What Is It about Savannah?
[apologies for the delays in getting the last few out… they’re just as important, I assure you!] I had been to Savannah once before, on a business trip with the now-defunct Leadership for a Changing...
View ArticleDid I Bury the Lead?
In my earlier entry about Birmingham, I skimmed over an important detail that I would like to revisit: the moment I cried. It was in the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, in the second room after the...
View ArticleWho Is Savannah?
[I thought I posted this yesterday… anyway, it’s here at last!] The pertinent reason for my Birmingham disclosure was that my traveling companion had a similar moment of self-discovery in Savannah....
View ArticleOur Political Atmosphere: How Bad Is It?
So bad that fear of one’s opponents is a faster motivator than those opponents themselves. The short version is that a Black nonpartisan federal employee was caught on video saying something that...
View ArticleRanty McRantenstein
[Contributor Post by johncleonard] Politics has been particularly upsetting lately. It’s gotten to the point that I don’t really want to write about it. Well, nothing particularly useful, anyway. So,...
View Article10 Points Marginally Related to Universal Healthcare
[Contributor Post by johncleonard] #1) TARP isn’t going to cost the taxpayers a lot of money in the end. Almost all the money given out is getting paid back and all we’re going to end up being on the...
View ArticleNotes from the Road: Church vs. Church
Imagine my surprise when my friends in Denver invited me to attend the local Goth club. Not the invitation itself, but the destination: a Goth club called “The Church”. That’s funny, we have one of...
View ArticleNotes from the Road: Sorted Lives
What Else Is Out There? Whenever I travel, I try to meet with locals at sex-positive gatherings. In the four weeks surrounding my Western States road trip, I attended dinners, discussions, and parties...
View ArticleDear Boy Scouts:
My name is Jeffrey Lawson and from 1987-1992, I wore the uniforms of a Scout, from Bobcat to Tenderfoot (I even completed my requirements for Second Class, but after I stopped attending). I am writing...
View ArticleHow Dyadism Ruined the Best Moment at SexTalk
Two weeks ago, Southwestern University hosted its annual Brown Symposium in Georgetown, Texas — wait, let me highlight why this is interesting: Last week, the oldest university in Texas hosted a...
View ArticleOur Worst Selves (or as I Like to Call Them, Our Selves)
[I started drafting this before my recent travels, about which I have 1,001 things to say, so in the spirit of Imperfectionism I’m going to do quick edits and schedule to post so I can move on. The...
View ArticleThe Taller They Are… (A Tall Tour Dispatch)
[Stop me if I’ve told this story before…] When I was in high school drama, I won the lead in the first play where I tried out. It was a one-act play for competition. Having won the role, though, my...
View Article“An American Dream”: Eulogy for Ed Hodson
I want to tell you about The American Dream: I don’t believe in it. I don’t really think I’ve ever had the chance to believe in it, and neither have most of my peers from Generation X or the Millenials...
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