Say, do you Play Basketball?
on Nov 16, 2009 in society and culture human relationships height I have to submit daily to three questions (unless I cower at home all day):How tall are you, like seven foot?Do you play basketball? What's the weather like up there?If I'm in a gay club, there's the additional: "Is everything in proportion?", or its...

The Evolution of the God Gene
on Nov 15, 2009Gross generalizations about atheists remain in style. A letter in response to a Sunday New York Times article in the Week in Review section, by Nicholas Wade. Dear Mr. Wade,While I always enjoy - despite being an atheist - having my thinking stimulat...

on Nov 8, 2009I never thought I'd see the day where I'd drive over to West Hollywood without doing my hair, a cap barely clinging to my head. (My head is, as with all other parts of my body, oversized, and most hats don't fit me.)When I learned, howeve...

A Quantum Deity
on Nov 7, 2009 in cosmology quantum theory physics God spirituality A little known fact about quantum mechanics is that it disproves God's omniscience. Now, we all know that a watched pot never boils. What does this have to do with God's omniscience? Well, did you also know that an unwatched electron doesn't really e...

Manic Panic
on Nov 2, 2009 in self-image human relationships blogging publishing mania book I think it's possible the the people who are most wary around people with bipolar disorder, apart from those people - such as my boyfriend - who have previously got caught in the crossfire, are other people with bipolar disorder. You know what the co...

An Infinity of One
on Oct 31, 2009 in reason cosmology ideas infinity the self the universe reading consciousness What are you looking at right now? Oh, of course, silly, it's my blog you're looking at. Well, I have news for you. It doesn't exist. In fact nothing you can feel, see, touch or hear exists. Most probably. Well at least that's so according to an idea...

I've Done Something
on Oct 29, 2009 in creativity writing coach publishing writing achievement mania bipolar disorder One of the currents in my book (which will soon likely have to be removed from my website - but more on that in a second) is the search for achievement. The course of my life took a dramatic bad turn at the age of seven (for reasons I never understoo...

The Deep Breath Before the Plunge
on Oct 20, 2009 in depression work stress book (In Montreal, last week.)Our brief visit to Montreal - our only vacation of the year - was, in the words of Gandalf, "the deep breath before the plunge." I came back knowing that I had just over two weeks to get the application I've been developing...

Better Photos from Black & Blue
on Oct 18, 2009 in homoerotic photography travel gay culture costumes gay Montreal So my first genuine circuit party has come and gone. Well, I should rephrase that, it was the first circuit party where I flew to a city on a date that specifically coincided with a circuit party. Since these events got their names from the idea of g...

Photos from Black & Blue in Montreal
on Oct 18, 2009 in homoerotic photography travel gay culture costumes gay Montreal (Ben and I photographed at the Black & Blue Party in Montreal.)Subscribe and get me in your inbox!(g1,x1,h1)...