As promised, I have decided to expand on my article and write this little history of the gay man whom I called "Mike", an abrasive co-worker of mine I described in the previous post. Mike, when he first started working with us, was a nice, reserved young man of 19; responsible, caring, very religious and involved in his church, and fun to be around. He was engaged to be married to a nice young lady he'd been with since High School (none of us expected it to work out, of course, since she ...

I have known quite a few homosexuals in my life, having worked with some, and just having known others as friends. Homosexuality itself is not something I support per se, but they're the ones who are going to have to stand before the Throne and answer for their activities, not me. Through this association, I have acquired what is colloquially known as a "gaydar"....that is, for those who don't know the term, I can often identify gays and lesbians, having just met them and with no other knowle...

I am Rightwinger; I am 37 years old…..I was born in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1967, in “the dawning of the Age of Aquarius”, and in the dusk of the “Summer of Love”. Come to think of it, that’s a little ironic since, in the immortal words of “South Park’s” Eric Cartman, “Hippies piss me off.” My father was a Steelworker, my mother a housewife; yes, “stay-at-home-mothers”, back then, were still called “housewives”. This was only starting, then, to be looked down upon by the ultra-feminists...

I wrote this report for a class I'm taking, and would like a little feedback from you JUers, if you wouldn't mind. We were told to write a report on the 1970s.....being the oldest in the class by probably 15 years at least, I had to laugh. I'm very likely the only one there with a clear memory of the 1970s. The sad thing (for me) is, I wrote this report off the top of my head in about 3 hours.....no research needed. ~~~sigh~~~ Just a glance at some books and articles to check a few facts. ...

When I heard that Johnny Carson had passed on, it stunned me more than I thought it would have. When I was little, I used to stay up with my mom and watch The Tonight Show, and always liked Johnny, even though I didn't get all the jokes. Even when I got older and had school in the morning, I would often (if I could weasel it out of her) stay up just to watch the monologue, a practice which continues to this day; I have to at least watch Jay's opening few minutes. I miss the opening bars ...

I heard on the radio this morning that the Rabbi (I'm sad to say I came into the room a couple seconds too late to get his name) who introduced Madonna, and through her, Britney Spears and many others to the wonders of Kaballah, recently made a wonderfully profound and enlightening statement. It seems that the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust died because they were not practitioners of Kaballah. Yes, that's right; they died not because their persecutors wanted them, as ...

This is a hearty MERRY CHRISTMAS to all my fellow JUers. I know, I know.....many of you don't believe in or celebrate Christmas.....fine. Just please accept it in the spirit in which it is offered, okay? In honor of the holiday, I offer the lyirics to one of my favorite Christmas tunes from childhood: Snoopy's Christmas --by The Royal Guardsmen The news had come out in the First World War---the bloody Red Baron was flyin' once more. The Allied Command ignored all of its m...

My father, Larry, saw his last Christmas in 2001. At his funeral, I related the following tale as part a eulogy. My dad had a unique sense of humor. One Christmas morning, when I was six or seven, I jumped out of bed at some ungodly hour and crept down the stairs to begin the day's festivities. Now, it's important to note here that, in my house, Santa did not wrap his presents; he was a busy man, of course, and had no time to wrap all those toys and presents for every kid in the world,...

I got a little curious about the origins of this relatively recent addition to the holiday season, and did a little research. I took this from Wizblog: ~~~"Considering Kwanzaa Richard J. Rosendall takes a thoughtful and candid look at this relatively new celebration in a Front Page Magazine article. In the course of explaining the origins of Kwanzaa and its founding principles, Rosendall seems to ask just what exactly is being "celebrated" here, and why: My first impression of Kwan...

Got some bad news when I went in to work today; the owner has sold the place, and Monday will be our last day. On top of that, the new owner won't be keeping it as a restaurant, after all. It's going to be a tobacco shop. So, unless I want to sell smokes ( I wouldn't want to do that anyway....my dad died of lung cancer) and rolling papers for a lot less money, I'm out of a job. And at Christmas, nonetheless. The owner has been trying to sell it for some time, I have, in all fairness, to adm...

"Okay Sparky….sit! Good dog…now….roll over! Good dog! Shake….good dog! Now….don’t be gay, Sparky; don’t be gay! Damn it! Take off that pink bandana….where do you keep getting that?"----Stan Marsh, "South Park" Going on three years ago, we adopted a cute little puppy that was supposed to have been a pure breed Yorkshire Terrier…. Not a dog I would normally choose, but they were going to take him to the pound, and rather than subject the cute little guy to the whims of fate, we took him in ...

How's it going here at JU? Miss me? Just got back online about an hour ago and thought I'd drop by to say howdy. The Mrs. and I moved back home, to Northern WV (well, actually Eastern PA, but we're so close that who cares...maybe about a mile past the state line) from Fort Wayne, IN. We moved on 6/25 and are still unpacking, an ongoing job, as anyone who's ever moved (and hasn't) can tell you. I got a good job and am making some decent money, as is she, and we moved into a nice house in the ...

Does anyone really care that Tom Cruise is head-over tincups in love? That he jumped up and down on Oprah's couch and made an ass of himself in the process? I mean, I'm all for love and happiness for all, but come on! The celebrity-worshipping media is making such a big deal out of this, just like they did the apparent non-story of Brad and Angelina (which, if you'll noticed, has cooled out somewhat since the opening of their flick....hmmm...) Every time two celebs get together now, it seems...

Warning: Danger! Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! Though intended to be humorous (we’ll see), this post does contain quite a bit of adult-oriented language. (Melodramatic Voiceover) "And now….time for another excitingly irrelevant episode of Angryman and FoulMouth!" (Music begins---a flowing medley of "Give peace a chance", "War", "Imagine", "Hair" and "Age of Aquarius") (Melodramatic Narration, over music, fade-in to a giant Donkey head with a bouquet of daisies in its mouth app...

Why does the liberal Left so shudder at the thought of Jesus Christ entering public life once more? They try so hard to litigate Him out of our places of government and education. Why? Try prominently displaying, or even carrying a Bible around, in a public school or praying to God in the main hall of your local, state or federal government buildings. See what it gets you. Here on JU, our resident Communist Myrrander says he doesn’t really care so much about it all and dismisses any and all ...