
Since it’s Pride Month in Visalia…
June 3, 2013
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Ghosts, gays, and a haunted house
February 13, 2013
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Built in 1891, and occupied only by it’s original owners, Porterville’s Zalud House is thought by some to be haunted. The home stands today as it has through it’s entire history, never remodeled, and furnished with the possessions of the Zalud family.
Pearle Zalud lived in the house until her death at the age of 84 in 1970. Pearle and several of her family members have died in the residence, and one piece of furniture sits in an upstairs bedroom, still displaying the bullet hole created when Pearle’s brother-in-law, William Brooks, was shot while sitting in it at a bank in downtown Porterville.
On February 12, 2013, the Tuesday Evening Dining Group (TEDG) went to Porterville for dinner, a walking historical tour of downtown, and a special visit inside the Zalud House. Hosted by Porterville’s Paranormal Movement Investigations team, TEDG went ghost hunting! Did we find any? Well….
Playing with QuickTime – I make a movie! (2:49-a short)
February 6, 2013
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I didn’t know you could make videos with QuickTime. Once I did, I did. I may make more. Assuming I can think of anything worth saying!
oohhh… they’re killing me!
December 16, 2012
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The guys at Andrew Christian are really enhancing my Facebook feed! If you ever hear I’ve had a heart attack, these kind of things are probably why…

Another indulgence, this from Andrew Christian
December 11, 2012
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Stoney L., an Andrew Christian customer from Louisiana
The Andrew Christian (underwear company who’s target customers are young gay men) website, here. NSFW
Jimmiejoe a sports fan? Well, yes and no.
December 6, 2012
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I’m not into sports, but I’m sometimes a fan.
Speaking of fans, I think I need one.
The things I didn’t know
December 1, 2012
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On Friday, November 30, I attended a special showing of the documentary “How to survive a plague”, shown in Fresno. Using archival video, the film showcases the efforts of ACT UP and TAG during the early years in the battle against AIDS.
I think what amazes me the most is how much of this battle I was oblivious to, even though I was a young adult at the time. I recognized some of the media coverage of events from having seen it on television while it was happening, but I was unaware, even as recently as Thursday last, that most of the impetuous that drove research was due to pressure imposed by these groups.
Presented in a chronological progression, the challenges faced by those infected, as the community struggled to deal with this mysterious new killer, are laid out for the viewer. The continuing dismissal by those in power of the victims of this illness, the slow movement in funding and research as the death toll climbed, and the clear impression given by many that those infected with HIV simply got what they deserved, are all things of which I was aware.
What I didn’t know, and now completely changes my outlook on a history that I lived through, is how the protests and actions of ACT UP and TAG were instrumental in forcing government and the pharmaceutical industry to respond. It becomes clear that thousands, hundreds of thousands, or perhaps even millions more would have died without the concerted efforts of a relatively few people, many of whom were also suffering from AIDS.
I’ve never understood the attraction for an older man that some young gay men have. That may be because I’ve never felt attracted to men older than myself, but there are many young gay men that do go after men twice their age, or even older. They’re looking for “daddies”, and they can be quite determined about it. (“Daddie” here refers to an age bracket and/or an age difference between the men, not any kind of incestuous relationship) From time to time, I’ll receive messages through various media from younger men who want to chat. Usually they are short conversations, as many of these gay bois are looking for a “sugar daddy”, and I neither desire nor can I afford to be anyone’s ATM card. (maybe if I had won that $600 million Powerball draw last night….

City of Visalia Proclaims June LGBT Pride Month
June 3, 2013
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For the second year in a row, the Visalia City Council proclaims June as LGBT Pride Month in Visalia. For our very conservative community, this is a big deal!..I’ll be putting up more pictures as I steal them from various Facebook posts, and once Mary and Herm get their shots to me I’ll have some professional style pictures to show off! For now, these…
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