Birmingham Blues

This is a big one. Don is 75 today, and he puts us young whippersnappers to shame, tirelessly lobbying the Alabama legislature to institute Initiative and Referendum and growing his own tomatoes and peppers and scuppernongs and a whole mess of other produce. Have a great day, Don!

Wow, I have been slack. I missed Del and Anna in February, and once again I’m late for Tom Hilton, whose birthday was Tuesday. I hope they were good ones!
Speaking of Anna, she reached a huge milestone on Saturday. Congratulations, Anna! I’m proud of you.

…for Torchwood fans. If you haven’t seen the season finale yet, you’ll be saying, “Huh?” Not to worry; all will be revealed. And if you don’t watch the show, you can still enjoy the sheer cheesiness of this lovely video. That’s Sarah Brightman of “Phantom of the Opera” fame in [...]

It’s been awhile. Want to play? Click here. I’m not feeling too snarky today, so I have to go for the cute.

Originally uploaded by Autistico.
Resistance Is Futile. You Will Be Assimilated.

Birmingham SHOUT, the city’s gay and lesbian film festival, is this Saturday, March 29, at WorkPlay. Click here for information on this year’s films. I’m particularly intrigued by the documentary “Chasing the Devil: Inside the Ex-Gay Movement”, which follows the paths of four people who claim they’ve actually changed their orientation from gay [...]

Yes, once again, it’s the dreaded Daylight Savings Time, which begins at 2:00 AM on Sunday.  In honor of Del and my Dear Husband, both of whom hate DST, here’s an article from the Wall Street Journal highlighting a study that shows DST wastes energy.
Love it or hate it, don’t forget to set your clocks [...]

We love you!!!

Whether it’s a holy day or just a nice vacation, have a safe and happy one. I wish a special and peaceful day for all of you and your families!

…to all of you, but particularly to Paul and Nancy, who are singing in Manger Square today.

And Happy Birthday to my mom, who is 77!  Many more, please.

While I’ve been goofing off instead of blogging, I’ve been following the writers’ strike. It seems that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers forgot to buy up all the extensions that go with its domain name. Someone (a creative writer perhaps?) snapped up the .com and put up a really funny [...]