Christmas is over. The holiday sweater vest has been shelved, though the Christmas tree will definitely fight to keep its spot well into January. I've survived the Red Wee Episode, and should get answers as to what happened in 2008- next week, though it has put the...
politics
The Huckabee Challenge & a Presidential Endorsement
Due to Mike Huckabee's 1992 questionaire in which he stated that all people with AIDS ("the carriers of this plague") should be isolated, the dramatic conclusion to SUPERBLOG part II has been pre-empted quicker than Sharon Stone on Larry King. Now, I'm not going to...
World AIDS Day- Tomorrow and 10 Years Ago
I just saw a newsflash on TV. A red ribbon is hanging on the White House, and President Bush is meeting with and thanking unnamed people for their work in HIV/AIDS prevention. Likely Abstinence-Only pushers. The newsflash made me think back to ten years ago, when I...
Obama’s American Flag Lapel Pin
Last week a reporter in Iowa asked Barack Obama why he wasn't wearing an American flag lapel pin on his jacket. And his answer tore a fragile nation apart. Or not. Basically he said it was a lazy way to show your patriotism, but he worded it better since he's...
Bush Advocates Safe Sex?
Jenna Bush, that is. Our 47th President and the current daughter of President George W. Bush. (44th is President Hillary Clinton, 45th President Jeb Bush and/or Vice President George P. Bush, 46th President Chelsea Clinton and, finally, President Jenna at 47.) In her...
John McCain for President (of the Gambia)
In the last week there have been a couple of troubling stories about my pet virus, HIV. The first of which is that the President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, is claiming that he has found the cure for AIDS and is dispensing it to some of the civilians in the Western...
President’s Day ’09: A Look Ahead
When Gwenn and I started dating, we didn't celebrate Valentine's Day. Mainly because she was coming out of a longterm relationship, and it would have been kind of awkward to make a big deal out of it. Being the innovative young start-up couple that we were, we chose...
Election Night Results & This Week
Election night results: The Democrats have taken the House, the Senate, and the President's starfish! I'm a little late, but this is hardly a political blog. I just hope the Dems can handle the influx of power. They've hit puberty, they've been given a driver's...
The Roast of Dad
My mom decided to throw a big surprise birthday party for my dad, who turned 60 last Thursday. The day before, I had a message on my phone, "It would be really special if you did a reading..." I clinched up. A couple of weeks before I was in Barnes & Noble when...
The Real Vanity Fair Cover!
In the world of Hollywood things aren't always as they appear. Much was made of this week's unveiling of Suri Cruise on the cover of Vanity Fair, but I have obtained the unaltered photo from the session that day and, in a world exclusive, I am posting it here....