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January 04, 2006
a city of man
I happened to wake up at 1:30 or so this morning and went downstairs to grab a glass of water. There I picked up the remote purely from habit and turned the tv on, it was amazing to see that all 12 of the remaining miners had been found alive. To see the joy in the families faces as they rejoiced helped me to go back to sleep. To wake up this morning and find that all but one of these men was really dead was terrible. My heart goes out to those families.
Odd that last week I was all pissed at west Virginia for banning Brokeback Mountain from their theaters and this week I am saying prayers for its residents. I am glad I don't hold grudges.
I was watching In the Life last night on PBS, they had an episode about young glbt's coming out. This is a really grreat show, and I never remember when it is on so I am always pleasantly surprised. One young man living in Manhattan was talking about how gay activists today are different then the last generation. How they are not responding in anger, but with humor, which is a change from the angry, protesting activist of past years.
Well, kiddo, allow me to speak as a former angry, protesting activist. We used alot of humor, alot! If you look at the archives of ACT UP and Queer Nation, we were funny. Damn funny.
And if kids today are not angry, then they need to stop watching reruns of Will & Grace and look out their windows, or read the paper.
Posted by JimG at January 4, 2006 08:34 AM
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Just reading blogs and ran into yours.
I was horrified to hear the truth about the miners...so sad, especially after the families thought they were alive.
In The Life is an awesome program!
Posted by: Donna at January 4, 2006 11:58 AM
Fuck yeah Jimbo!!!
I love the nips on the guy in the pic.
Posted by: Dave / higher powered at January 4, 2006 07:04 PM