… the thrill of them all, then I will tell them I remember you”: the most beautiful woman in heaven to me — Margaret Rose Ardussi, born June 1, 1941; died Dec. 7, 2004.
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I am the 99 percent manifesto send-up
It took me a few minutes to remember the genre of humor this belongs to — literal lyrics:
UPDATED: Michelle Bachmann wins Iowa straw poll, husband still gay
I originally posted the following on August 14, 2011. It was lost on Sept. 17 due to a web host snafu. I am restoring it from Google’s cached copy along with all the original comments (I will be answering objections raised in the comments in a future post): The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get …
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Sassy Gay Friend saves the Black Swan
Favorite line: “You’re not in heaven! In heaven, Annette Bening gets the Oscar for The Kids Are Alright!” (Housekeeping note: Technorati! Take me back! X4GN58SJ5BFG.)
Geraldine Ferraro, thank you, and a reminder of the vicious sexism you faced
Geraldine Ferraro died today of blood cancer. As the first female vice presidential candidate in 1984, she inspired a generation of women, including me. The moment I knew Sarah Palin has the majesty of soul to be a great leader came during her speech after John McCain announced he had selected her as his running …
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Mary Matalin and Ken Mehlman speaking at GOProud’s fundraiser
My favorite points from Republican strategist Ken Mehlman, who recently came out as gay: Mary Matalin has made conservativism cool again. Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan restored the Republican party to being a party of ideas, rather than something you were born as. There’s a short glimpse of me at the beginning of the video …
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Sassy Gay Friend rescues Cleta Mitchell
Did I forget to finish the Cleta Mitchell story I started after dear Christopher Barron characterized her in an unflattering way in the interview he and Jimmy LaSalvia gave to Metro Weekly that was published on Feb. 9 during CPAC? For some reason, several months of being on the receiving end of Ms. Mitchell’s scorched …
Oo-oo, child, things are going to get easier
Via my dear friend, Jenny, The Bloggess, a couple of days ago I found the blog of a young lesbian who is in seminary on the ordination track to be a Lutheran minister — thus the name of her blog, Emm in Sem: Gay marriage isn’t revolutionary. It’s just the next step in marriage’s evolution. …
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Goodness and mercy
My late life partner and I used to love to watch the British comedies broadcast by the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., PBS stations — Are You Being Served?, Keeping Up Appearances, As Time Goes By, Chef, Last of the Summer Wine, Waiting for God, Blackadder, The Thin Blue Line and The Vicar of Dibley were …
Most beautiful woman in heaven to me
Margaret Rose Ardussi, born June 1, 1941; died Dec. 7, 2004.