Surgery Tomorrow

I haven't written lately because of all the company we have had over the holiday. It was great seeing friends and family. I have to have surgery tomorrow, so I will probably not write again for a bit.

Happy Thanksgiving

Another Thanksgiving is here! They seem to be coming so fast now that I am getting older. I wish I could say they make me happy, but as each one passes lately, it seems as if another of my beloved family has passed away. This will be the first Thanksgiving without my Aunt Gloria. I hate the fact that our Thanksgiving table is getting smaller and smaller. I miss the days when the house was full of aunts, friends, nephews, and grand children. I have so much to be thankful for, I just miss those happier carefree Thanksgivings of years ago...before my mother had a stroke...before my Dad got Alzheimer's...before my sister-in-law died...before my brother got divorced...before my nephews grew up and before my brother killed himself.  Yes, we have had our share of traumas,  but no more or less than any other family. The love is strong no matter how many of us are left, but it seems the chorus is missing vital parts. The baritones are overpowering now.

How goes the diet?

I know, I haven't written about the diet. I was doing so well, and I just haven't been lately, so I haven't written. My exercise has fallen by the wayside. I actually dress to go for a walk or use the treadmill, but somehow I never seem to do it! I am eating a lot less junk food and I am eating a lot of good fruits and vegetables. My portion sizes have crept back up though. My weight is currently 252. The old habits are so hard to change. I look forward to eating so much. I think it is one of my favorite things to do. I just can't seem to stop. If one bite tastes good, 40 must taste better. I have to be better over the next few days, so I can eat at Thanksgiving!

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Kevin Federline is Loser of the Week

Kevin Federline, Britney Spears estranged husband, is apparently threatening to sell a sex tape the couple made if he doesn't receive millions of dollars in support payments and custody of their two children.

Mr. Federline also yelled out "Fuck Britney" and held up the finger while giving a recent concert in Virginia.

What a complete a-hole! This is the mother of his children! No matter what happened during their marriage, there is no excuse for this public display. I have no love for Britney Spears, but this guy is totally nuts. Bravo to Britney for making at least one good decision by dropping this zero! I so hope his new album is a complete bomb!

Kevin Federline is my Loser of the Week!

Kudos: Blogger News Network, TeenHollywood

Happy 41st Birthday Mike!

Today my partner of 11 years is 41! Happy Birthday!

Dreamgirls

I can't wait till Dreamgirls comes out as a movie on December 25th! It is one of my all time favorite musicals! I will never forget when I saw Jennifer Holliday in the stage version when I was living in Los Angeles. It was the first time I ever saw a performer, "stop the show!" After she sang the amazing, And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going, we cheered and stood for 5 minutes. It was an unbelievable night in the theatre! American Idol contestant, Jennifer Hudson is playing the role of Effie in the movie. The buzz is that she is quite good. It won't be the same as hearing the song live, but I am looking forward to it!

Gay Marriage Still Safe In Massachusetts

 Well I can sleep tonight. Massachusetts lawmakers decided to recess the Massachusetts constitutional convention without voting on the proposed amendment to ban gay marriage in the state. It is horrible to think that my marriage and rights could be put up to a popular vote. I have been married for 2 years, how has that hurt anyone else? Why are people so worried about things that don't affect them. People are so upset with this issue they wish to change state and federal constitutions. Constitutions should grant rights, not take them away. It is unfathomable to think that people would support an amendment that would reverse a freedom given to a certain segment of society. I wonder how the people who signed the initiative petition would feel if a possible amendment were proposed to eliminate freedom of religion! There are so many things we really need to be worried about as a society... gay marriage isn't one of them.

Need I Say More?

Rick Santorum

Get Out And Vote!

My friend Billy sent me this YouTube video he first saw on the Huffington Post. It is really quite wonderful. Please get out and vote today!

Kudos: The Huffington Post, Billy

Doogie Howser is Gay!

It was just announced that Neil Patrick Harris, who played Doogie Howser, M.D.  and currently stars in How I Met Your Mother has come out! Bravo to Mr. Harris!

John DePetro Fired from Boston Radio Station WRKO

WRKO radio today fired loose-lipped talk jock John DePetro for calling Green Party gubernatorial candidate Grace Ross a fat lesbian on his morning show yesterday.

Wow! This is some of the best news that I have heard in a long time. This self serving, smug, talk show host finally got his comeuppance! For years he has made derogatory comments about gays and lesbians. He is also one of those talk show hosts that talks over anyone who doesn't agree with him... a la Bill O'Reilly. Bravo to WRKO for sending this jerk packing!

Kudos: BostonHerald.com

Pastor Ted Haggard and the Evangelical Movement are Losers of the Week

 

New Life Church's acting pastor said Friday that the Rev. Ted Haggard, his predecessor now embroiled in a gay-escort scandal, has acknowledged some of the accusations are true.

In an e-mail to congregants, Ross Parsley wrote that the church's four-member board of overseers had met with Haggard.

"It is important for you to know that he confessed to the overseers that some of the accusations against him are true. He has willingly and humbly submitted to the authority of the board of overseers, and will remain on administrative leave during the course of the investigation," the e-mail stated.

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I am so sick of the insane evangelical movement! These holier than thou types continue to shove their beliefs and judgements in my face about my life. Why does religion get so protected by the government? They have more protections than I do as a gay American. What is even scarier is the people who follow this branch of religion. The followers throw out science and common sense and they send money to their hypocritical leaders, like Ted Haggard. America...wake up! These people are trying to take away our constitutional rights to freedom, while they hide behind their rights to freedom of religion.

Ted Haggard and the evengelical momement are my losers of the week.

Kudos: Planet Out