Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Handling Ronald
Thanksgiving morning was thrilling. Watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV as a kid I never expected to see the parade in person. Then in 1999, Will and I spent our first Thanksgiving in New...
View ArticleThat’s What Christmas is All About Charile Brown
Childhood + Christmas = Star Wars Toys Amen
View ArticleKen Robinson on Education Reform
I couldn’t agree with this more. Six years of Jr. High and High School left me intellectually and emotionally dead inside. I’ve spent the majority of my adult life (I’ll be forty this year) trying to...
View ArticleWelcome Home Morgan
This was originally posted here. And this from Brandon Morgan’s Facebook page: To everyone who has responded in a positive way. My partner and I want to say thank you. Dalan, the giant in the photo,...
View ArticleIf You Can Play… You Can Play
Anyone who plays a sport simply wants the chance to play and be judged on their abilities. The new You Can Play Project has a mission to promote this premise. You Can Play is dedicated to ensuring...
View ArticleSpring is in Full Blossom
While the 80′s kid in me loves seeing Mayim and Joey together again, I have become increasingly aware (and more than a little disturbed) that adults in my age bracket are being enticed with kitchy...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Pia Zadora!
Look at this video, how can you not love her? The Lonely Lady is is one of my all-time favorites (alongside Valley of the Dolls and Showgirls). This clip features an irrestiable montage of every moment...
View ArticleOlympic Crush: Danell Leyva
Of course there are many good looking men competing at the Olympics. By far my favorite is Danell Leyva. I saw him for the first time during the qualifiers when he earned his place on the US men’s...
View ArticleNYC Century
This past Sunday I rode in the NYC Century bike ride, which is a 100 mile (actually a 106 mile according to the route cue sheet) ride that takes place across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx....
View ArticleCycle for the Cause 2012 Day 1
I’m sitting in a Farmington CT hotel room writing this on my iPad after covering 111.8 miles over 12 hours after starting in Framingham MA this morning. To be upfront, I was only on my bike for about...
View ArticleCycle for the Cause 2012 Day 2
Hello from Danbury CT where Cycle for the Cause wrapped up an 84 mile very hilly ride today. Of that I did 64.8 miles. Today the 20 missed were all caboose detail related as I had no mechanical issue...
View ArticleCycle for the Cause 2012 Day 3
The top news of today is that Cycle for the Cause raised more than $450k for the HIV/AIDS Services provided by The LGBT Community Center in NYC. I rode in to the closing ceremony holding area at about...
View ArticleCycle for the Cause 2012 – The Wrap Up
The above photo is the end result of Cycle for the Cause 2012: More than $470,000 raised for the HIV/AIDS services offered by the LGBT Community Center. I have to thank the more than 50 donors...
View ArticleBanned Books Week
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week, the celebration of books that have been challenged or censored throughout the years. To learn more, check out the official site at...
View ArticleOctober is LGBT History Month
Every day during the month of October at the official LGBT History Month Website, a profile is uploaded detailing the accomplishments of various artists, trendsetters, politicians and sports heroes,...
View ArticleGRL 2012
Tomorrow Jeff and I are headed off to Albuquerque for the GayRomLit Retreat, the only con specifically for readers and writers of M/M romance and gay fiction. We’ll be busy enjoying the various events...
View Article2012: A Year in Review
It was a busy, but overall great year — and, hey, the world didn’t end so that made it all the better. Here’s my look back at 2012. Let’s start off with highlights: Travel & Writing Merge: Will and...
View ArticleHot Guys Reading Books: Arpad Miklos
We’ll miss you Arpad. Your fans will always love you.
View ArticlePaperman
Since it’s almost Valentine’s Day, here’s the Oscar nominated winning Disney short Paperman, a charming story of finding unexpected love in everyday circumstances (hooray for sentient paper airplanes!).
View ArticleSpring/Summer Camp
For those who feel that November is just too hectic to take part in the fast-paced, 50K word noveling adventure that is NaNoWriMo, there is now Camp NaNoWriMo. The first session of 2013 takes place...
View ArticleIt Had to Happen Eventually
I have an obsession with this movie and this looks hilarious. Check out the official site here.
View ArticleConflicted About Bike Share
I’m supposed to be for bike share programs. I’m on my bike multiple times a week. I’m a member of Transportation Alternatives and support the work they do to make the streets better/safer for bikers....
View ArticleHappy Birthday Jacqueline Susann
Today the irrepressible best-selling author of Valley of the Dolls would’ve been 95. … Continue reading →
View ArticleThe Graduating Class
It’s back to school season and BuzzFeed has some interesting factoids about the youngsters who will become the class of 2017, it’s a real eye-opener. This got me reminiscing. I’m the class of ’91,...
View ArticleGRL Here We Come!
In just about a week Jeff and I will be in Atlanta for this years Gay Romance Literature Retreat (GRL for short). We’ll also be taking part in the pre-retreat Writer’s Workshop. It should be fun! Lots...
View ArticleThe New Year is Almost Upon Us
Time to formulate your plan of attack. Make 2014 the best ever! … Continue reading →
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Nets #98
I got my special edition Brooklyn Nets Jason Collins t-shirt yesterday! I’m representin’ yo
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Rainbow Con 2014 Wrap-up
Will and I attended the inaugural Rainbow Con in Tampa over Easter weekend (April 17-20). It was a great time mixing with a bunch of authors and readers. We caught up with some great friends and made...
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Cycle for the Cause Scrimmage 2014 Exceeds Expectations
For five years, the cornerstone of my Cycle for the Cause fundraising has been a hockey scrimmage at Sky Rink. This past Sunday morning this year’s scrimmage took place and the fundraising hit a record...
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Happy Halloween From Laura Mars
Mommy, I wanna be Faye Dunaway for Halloween! Lord, if only this were real.
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TEDx Humboldt Bay Shows County Diversity
I spent yesterday afternoon attending TEDx Humboldt Bay and had a great time. The twenty-six talks, spread out between three one-hour sessions, covered a wide range of topics under the overall theme...
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No [fill in the blank] allowed!
Indiana went and did it today. They announced to the country that they’re willing to allow what seems like the potential for large scale discrimination. Individuals and business owners can refuse...
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Cycle for the Cause 2015
I’ve learned that every Cycle for the Cause is different and it’s usually nothing like you expect it to be. This year, my sixth, was no different. Going in I knew I hadn’t trained as much as in year’s...
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