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Aug
18
I haven’t done a parenting post in ages, but that doesn’t mean my teenage boys haven’t given me plenty to write about, like: the time my 16 yr-old was placed on electronic monitoring, or the time I locked my 16 yr-old outside with his pillow and sleeping bag because he missed curfew, or the time the same 16 yr-old was picked up by the police at 8:30am for skipping school, or the time . . .
My son (let’s call him Juvie Delinquent – JD) is very popular with the ladies. I often ask him to turn the ringer off on the house phone because I get sick of hearing it ring. JD has a very jealous girlfriend who completely flips out when he takes more than 60 seconds to return her call (because she’s sure JD’s on the phone with another girl). JD and his girl (we’ll call her Nutcase) bicker constantly and sometimes I’m forced to send Nutcase home because they get so loud and obnoxious. Last night, JD and Nutcase decided it was okay for Nutcase to spend the night – in JD’s room, in JD’s bed.
What.the.fuck?
Since when . . .
What.the.hell?
Last night I went to bed pretty early and I told JD and Nutcase that she would have to leave no later than 10pm. I woke up pretty early this morning (5am) to get some work done. At about 8am, I noticed Nutcase was sleeping in JD’s bed. I woke him up and asked, “Did she spend the night here?” He said, “No, she came back really early this morning.” I said, “Really? How early? What time?” He paused. I waited for him to answer but he kept quiet. I said, “I was up at 5am so unless she came before then, she’s been here all night.”
I sent Nutcase home and told her she couldn’t come back for awhile.
What’s going on with kids these days? I was talking to my ex-girlfriend a week ago and she told me her girlfriend’s 18 yr-old son moved out the house because he was mad he couldn’t do the nasty with his girlfriend in his room. It’s his room, right – so he should be able to use it for the nasty, right?
Wrong!
No one gets to do the nasty in my house but me. I pay the bills, so I get to do the nasty where I pay the bills. That’s pretty much the way it works; but, for some reason, teenagers don’t get that.
I’m wondering about Nutcase’s mom. She didn’t notice her 16 yr-old daughter wasn’t home last night? Probably not, since I didn’t notice she was in my son’s bed all night.
Aug
18
Police Officer Bodyslams 80 Year Old Woman
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Oh.my.gawd.
You decide if the police officer’s behavior was necessary.
Last year, another cop used excessive force and his superiors thought his behavior was unnecessary. His fellow officers believe he used excessive force, too.
Aug
18
Arizona Man Brings Military Style Assault Weapon to Obama Protest
Filed Under Barack Obama, Bitch Slap, Politics, WTF? | 4 Comments
I support a person’s right to bear arms, but seriously, since when is it okay to bring a gun near the president? Oh wait . . . this president is Black so it’s perfectly acceptable, right?
About a dozen people carrying guns, including one with a military-style rifle, milled among protesters outside the convention center where President Barack Obama was giving a speech Monday — the latest incident in which protesters have openly displayed firearms near the president.
Gun-rights advocates say they’re exercising their constitutional right to bear arms and protest, while those who argue for more gun control say it could be a disaster waiting to happen.
Phoenix police said the gun-toters at Monday’s event, including the man carrying an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle slung over his shoulder, didn’t need permits. No crimes were committed, and no one was arrested. [source]
Who wants to bet if someone brought a gun anywhere near a white Republican president, these anti-Obama Arizonians would call the gun-toter unpatriotic and demand he was arrested for threatening the president’s life.
Several Tweeters have suggested that if a Black man had shown up at a presidential protest with a gun, the media would be all over that shit – calling it a Black-on-Black hate crime. I’m willing to bet he’d probably be in jail, too.
Update: 4:15pm
I just found some great commentary on this issue:
Arlington, Va.: While I support gun ownership rights (within the legal framework), I see protesters “exercising their right” to carry a firearm at town hall protests as a form of intimidation. The reason for this is that I doubt (yes, I don’t have the facts) that they carry their firearms everywhere (home, work, supermarket, church, etc.). If they don’t, then they’re doing it to make a point, and that point seems to be the threat of violence.
I’d like to get feedback from you and others, in particular those with differing opinions, on this.
