Archive for June, 2009

Embracing a Teaching Moment

Jeff -

As I was sifting through the 365Gay news headlines today, the blurb for “Those Who Can, Teach” caught my eye: “The Family Research Council’s attack on Kevin Jennings should inspire us to a teachable moment. ”
Kevin was recently appointed as head of the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools at the Department of [...]

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Big Gay Ice Cream Truck: Return Visit

Jeff -

The tweet hit my phone at 2:01this afternoon: The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck (@biggayicecream) parked at 36th and 7th.
That’s only 3 1/2 blocks from the office.
Two words: field trip!
Carolyn and I went out as soon as I finished the conference call I’d started at 2. Sadly, Dawn could not come becuase she was trapped [...]

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Tigers Lose in OT, Ordinals Snowed by Blizzard

Jeff -

It was a rough Saturday night on the ice.
The Tigers met the Hotshots, which featured a guest appearance by the Lions goalie Chris Brand. It was unclear how we’d fare against this goalie. Peter is difficult to play against so to see Chris in net was not a welcome surprise. However, we rose to the [...]

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“August: Osage County” Disappointment

Jeff -

Admittedly we procrastinated seeing August: Osage County. At 3 1/2 hours it really couldn’t be done easily during the week. The show had been on our radar since it won the Pulitzer Prize and then the Tony Award last summer.
July was the month we were going to go. On May 26 Phylicia Rashad joined the [...]

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The Ride, Week 11

Jeff -

It was a mixed week on the bike. I was off on Monday to recover from the Chelsea Challenge. Tuesday found me still in recovery mode. My legs were just not up to riding, plus I knew there was a good chance I’d be seeing Hair that night and I wasn’t sure what bike parking [...]

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The Wiz

Jeff -

This afternoon I saw The Wiz on stage for the first time. This production is part of City Center Encores! Summer Stars, a series dedicated to presenting Broadway classics in limited-run productions (last year was Damn Yankees and its inaugural year brought the acclaimed Gypsy with Patti LuPone).
This is the first time The Wiz has [...]

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Groovin’ With the Bears

Jeff -

Last night we broke the mold on our usual Friday night, which consists of Will cooking dinner and then we curl up on the couch to watch stuff on the DVR.
We still had dinner, but then we went out to the LGBT Community Center for the Summer Fur Dance. The last time we went dancing [...]

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Chelsea Challenge 2009 Photos

Jeff -

I promised photos when I wrote up the Chelsea Challenge on Sunday… and finally here they are! Some of these are pictures I took… some are pictures I’m in… some are pictures that are just fun. Enjoy!
Here’s the most important picture! The Hartford Whalers with our gold medals.

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So You Think You Can Dance 5 – Top 16 Performances

Jeff -

This weeks So You Think You Can Dance got off to a slow start with the two numbers–hip hop from Karla & Jonathan (which ultimately got Jonathan sent home) and Vitolio & Asuka’s jazz routine (which thankfully got Asuka sent home). Happily things picked up with couple number three and Melissa & Ade’s steaming hot [...]

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On Birthdays and Celebrity Deaths

Jeff -

I celebrated my 41st birthday on Thursday.
Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson both passed away on Thursday.
Late on Thursday and into Friday I was getting questions like “What’s it like to have your birthday forever marred?” and “What’s it like to have your birthday on a day of national tragedy?”
I was stunned to get these questions.
Fawcett [...]

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