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Archive for January, 2009

Terminal Addiction

Posted in Visit on January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »

“I fucking HATE going through JFK!”
Those words are spoken with the same sentiment that a former heroine addict uses when speaking of their addiction. And just like when the addict returns to Needle Park, so was I the moment I stepped foot into Delta’s Terminal 2 at Kennedy.
“I fucking LOVE this place!”
Despite the layers [...]

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Valetine’s Dance in German Village

Posted in Try on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Here’s something fun for those looking for a unique Valentine’s activity.
Hixon Dance is hosting a swing dance at the German Village Meeting Haus on February 13th.
An hours worth of lessons are available for those who need them and then the floor opens at 8pm. Members of Hixon Dance will be available throughout the evening to [...]

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COTA Challenge: 2008 and Beyond

Posted in I'm Taking the Bus on January 10, 2009 | 6 Comments »

And now for the number we’ve all been waiting for….$456.73.  That’s the total amount spent on gasoline for my car in 2008.  This includes two round-trips to Cleveland and a round-trip to Toledo.
For those following my COTA Challenge you’ll remember that the it started last January when it was announced that the oil companies had [...]

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Bar Exam

Posted in Gay Men & Women, Stop, Think, tagged on January 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The thought had never crossed my mind, but when a friend stated that he felt we’d been raised by generations of dysfunctional men, I spent weeks pondering the comment.
“The behaviors we display towards one another and our expectations of one another have been taught to us by dysfunctional gay men.” The behaviors he claims, [...]

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Eläintarhantie 14 – Part III

Posted in Read, Visit on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

For years I’ve had a photo of myself standing near the villa at Eläintarhantie 14 that I’ve wanted to send in to the people responsible for its restoration. The experiences over the years of brining people together over the story of an abandoned villa meant that more than just I had a history with [...]

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Eläintarhantie 14 – Part II

Posted in Read, Visit on January 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I pulled into the driveway, opened the trunk and pulled my suitcase up the four stairs to the front door. Inside the mail had piled up on the floor beneath the slot in the wall but everything else looked just as I’d left it. There was a note on the refrigerator left by [...]

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