The calendar pages turn faster and faster and suddenly it’s that time again. Off to the costume shop or the back of my closet looking for something breathtakingly beautiful, frighteningly fearful or cleverly comical. Searching for a Honey Boo Boo mask (for a friend), I wandered quite accidentally into one of the naughtier adult shops…
My phone rang off the hook recently over the back cover ad in the October issue of San Diego Pix magazine. It featured two hunky guys sharing what is known in the drug world as a “shotgun.” I have always admitted my own personal drug problem since the 1960s (mostly quaaludes and coke) and trust…
Diversionary Theatre and Artistic Director John Alexander have never been too shy to step outside of the proverbial “box.” They have kept San Diego audiences entertained with plot twists and gender bender casting for years, so why would they stop now? Coming in October (just before all Hallows Eve) Diversionary Theatre will present a send-up…
We all know women love little more than planning events, so I wasn’t at all surprised when my girlfriend broached the subject of Halloween in June. “What should we dress up as?” she asked. “Halloween? Summer just arrived – I’m worried about what kind of vegan cuisine we’ll BBQ on the Fourth,” I started in…
In response to ‘Why endorsements don’t count’ Dear Editor, It is sad that the legacy of LGBT journalism is so blithely dismissed in your recent editorial (San Diego LGBT Weekly issue 131 10/10/13) on political endorsements. While it is true that more information is available to voters than ever before, this is in fact the…
Sometimes political insight comes at the most unusual times and from the strangest places. I participated in a chili cook-off last weekend at one of my favorite watering holes, SRO, and it helped crystallize what politics is all about. First, the cook-off was open to anyone. Just like anyone can run for office. You just…
A large number of writers have been credited with the phrase “kill all your darlings.” I had always thought it was Dorothy Parker, and the Internet claims it is William Faulkner or Stephen King. A recent Slate article places its origin as a writing guide from 1913. Whoever said it first, it’s been a key…
After the late June Supreme Court decision allowing same-sex couples to wed in California, marriage equality had a quiet late summer and early fall. That ended Monday, with the enforcement of a state court decision making New Jersey the 14th state with marriage equality. Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to stop his appeal promises that this…
Last issue’s column was dedicated to a discussion of the cyclical nature of real estate values and how those cycles come about and relate to the general economy. We are currently coming off a serious devaluation of real estate and are now in an expansion phase where inventory (supply) has diminished and buyer confidence (demand)…
