Monthly Archives: August 2008

When Friends Surprise

Ah, that someone might write me such a song. I have a friend, I’ve only known him a few years but we seem to have a history or connection that is centuries old.  I’ve written about him before, in my trifle on the theory of six degrees of separation.  I know him to be an [...]

The Long and Winding Closet

I am surprised when people I meet don’t know I’m gay. How could they not figure that out? I am also surprised when I meet someone and they do know. How can they tell? It’s a little schizophrenic, I guess (no disrespect intended to any of my schizophrenic readers) but both are true. I have [...]

Halva On My Mind

My mother had several things that she considered treats, things that she parceled out to us as if they were diamonds. Lox was one. If you are unaware of this rare gem, it’s sort of a marriage between smoked salmon and salmon sushi. Good lox, the best lox, melts on your tongue like sweet, smoky [...]