Rick Perlstein: Carrying a gun to a political meeting is an obscenity. Anyone who does it, even if they are within their legal rights, should be ashamed. Our founders fought a revolution (and, yes, took up arms) to build a society where political disputes are not settled through force or intimidation–and that’s the only purpose of bringing a weapon to a political discussion: to intimidate.
It is utterly unacceptable, and every politician should have the guts to say so. What worries me is that the people bringing weapons are hoping to have their weapons taken away, forcing a confrontation that will escalate; many of them, after all, quite frankly proclaim them “revolutionaries.”
I agree. The intent there was indeed intimidation. Unless he’s carrying his military style assault weapon with him to church, the grocery store and to pick up his kids from school, he was just being a bully when he carried that very weapon to an Obama protest.
Aug
18
Daily Tweet Digest
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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:
- 17:14 Why do people think the internet is the place where you’re supposed to act like you’re working a street corner? #
- 17:19 Wednesday, 5pm ET: Obama on BlogTalkRadio discussing health care reform – tr.im/wzm2 #
- 17:57 Best. Birthday. Weekend. Ever. cli.gs/7QPGH #
– Follow me on Twitter
Aug
17
Best. Birthday. Weekend. Ever.
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I don’t usually blog about my weekend, but this past weekend was so nice I feel obligated to do so.
On Friday, I did an interview with Suzanne Sheridan – a member of the spiritual band Exit 43. Suzanne’s message was so empowering and uplifting – even if you’re not a religious person – that it set the mood for the entire weekend.
Saturday, my partner and I spent the day in Madison, WI at the gay pride celebration on Willow Island at the Alliant Energy Center. That was a lot of fun! We spent quite a bit of time hanging out with lesbian comedian Vickie Shaw. I had an opportunity to interview her. You can hear the interview here. I also interviewed queer hip-hop duo God-Des and She. They were so much fun to talk to. I recorded about 20 minutes of their live performance. So, if you’re a God-Des and She fan, you can hear that performance here. Their energy was amazing and the crowd absolutely loved them.
On Sunday, I spent the evening with my closest friends celebrating my 37th birthday (coming up on Tuesday, August 18). Lots of food. Lots of booze. Lots of love. We met at our local gay bar for Karaoke (since we’re all Karaoke addicts) and spent the evening singing all of our favorite songs. The most touching part of the evening was when my friend Russell (who was unaware that we were all meeting to celebrate my birthday) suddenly whipped up yellow carnations as a birthday gift. He’s an older man (67 years old) and he’s just the sweetest person you’d ever meet. You can view pictures of my birthday celebration here.
Hopefully, all future birthday celebrations will be just as nice as this one.
Aug
16
ABSOLUT VODKA is introducing: In An ABSOLUT World, There Are No Labels. This initiative challenges labels and social minority prejudice in an attempt to make the world more “diverse, vibrant and respectful.” As part of the initiative, ABSOLUT introduces a naked, label free bottle. The limited edition bottle became available in selected markets in June 2009. In conjunction with their No Labels campaign, ABSOLUT is launching absolut.com/nolabel – a web site where consumers are encouraged to discard their labels and prejudice about sexual minorities.
PicoCool – Absolut Opposes “Labeling” Of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
Aug
16
Erin Foley Kept Me Distracted Today
Filed Under Humor, Lesbian Podcast, Lesbians, Music, Podcast | Leave a Comment
I just finished prep work for two radio shows this afternoon. I was distracted by Erin Foley. I’d love to do interview her:
Hear more from Erin Foley.
My partner and I had so much fun at the gay pride celebration in Madison, WI yesterday. We were there with one of my really good friends, Gina. It was nice to watch my girl get along so well with my friend. We all spent some time talking to Vickie Shaw – who was sitting next to us under the big tent while she waited for her set to start. Vickie’s comedy set was great! After she finished, God-Des and She took the stage. They rocked!
You can listen to all the highlights here. We have exclusive audio that includes about 20 minutes of God-Des and She’s live performance.
Aug
14
TwitterExtractor Snags Email Addresses From Twitter Updates Then Sends SPAM
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I just received an email from TwitterExtractor.com. This is a service that extracts email addresses from Twitter updates (also called tweets), harvests those email addresses, then sends a message designed to promote TwitterExtractor.com. This service is a blatant violation of The CAN SPAM Act of 2008.
