Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Sunday, April 23rd, 2006

HAPPY EARTH DAY! But first, thanks to everyone who wrote encouraging words on my last blog. Really, other than saying “thank you,” I’m still too emotionally charged to respond with much more eloquence. So forgive me if I do a group “thanks.” So, I went to Earth Jam, the SLC celebration of Earth Day. The [...]

Heartsick and more babyspam

Saturday, April 22nd, 2006

A few days ago my mom told me about some of the bone-headed things asshole-in-law said and did during the delivery. Tonight, while retelling the story to other people in the family, she slipped and let out some of the details she’d “omitted” while telling me the story. Specifically, the several derogatory comments he’d made [...]

Larry cries

Friday, April 21st, 2006

So today was the controversial speech by Larry H. Miller at the University of Utah. Controversial because (as many of you might recall), the owner of the Utah Jazz decided at the beginning of the year to cancel an engagement to show Brokeback Mountain less than 24 hours before the movie was set to open [...]

Out of the Past

Friday, April 21st, 2006

It’s funny, I’ve had to completely rethink my old home today. I’m talking about South Ogden, UT, where I lived until the end of 9th grade. In my mind, it’s always been the *most* Mormon place on Earth. My memories of elementary school (I went to the smallest school in the district) are few and [...]

Perspectives

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

So, I have this friend (let’s call him Uncle Tom) whose blog is driving me nuts. In real life, I get along really well with this guy (we work together on Pride), but I often find myself shaking my head in disappointment or confusion after reading his blog. He’s a pretty wel-adjusted gay guy, but [...]

Big Brother is Watching. No, Really.

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Pentagon Admits Spying On Gay Groups by Paul Johnson, 365Gay.com Washington Bureau Chief April 11, 2006 – 1:00 pm ET (Washington) After months of silence the Department of Defense has confirmed that it spied on groups opposed to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, the law banning openly lesbian, gay and bisexual service members. Last December media [...]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKK!!!!!

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

I just felt something tickling my hand and when I looked down, the biggest, ugliest spider I’ve seen in a while was trying to crawl up my sleeve. My laptop survived the next few moments (barely), the spider did not. Forgive me karma.

Shake Rattle and Roll

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

So, today is the 100th anniversary of the great San Francisco earthquake. I’m on my third time watching the San Francisco Earthquake documentary on the History Channel (it’s been on for a few days) and rather than being freaked out or anything, I catch myself looking at the landmarks (even with the cheesy disaster-flick images [...]

Random Thoughts

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

I’m so not sure I could handle watching United 93, but I’m impressed by one thing the director has done. In interviews, he said that he tried to find actors who had something in common with the real people they portrayed. This resulted in the fairly uncommon practice of casting an openly gay actor (Cheyenne [...]

The promised babyspam!

Monday, April 17th, 2006

From “Grandma,” Joanna and Brandon are the proud parents of a little girl Kaitlyn Ann W., born April 17, 2006 at 8:26 a.m. Weight 7 lbs 8 oz. 19 inches long. Long black hair. Mom and daughter are doing great. Grandchild #3