I was reading an article on the web the other day about the marriage equality battle and while I seldom looks at the comments people post, I did glance at them. Of course, someone had to post that being gay is a choice. Now I’m pretty sure it was just a web troll (attention starved assholes who just make posts to piss people off.) But I got to thinking.
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Thoughts and observations from the frivolous to the scary and everything in between.
Why is it that American parents are more worried about their children watching something sexually suggestive on television than something violent? I’m not condoning letting children watch either one, but I think it is crazy that parents don’t censor violence the way they do sex. It seems it’s okay to let kids watch one man kill another, but heaven forbid they see one man kiss another.
There should be no such thing as a size large or extra large bikini or thong swimsuit for either gender. If you need that size, you need to be wearing something less revealing.
The supreme court has ruled that file/music sharing networks can be sued if their users are breaking the law by trading copyrighted material. Ok… so why can’t gun makers be sued if their users are breaking the law by shooting people? Answer… the American government is the most corrupt government in the world. We’ve even legalized bribery through this thing called lobbying and campaign contributions.
In the 1970′s, when they played music that was fifteen years old on a radio station, the station was called an ‘oldies’ station. Now, thirty years later, there are stations that play music that is up to thirty-five years old and these stations are not called ‘oldies stations’.
My new FGMoAT (Favorite Gay Movie of All Time) is “Were the World Mine”.
It’s a gay/romance/musical/fantasy tribute to Midsummer Night’s Dream. Tanner Cohen and Nate Becker, the leads, have great pipes (That’s what she said!) and I’m a sucker for hot, gay boys who can sing. You can actually watch this movie on LogoOnline.com (click here to go directly to the movie).
Here are the lyrics to the song that shares it’s name with the movie:
I see their knavery.
This is to make an ass of me.
To fright me, if they could.
But I will not stir from this place, do what they can.
I will work, up and down here.
And I will sing, that they shall hear.
That I am not, I am not afraid.
I am not afraid.
I know not by what power I’m made bold.
But still you flout my insufficiency.
The more my prayer, the lesser is my grace.
My ear should catch your voice, my eye your eye.
My tongue should catch your tongue’s sweet melody.
My tongue, your tongue, were the world mine.
And I will sing, that they shall hear.
That I am not, I am not afraid.
I am not afraid!
Faeries away! Fetch me that flower…
Up and down, and up and down,
I will lead them abandon.
Faeries away! Swift as a shadow…
Up and down, and up and down,
I will lead them abandon!
Oh why rebuke, you him that loves you so?!
Lay breath so bitter, on your bitter foe.
On your bitter foe!
What angel wakes me from my flowery bed?
I pray thee gentle mortal, sing again.
I pray thee gentle mortal, sing again.
Mine ear is much enamour’d of thy note.
So is mine eye enthralled into thy shape,
I’ll follow thee, I’ll follow thee,
and make a Heaven of Hell…
I’ll follow thee, I’ll follow thee,
and make a Heaven of Hell…
And make a Heaven of Hell!
Faeries away! Fetch me that flower…
Up and down, and up and down,
I will lead them abandon.
Faeries away! Swift as a shadow…
Up and down, and up and down,
I will lead them abandon!
Faeries away! Fetch me that flower…
Up and down, and up and down,
I will lead them aband-…
Faeries away! Swift as a shadow…
Up and down, and up and down,
I will lead them abandon!
My ear should catch your voice…
My eye should catch your eye…
My tongue, your tongue…
Were the world mine…
For those of you who have a complete lack of common sense, here are some tips:
1. If someone makes an infomercial telling you he has a way for you to make thousands of dollars, using his secret method, and all you have to do to learn it, is send him money, you’re an idiot if you send him any. In the real world, when someone finds a way to make money, he makes it into a company and keeps the profits. He doesn’t sell you his business plan.
2. If you get an email from the relative of some deposed or deceased rich person who used to head some financial ministry in Nigeria, or elsewhere, and he promises to make you rich if you help him get the money out of some bank account, for $%*@ sake, don’t send him your bank information.
3. If you have just been informed that you won a lottery in a foreign country and you didn’t even enter the lottery, someone is trying to scam you. Don’t send the person your information.
4. If USFidelous car warranties were really a good deal for the average consumer, then the company would go out of business. It’s a ripoff people! If you don’t believe it, look into how many Attorneys General are investigating them.
Have you ever given serious thought to how many material possessions you have? I hadn’t ever really thought about it until a few years ago when a friend moved to CA from FL. When he moved, he had to do it pretty cheap. What little furniture he had, he gave away. Everything he took with him consisted of his car (a sedan) and what he could fit into it. That’s it!
For those who don’t know, we have a Martial Arts class at the Lesbian and Gay Community Center. The art is Aikido. See my Aikido page under hobbies and interests. We’ll soon have a beginner’s class, so if you have ever wanted to learn a Martial Art, and in a gay friendly space, your chance is coming. We’ll be doing a demonstration as part of Pride week in Charlotte.
This post is one I will add to over time. It’s a list of my favorite jokes.
Today, as I was driving to work, I noticed a problem. The traffic lights were out at two busy intersections along the light rail corridor. As I was driving to the intersection, I thought, oh no, this will take forever to cross South Blvd. I was wrong. Turns out that the lights being completely dark was a good thing. There was far less congestion than usual. Traffic in all directions was actually moving through the intersection more efficiently than with a functioning light! There was a cop parked at the convenience store at the corner and he wasn’t even out of his car. I guess he figured all he could do by trying to direct traffic would have been to muck it up worse than the traffic lights usually do. So, he was wisely just sitting there.
So, what does this say about our traffic engineers?
As a gay man, it is important to have a really nice house. That’s the stereotype, right? We raise the property values in any neighborhood. Continue reading
So, Adam and I had dinner with Erich and Laura some months ago. Afterwards, we played bowling on their Wii. Then, I bought a Wii. And Adam bought a Wii. It’s a virus. It’s also been surprising how many of my coworkers are buying them too. It’s a game that appeals to all ages and all gaming skill levels.
