Category Archives: family

Queer Hypocrites

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Al

Update (11/21/2010): I am really ashamed of this post.  I want to clarify, since the content was misconstrued by some, that I am very pro-gay and pro-gay marriage.  I wrote this post in response to a gay man’s blog I … Continue reading →

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John Casteen IV

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Al

I know he lives in Earlysville, VA, so it’s difficult for me to imagine that this visitor (below) to my blog is not him.  Why didn’t Casteen IV sign the letter in support of his buddy, Ted Genoways?

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Ted Genoways

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Al

Now that the alleged workplace bullying of suicide victim Kevin Morrissey has gone national, I thought I’d provide links here to all of the posts regarding Ted Genoways, John Casteen IV, VQR (Virginia Quarterly Review), and UVA (University of Virginia) … Continue reading →

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Mid-April

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Al

Remember when I was in Guanajuato for three weeks? Well my friends are there for five months! Each of them has a blog devoted to their stay, so I combined all of the feeds into one in order to keep … Continue reading →

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A Common Phrenology

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Al

Last week, in the final 1/10th of my 2000 mile drive, my new car rolled through Pasco, Kennewick, and Richland: the so-called Tri-Cities of Washington state.  My all-season tires (one Firestone/three Goodyear) read the landscape first revealed to me only … Continue reading →

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Ben Halme

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Al

My father-in-law was a very good man.  I last saw him in November when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.  We weren’t sure how much longer he had, but we got to see him in Milwaukee, WI, where he was … Continue reading →

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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Al

If you do it two years in a row, it becomes a tradition. The biggest day of the year at Oregon’s hundreds of wineries is Black Friday. While some people are out shopping, fighting each other at 5 a.m., we … Continue reading →

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RIP Scholastica Njoku, PhD

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Al

My former colleague, who retired several years ago, died on the 16th. I haven’t found an obituary or any information about her death online, but she was probably only 70 or 71. I only saw her once since her last … Continue reading →

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Executives of the Textile Industry

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Al

The conference took place two years before I was born. Guess which person is my mother.

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Namaste

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Al

This is about the tenth time in my life I’ve taken yoga.  But this summer is the first time I’ve had class four days per week, all in row — that’s a lot of downward dog, yo.  Add my new … Continue reading →

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