The Blog of The Dave

…and stuff.

Is it a Choice or Not?

I just got done reading and commenting on an online friend’s journal post in which one of his old classmates finally got up the nerve to ask my friend if he is gay. He responded in the affirmative and thus began a discussion of the typical topics that come up when someone is new to [...]

Accepting Non-Acceptance

I just got done watching The Matthew Shepard Story which I had recorded on my TiVo. A few moments in the movie, which is about the fatal beating of a gay man in the town of Laramie, WY, in the late ’90s, reminded me of something which often comes to mind when gay people complain [...]

Thoughts of Memories

I’m one of those people that thinks that people need to get over their old childhood horrors and move on. Even so, I still recall my awful experience during a period of my childhood commonly referred to as “School Age.” It was a miserable time for me. I’ve lately been adding (and been added by) [...]

Keepsake Ornaments

This year’s new ornaments for The Dave’s Christmas tree…

I haven’t tested the lights and sound yet. If it’s interesting enough I’ll post a video… though I’m feeling a little lazy at the moment.

A Few Random Bits

I don’t seem to post to here too often any more. Once upon a time I posted every single day. My life was different then.
On Friday or so I got that beginning of a tingle of a sore throat. I hate that so much. The anticipation of what’s to come makes me hate the world [...]

Laughing So Hard That The Asthma Attacked

My cousin, Bart, and I have, on occasion, spent a full Saturday at his place playing World of Warcraft. The only time I ever play the game is when he and I play together (either while physically at his place or while the two of us talk via Skype). It’s sort of reminiscent of when [...]

Father’s Day

I barely knew my dad. Well, actually, I should probably say that I didn’t know him at all. My parents divorced when I was about three months old and from that point on I only saw him on rare occasions, like Thanksgiving or Christmas, and those were inconsistent at best.
My dad would occasionally stop by [...]

Pop Music Meme

Go to popculturemadness.com and select the year you became 18. Snip the top 50 songs from the list and paste it in your journal. Bold the ones you like and strike the ones you dislike, italicize the ones you know but neither like nor dislike and the ones you don’t know will stay common text…
1989

Special Ed.

I’ve been talking to tony2btrue2self on chat today. He mentioned something about special education classes and it reminded me of something that I often forget: I was in a couple of special education classes.
In my earlier grade school years I recall having to go to a special math class every day. I think it was [...]