The law reads, in part:
Additional fines are provided for commercial emailers who not only violate the rules described above, but also:* “harvest” email addresses from Web sites or Web services that have published a notice prohibiting the
transfer of email addresses for the purpose of sending email
* Generate email addresses using a “dictionary attack” – combining names, letters, or numbers into
multiple permutations
* Use scripts or other automated ways to register for multiple email or user accounts to send commercial
* Relay emails through a computer or network without permission – for example, by taking advantage of
open relays or open proxies without authorization.
Here are a couple of screen captures of the program:
According to the email I received, it appears the following Twitter users have already used this program:
http://twitter.com/theprwriter
http://twitter.com/GiveJesusPraise
http://twitter.com/TimothyBlack
It never fails. If there’s a great service out there that some jackass can come along and exploit, he’ll do it. The WHOIS domain registration for this web site is Darren Grossi. I’m guessing the registration information is fake since the site’s owner encourages users of his service to use a fake name when they send out SPAM. Who wants to make bets on how long it takes before this web site is shut down?
Aug
14
Lesbian Singer, Songwriter Suzanne Sheridan on SistersTalk Radio
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Tonight on SistersTalk Radio, we interviewed Suzanne Sheridan.
Suzanne is a singer, songwriter and guitarist who loves connecting with people through music. She has won honors in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, and has sung jingles for Pepsi, Hardees, Hasbro, Texaco and others. She co-wrote the cult hit “90 Pound Suburban Housewife, Drivin’ in her SUV” with her life partner, Rozanne. She performs in theaters, churches, hospitals and clubs and has fronted several rock n’ roll bands in CT. Suzanne’s solo performances of her original songs have been heard in New York, Paris, England and Ireland. Suzanne teaches voice, guitar and YOUCANSING workshops. Fueled by the Unitarian spiritual connection, this group and this music, she is honored to be affiliated with Exit 43.
Hear Suzanne discuss:
*Her band Exit 43 (described as a spiritual band)
*Where the name Exit 43 came from
*Winning honors in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest
*Doing jingles for Pepsi, Hardees, Hasbro, Texaco
*Her coming out story
*Why some Christians in her family refused to attend her same-sex commitment ceremony
*The song she co-wrote “90 Pound Suburban Housewife, Drivin’ Her SUV”
*Her photography work
Show sponsors: GayTravelPros.com and GayWallet.com
Aug
14
Christian Publication World Magazine Lies About APA’s Statement on Gay Reparative Therapy
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GayWallet.com member OneMoreLesbian sent me an email this morning asking if I’d seen the latest article in Christian publication World Magazine. Imagine my surprise when I read the following lie (in bold type):
The American Psychological Association just published a report on whether therapists can make this change happen. In examining change therapy, which claims that people with homosexual desires can switch to heterosexual desires, the report says there is insufficient evidence that the therapies work.
But it also found that while people are unlikely to change their desires, they can change their identity and behavior. People who underwent change therapy sometimes reported that they learned to tolerate same-sex attraction, even if they didn’t act on it. Some eventually identified as heterosexuals and had heterosexual relationships. The APA also said that therapists can help people choose to live in a way that affirms their religious beliefs.
Liar, liar, your fuckin’ pants are on fire!
Here’s the section of the APA’s report that World Magazine took out of context:
“At most, certain studies suggested that some individuals learned how to ignore or not act on their homosexual attractions. Yet, these studies did not indicate for whom this was possible, how long it lasted or its long-term mental health effects. Also, this result was much less likely to be true for people who started out only attracted to people of the same sex.”
Not once does that statement claim that homosexuals could change their orientation, nor does it state that homosexuals learned to “tolerate” opposite-sex attraction.
A closer review shows that World Magazine didn’t bother to link to the original APA report so their readers can fact-check their asses. And why is that?
A recent article on EdgeBoston.com reports that anti-gay organization Focus on the Family is selling off its “Love Won Out” conferences – conferences designed to push gay reparative therapy. Focus on the Family fell on hard financial times and the organization is selling off a program that isn’t making a lot of money – in fact, it’s costing them a lot of money. World Magazine is spewin’ their lies to help Focus on the Family find a buyer for a gay reparative therapy program they know damn well doesn’t work.
