Uncle Jay Explains 2008
This has been posted in 1000 other places, but i think it’s cute, if you haven’t seen it already
Living like Jesus
USA Today has an interesting article about a former megachurch pastor who decided to live like Jesus for a year.
I wonder if I could spend a year living like the Buddha.
Could you?
What things about your life would you have to change to be more like the Buddha?
Maya Angelou gives me advice
I had a weird dream last night
in which i was at some sort of press conference, or house party. There were members of the press taking a statement from someone sitting at a kitchen table and he was refusing to answer any questions.
I left the room and found Maya Angelou sitting at another table reading a book. I sat down across from her and apologized for interrupting her reading.
I asked her “How do I recognize happiness and reject unhappiness?”
She smiled at me and told me that I must allow myself to be happy and by simply allowing happiness in, I could find the power to reject unhappiness.
The she hugged me and whispered in my ear “You’re not as important as you think you are, but you will be.”
Then Montel Williams sat down and asked me what I was doing for dinner. He offered some warmed up Chanukah food, but I declined.
That was the end of my dream. Any takers on what it could possibly mean?
Phenix City, Alabama.. thats my old home town..
It looks like my old hometown is in the news again, this time with a gay twist. A soldier, Christopher Whitfield, stationed in Ft. Benning (near Columbus Ga.) is being charged with sexual assault. Isn’t it amazing what the closet will make a person do?
This isn’t justification for what he allegedly did, but I will be watching the Phenix City Police’s actions with this case. PC isn’t a gay friendly town at all and homophobia runs rampant. I trust the PCPD will act fairly for justice.
The best video of 2008
The fact is that more people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, THAT my friends, is true perversion.
-Harvey Milk
This is where I go when I find my happy place.
Happy ChrismachannusolticKwanzaca,
It’s been a long few weeks, but i’m back on the blog after visiting with Kathy and Bill and the chillens. And talking with David.
I mentioned a new boyfriend in a previous post and I promised him I would do a post about him considering he has read my entire blog. That’s right, my ENTIRE blog. (and he’s still my boyfriend, now that’s understanding) David and I were matched on a dating website I discovered called OkCupid.com. We’ve had a date together that was incredible, and soon after we parted ways for the holidays. David, being Jewish, went to celebrate Channukah with his family in Philadelphia and I headed for Birmingham for Christmas with my family.
Since we left each other, we’ve remained in constant contact via text message, phone, instant messaging and pretty much any means we could.
Have you ever had a two week conversation with someone? I have. In fact, I’m still having it.
David will be on his way home from Pennsylvania in the morning and I’m almost giddy with anticipation at being able to see him again.
We’re going to spend new years eve/day together and I will have the much coveted midnight kiss to celebrate the new year.
I’m sure the entire family has gotten tired of hearing me ramble on about how wonderful David is and how much I miss him. But It’s amazing to have a family, if even an adopted one, that accepts me and listens to me fawn over a new relationship.
I’m looking forward to spending the next few days in Atlanta with David, welcoming the new year and cuddling.
Also, we have to get started watching the truckload of DVD’s I got for Christmas.
I’m in a happy place right now, and I kinda like it.
Prayers for Bobby
Part of me wishes my mother would tune in to Lifetime to watch this movie. Prayers for Bobby
Katherine Hepburn lives
Tagged like a wild antelope
Ol’ Shirl tagged me so I guess i can’t break the blog law.
This is the 6-pack meme:
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.
5. Let each person know they’ve been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.
6 Random Things About Zach
1. I have a disembodied head in my back seat. Her name is Miss Michelle. She was used as a hairdresser’s practice head at some point, but now she lives in the back of my car.
2. I don’t have to tell you I’m a science fiction nerd. You already know that.
3. I have worn the same hat for about 4 years now. It’s in alot of my pictures. the red one with the white top.. yeah. It’s really the only hat i’ve owned in a long time. It’s the only one i could find that would fit my gigantic head.
Examples:
4. I’m dating a Jew, (more on that in a later post) though, I don’t think he knows Jew-Jitsu.
5. I’m obsessed with Twitter. I even upped my texting plan so that i could get unlimited updates from Twitter. I know, I have a problem. But I’m not ready to deal with it yet.
6. I love books. I’ve already had a discussion this morning with the boyfriend (I know, I promise I’ll do a post about him soon) because I was at a bookstore before he even woke up. Mostly it was for Christmas shopping, but I’m still tempted to buy a bunch of books for myself. i did purchase a clearance book today called “The Android’s Dream” By John Scalzi
Okay, I’m supposed to tag 6 people for this Meme.. so I’m choosing…
Craig, Post-Gay, Hotel Tuesday, Leland,
Dolphin’s Dock and
Mark