I’m familiar with friends who suffer from depression during the holidays. I’ve been lucky, though, not to be one of them. Holidays and birthdays have always been something my family has celebrated with…well, vigor. I have incredible memories of Grandma cooking, or trips out to Sutherlands Fish & Chips (or Highlands Fish & Chips) back […]
With Regrets…The Grown Up Breakfast Club
We never really know how a holiday is going to unfold, especially during a year like 2013. Can you spell ‘craptastic’? I know who people who can’t. I honestly wasn’t sure what Thanksgiving would be like. Would Ralph be depressed? Would my father behave? Would my mother get loud if he didn’t? Would my grandmother […]
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 […]
December Wars: The Third Week Strikes Back
The month of December apparently didn’t appreciate me speaking ill of it this past Monday, so it decided to give me a Round 2 rematch because it’s sadistic and could. It’s not enough there have already been fatalities in the last couple of weeks or that we’re expecting another passing in the next couple of […]
A December of Sorrow, A Year of Remembering
Is it me or does December 2012 seem like a morose one for the record books? I mean, here we wait all year long for this one month when we can create a little colorful, non-Halloween chocolate, non-Easter chocolate magic for the children in the family and buy up a few Blu-Rays at ridiculously low […]
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 […]
It’s All About Starting New Traditions, But Including Star Trek
Did you know that a small, kinda largish number of people don’t keep up with me on my blog? I know, crazy, right? I’ve been documenting my progress on Operation Decorate-Before-My-Guy-Comes-Home-For-Thanksgiving on Facebook for the past week–I told you all about it in my previous blog post–and I gotta tell you, it’s an uphill battle. […]
Guess What My Ralph Has For Me!
Here’s a perfectly unrelated-to-anything-else-going-on-at-the-moment random thought; why does split pea soup go in smelling like split pea soup and come out still smelling like split pea soup? I can’t quite figure that one out and I only ever remember to ask when I’ve actually eaten split pea soup the night before. And it’s not like […]
Holiday Tales…and btw, the Hong Kong Grandmother Thinks I’m Christ
The holidays have been a wee bit crazy over here, so I apologize for not sending out a mass bulletin. Hopefully everybody had a terrific Christmas, holiday celebration or whatever it is you do or don’t practice per your beliefs. I believe that’s the PC way of putting it. I gave some very nice gifts […]
