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While stuck in bed earlier this month recovering from the flu, my husband surprised me by coming in and handing me a copy of The Road, by Cormac McCarthy. "This is a perfect time to read this" he said. Now, don't ask me why anyone would hand someone they love a story about the end of the world. Especially someone coughing up a lung from H1N1, but, what can I say? That's just one of the bizarre little quirks which passes for true love around here. Quite reluctantly I began reading this, quite sure that given the bleak nature of the story combined with our entire family getting Swine Flu, was simply going to ensure this book ended up in the literary graveyard that is my side of my bed until a sunnier day. However, much to my surprise, I immediately fell under the spell of The Road. It was quite simply, impossible to put down, whether or not I was feverish and coughing. My husband knows me so well. So, now that I'm almost done with the novel, I find I'm p...

Naturally, last night at Thanksgiving dinner I stated that I was grateful for my all family, both near and far. But, later I qualified that toast, to be that I was thankful for the internet, for not only making the distance between loved ones smaller, but also for allowing me to add new friends and "family" to my life, those who I'd have never known were it not for the internet super freeway. So, thank you to family, friends, turkey, pie and the internet super highway! I will upload photos of our post Thanksgiving family trip to Disneyland, too.

Vintage Lady Gaga. I am grateful for people with talent! The only thing annoying about this clip are the show hosts...

This weekend I kissed my husband and kids goodbye to go on a long awaited date with the one and only Prince Gomolvilas (of the always fabulous blog, Bamboo Nation ) for a one-of-a-kind bus tour: " Out And About Tours ," a unique trek through Los Angeles’ LGBT history, all viewed from the upper tier of a double- decker bus. How cool is that? *Note: To read more about our date, be sure to read about it on The Bilerico Report, here . The tour was everything it promised to be plus an ice cold drink and a bag of chips! This first ever GLBT history tour of Los Angeles is a non-stop giddy whirlwind of laughs, jeers and cheers all spirited along by an attractive team of actors and tour guides who brought to life the many tales and facts woven together by the talented creator of the tour, founder Jim Anzide . The trip was a whirlwind flight through the City of Angels, a journey that happened to be chock full of laughs, and stories that will stay with me fore...

Yes, this weekend I kissed my husband and kids goodbye to go on a long awaited date with the one and only, fabulous Prince Gomolvilas on a one of a kind bus tour from Out & About Tours. It was a unique tour of Los Angeles’ LGBT history from the upper tier of a double-decker bus. Cruising East down Santa Monica Boulevard you are introduced to Barney’s Beanery (where my husband and I had our first date, unfortunately. I guess there was some pretty ugly ju-ju there.) where there used to hang a sign that said “Fagots- Stay Out.” This outed them as not only small and hateful, but also grammatically challenged. Later as we approached a certain corner in Hollywood, Prince and I were elected to act out a scene based on when Eddie Murphy infamously picked up his late-night transsexual companion Atisone Seuli. I'll let you ponder who played who in the scene but I will say, it was an Oscar worthy moment, to say the least. As it turns out, Out & About Tours is the first and only g...

Yesterday, right before drifting off the sleep came a report on CNN .... Paula Dean was hit in the face with a ham. -- I sat up in bed. -- Did I really hear that right? Is this a David Letterman sketch? Didn't I hear this sort-of thing before? Yes, apparently she was handing out free hams and someone decided to throw one back to her. Oops! But, why did this still sound so familiar to me? Ah, yes...Then I remembered when Kathy Griffin, of My Life on the D-List, when she also whipped Paula in the face with "a switch." No, really. In the face. She did that. I'm not kidding. Y'all just have to stop hitting Paula in the face all the time.

What?!   OMG!  How did I not know my favorite female comic was coming to town?  I have got to get a ticket to see her! So, how come this vanilla, married mother of two adores the outspoken, wicked Kathy Griffin so much?     Because Kathy's brave and funny and not afraid of taking on the school yard bully, that's why.  In this case, the school yard bully happens to be the shameful legislation known as "Prop 8."   In case you missed it before, I had the honor of guest blogging for The Bilerico Report regarding a particular  episode of Kathy Griffin's show  "My Life On The D-List" which aired, July 27th, on Bravo, (Episode 8, Season 5) when she took on a more serious tone than usual.   That particular show started off with a declaration of war on the California Supreme Court's decision on the constitutionality of Prop 8 and followed her as she marched to Sacramento on the eve of California Supreme Court's decision on ...