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Photoshoots
Photoshoots are one of the most difficult things I have ever had to confront in my life. I know that sounds odd, since I'm a photographer and I do a…
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Social addictions
Lately I've talked to a few people about giving up an addiction: a woman who smokes and another who drinks too much. While I was chatting with them about it,…
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The comments I get…
I've been exposed to prejudice in many forms for my entire life, even though I am not a "person of color". When I was a child, I was literally beaten…
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My birthday
My birthday is November 8th, tomorrow! I'll be 52 years old! I remember when I was six, I told my mother that 21 was OLD. :-) I used to get…
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Oh my! What if homosexuals were allowed to marry?
This was my response to someone's post about homosexuals being denied the right to marriage. I'm heterosexual myself, but I don't see why the sexuality of another person should be…
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What I expected from life
We sure do live in a fantastic era. The world has changed in ways I would never have predicted, and I have changed as well. Some of the events I…
Living on the Bright side of life and fears to be conquered
Years ago I saw a Monty Python movie called The Life of Brian. A friend of mine, a Monty Python affectionado, said I "had to see it" because it was one…
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My friend Vernon
A couple of days ago I learned that a good friend, Vernon, moved on to a new life. The news hit me hard; Today I spent some time thinking about…
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The phoenix and the dragon
Some of you have asked why I have a phoenix tattoo on one arm and a dragon on the other... The last time I communicated with my parents they told…