She was about 16 and teetered between wanting to be cool and needing to be cuddly. She had had auburn hair that must have glistened marvelously with her green eyes. Bright green eyes are rare, and I remember hers as they stared in silence or twinkled in laughter. The … [Read more...] about Amendment One Perpetuates Fear and Loathing: A True Story
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An Open Letter to North Carolina
I published this post on Thursday, April 26. Something happened in the world wide web to delete this post from my Wordpress dashboard and render the links useless. My savvy friend Lawrence helped me out and found the Google cached link so I am posting it again. This is too … [Read more...] about An Open Letter to North Carolina
Teach Kids About Food
Every time I eat lunch with my sons in their school cafeteria, I am amazed and saddened (and a little bit sickened) by what kids are eating. School lunch is notoriously bad. Adding pink slime to the equation is downright poisonous and an abominable disservice to our children. But … [Read more...] about Teach Kids About Food
I’m Talking About Gas
As in FUEL. My latest post on The Stir... Chime in and tell me what you think about gas prices. … [Read more...] about I’m Talking About Gas
City of Innovation in a Discriminating State
I read in the local paper recently that Raleigh, North Carolina's state capital, wants to brand itself as a "city of innovation" or some such thing. I think branding must start with who you are, followed by whom you aspire to be. There are times when your current brand and your … [Read more...] about City of Innovation in a Discriminating State
Gay Marriage Doesn’t Threaten My Marriage
Tomorrow Mac Daddy and I will celebrate our twelfth wedding anniversary. We got married in Key West on a sunny, hot day in the gardens of the Audubon House. Pastor Ken, a retired Navy chaplain conducted the ceremony, and we wrote our own vows. It was simple and touching and … [Read more...] about Gay Marriage Doesn’t Threaten My Marriage
I get around.
I'm donning some swank shoes and getting around today. Check out what I have to say about presidential candidates' personal wealth over at The Stir. And I regaled you with a story at The Broad Side about how I learned a lesson on self image from a 13 … [Read more...] about I get around.