The Carlsbad Marathon

The Carlsbad Marathon

It was about five o’clock in the morning when Cindylu, with her sweet little voice — all chamomile and honey — says, “Oso, you should probably put some vaseline in your butt crack.” That’s when I knew I was in for more than I had...

More Open, Less Hypocritical

Over the past couple months I have met two people for the first time that – in some ways – might know me better than some of my closest friends and family. Adriana and Elena Mary. I can’t tell you much of what they’ve been up to over the past...
Getutza

Getutza

When I was in Romania last September I had the distinct privilege of meeting Getutza, one of the bloggers trained as part of the Blogging the Dream project in Campulung Moldovenesc, a small town in the north of the country. Eddie profiled Getutza on Rising Voices...
HIV Positive Bloggers Defy Stigma and Silence

HIV Positive Bloggers Defy Stigma and Silence

Wherever you may be reading this – at the kitchen table with a spoonful of cereal in your mouth, at the office while you should be working, on your cell phone as you wait for the bus – please stop and consider this: what if your doctor calls you in the...

Friends from around the world

When I first started this blog, I didn’t quite know what I was getting into. I figured every third week or so I had a bright enough thought while sitting on the toilet and maybe this would be a way for me to put out those defecated gems of wisdom for anyone who...
Those Pandagon Boys

Those Pandagon Boys

So, I have to admit, the idea of asking Moreno to co-author this blog with me was party inspired by Ezra Klein and Jesse Taylor over at Pandagon.net. Here were two young guys, one in Ohio, the other Cali, both interested in politics, both articulate and witty, and...