines racism as “a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule […]
One Year Later: Happy Pills and an Unexpected Box
My friend Dorien Grey helped shape part of today’s post. He doesn’t know it, though, so shhhhh. You’ll understand how in a bit. For now, I realized the reason I’ve been having such a difficult time getting back into blog writing is due to post-holiday blues. I love the holidays. I’m ‘that annoying guy’ who […]
Officially Kicking Off the 2014 Blog Year!
I’m finally setting aside the energy to begin my 2014 edition of blog posts. You have no idea what it took. No idea. And I may not tell you. I will say that in order to have a little fun with it, I’m going to make some statements as I generally do and anything that […]
