12 January 2010

Some Thoughts on Amanda Simpson's Appointment

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You don't have to be a rocket scientist to be true to yourself. But it can't hurt. Or can it? That might be the underlying message...
11 January 2010

In Front Of The Wife

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On my way home from work, I stopped in the Duane-Reade store near the Jamaica Terminal of the Long Island Rail Road. (Yes, they spell Rail...
10 January 2010

Plenty of Fluids

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I'm a bit under the weather. Actually, I have been for a couple of days. I've had a cold that, I hope, won't turn into somethi...
09 January 2010

On Same-Sex Marriage And New Jersey

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While I was enjoying my time with Dwayne the other day, something that disturbed him, me and many other people we know was happening on the ...
08 January 2010

Healing And Wellness: How To Be A Spiritual Subversive

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Another trip to the doctor--this time, Dr. Tran (who insists that I call him Richie), my primary-care doctor. I think I've spent more t...
07 January 2010

Six Months: The Paradoxes of Coming Home

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Exactly six months ago today, I had my surgery. I'm thinking now of that conversation I had with Marilynne's daughter just after Ch...
06 January 2010

Leaving and Becoming, Again

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Today is the twelfth day of Christmas. In some countries, it's celebrated as Christmas. In the church in which I was raised, this is ca...
05 January 2010

What Did I Teach Today?

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During this Winter Recess at the college, I am teaching a business writing class. There are fourteen students. Two took other classes with...
04 January 2010

What Is The Wind Bringing To Life?

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So far, this probably hasn't been the coldest winter we've had in these parts. But people seem to think, and sometimes it feels as ...
03 January 2010

Gender Cleansing?

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There is a laundromat along a street that dead-ends at the street on which I live. There are also two others within two blocks of my apartm...
02 January 2010

Going (Bike) Shopping With My Cousin

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Today I spent much of the day helping my long-lost cousin buy a bike. OK, I know that was hyperbolic-- but only slightly. I did indeed go b...
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01 January 2010

Reflections At The Beginning of The Year

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Most new years have begun with a day that seemed eerily quiet to me. This New Year's Day has been no exception. The weather was neit...