Subscribe to Breaking NewsWithers: Ten random thoughts
1. I’m no expert (yet), but panhandling strikes me as a profession that requires a soft sell.
2. Do all Oklahoma politicians dance with the crazy?
3. Is it a good idea to keep allies from joining the federal lawsuit for gay marriage?
4. A Merlose Place redux? The first one stank. What TV executive green lighted this wreck?
5. Israeli Army soldier Shmuel Freimark’s lawyer needs to come up with a better excuse for his client’s madness. Threats to kill because your tribe is getting bad press is a dumb tactic.
6. The initial TABC report shows what most knew. The authorities had no business raiding the Rainbow Lounge this past June.
7. Are most baseball fans by nature nostalgic and anti-modernity?
8. For the first time in awhile I was able to go to my local bar this weekend, and not feign interest for a conversation.
9. Never liked any film by John Hughes (RIP). For some reason they never resonated. I did however, have a serious crush on Anthony Michael Hall. Always have love for the nerds.
10. This story shows it’s time for us old-heads to change up our views on sexuality.
James! Number 9 Killed Me!
My Gawd! How can you not love every one of John Hughes films!!
Bueller, Bueller
Every gay person should read at least one of Lynn Harris’ books. My partner and I (30+ years) each started one of his books this weekend. OMG!! What a shame that he will not be around to write more books. The most beautiful love stories ever written. And real life stories. We will now buy all of his books. His writing is such a joy to read. Hard to believe that it is fiction. Yes, all of his characters may be black and many of the situation such as “black gay bars” may be a mainstay in his books, but that is what makes the stories so special. The love relationships are color blind and beautiful! (Oh, in case it is important to some, we happen to be white.)
>Are most baseball fans by nature nostalgic and anti-modernity?
Yeah, I think so. But, unlike the other sport I watch a lot, basketball, baseball doesn’t seem to lend itself to anything modern. I mean, are steroids “modern”? Other than the aluminum bat, I can’t think of a way that modern technology can really make a difference in the game.
…but I still think that tennis–especially men’s tennis–got so much less interesting after wooden rackets went by the way side. We’ll never see someone with the elegant touch shots of Chris Evert, John McEnroe, or Billie Jean King.