tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26730171010729280252011-11-27T18:45:29.021-06:00Thoughts and Stuff from "out there."Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.comBlogger271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-58966521100939462002010-12-18T22:37:00.004-06:002010-12-18T22:58:01.998-06:00

Today, I got an email from Joe Solmonese of the Human Rights Campaign, notifying me of the repeal of DADT. Of course, I was following the votes myself all day, so I already knew we had won. But his letter had some very stirring words that I would like to share with you. He said:Today, America lived up to its highest ideals of freedom and equality. Today, our federal government recognized that

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-85056440207706455592010-05-12T11:40:00.000-05:002010-05-12T11:40:24.202-05:00

One of the best performances I've seen from a talented kid on YouTube in a long, long time. He's going to go far.

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-57254444485350403972009-11-01T01:03:00.005-05:002009-11-01T01:09:36.489-05:00

Don't you love that moment on The Price is Right when they do the big reveal of the car that the contestant can win and Rod Roddy says, "It's....A NEW CAR!" You know what's coming, but it's so exciting when he hypes it like that, isn't it? Well, today was one of those kind of days. I knew that I had enough money to buy a car, but what kind? And how much "car" could I get for my money?Wonder

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I found this post at Poz.com, in the blog of Peter Staley, founder of AIDSmeds.com. In the YouTube video embedded in Peter's post, New York state senator Tom Duane, openly gay and poz, fights for his bill that would cap housing expenses for PWA's at 30% of their income. Apparently someone made the mistake of laughing that they were going to defeat the bill. This touched off Duane's 22 minute

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-9011419073397157432009-09-07T14:41:00.004-05:002009-09-07T14:52:28.028-05:00

Haven't posted any new wallpapers lately of good American architecture. Found a good one of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri that I wanted to share with you. The arch is meant to symbolize the "gateway to the west." Missouri (both Kansas City and St. Louis) was a major "jumping-off" point for settlers headed to California and the west. At one time, St. Joseph, MO was also a major

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Jaw-dropping. Last nite's "Special Comment" from Keith Olbermann, in which he calls out, by name,Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats who have accepted campaign contributions from heath industry interests. Amazing. Must-See TV!

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I watched the second episode of the Torchwood mini-series "Children of Earth" tonight. I've been a fan for a long time, but got to really thinking about the show itself, and the characters. What struck me in this episode (minor spoiler alert) is that you wind up with Gwen and Rhys and Jack and Ianto working together. Essentially, the quintessential straight couple and a gay couple working

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-31094771806822692012009-04-24T15:00:00.000-05:002009-04-24T15:01:52.333-05:00

being gay isn't 'gay.'it's parents that forsake you.lonely nights slepton picnic tables in the park.it's being prey forgrifters in search of moneyand drugs, stealing stuff.it's no family tree.it's new friendswho help you through the pain left behind.doctors who care more than dad.it's wisdom, earned atthe point of a knifeleaving bitter scars.it's unwholesome, it's 'gay.'tell me again aboutour '

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So Kellogg's has cancelled Phelp's contract.  What hypocrites.  I'm here as a member of the baby boom generation to say that at least half the boomers that work @ Kellogg's have probably smoked pot, and a good number of them probably still do, despite drug testing.  A lot of employees keep that quiet as a part of their private life and know that as long as they don't come in to work fucked up,

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-31950869638001299302008-11-11T01:13:00.003-06:002008-11-11T02:00:04.774-06:00

It's been a week since Proposition 8 overturned gay marriage in California, and I'm still in shock.  I'm angry too, but more hurt than angry.  I can't understand how supposed "churches" and "men of the cloth" and their followers can spew such hate and still call themselves Christians?  Whatever happened to "Judge not lest ye be judged?" or "Do unto others as you would be done by."I've been around

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-9040669481411893592008-09-11T14:29:00.001-05:002008-09-11T14:32:20.711-05:00

Air Force Academy Chapel Originally uploaded by CkH~Lovin' Life I had to add another picture to this post. Lest anyone think that the Academy chapel is just an architectural oddity, here's the massive pipe organ that resides at one end of the chapel. You can notice some of the stained glass that runs between the spires of the roof on the left of the picture also. The chapel is a functioning

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Air Force Academy Chapel Originally uploaded by gamookie Today's image, the latest in my American Architecture desktop pictures series, is from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I grew up in the shadow of Pike's Peak and my dad used to take me to basketball games at the Academy. This building has always been one of my favorites, and this is a great picture of it. I think

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-85010726360839998102008-07-28T00:55:00.000-05:002008-07-28T01:03:27.403-05:00

My partner, Pete Foster, who passed away on July 8, 2008, left us very suddenly and without warning.  What follows is a copy of what I said at Pete's memorial."Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our heart and we are never, ever the same."I came across this quote written on a scrap of paper while I was going through the desk of a

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-52122640017719418552008-05-13T04:55:00.001-05:002008-05-13T04:58:24.396-05:00

Chrysler BuildingOriginally uploaded by neckarhase The Chrysler Building in New York is an architectural gem. Started in 1928, it was briefly the tallest building in the world before being overtaken by the Empire State Building. However, it is still the tallest BRICK building in the world!Built by Walter Chrysler, it not only epitomizes the Art Deco era, it also contains many touches that

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-31508838010884686572008-04-18T02:53:00.000-05:002008-04-18T03:24:49.493-05:00

I admit it - I'm addicted to immortal characters.  First there was "Forever Knight," then "The Highlander" and "Angel."  I've loved them all.  This season, Fox has a new one, John Amsterdam of "New Amsterdam."  For those that don't already know, 'New Amsterdam' was the original name of New York when the Dutch colonized it in the 17th century.  When John saves an Indian girl from being killed by a

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-4073040509912378902008-03-29T03:08:00.001-05:002008-04-18T03:33:53.906-05:00

Golden Gate BridgeOriginally uploaded by jimfrazier Here's a great photo of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge at night. I like this picture because it's not your standard Golden Gate photo of the bridge in bright daylight. Sometimes you also see the Gate surrounded in fog. The bay is often foggy, and I found SF to be chilly even in the summer.

