So my brother is 40 today, we were born five years apart. We shared bunk beds growing up until we moved across the tracks and got rooms of our own in the new family home; I was the age Mason is now.
So many memories from childhood; you take the good, you take the bad, and there ya have. Two diff…
It's truly amazing to be a part of this time, the historical journey towards marriage equality in this country. Looking back on the last ten years, it began with Massachusetts in 2003 being the first state to legally recognize same-sex marriage. Today, with the state of Texas there are 17 or 18 s…
They were young and in love and very full of life; They started an early journey when he took her as his wife
New journeys have started for my sibling and I; But …
As I use your craft, may you hear these words. Language is a conventional art of mortality, it is limited in the physical. In the spiritual, we awake to our sense of full capacity and are no longer limited to our physical conventions. In the physical, stories, legends, books, religions limit and …
This Valentine's Day brings a new day, it marks another year. This year, however, I make every day count. I do not take one for granted. Today, I am grateful for my true Valentine. Our relationship is like a great red wood. It has weathered many storms, but our deep love for one another has he…
Dear baby boy,
While your papa and I were not there to witness your birth, we were there in the beginning to witness your coming to life. Your first words, your first steps, running, playing, laughing. We loved from the start, and felt your immediate love in return. The bond I prayed for was…
I know much of the world will be watching today and some are choosing not to watch in personal protest of Russian human rights issues.
Russia was selected to host the 2014 Winter Olympic games some seven years ago. Last year, a law was enacted by the Russian government that bans the distribution…
On this holiday of remembrance and service, I thank and honor Martin Luther King Jr. for his dream and vision for equality and for his words that continue to inspire today. His words were about love, forgiveness, strength, courage and reminded us that we are more than our mere circumstance. My t…
So, I guess American family values have really gotten twisted. In the last 45 days, my gay brothers and sisters have suffered an onslaught of attacks. We've been labeled, not just sinners but the worst sinners and compared to bestiality by Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson; President Vladimir Putin…
Twelve days into the new year and so far, so good, but I'm thinking I need a facial. Last evening we attended a surprise party for my aunt; it was a wonderful time and she was truly surprised. Her kids pulled it off and I was grateful to be a part of the festivities. She was surrounded by friends…
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and old lang syne ?
And surely you’ll buy your pint cup !
and surely I’ll buy mine !
And w…
I don't even know where to begin with this. It's no secret, I was a fan of Duck Dynasty. I stumbled across the show one afternoon while flipping channels and happened upon this latest reality show from A&E. There was something about these self-proclaimed rednecks I found fascinating. They were s…
"Reason is the capacity for consciously making sense of things, applying logic, for establishing and verifying facts, and changing or justifying practices, institutions, and beliefs based on new or existing information. It is closely associated with such characteristically human activities as philo…
Addiction and mental health issues have several faces
Some pretty, some handsome--overlooked.
Some look the part--our preconceived idea.
It's real.
Put down your masks, put down your cutouts...
While we have a lot to be thankful for and celebrate this holiday season, I am personally ready for a new year. This year has been a challenging one beginning with the break in and destruction of our lake home; more mass shootings and bombings; kids killing kids and children committing suicide; the …
Happy Thanksgiving all.
I'm so grateful for:
My family and all that that they teach me. All the quality time we spend with one another--this year has been amazing!
Strength when I didn't think I had any.
Having the ability to stand back up, taller, stronger; to rebuild bigger and better.
Real frie…
I look forward to our twentieth anniversary this coming December. For the last few years, I had been telling my friends and loved ones that I expect that by our twentieth anniversary, Greg and I will have the legal right to marry. I visualized it, dreamed on it, believed it and so it became so. T…
Today, I return home from my respite at the lake in the country. The second week of the government shutdown and the second in my career with the federal government. This second time around is very different because I'm older, wiser and a vested civil servant. I grasp what is at stake today. I …
I couldn’t sleep last night; I tossed and turned and when my mind would finally quiet itself and I’d drift off to sleep, the dreams would begin. I’d wake, the thoughts would return and the cycle would repeat itself. Government shutdown. Déjà vu. Colonoscopy. Cancer.
On this day two of the go…
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