I have to take back what I said a few posts ago about my little brother.
I wrote that I was so proud of him staying in school and playing basketing ball for a privet college in Ohio.
As you know, I have my own business where I create resumes and cover letters for those who are otherwise challenged at doing so.
Just last week I get a text from him asking if I could create a resume for him. The first thing I think is great...he is being proactive in looking for a part-time job during the off season of basketball.
In the next text he dropped the bomb on me that he is no longer in school and is now back home.
He claims that his father (we have different dad's by the way) stopped paying for tuition.
To me there seems to be more to the story...I will let you know more soon!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Gay Travel in Columbus, Ohio...Where to Eat, Stay and Party
For gay men, travel in the United Stated for gay men could be a bit daunting. Ever since the horrific events that took place at Stonewall in the mid seventies gay and lesbian issues have been brought to the forefront of the American consciousness.
Even today, gay marriage and other rights of gays and lesbians are being challenged in major political races across the country. Since Stonewall, gays and lesbians have made it a point to nurture and create communities that caters to their needs and wants. Most major cities have gone so far as to establish gay communities to help flounder this, Montreal being one of those cities which has created the largest gay district in North America.
The mid western cities littered though out the United States are starting to follow suit. Columbus, Ohio has a flourishing gay area and here are some places that gays and lesbians traveling to Columbus must see during their stay.
Read the entire article here.
I would love to hear from my readers if anything has changed...
Even today, gay marriage and other rights of gays and lesbians are being challenged in major political races across the country. Since Stonewall, gays and lesbians have made it a point to nurture and create communities that caters to their needs and wants. Most major cities have gone so far as to establish gay communities to help flounder this, Montreal being one of those cities which has created the largest gay district in North America.
The mid western cities littered though out the United States are starting to follow suit. Columbus, Ohio has a flourishing gay area and here are some places that gays and lesbians traveling to Columbus must see during their stay.
Read the entire article here.
I would love to hear from my readers if anything has changed...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Review of Another Gay Movie
Another Gay Movie, directed by Todd Stephens (and also the one who wrote the screenplay) and starring Michael Carbonaro, follows the line of Scary Movie films by spoofing, American Pie. This time, as the title leads you to beleive, it takes on a decidedly homosexual theme and does so by incorporating scences from other gay-themed films.
Read the rest of the article here.
Read the rest of the article here.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Its A New Year.....So Time For A new Car?
Fat chance...
With my credit score, the only car that I would be eligible to finance could be carting around a family with the last name of Grizzwald.
I know....bad joke, but I digress.
If you are in the market for a new car, the beginning of the new year is the best time for car buyers. Car dealers are chomping at the bit to get rid of their last year inventory to make way for the shiny, brand new boxes on wheels.
I wrote an article about how not to be taken for a ride by a car dealer when you set your sights for a new ride.
Let me know what you think, and if you happen to use my advise, let me know how you fared.
With my credit score, the only car that I would be eligible to finance could be carting around a family with the last name of Grizzwald.
I know....bad joke, but I digress.
If you are in the market for a new car, the beginning of the new year is the best time for car buyers. Car dealers are chomping at the bit to get rid of their last year inventory to make way for the shiny, brand new boxes on wheels.
I wrote an article about how not to be taken for a ride by a car dealer when you set your sights for a new ride.
Let me know what you think, and if you happen to use my advise, let me know how you fared.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Never Another Brother 2 Luv
There really is something to say about he placement of your order when it comes to you and your siblings.
I see it exemplified more and more as I get older and I see my younger siblings grow up and become their own person, attempting to navigate the world.
I am the oldest of four boys and from what I can see so far, have definitely had more experience as far as seeing the world and growing up faster than the rest.
That's not to knock the accomplishments of my younger bro's.
The fourth and the last of my clan has exemplified the notion that the youngest gets to reap all of the benefits. He currently in his second year of college playing basketball for a private mid-western school and is the only one of us four who has made it two years in college....straight that is.
The other two have had their ups and downs...and since there is an even number of use, the two middle brothers have shared the auspice of being deemed "the middle child" and each one seem to personify the polar opposites of the definition.
Needless to say, I still love them...all their hard-handedness and and would never trade them for any other brother in the world...
I see it exemplified more and more as I get older and I see my younger siblings grow up and become their own person, attempting to navigate the world.
I am the oldest of four boys and from what I can see so far, have definitely had more experience as far as seeing the world and growing up faster than the rest.
