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Karger in DC During Election Week

I will admit that I don't always understand what motivates highly political people, but I do like what I see and read about Fred Karger.

So being that I've been posting about Karger (You can do a blog search.) from the beginning when he ran as the first openly gay candidate for President on the Republican ticket, I'm going to continue to follow him to see where he's going.

This is from a recent e-mail, and here's a link to Karger's web site. To not explore the possibil...

Hurricane Sandy Relief Donations; Also Watch for Scams

Although we still have not had power since Monday because of Hurricane Sandy, we do have a generator and we've been getting by a lot better than some of the people who've been hit by hurricane Sandy.

It's not easy. There are people in places like Staten Island and Alphabet City in lower Manhattan that know true devastation now. They are still finding bodies. People are still trying to cope with losing everything they own. They are homeless.

Here in New Hope and the surrounding towns, where th...

Fifty Shades of Grey Halloween Costume

I have seen Fifty Shades talked about, praised, dissed, and even cursed. I've seen it mocked and ridiculed by those who either don't get it or are extremely jealous of it.

But I never thought I'd see this.

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NaNoWriMo Time of Year Again

It's NaNoWriMo time again. For those who don't know, that means National Novel Writing Month.

Basically, it's an event that challenges writers to write a novel in one month. I've never actually done NaNoWriMo, but I did once write a hetero pg romance novel in three weeks for a special home shopping TV event...with a pen name.

It wasn't easy. And I don't ever want to do it again. But it was a challenge and I am glad I did it. The novel did well on TV with a group of other romance novels, but ta...

A "Beautimous" Thing About Social Media and Politics

The "beautimous" thing about social media is that we control it ourselves. It's not a democracy and we can pick and choose who we want as friends. And that means that other people can pick and choose whether or not they want us as friends.

Pardon my "beautimous" title, but we've been without power since Monday and living on a generator thanks to hurricane Sandy. Most of this section of PA and NJ are without power, so there's not much to do but watch TV...for those of us lucky enough...

How NOM Works Against Marriage Equality by Fred Karger

I was going to share this FB post about how NOM (National Organization for Marriage) works against marriage equality in a Huff Po piece written by former Presidential candidate, Fred Karger, but then decided to post it here on the blog because I'd like it to get more exposure. And I don't want it getting mixed up with so many stupid facebook political status updates by ill-informed people who can't seem to focus on anything other than slamming political candidates in one d...

Gay Sex in Film Version of "On The Road"

  I'm glad to see there will be a few gay sex scenes in the movie version of Jack Kerouac's novel, "On the Road." And really only because I can't see how they could be ignored. To ignore the gay sex would be to ignore the rebellious aspects of the entire Beat Generation.

I've read a great deal about the Beat Generation and Jack Kerouac's personal life. I keep "On the Road" in print version on my night stand, and that's the only book I keep there now. Allen Ginsberg lived r...

Coping With Sandy's Aftermath

I've only posted with an iPhone once before, so this post won't be long.

As everyone knows by now, the path of destruction from Hurricane Sandy goes on for miles. I have been trying to keep in touch with friends and family in Mahattan via text and e-mail, and it's been difficult at best. Power is out all over NY, NJ and PA and most land lines don't work. So far, everyone I know is OK, thankfully.

We got through the storm with far less issues than most people I know. We lost power on Monday nigh...

Deleted Matt Bomer Scenes from "Magic Mike"

It's a hurricane. It's slamming the entire east coast. For those who haven't lost power yet, no one really feels like working much.

I was going to link to a post on well known publishing blog I thought was interesting, but I wanted to keep my readers awake.

So here's a link to view a few photos of scenes that have been deleted from "Magic Mike." Why anyone would delete these scenes passes me by.

I'm told that if you buy the "Magic Mike" DVD, a lot of the Matt Bomer scenes that...

The Perfect Storm...Creative Non-Fiction as a Genre

In l991 three unusual weather conditions came together and formed what's been dubbed as "The Perfect Storm." I found it interesting because there was a book and a film about it that became widely popular in the mainstream...and controversial to a certain degree.

It's also been referred to as the Halloween Storm, or Halloween Nor'easter. And now it seems as if history is repeating itself all over again with Sandy.

Here's an interesting article written recently about that's focused on the r...