I couldn’t help but feel that Colby Melvin’s recent interview with Queerty sparked some important things worth talking about. This is from the first part: Losing his job for being gay might be one of the best things that’s ever happened to Colby Melvin. But there’s also a Colby Melvin you probably don’t know: the … Continue reading
Just as much as I have watched old Doctor Who, I also continually watch New Who as well. Here are some favorites from the new series. Ninth Doctor: Dalek The first story in the revived series to feature a Dalek, and the first Dalek televised story since 1988’s Remembrance of the Daleks, this episode is … Continue reading
Religion as a Source of Hope For all of those who are so against the religion to the point of abolishing it – I think abolishing religion or some religions would be a dangerous and undesirable road to go down. This is because, religion gives hope to the meek and “fallen” and keeps the “masses” … Continue reading
It remains a great pleasure to watch classic serials of Doctor Who, and there are many that I have seen that have a wonderful place in my heart. As such, I have appreciated viewing these stories when I get a chance. First Doctor: The War Machines This William Hartnell story set in 1966 London, marked … Continue reading
Recently, I had the pleasure of reading Chris Stedman‘s post from his blog on Religious News Service on the debate topic of fundamentalist atheism: Earlier this year, a British politician called upon “militant atheists” to stop imposing “politically correct intolerance” on Christians. He is certainly not the first to use such language. Take, for example, … Continue reading
Merry Christmas! As we celebrate this wonderful secular holiday, let’s consider one of the best things about this day: Doctor Who Christmas Specials! What would Christmas be without Killer Christmas Trees? “On every world, wherever people are, in the deepest part of the winter, at the exact mid-point, everybody stops and turns and hugs. As … Continue reading
While hanging at the Harvard COOP, I came across another great book, Drunk Tank Pink, by Adam Alter. The first part I decided to read was from Part I: The World Within Us, inside Chapter 12: Labels: In 2005, then Harvard University president Larry Summers attributed the dearth of female science and engineering professors to … Continue reading
One of the most important ways of basic human communication – nonverbal cues – comes from Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior, Part II: The Social Unconscious in Chapter 5: Reading People: The power of nonverbal cues is particularly evident in our relationship with animals, because, unless you live in a Pixar movie, … Continue reading
I couldn’t help but resonate so much with this portion of The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, by Nathaniel Brendan, from Part II: Internal Sources of Self-Esteem, Chapter 7: The Practice of Self-Acceptance: Self-acceptance is the willingness to say of any emotion or behavior, “This is an expression of me, not necessarily an expression I like … Continue reading
One night in Cambridge, I spoke at a table of people about atheism versus religion. How this came about was simple, I showed up at the location wanting to vent with regards to my Atheist identity. Another individual overheard and began to actively refute my statements. At one point during this conversation, someone asserted within … Continue reading
I couldn’t help but notice TLC’s newest series, My Husband’s Not Gay, and think how unaffected I am at the idea of men denying their attraction to other men and also marrying women. From a Huffington Post article: The latest is “My Husband’s Not Gay,” a TV special about several Mormon men living in Salt … Continue reading
Continuing from a previous post: Another part of Stefan Klein’s Survival of the Nicest that I wanted to address was from Chapter 10: The Golden Rule section titled “The Limits of Loving Thy Neighbor”: The Golden Rule is not an invitation to exploit one another. Although it is often confused with the principle “Be good … Continue reading
I happened to read Stefan Klein’s Survival of the Nicest, particularly this portion of Chapter 8: Us Against Them, section “That’s not how you dax!”: Hannes Rokoczy, a developmental psychologist in Göttingen, taught three-year-olds an invented game he called “daxing.” The point was to move a block using a road and a pusher. After a … Continue reading
I am deeply, deeply saddened to hear of the deaths of New York City Police Officers Wenjian Liu and Raphael Ramos, who were targeted without provocation because of their uniform. This article via ABC News: Two New York City police officers were “assassinated,” shot “execution-style” as they sat in their patrol vehicle in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood … Continue reading
In two previous posts, I spoke about commitment. I continue it about thoughts on meeting that person: “He was my waiter. We’ve been together for 20 years and have three daughters.” “Who made the first move?” “We had an immediate connection. Isn’t that weird? I told my friend, ‘Our waiter is cute.’ She said, ‘I … Continue reading
Steve Tompkins Prior to be appointed to Suffolk County Sheriff by Governor Deval Patrick in 2013, Tompkins worked as Director of Communications for 5 years in the office of Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral (who became Secretary of Public Safety in Patrick’s Administration). He was elected to the position in the 2014. Felix D. Arroyo … Continue reading
In a previous post I addressed some of the reasons, I am much more endeared to having a committed relationship. I use to go to clubs not very long ago, but not with some misplaced hope that it would lead to a relationship. I hadn’t arbitrarily decided to not be a “relationship person” while going … Continue reading
Not long ago singer Bette Midler stated the following to The Advocate: “The extreme characters you used to see in the Village in the old days, you just don’t see them anymore, and I really do miss them because there was a feeling I used to get that people were expressing themselves in the most … Continue reading
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