That's not to knock the accomplishments of my younger bro's.
The fourth and the last of my clan has exemplified the notion that the youngest gets to reap all of the benefits. He currently in his second year of college playing basketball for a private mid-western school and is the only one of us four who has made it two years in college....straight that is.
The other two have had their ups and downs...and since there is an even number of use, the two middle brothers have shared the auspice of being deemed "the middle child" and each one seem to personify the polar opposites of the definition.
Needless to say, I still love them...all their hard-handedness and and would never trade them for any other brother in the world...
Sunday, January 09, 2011
New Year's Resolutions - Revisited
It’s a new year and yet again we are all revisiting our life goals and re-evaluating the order of the bucket list that we have spent years comprising…inevitably having the list become just that; a list that is long forgotten until the next time that the ball drops in New York’s Time Square.
This year I fought the urge to create yet another set of promises that I will fail to make come to fruition. But then I thought, why should I for-go the time honored tradition of making promises to myself. Not only does it urge you to take an inventory of what you have done with your life and will help you put your life’s goals into prospective.
So I dug out the past several years of New Year resolutions and found that there was an outstanding theme that jumped out at me…and that was to finish a novel that I have been working on for the past several years. So I guess that will be my resolution for this year.
It’s not like I don’t have the problem of beginning from scratch. There are three particular works which I have been toiling over and are very close to completion, so this year’s resolution should not be that difficult to turn in to reality.
10 to 1 (working title)
With a newly unfurled college diploma framed and hanging above the mantle of a small apartment, mystery novel follows Jacob Thompson as he is about to begin his adult life in a major way. In trying to come to out as a gay man to his ultra-conservative, relatives during the midst of a family tragedy, Jacob uncovers a murder plot that has been over twenty years in the planning, and must save the last victim before it is too late.
Triple Threat-Misconceptions of being Young, Black and Gay in America
My first attempt in the realm of non-fiction, where I take on the trials and tribulations of being young, gay and Black in America.
1865 (working title)
Taking a page from history, this novel, originally planned to be a short –story, but has morphed in to a full fledged novel, follows that story of a white, small business owner in the late 1800’s in Northern Kentucky who falls in love with a Black traveling worker.
20+ cool points goes to the one who can predict which one gets completed and published first.
This year I fought the urge to create yet another set of promises that I will fail to make come to fruition. But then I thought, why should I for-go the time honored tradition of making promises to myself. Not only does it urge you to take an inventory of what you have done with your life and will help you put your life’s goals into prospective.
So I dug out the past several years of New Year resolutions and found that there was an outstanding theme that jumped out at me…and that was to finish a novel that I have been working on for the past several years. So I guess that will be my resolution for this year.
It’s not like I don’t have the problem of beginning from scratch. There are three particular works which I have been toiling over and are very close to completion, so this year’s resolution should not be that difficult to turn in to reality.
10 to 1 (working title)
With a newly unfurled college diploma framed and hanging above the mantle of a small apartment, mystery novel follows Jacob Thompson as he is about to begin his adult life in a major way. In trying to come to out as a gay man to his ultra-conservative, relatives during the midst of a family tragedy, Jacob uncovers a murder plot that has been over twenty years in the planning, and must save the last victim before it is too late.
Triple Threat-Misconceptions of being Young, Black and Gay in America
My first attempt in the realm of non-fiction, where I take on the trials and tribulations of being young, gay and Black in America.
1865 (working title)
Taking a page from history, this novel, originally planned to be a short –story, but has morphed in to a full fledged novel, follows that story of a white, small business owner in the late 1800’s in Northern Kentucky who falls in love with a Black traveling worker.
20+ cool points goes to the one who can predict which one gets completed and published first.
Saturday, January 08, 2011
Men's Fitness Fashion
For years, men with steroid filled veins and paper-thin muscled tee shirts have ruled the gym. Their oversized arms and elephantine legs made many of us men scared to show our face (or should I say our chicken legs and our bird chest) in the gym, in fear of looking foolish in the wake of most of these behemoths.
It has changed greatly from when we were kids and our father’s idea of getting a good workout was mowing the lawn or performing other types of housework. The days of men’s spaghetti tank-tops and using pushing the lawnmower in replacement of a dumbbell is long passed us. In greater and greater numbers, men are taking much more responsibilities for their looks and physical fitness.
Read the rest of the article here.
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