Scattered Pictures
This morning, I dug through some photo boxes hoping to find the four-generation photo I mentioned earlier. No such luck. I did find a couple of nifty old snaps that may explain why my dad had to fight off lung cancer last year: I’m pretty sure these were taken before I was born–perhaps before my parents [...]

It Could Always Be Worse
My dad may not have been a stand-up guy, but there’s nothing so bad that it couldn’t be worse. Case in point.

The Uncertainty Principle
Grief is never easy, but it’s usually uncomplicated. I suffered long and hard over my grandmother’s death, but I never once wondered what to feel about it. Because my grandfather and I had had a touchier relationship, grieving him was significantly more complicated. I’d already struggled for years to keep my feelings for him separate [...]

Don’t Ask, Don’t Give
There’s a boycott, or rather a “pause,” going on. As John Aravosis explains here, the idea is to remind the Democrats that they’ve made certain promises, and we expect them to be kept: Candidate Obama promised during the campaign to be the gay community’s “fierce advocate.” He and the Democratic party have not kept their promise. Aravosis [...]

Big Fat Hairy Deal
Why gay marriage is such a big deal; or, stuff I wish I’d written.