October 2008
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Technological dissonance
From a local classified ad posting: i have several multi-set 78 rpm records….ethel merman, frank sinatra, bing crosby etc. they look in good condition, but i don’t know if they play [Italics mine]
The Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner
Last Saturday in these pages, Frank suggested that I run a 5K, ostensibly to meet women. Never one to back down from a challenge, I completed the Paramus Run 10K on the very next day.OK, OK, it wasn’t that spur-of-the-moment: I’d run the same race in 2004, ’06, and ’07 (missing ’05 due to an […]
Found in Closet: part three of four
It’s some sort of tote bag.
Advice to the Lovelorn
Jack has had no luck meeting anyone special at lesbian weddings, on subways, at his neighborhood deli, and especially not through the Salt in Wound community. Might I suggest a 5k race? Actually, a half-marathon would be even better, but first things first. 51% of all race finishers in the US are women, with a […]
Altar the Laws
Gay marriage is back in the news. On the positive side of the ledger, Connecticut just became the third state to legalize same-sex marriages. On the negative side, both vice presidential candidates were quick to denounce gay marriage in their recent debate. I have to wonder: Among those who have railed against same-sex marriages, how […]
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