A bit of a rant about gay travel
May21

A bit of a rant about gay travel

Gay travel is most often focused on sex, parties, shopping & fashion. And it pisses me off.

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Thoughts on Valentine’s Day
Feb14

Thoughts on Valentine’s Day

Ah, Valentine’s Day. The day for lovers. Ever since around the 11th century, this day has been a day attached to two things—romantic expressions of love and painful times for single people.

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Sexism and the single dad
Feb10

Sexism and the single dad

I see women complaining about sexism all the time. I notice it range from the very subtle to the glaringly obvious, shameful situations. While it isn’t appropriate, I also see a lot of women being guilty of doing the very same thing to men. Why is sexism towards women wrong, but men are fair game?

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Just what the f&#^ is a “real man”?
Nov22

Just what the f&#^ is a “real man”?

One time I was leaving a friend’s house after a party. It had been a small affair full of people I knew well. As I was departing, he called down to me from the rooftop balcony: “Sorry we were too busy doing manly stuff tonight!” He was apologizing because he had spent most of the night playing video games, drinking, and trash talking with his drinking buddies. When one of his friends returned after dropping his wife at home and...

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The realities of the voting contest
Mar13

The realities of the voting contest

It seems like every day there is yet another voting contest showing up. I have several reasons why I can’t stand these things, and since I haven’t posted a rant in a while. . . Well, here you go. Popularity vs. Quality It’s rather obvious that in a voting contest, the most popular folks are the ones who will win. That isn’t always a good thing, though. If you’ve ever watched American Idol and remember the likes of Sanjaya, you’ll have...

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