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Here’s the conversation I have when people tell me that, as a gay man, God doesn’t approve of my “preference” or “lifestyle choice”. I carefully explain that it’s not a choice but a built-in orientation. Just as I was born with green eyes, auburn hair, white skin, and so on. I state: I am as…

The Emporia Gazette did a recent article on the Plumb Mansion, and the work the new owner, Chris Stanley, is doing. Then they wrote this: “She noted that includes repairs to shingles on the roof. They became an issue last spring, when neighbor and restoration buff Ross MacTaggart climbed onto the Plumb mansion roof and…

I have not done a time-travel post in a while. Here is one from the late 1980s.     I moved to New York City in the fall of 1978. I was a pup of twenty-one, with $200 in my wallet, and big dreams of Making It Big as an interior designer. Today, I shudder…

Somebody left my all-time favorite comment on this post. Scroll down to the comments. You might enjoy my response!

Democrats have retained control of the US Senate. Democrats still have a chance to retain control of the US House. There are 21 elections (I think) still not called.  

In 2018, on election night, it looked like a Red wave. A lot of people were freaking out. Slowly though, over a period of three days, it developed that a Blue wave had happened, the largest since 1974.   In 2020, on election night, it looked like a Red wave, and that Trump might have…

This is, obviously, a political post. Please scroll down if interested.                                           …remember this tomorrow:        

There was a small clump of lint on my floor. I took a broom to it. The clump…moved. Huh? I bent down. It took a moment to realize what I was looking at. A large-ish spider (2-inches?) had gotten its eight legs tangled in the lint. It could move, sorta, but it could not walk….

This is a political post. If you are interesting in supporting good over evil, please scroll down.                                     Bo Hines is the Republican nominee for the United States House of Representatives in North Carolina. From the Democratic Congressional Campaign…

This is a political post. Scroll down if interested.                                 I keep saying this: I am a proud Democrat. Why? Because my party works hard to make life better for most Americans. The Republican party though has now devolved to…

This is a political post. Scroll down if interested.                         Recently, here in conservative Kansas, voters stunned the nation by resoundingly voting NO to deny women the right to control their own bodies. The Republican party though is determined to nonetheless control women. This…

My lovely Spook moved to Florida a few hours ago. He was part of three litters I saved, back-to-back, in 2008 (I think). 14 kittens, total. Spook was, above all, an enormously gentle soul. Never aggressive to me, my friends, or all the other kitties. He was also gorgeous. Regal, too, and…no doubt…part lion. He…

Y’all know Kenny. He’s been very generous to the Cross House. Today is his birthday. So, I invite y’all to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our birthday boy. But, we need to shout so he can hear us.      

Today, I arrived at the Cross House and parked. Before leaving the car, I checked for a news update on my iPhone, as I normally do. And then…I cried. The news seemed impossible. She has been Queen my entire 65 years. While my life has been tumultuous, she was always, you know, there, rock steady….

    My online vintage lighting store.               The fixture is not large (at 16-wide) so is ideal for, say, a small dining room, bedroom, or foyer. I can also envision the chandelier in one of those 1930s bathrooms with colorful tiles trimmed in black.       My online vintage lighting store….