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Asleep in Seattle

Just got back from a lovely trip to Seattle. It was my fourth visit to the gray city, but probably the first time I really had a memorable stay. The difference between this and previous visits is that I was sleep-deprived and burnt out from work — two conditions that make a very unhappy and [...]

Goodbye from 31,000 feet

Goodbye to America from 31,000 feet. [...]

I have this nagging feeling there are too many stars in the U.S. flag

No one’s ever technically accused me of being a misanthrope. In fact, I’ve artificially inflated my reputations as such by regularly maligning the vapidity of man. What I am, actually, is a hater of stupid people, of unenlightened people, and they are, I’m sorry to admit, legion.

Just sit on a plane bound for Las [...]

Chicago 2.0

I lived in Chicago with my first lover from New Year’s Eve 1989 through October 1996. This time corresponded with my mid and late 20s. I say it all the time, but I’ll say it once more for posterity: Chicago was the city where I came of age. I developed as a gay grown-up. I [...]