Tammy Faye Bakker died Friday after a decade-long battle with Cancer. She was 65. After a lifetime of helping people and years of public ridicule and shame, she continued to put a smile on her face and mascara on her eyes at all times. A spectacular ability to stay positive in light of arduous circumstances, ...
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The Twin Cities Gay Pride festival kicks off in Loring Park today, and I’m sitting in a stranger’s cabin, on a lake I don’t know the name of, somewhere between Backus and Hackensack in Northern Minnesota – three hours from home, and three miles from any pavement. I love it. My Southern friend Stuart and ...
I’ve finally got some photos of the Grand House taken. Thanks, Rizwan! They’re at the site at www.sobermn.com. ...
Pro-bono clients are great because you’re generally given a much higher degree of what’s called “creative license.” This is an example of a piece of work my agency put out for a pro-bono client – a racetrack in rural MN. The idea behind the campaign was “speedy”. Imagine seeing this on the side of the ...
A friend recently forwarded an article to me that’s published in the May 2007 issue of Newsweek. It’s regarding 13th stepping – when someone in AA takes advantage of a newcomer. Makes me angry, mad and sad. Read the article. ...
Local gay rag, Lavender Magazine, has a great shot of a classic American Gothicl setting, except husband and wife are the same person here. I believe this is the debut performance of duo persona Brad Traynor / Wanda Wisdom. ...
My friend Greg Johnston was murdered last night. I don’t know any details other than the Austin, TX police department have just ruled it a homicide after referring to it as a “suspicious death” this morning. I lived with Greg for a couple of years several years back. He was kind, generous, and always tried ...
Google frequently changes its logo during holidays, special events, or what have you. Today I noticed the regular old Google logo at their landing page: You can see all of their previous logos online. Today, on their search results page, where the logo is found in a smaller version at the upper-left corner, they have ...
Friday night I drove by Plymouth Congregational Church on Franklin and Nicollet Avenues. The parking lot was filled with spectators, a lit stage was on one side with a couple of people addressing the crowd. A Fox 9 new van was parked in the corner of the lot with its satellite extended. A stage was ...