A thank you to Harvey Milk’s American Diner Dear Editor, I want to acknowledge and thank the Harvey Milk Foundation for advancing the LGBT cause with their opening of Harvey Milk’s American Diner. Over 50,000 cars pass through the intersection of Sixth and University daily, bringing a very visible awareness to the LGBT cause with…
Prisoners About half way through Denis Villeneuve’s haunting, absorbing and morally problematic Prisoners, Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) and Franklin Birch (Terrence Howard) are screaming at each other. Keller is insisting that he knows that Alex Jones (Paul Dano) is the man who has kidnapped and hidden his and Franklin’s young daughters; Franklin, in tears, keeps…
In my first look at the mayoral special election, I suggested that “Interim Mayor Todd Gloria may be the only thing between former Assemblymember Nathan Fletcher and a near coronation.” Since then, we have learned that former Councilmember Carl DeMaio and Gloria are out, and Councilmembers David Alvarez and Kevin Faulconer are in. So is…
In this era, when everything seems available on the Internet and we appear just a click away from buying anything from a new bathing suit to a new yacht, why should we bother with a real estate agent? Good question and it bears a real discussion. Why can’t sellers and buyers just deal directly and…
thursday, sept. 26 The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde’s most popular play has been called the funniest in the English language. Algernon and Jack are in love with two delectable young women, both of whom have illogically sworn to marry only men named Ernest. Outrageous frivolity with intricate twists and turns, The Importance of…
Most folks in their 70s are retired. However, that doesn’t mean you are done with retirement planning! There are still things retirees should be doing every year. One of the tasks to do each year is to update your net worth statement listing all of your assets and liabilities. It doesn’t need to be complicated….
“Readiness and morale of our armed forces will suffer. The impact of a shutdown on the department and the military and civilian families – many of whom live paycheck to paycheck – is simply catastrophic.” – Rep. C.W. “Bill” Young (R-FL) chairman of the House defense appropriations subcommittee, as quoted by the Army Times As…
It is not stretching the truth to say here at The Met we have the best volunteers on the planet. Today is about celebrating our volunteers. Perhaps better said, we want to celebrate what God is doing through our volunteer ministers. From graphic arts, to putting the Keeping in Touch cards in the chairs, to…
Showgirls 2: Penny’s From Heaven dvd of the week Depending on who you talk to, Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls is either one of the biggest cinematic disasters of the last 30 years – ineptly acted, written and danced – or it is a camp masterpiece for the ages – deliberately funny, ironic and sly. I’m not…
A federal suit was filed today in Philadelphia to declare unconstitutional the Pennsylvania statute that bans recognition of same-sex marriage legally entered into states that authorize same-sex marriages. The suit raises important constitutional questions that the courts have not addressed, including the impact of full faith and credit clause, which requires states to respect judgment,…
