Recently, comments by Jennifer Beals in the January 31, 2006 issue of The Advocate and the resulting article “Season 4??? It’s in Your Hands” at at L-word.com seem to have opened a rats nest of discussion in the lesbian ranks. Goodness knows when I shared the article with business partners and friends I got a…
One thing I have noticed about bloggers on the web is that at every turn it seems someone is using a pseudonym. I thought the whole medium was supposed to be about being authentic and speaking from your unique voice. I realize in the writing world that pseudonyms have a long history and people have…
I am someone who would fit the description of: what you see is what you get. I tell it like it is (much to others’ chagrin at times) – good, bad, or indifferent — with as much tact as I can. I also believe that it is worth the time to give others an unsolicited…
Selfish has gotten a bad wrap. Even the dictionary equates selfish with the desire to consider one’s own interests at the expense of others. However, that is not really what being selfish is. Selfish at its purest sense is taking care of one’s own interests. It is being self-aware, self-full, and self-caring. That is, being…
Here’s a funny little tale that I consider worthy of “a day in the life …” sort of story. It involves assumptions, confusion, the Pope, a tuxedo, and two lesbians. My partner and I are taking our first Olivia Cruise in less than two weeks. On that cruise is a formal night. The good news…