Keep your finger on this one

This was all over MSNBC tonight, so take it with a grain of salt.  However, have a look at this Newsweek article from late last week.  The quotes I was able to read through before I had to stop from either boiling over with anger and going green with queasiness (red and green all at once - only a truly unique story could do that) are enough to sell me on the need to sort everything out over the interrogation program.

Maybe it's much ado about not much at all.  Maybe there are just a few arrests, trials and convictions of the lowest of the low-level flunkies who actually carried out the horrifying torture of detainees to get a bunch of unusable nonsense.

Ever the glass-half full blogger, perhaps there's a serious top-down investigation with those in the highest positions of power being taken to task for their behavior.

The Countdown begins!

After nearly a decade of use, our old Mac Powerbook G4 is soon destined for recycling. I just finished the purchase of a new iMac with a much bigger monitor, wireless mouse and keyboard and got a free printer along with it. I even broke down, joining the 21st century, and got an iPhone. Granted, it's the older version, but how much power do I need to surf the 'net and draft posts here while I ride the light rail? I may even take clearer pictures (not better -- it's an iPhone, not a magic wand).

I'm hoping the new iMac will give me an easier-to-use website wallpaper program so I can restyle this site. I've even got a 8GB memory stick I'll be using to move the files from my old to my new computer. I have a new user for the old Powerbook all lined up as well.

Everything arrives in a week or so and, to make this even sweeter, my partner has kindly been saving money every month for over a year so we won't miss the money so much when we pay the credit card company in full.

I even ordered some coffee so I can stay powered up next weekend for the installation. Is that what's meant in computer-world by Java? I may already be in over my head . . .

'Bruno' Pulls In $30.4M

I saw the movie earlier today. As a gay man, I found much of it funny, some of it jaw-dropping/shocking, some of it I couldn't watch and was fascinated by the reactions of Americans in general to the antics of Borat . .uh, Bruno.



There was about 6 minutes in the move I could have done without -- the stuff with Bruno/Borat doing things on his own with no one off of which to bounce.



BTW, GLAAD didn't like the movie, so I guess I've "gone rogue" as a gay guy: http://www.glaad.org/Page.aspx?pid=773
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A little Friday night fun!

HuffPo has a cool survey to take which has nothing to do with politics and a whole lot to do with cool looking dudes in movies in swimwear. Here's my favorite:

Daniel Craig in 'Casino Royale' (2006)

Aah . . what a nice way to ease in to a weekend! Enjoy!

Gay Men Kicked Out Of Restaurant For Kissing, Cop Tells Them Kissing Is Illegal

We have so much more to do, everyone. I like the "kiss in" idea. A little sensitivity training for the police wouldn't hurt either.



But I'm only one guy. A "kiss in" with just me loses all the fun in just a few minutes and there's no way I can even start a sensitivity class after the cops toss me out of town.



Good thing the politicans are chiming in and supporting the gays! http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_12799312?source=most_viewed
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