This is perhaps one of the best quotes I’ve ever read — from Yolanda King, daughter of Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King, on her mother’s condition after a stroke (emphasis mine):
“We are completely assured she will come to a complete recovery,” said Yolanda King, the oldest child. “We believe this is a cleverly disguised opportunity to grow.”
Every time I’d been up to Palo Alto, it seemed like a tiny hamlet with little to do and nothing to see. I kept looking for a mall, a theatre, anything at all to make it seem like another city. Finally, last night [more...]
That makes two… Edwin Starr, who’s anthem “War” defined a generation opposed to the Vietnam war, died yesterday of an apparent heart attack. The single was released in July 1970 and spent [more...]
Wanna see an example of how bad ageism is in the gay world?
I am older than both the “mature” guys in this ad. (But as I look younger, I assume they’re lying about their age.)
