It might also be a good time to lay off the sauce.

Good. I hope MLK III punches him right in the face.

Before my daughter was born (so, 12 years ago now) I worked in a hospital that was located in an area that had a large population of Russian Jews. I worked in the cardiac ICU and sometimes in the cath, lab, so a lot of my patients were unconscious the whole time I took care of them. I lost count of the number of times…

I am American, and many of those names are familiar to me as well. I think Terezin is the only one that I don’t recall hearing about. I was also aware that there were mass killings of people outside of the camps, but it makes sense that we know less about them.

I am in the same boat, and although I’m gay, my marriage is protected by state law because I live in Massachusetts. I’m educated, my wife is educated, we live in an affluent, diverse suburb and belong to a church that fully affirms the values we cherish. My wife and I have good, secure jobs and even though we are both…

Proving my point: I have dismissed about a half dozen trolls so far just on this comment alone.

I’ve said it here before, but I’m starting to look seriously into the possibility of buying a gun. I’ve never before in my life even contemplated such a thing and as recently as September I couldn’t even imagine a circumstance in which I would ever want to own, let alone carry, a gun. But everything has changed since…

“it would be your word against mine and nobody will believe you.”

Good. I’m all in favor of giving them all something to really be afraid of.

Thanks for the tip about the Thermacare patches. I have been watching the forecast and it seems like it might be relatively mild, but I have my long underwear and everything all set to wear under my “I’m with Her” t shirt just in case. The downtown area can get really windy, so a little extra insurance never hurts.

That looks chilling.

I don’t know, but 1994 was the last time someone screamed “dyke!” at me while I was walking down the street with my girlfriend.

Someone called me a lefty lesbian the other day. I was like, “yes. and?” I think it infuriated her (yes *sigh* her) that I didn’t respond with some sort of offended denial, so she kept trying to bait me my making nasty comments about my profile photo and my hair cut.

I am not a person who does well in large crowds, but I am going to the Boston march anyway because this shit is too important to just sit out. The wife and kiddo are coming with me, and we’re meeting up with some friends who have promised to help take care of me if I start to freak out. In exchange, I will bring them…

I commented elsewhere that they are out in force all over the internet, seemingly more so than usual. So much horrific sexist bullshit about anything related to the Women’s March(es), in particular. The racists and homophobes are also going hard at it. I know I shouldn’t be bothered by it, but it makes me feel like…

Don’t get bogged down by picky details that can be easily changed later. Focus on location, size/layout, and the systems (HVAC, plumbing, and electrical). As long as it’s not a total dump, you can replace flooring, paint, light fixtures and whatnot easily and relatively inexpensively. My BFF is a Realtor, and he’s…

Tangentially related: the closer we get to the coronation inauguration, the more racist and/or sexist trolls come out of their holes on social media.

Indigo Girls, Indigo Girls

I came here to say that. This is how a person issues a sincere apology.

I chuckled because censor seemed almost as likely, but I didn’t think that was really what you meant. :)