I finally got around to watching 10 Things I Hate About You the other night. The movie apparently came out when I was a junior in high school – prime target audience age for that teen cult classic. But despite being repeatedly being told over the years that I channel the female protagonist – I h...

Who would have thought that buying a home was such an irritating event in one's life? I hope the second time around will be much easier, like having a second baby. To those of you that know, I am still on schedule for closing on Friday the 13th. I did everything that the lenders asked me to do, even...

XBox Live doesn't want you letting anybody know you're gay. Because that's offensive. Recently, a woman was banned from online gaming for identifying herself as a lesbian in her profile. My account was suspended because I had said in my profile that I was a lesbian. I was harassed by several players...

WANTED: Cat NAME: Coco Conundrum. Aliases include Baby and That D@am M.F.’ing Cat DESCRIPTION: Black, shiny shorthair coat. Gold eyes. About 10 inches tall. Enjoys playing at all hours of the night , climbing the drapes, and chewing paper. Curious to a fault. DOB: Approximately June 2008 FAMILY HI...

Just a few weeks ago, I wrote about why 99% of entrepreneurs fail. But before you have the potential to be a failed entrepreneur, you need an idea. And many aspiring entrepreneurs don’t know where to start. Why are good ideas so hard to come by? Because most people try to think of them in eith...

“You're young, you're drunk, you're in bed, you have knives; shit happens..." - Angelina Jolie (1975- ),Actress and Adopter of Orphans * * * * "If I can't dance, it's not my revolution." - Emma Goldman (1869-1940), Anarchist and Feminist OXFORD, Ohio (ZP) -- He's a regular Killer Diller, walking t...

“I remember you. But you’ve changed. You used to be so angry,� said the long-since lost childhood acquaintance. A thousand slow afternoons ago, we had shared a shady-lane grammar school, peanut butter and jelly crackers, sticker books and squeaky-voiced conversations. But even if we hadn’t, ...

I don’t want to disparage people who take multivitamins — it’s their choice as a consumer. What we’re presenting is the science showing it’s neither beneficial nor harmful. If they want to choose to spend their dollars elsewhere this might be a good place to do so. Perhaps they can buy mor...

Last week, to help me bust loose from my funk, I requested my platonic and same-gendered Sugar Daddy (the roommate) to “Rescue me!� This is what is known as Progress. We damsels in distress not only are being saved by fellow distressed damsels, but we also take initiative on our own saving. Hem ...

The Scanned, Autobiographical Edition In gearing up to resume the telling of my conversion story, I thought I might share a few images from my past--seven of them, because it is, after all, 7 Quick Takes Friday . Do you mind revisiting my past with me? Here are a few of the people and ideas that sha...