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Pyramid ArenaOriginally uploaded by DiscourseMarker Here is another great piece of American architecture (suitable for wallpaper). I remember driving through Memphis many years ago on my way to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and the Pyramid is very striking. It's huge!Sad that the arena is not currently being used. I hope they sort this situation out soon, it is such a waste of a great

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-50077980298703461892008-02-29T13:51:00.001-06:002008-03-05T17:48:46.324-06:00

Empire State Building Originally uploaded by Martini Captures I'm starting a series of posts with pictures of American examples of "grand architecture." The sort of pics I'm looking for will show off the building or structure nicely and also be usable as a desktop picture (or wallpaper, if you insist on using Windows). My other requirement is that the picture have some nice composition and

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-54385427080336483282008-02-10T17:39:00.000-06:002008-02-10T17:43:20.323-06:00

OK, so remember how I said that MOG was doing better than Last.fm at using my processor and memory?  Well, I was wrong, but it isn't my fault.  The problem is that MOG's "MOG-O-Matic" preference pane hands all the real work off to the System Events application.  So although the MOG software uses almost no processor cycles, it's not true to say that MOG uses less of my system.  In fact, it's the

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-89020210800684216072008-01-05T01:55:00.000-06:002008-01-05T02:05:34.706-06:00

I just posted my year-end list of artists everyone should own over at my MOG page.  The list includes some things you might expect and some that you might not.  Give it a look if you have time.  Also, MOG's custom skin-handling issues that posted about last time are fixed, so I'm much happier.  I didn't need to sign up with Rhapsody, but am able to listen to music, so that's better too.In the

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-89890361384062160432007-12-23T13:38:00.000-06:002007-12-23T13:45:51.929-06:00

OK, so I know that I was raving about MOG, but seldom is anything perfect, and MOG is no exception.  First off, they're affiliated with Rhapsody, which means that in order to listen to my recommended artists, I have to install Rhapsody, which means I have to sign up and give them my credit card number.  Not gonna happen.  Period.  At least Last.fm lets me listen for free.Second, I tried making a

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-38231734388655122072007-12-17T08:14:00.000-06:002007-12-17T08:21:49.917-06:00

As much as I like(d) Last.fm, I'm finding MOG to be a better music listening/sharing service.  For one thing, I found that the Last.fm "scrobbler" was eating a bunch of processor and memory on my PowerMac G4.  After switching to MOG, I found that it was MUCH less obtrusive.  Their "MOGifier" is a preference pane in your System Prefs, and uses about half as much memory as the Last.fm scrobbler and

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-81669048237698391172007-11-26T12:49:00.000-06:002007-11-26T12:54:10.223-06:00

If you get bored with your mp3 collection (or your CD's or other music), may I suggest you hop over to Last.fm and download their player software?  You type in an artist and it generates a playlist of similar tastes for your listening pleasure!  You can also select a category or tag (like "classic rock") and it will stream items that fit the category or tag.I've been playing with it for several

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-60324711678249003372007-09-07T02:26:00.000-05:002007-09-07T02:36:01.287-05:00

We've been putting up pickles around our house this week. Earlier in the week I found large cucumbers for 50 cents apiece and decided to make some dill spears, using just left over jars and (knowing they would be eaten within the week) didn't bother canning them properly. Tonight, though, Pete and I went and bought a dozen canning jars and made some bread & butter pickles, 5 pints of them! I

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-62730238356689377112007-03-30T04:17:00.000-05:002007-03-30T04:54:11.681-05:00

I got to thinking recently. I loved Apple's old "Think Different" campaign, but it lacked something - some gayness! So I have been busy with GimpShop creating some new desktop pictures that sort of satire the old "TD" campaign, but with gay icons!I created a Picasa album with the first four pictures in the series. I'm hoping to add to them as time permits. Feel free to bounce over there and

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-82443933177001689412007-02-20T18:14:00.000-06:002007-02-20T18:17:25.344-06:00

I was going through my sticky notes (on the computer, not literally) and found a quote. I didn't recognize it at first, then realized I'd written it myself one night after the issue of a "personal philosophy of life" had come up in a conversation with someone.Here, without further ado, is my perspective on life:Live every day as if it will never come again, for it won't. When you speak to

Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921534252560174176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673017101072928025.post-87276675837410989852007-01-06T03:06:00.000-06:002007-01-06T03:27:07.971-06:00

2006 was a busy year for coming out, that's for sure. First it was Lance Bass (of N'Sync), then T.R. Knight (of "Grey's Anatomy"), then Neil Patrick Harris (from "How I Met Your Mother" and "Doogie Howser, M.D."). Oh, and let's not forget the coming out of Lt. Sulu! George Takei outed himself in 2006 also! I'm so gratified that we've reached the point where these people, in the public eye,

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