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Oh, What a Night (& Day)!

It’s been a while, hasn’t it?  PLENTY has happened, that’s for sure, but I just haven’t come back to the site for a bit. Big Brother’s final few weeks have been mostly anti-climactic and a bit disappointing, which led to me abandoning my fairly good record of posting about the episodes.  I’ll do a final […]

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I Want a Hyperloop

I love to get lost in the world of transportation.   I’ve always been fascinated by means of getting where you need to go – although I am not a gearhead by any stretch of the imagination.  But give me extensive subway and light-rail systems (and the corresponding MAPS! –> Transit Maps of the World is […]

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Thoughts on my StaircaseDad

As you may or may not know by now, my stepdad Harv died this past Friday, June 28, 2013.  This post is by no means a eulogy for Harv, but it certainly illustrates what is currently going on in my head as I make heads or tails of it. I am still in shock at […]

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Piss off, DOMA and Prop 8

It is a pretty awesome day with regards to gay rights, what with the Supreme Court having ruled DOMA unconstitutional and basically saying “meh” to Prop 8’s appeal. Some links about the story: http://gawker.com/supreme-court-strikes-down-doma-as-unconstitutional-584865619 http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2013/06/26/live-blogging-marriage-morning/ http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/06/supreme-court-prop-8-decision-marriage-states/66604/ And gotta love Wonkette’s always-hilarious take: http://wonkette.com/520846/supreme-court-update-special-over-the-top-nice-time-lets-all-gay-marry-our-dogs-edition For me though, the timing of the Supreme Court’s revealed decisions was […]

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Tale of an Upper Endoscopy (tl;dr – Take the Drugs)

“Dr. Cole said that I wasn’t going to need any sedation, just a gargle of something.”  The nurse gave me the briefest of a confused glance but continued the steps of getting me ready for my upcoming procedure.  I was at the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and in a few short minutes, I was […]