Monthly Archives: September 2011

Karma, the Bitch; and the New Rules of Communicating via Technology

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

Before you read any further… I haven’t spent a lot of time talking about my personal gay life on here. That’s mostly because it’s the part of my life I’m most comfortable with.  The angst in my life usually comes … Continue reading →

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Is Everyone Who Opposes Gay Marriage Homophobic?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

I confess I stole the question from an episode of 1 Girl 5 Gays. The TV show 1 Girl 5 Gays is a fun 1/2 hour romp with a female host, Aliya-Jasmine Sovani, interviewing a panel of 5 young gay … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical Thinking Skills, Mormonism, Reality, Religion, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Yes, And…

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

I’ve long had this blog post churning in my head regarding the walls I had built around myself over the years.  It was a certain hesitancy, a constraint that I hadn’t been able to articulate to myself very well, but … Continue reading →

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Marriage

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday. Mawidge, the bwessed awwangement, that dweam wiffim a dweam… … Ven wuv, twoo wuv, wiw fowwow you fowever.. -Peter Cook as the Impressive Clergyman in Princess Bride Perhaps I have taken the whole … Continue reading →

Posted in Divorce, Family, Fatherhood, Happiness, Honesty, Marriage, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Opportunity Costs

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

Non Sequitur Years ago when a large earthquake struck southern California I was working for a company which had a large supply warehouse there at the epicenter. Soon after the quake, the company president sent out an e-mail message proudly … Continue reading →

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Crying

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

I don’t cry much. I used to cry a lot as a kid. I was very emotional, but somewhere along the way it got stifled. Now, I rarely cry.  It takes a huge emotional blast of surprise to get me … Continue reading →

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Child Custody: Near or Far?

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

I lost an enormous amount of money fighting my ex-wife’s move-away with our kids four years ago. Likewise, if I could mint the emotional energy and turmoil I expended in the long, drawn-out battle to keep my children nearby I … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Custody, Divorce, Family, Fatherhood, Happiness, Homosexuality | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments