Monthly Archives: November 2012
Diminished But Not Lost
Posted on November 30, 2012 Leave a Comment
A consistent theme in my adult life has been my fascination with the history of 20th century queer movements. In case you haven’t noticed, in just more than half a century we’ve gone from completely hidden and isolated (visible only in police raids, pantomimes, paddy wagons, and lurid news briefs) to developing politically powerful urban […]
Classic Holiday Movie Post #1
Posted on November 26, 2012 Leave a Comment
Jaxon and I have a collection of old movies (mostly VHS) that we always dust off and watch during the holiday season. So far we’ve made it through two of them. I’ll post a classic clip each time we see another one. Got any seasonal favorites of your own? Feel free to make suggestions! […]
Notes From the Holiday Weekend
Posted on November 25, 2012 Leave a Comment
My parents have been visiting this week, which has kept me from writing but given me time to reflect on a few things over the course of several days. First, the way we do holidays here—staying put and focusing on good food, wine, and friendships—was validated in a really nice way. Several years ago we […]
The Unique Point of View
Posted on November 18, 2012 Leave a Comment
I had the pleasure of watching my partner introduce himself to a shop owner yesterday, in the hopes of finding a place to sell the beautiful, handcrafted chair he restored earlier this fall. Typically, at home I get to witness the inner part of his creative process, where he really dives in and puts his […]
One Day Closer
Posted on November 16, 2012 Leave a Comment
Today brought me one day closer to finishing this Ph.D. Along with six of my classmates, I passed the written comprehensive exams and stayed on track for achieving candidacy (i.e. all but dissertation) by the end of the spring. Last week, a friend asked me if I feel any closer to knowing what I want […]
Turkey, Thrift, and Reciprocity
Posted on November 12, 2012 Leave a Comment
Everyone in this household is hungry for Thanksgiving food—turkey, cranberries, stuffing, the works. For I think the seventh holiday season, Jaxon and I are buying the bird from Callister Farms, a family of poultry farmers we met when they ran a small business at the Midtown Global Market a few years ago. Although that venture […]
To Keep Or To Sell
Posted on November 10, 2012 Leave a Comment
I won’t lie: money’s been a little tight lately. Despite a few signs of economic turnaround, this still seems to be the case for most of my friends and loved ones. With an eye toward identifying some sellable assets to shore up our savings, I pulled my old trumpet out of the closet—a silver Bach […]
Part 2 on Same-Sex Marriage
Posted on November 8, 2012 Leave a Comment
People who know me well won’t be surprised that I’m especially curious about the “collateral” impact of same-sex marriage fights on LGBT communities, so I’d love to hear if anyone has seen actual data on the issue as I’m describing it here. A couple months back, the executive director of a local nonprofit– one that […]
On the Minnesota Marriage Amendment
Posted on November 8, 2012 Leave a Comment
Although my academic schedule kept me out of the action for this past election, like most queer Minnesotans I watched the results with a mixture of anxiousness and anticipation and felt deeply proud when we became the first state to reject one of these divisive ballot initiatives. I’m especially in awe of the organizers, volunteers, […]
A New Home for Myself Online
Posted on November 8, 2012 Leave a Comment
Hi, I’m Michael. I finally broke down and created a blog– not that I’d been resisting, but it always felt like I had neither the time nor the energy to write when I was working full-time in the nonprofit world. But, the last couple years have changed that as I have worked through my graduate program […]
Days of Wine and Proses 