Recently, I was reminded my school day memories were not always pleasant. Perhaps my greatest trauma was in second grade when we were learning to write with a pen. Remember pen-wipers, the ink well in the desk corner, the replaceable pen point? I kept bending the point down and ruining it to the extent I…
Marinating food is the key to getting more intense flavors in the finished product at the table. While all kinds of foods can be marinated, the process is usually associated with meats and fish. The one thing about marinades is that you need to plan ahead. Meats usually require a minimum of two hours for…
After reading mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio’s interview in this past Sunday’s Union–Tribune I posted this commentary on our LGBT Weekly Web site (lgbtweekly.jeffjungblut.com
George Michael has announced that he is planning to make a new album with a “gay collective” of artists in an effort to “correct the damage” his recent behavior had caused in “letting young gay kids down.” He told the U.K.’s NME, “For this album I’m going to be working with either gay or gay…
The San Diego Redistricting Commission plans to approve a new map by next week. Two public meetings remain. Using federal census data, the Redistricting Commission has to modify city council districts every ten years to adjust for population changes. This year, the city is also adding a 9th district, in accordance of the new strong…
FilmOut San Diego’s 13th LGBT Film Festival opens this weekend with 60 films being shown during the six-day, two-weekend film festival at the historic Birch North Park Theatre (2891 University Ave.). Filmmakers and talent representing more than 40 of the films plan to attend the festival and are scheduled to answer audience questions after screenings….
An entire generation of gay men owes director Randal Kleiser a big thank you for informing our proclivities through his cinematic achievements. Whether, it was Leigh McCloskey playing a male prostitute in the TV movie, Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, which co-starred Eve Plumb (Jan Brady of The Brady Bunch) as the titular runaway/teen…
Whether you have a condo, a single detached home or rental units, no matter how big or how small the property is, no matter how new or old, there is always ongoing maintenance and repairs that need to be done. An essential element to successfully keeping up property maintenance is to know good and honest…
With a volatile stock and bond market, a dysfunctional congress and unemployment over 9 percent, it can be hard to believe in the American Dream. With Prop 8 still in effect, and a parade of Republican presidential candidates seeing who can hate gay marriage most (Fred Karger being the notable exception), it can be hard…
