Pride

A time-honored rite of passage has stuck with me long past high school graduation. — Growing up, my closet had a glass door — everyone knew I was gay. I stayed inside it anyway. It was the 2000s. I lived in a Republican household, and although California is a progressive haven for so many, being a queer teen was not cute. When classmates weren’t relentlessly…

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Happy Pride, everyone! I want to tell you about a challenging time in my life and how I got through it. Content warning: suicide/violence. As a queer person, I often find myself in spaces where I am not sure of my safety. I have been called names. I have been…

“This is ridiculous!”, exclaimed Arsh. “It’s a probability that exists and it should be acknowledged”, said the wife. “It won’t happen to us. These are Western constructs, this doesn’t happen in India!”, said Arsh trying to convince his wife. “Regardless of whether it happens or not, you do have to…

Hi everybody, I’ll be honest, when concerns about generative AI first made headlines, all I could think about was Robocop, the ’80s Terminator series, and Minority Report. Those movies are about mixing technology with humanity to create superbeings that, in theory, stop problems before they start. Like all old sci-fi…

But progress hangs in the balance. History is never inevitable. — I got the shock of my life driving down a back-country road last week near the conservative, Trump-country Michigan village where I live. How conservative? I see red MAGA hats every day. I see Confederate flags every day even though we border Canada, even though every old cemetery around here…

The journey continues, but here’s what’s clear so far — Each year for Pride, I like to publish this list and add to it. It’s my reminder that the life of a gay man is an ever-evolving journey. I enjoy looking critically at life’s experiences and understanding their lessons. I hope these are somewhat helpful to someone somewhere on this…

A tale of the Squirrel Chipmunk War — The bars in Encinitas are full of dogs and their humans. Amid the yammering and glass clinking, you hear the click of dog toenails on the concrete floors. Also, the occasional bark, growl, or whine. Mostly they’re happy. The Squirrel Chipmunk War has been going on for — well, does…