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Underground Railroad

One of Elizabeth and my three stops in Cincinnati was the National Underground Railroad Museum, sandwiched between the football and baseball stadiums.

The museum was kind of hokey—we managed to arrive at the same time that 400 members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The line was out the door. Fortunately the line moved quickly and […]

So… Gay!

I don’t know how it happened, but I realized last night on my way to bed that I have had three distinctly gay posts in a row: Candace Gingrich, gay videos, and Indy Pride.

I’ll try to slow down the pace—it seems a bit much at this point, if you ask me. I need to […]

Dutch + British =

On the last day of my trip to New York City I found myself with time to kill and, consequently, on the doorstep of the Museum of the City of New York.

It was not my first visit: my first visit was a young child with my father who was exploring his old stomping grounds. […]

Ooops, I did it, …

For Real: I’ve never really discussed it on my blog, but this past week it finally happened for real: I messed up my mobile phone number when telling it to somebody. The sad pathetic story is that my mobile phone number in Germany is surprisingly similar to a phone number I call regularly in the […]

Random Stuff

I’ve been feeling lackluster about doing extensive writing.

Watch, now that I’ve typed that sentence, this is going to be an enormous blog entry, covering all kinds of interesting stuff—some of it shocking.

Take, for instance, the news about a 22 year old British guy sticking a fire-cracker up his ass to celebrate Guy Fawkes […]

Matthew Shepard .08

Remember Matthew Shepard

1 December 1976 – 12 October 1998

Last Year

Love One Another

One of the more edify aspects of my journey to Armenia was the realization of how deep mistrust and hatred of other peoples can go. There were two things that drove this message home, affecting me in ways I had not anticipated.

The most obvious and visible symbol of hatred in Armenia is Tsitsernakaberd, the […]

Beware Thunderbolt!

I have favorite authors—I’ve named many in the past.

Today I want to tie together two of them: David Sedaris and Bill Bryson.

It turns out that both are American expatriates and both are great writers.

David Sedaris, through “Me Talk Pretty One Day,” accidentally colored how I view language acquisition. As he struggled to […]

Thanks for upholding the law!

Principal John Schalk Carmody Middle School 2050 S. Kipling Street Lakewood, CO 80227

Dear Principal Schalk,

As an American living in a foreign country, I felt compelled to write to you after hearing that you have successfully scared that seditious “teacher” Eric Hamlin out of your school.

It is most unfortunate that such a left […]

Visiting the Cynical Queer

Me in South Carolina!

Originally uploaded by elmada.

With my time dwindling in the USA, I decided it was time for a quick trip to see the Cynical Queer down in Greensboro for it had been way too long since I last saw him in person.

In fact, I’m not really sure when […]