Thanks, guys, I'm not used to such positive feedback. Hmmm. And I won $200 bucks at slots today. Geeze. Time for a glass of wine. Tomorrow, I go to my UU church (where there is not a crucifix to be found) and light a candle. And then, we start another week! M PS -- on a personal note. This has been a tough week. Sparring with you guys and writing has helped get me through it. Thanks to you all, even you, Jesus Freak, if you
You know, I have been there many times and I never noticed the painting. I'll keep an eye out for it. And I know my response sounds pompous and like I spend all this time in all these offices. Believe me, it's very, very surface -- the epitome of surface. But, the huge poster prints are weird. M
As a member of the press, this is an area I have some expertise. However, one disclosure: my days of working for hard news media are few and far between. I've joined the money train. Yup, that's right: most of my work centers on photos taken for groups interracting on Capitol Hill with membes of the government. Is that a fancy way of saying I work for a bunch of
We're very close in our beliefs. Have you ever been in Hil's Senate Office? It's a bit disconcerting. Now, I know she's a former first lady. And I know the different members decorate their offices in two themes: 1) to reflect industry or pride in their state or 2) to show you how powerful they are. Hil falls into the later. Every photo is of her or Bill -- and the photos are gigantic. 16" X 20" and up -- poster size. It reminds me of
Thanks, Dude. Sometimes I write just to write. Latest word is, he'll be home on Monday. Time to turn back to politics! M
Money. Money. Money. Money. I recently shot a job for a major Bush donor. It was a four day stint, a fellow Texan, this man had more money than God. He (and his entourage) was as far right as anyone I've ever seen. And his money paid for a MAJOR event that is a pet project of Laura's. I can't say more than that. But, we're talking MILLIONS. Because those with the most polorizing views are also the ones who support (financially) candidates, we
do you have any literature/position statement (here or in your files) you could send me? Either point me to an article here or email me one. M
Oh, my bad. I knew as I was writing it I was probably in error. I had a stringy hair blonde girl in my mind, hunt and pecking her way across the keyboard every morning, pounding out messages about jesus and other thoughts. Boy, what a way to blow a mental pic. Sorry Jesse about mistaking your sexual identity. It was an honest mistake, and I'm not being my normal sarcastic and jaded self. as for the immigration references, jesse, is that true? fill me in on your thinkin
I'll mull that over and keep it in mind. Are you referring to reform of Child Protective Services? It's not an area I'm very up on, except for some college internship study years ago in cases of child sex abuse. Or is there internet CPS lingo I don't know because I's new here, Ms. Piddy Pat and I's only haves two hands?
Now, now, I personally am glad Jes is writing and has lots of good points and things to say. I enjoy trying to understand her point of view. Plus, she has a good sense of humor, and is very open to new ideas. So let's not be to personal in our attacks, please? I was even thinking in the shower how surprising it was for someone so religious (which I respect) to not be at all upset if a bunch of democrats bit the bullet. I thought about that pretty hard. I can tell you, if, let me
I think that Richardson would be a president in the Clinton (Bill - not hillary) mode without the Scandals. SO I could vote for him (but not based upon his current stated positions). I'm almost afraid to respond to this. I LIKE Clinton's leadership style. Not his choice of women, mind you. (What did he see in Monica? I can tell you, I spend lots of time at the Capitol and some time, every once in a while at the WH, and there are FAR hotter babes who
I joke about Kucinich because I agree with him on a lot of issues, but in reality, Richardson is my favorite. I have the pleasure of living in New Mexico for two years, and I've seen how he's helped that state grow in ways they never thought possible. He's turned it from a dump into a pretty nice place to live during his tenure as governor. Hmmm. I feel a little left out. Could it be all the drive by media attention has duped me into ignoring a candidat
Good response. No, I hope you don't avoid my threads, I think you have a lot to say, some of which I even think is really smart. Turd Burglar is definitely in this later category. Oh, man. Please just realize where I'm coming from. I guess I took a different route, I admit, than most gay men. I went the health conscious, gym rat, kick boxing lessons, don't fuck with me or I'll kill you and
I don't take any issue at all with your points, in fact, we are on the same page. Maybe not the same sentence, but the same page. I just didn't like the choice of wording, though it did have a catchy ring to it (queers and queens, I mean), and my little PC back (which shows it's ugly head every once in a while) rears it's ugly head. The whole Hannibal Lechter head mask is kinda hot, too, but I digress. Gotta run, long day ahead, but I'm glad you're here. M
I also bristle at public monies going to benefit private, profit making enterprises, like (gasp) hospitals and shrimp farms Only some hospitals are for
Hmmm. Now that's spin, I think. And I don't mean take or opinion, I mean spin. (I forgot to hit the button, I mean, of course, the comment regarding supporting an pro-choice candidate. As far as "a queer taking a queen for a wife" please watch it. I don't think you'd consider me a "queer" or a "queen" if you met me. In fact, most people just think of me as me, and don't know about anything else until I tell them. I married my partner last
Ummmm, can you please tell me what the Homosexual lifestyle is? As a gay man, I've never quite figured this out, maybe I need lessons. I'd bet my lifestyle isn't a whole lot different than yours. (Except my work, that's a little weird) But the rest of it's probably similar. At least, I hope it is, I'm really happy, love God, love my partner, my family, my home.
Richardson, I get. Thompson, not so much. I think Thompson is too far right for the country right now -- just as I think K is too far left. You know me, it's all about the middle. Richardson is a good middle candidate, and one I haven't really looked at -- maybe I should do some more research. Gotta run! Thanks for following this, M
On Wednesday, my partner was having trouble breathing. My partner is 45 years old, and after days of feeling like crap, was suddenly having trouble walking from the bed to the bathroom. As someone who has performed surgery on himself, running to the hospital isn't second nature. But that's exactly where we went. I live in a small rural communit
Dude, I said the whippy rat was hot, you really think I'm going to delete your comment????
Just wanted to say I'm happy you're on JU. Well that's just nice. Thank you. Venting feels really good. Gotta run, but thanks!
Do the collars and cuffs match, you suppose?
$5 million to expand the cancer center at Brazosport Hospital. One more little tid bit. While I dont' disagree with you, squirrel boy, on your list of pork (and you frankly are better read on this than I am), I say good to the $5 M to expand the cancer center. Dude, (and I know you're rolling your eyes as I write this), my sister -in -law died last month of cancer, and it runs deep in my partner's side of the family. Just this week we had
, that was great. Thank you. I don't know anything about Cleveland politics and how he was as mayor, I confess. I do love Cleveland, though. I know a lot of people don't say that, but I think it's a cool little city. I don't know if it will be H and G or not, though of course it's more than likely. I also don't know how I feel about America's Mayor. I was in NYC a few days af
this was very sick, hospital "you should worry" sick. Thank you, and please keep him in your prayers. I really think that helps.
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