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February 25, 2014

J. K. Rowling Gets Slammed; Shame on Davey Wavey; Eric Holder on Marriage Bans

J.K. Rowling Gets Slammed

(Update, below)

An unknown novelist/copywriter, Lynn Shepherd, wrote a post in Huff Po recently and titled it "If J.K. Rowling Cares About Writing She Should Stop Doing It." I think this might be a way for a desperate unknown to get attention, and the article might have been geared this way on purpose, to garner comments. I've been seeing a lot of that lately with the entitlement set, usually in Huff Po, and it's really getting tired. But even if that's not what t...
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Published on February 25, 2014 08:10

February 24, 2014

iPad Security Flaw; Rush Limbaugh on Matthew Shepard

iPad Security Flaw

I titled this post with iPad because I know so many read this blog on an iPad, but it's a security flaw that's with other Apple devices, too. If you haven't been reading or listening to the news to learn about an update that hopefully fixes it you might have to deal with what's called a cyber "man in the middle attack." I updated immediately. It's a really a quick fix that doesn't take long. And from what I've read it's mostly for people who use unsecured Wi-Fi con...
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Published on February 24, 2014 17:17

Lazy Beagle; NBA First Gay Player; My Own Book Updates

Lazy Beagle

I've posted about lazybeagleentertainment.com here before. It's a web site for authors and readers and publishers to gather and to gain information about books. The owners are an industrious couple (Patrick and Rondal) who never stop working on the site and I often wonder where they find the time to do all they do. It's simple to navigate, and a good place to go if you're curious about an author or a book and you want fast information with a simple search. I check out books I'...
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Published on February 24, 2014 07:57

February 23, 2014

No Gay Queens in UK; Winter Olypmics Poll

No Gay Queens in UK

This March there is a new marriage act going into effect for same sex couples in England and Wales. In doing so roughly 700 years of law is being scrutinized thoroughly in order to prevent any future issues/confusion that may arise with same sex marriage. (I once posted about a law maker in Hawaii who really took this seriously.) From the way it sounds, the issues range in a variety of practical ways. One in particular is a proposed amendment that will...
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Published on February 23, 2014 12:15

February 22, 2014

NFL Butt-Patting; Coretta Scott King on Gays

NFL Butt-Patting

You wouldn't think this would ever make news, not in a million years. But retired NFL player, Greg Ellis, has concerns about how it might be received if gay football player, Michael Sam, pats someone on the butt the way football players tend to do that all the time...Ellis made this comment without even realizing the homoerotic undertones related to butt-patting the rest of us have always wondered about.

'If he pats somebody on the butt, how is that to be received?' Ellis...
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Published on February 22, 2014 17:23

Dear Abby on Gays; Gov. Jan Brewer's Hate Bill; Changing AIDS History

Dear Abby on Gays

A straight couple in Florida moved to a new neighborhood, found out two couples in the neighborhood were gay, and refused to invite them to neighborhood social gatherings because they didn't approve of their "lifestyle." As a result, the straight couple found themselves being excluded by the entire neighborhood and they sent Dear Abby a letter asking for her thoughts and she responded in a priceless way.

Replied the columnist: 'I sure would. The first thing I'd like...
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Published on February 22, 2014 12:24

February 21, 2014

Reevaluating Book Covers, Indie Publishing, Gays at Proms in Alabama

Reevaluating Book Covers

I think I've read every Fanny Flagg novel there is since Fried Greed Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café. And the reason I'm mentioning this now is because a couple of years ago I noticed one or two of Flagg's older books had been released with covers different from the original. I've noticed the same thing with old Anne Tyler novels, too. So it's not all that uncommon for publishers to change book covers after a certain amount of time, and I know for a fact that many books...
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Published on February 21, 2014 17:07

FREE E-Books on ARe; Jonathan Groff Full Frontal; FREE Gay Excerpt

FREE E-Books on ARe



I haven't done any freebies since before Christmas and figured it was time. I did do a Valentine's Day giveaway with Queertown Abbey, and Tammy Brewer Parker won a copy of Cowboy Christmas Miracle. The two freebies I'm doing now are from the Second Chance series. Both links are up to date and I've checked to make sure the books are there for free.

Once again, I wish I could put them up on Amazon for free, but Amazon has rules and I can't change those rules. So the...
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Published on February 21, 2014 08:41

February 20, 2014

Review: Snapped by G.A. Hauser

Review: Snapped by G.A. Hauser






I think I started posting that G.A. Hauser was an author I enjoyed reading way back when I first started blogging, or at least close to it. But I haven't reviewed any of her books in a while and when I noticed her new book, Snapped, and read the description I decided it was time to take some time off and enjoy reading for pleasure again.

And once again, I wasn't disappointed with Snapped. I hate to even mention this because it seems like such a dull statemen...
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Published on February 20, 2014 17:06

"Choose" to Publish? Pat Robertson on Gay Sex; Jim Davidson on Gay Marriage

Choose to Publish?

There's a blog post up by a blogger I've never heard of until yesterday, Michael Bunker, who questions whether or not publishing the traditional way is a choice. I don't have any strong opinions to offer about this topic because I'm not sure it's worthy of a lengthy discussion. It's an opinion piece and I've learned that unless I'm literally willing to die for a cause I don't get into online discussions (or rants) with anyone. But I do think it's interesting t...
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Published on February 20, 2014 08:49