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Big River Man

Saturday, 21 November 2009 8:40 A GMT-07
Big River Man is a brilliant documentary and deserving of all the awards it's received at film festivals. The film chronicles the journey of crazed Martin Strel, a Slovenian endurance swimmer who prides himself on drinking two bottles of wine a

Cruzando (Crossing)

Saturday, 21 November 2009 7:52 A GMT-07
Manny has a crappy life. He works in a strip club, cleaning up after other people's shit. Diego, in between continuous tokes of a joint, fancies himself a nature cinematographer, showing off his footage of ants on the march to fornication. Togeth

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

Friday, 20 November 2009 5:39 P GMT-07
Emily and Sarah Kunstler's new documentary, William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, answers Prufrock's question "Do I dare"; their father does indeed dare to disturb the universe, over and over, in his continuous battle against i

Leaves of Grass

Monday, 16 November 2009 9:59 P GMT-07
Part poetry, part pot heaven, Tim Blake Nelson's latest film, Leaves of Grass is sheer delight. The film stars Edward Norton, playing twin brothers Bill and Brady. Bill escaped his family roots of Little Dixie, Oklahoma, finding home in the Ivy L

Forgetting Dad

Monday, 16 November 2009 9:26 P GMT-07
I love documentaries--the way they mediate reality, the stories that take form as scenes unfold, and the experience to learn something new about a subject I knew little about. Such was the case the other night at the Denver International Film Festiva

Roasted Winter Squash/Apple Soup

Sunday, 15 November 2009 5:21 P GMT-07
With a refrigerator containing three winter squashes, I decided some type of squash soup was in order. Since Nan is not a fan of cinnamon/nutmeg seasonings, I decided to go for a chipotle flavor, and ended up producing a rather yummy (if I might say

PoliWood

Sunday, 15 November 2009 9:59 A GMT-07
Barry Levinson's film PoliWood is termed a film essay, a meditation on the intersection of politics and Hollywood. Using a backdrop of the Democratic and Republican conventions, along with the inauguration, the film follows The Creative Coalitio

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Sunday, 15 November 2009 9:31 A GMT-07
Each year the Denver International Film Festival brings tons of possibilities for viewing. Werner Herzog's new film Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans proved to be an interesting flick, even if it didn't always seem to know its directi

Rainbow Chard Delight

Tuesday, 6 October 2009 7:07 P GMT-07
When I got home with the weekly CSA veggie haul, I stared at the huge gorgeous bunch of rainbow swiss chard wondering what I might do with it. Here is what I ended up creating. Ingredients3 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped1 medium yellow onion, dice

Summer's Last Wisp: An early fall evening with food

Tuesday, 29 September 2009 7:06 A GMT-07
Instead of continuing to bemoan my pathetic lack of blogging, I decided to use food to inspire my committed return to some regular writing. And so, it is an evening out at Potager that transports me back to my words. 
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Dear President Obama

Wednesday, 24 June 2009 5:16 P GMT-07
On the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, I want to have hope, but lately, that hope is fading.I remember attending a house party early on in your campaign that helped me see the possibilities of hope you carried. When I asked one of your le

Neil Young

Thursday, 21 May 2009 6:42 A GMT-07
I’ve been a fan for over 33 years, and still, when I listen to his music, I shiver a bit, touched in that core space music reaches. Tonight, watching Jonathan Demme’s brilliant documentary Neil Young: Heart of Gold , I am reminded of Youn

A Return to the Blog?

Monday, 18 May 2009 7:45 A GMT-07
I realize that I have taken a two month hiatus from blogging, which is probably the longest amount of time I've gone without blogging since my blog's inception. I might once again blame it on the textbook writing, but that alone doesn't a

RBOC--Overly Ambitious Spring Break

Sunday, 29 March 2009 7:55 P GMT-07
Clearly I do not understand the word break, although I do understand the concept of separation. Not going into campus for awhile, even if I am doing work, feels rather liberating. I love my job, love the school, but there comes a point in the semeste

RBOC or why it's Tuesday and I'm already exhausted by the week (OK a bit of a whine)

Tuesday, 24 March 2009 7:52 P GMT-07
Sitting here at my computer, 8:26pm, it finally dawns on me the entirety of why, on this Tuesday evening, I am feeling like I've worked more than a full work week.I have spent many hours preparing for a Transgender Training I'm piloting tomor

Early Evening Scenes along South Sherman Street

Tuesday, 17 March 2009 5:09 P GMT-07
It's only with the pacing of a dog that I take the moments to stroll my street, noticing how the work day transforms into evening along South Sherman Street. Just a few doors up the block, Carmen pulls her car into her 80 year-old-neighbor Frank&

CCCC 2009 Initial Reflections

Monday, 16 March 2009 7:26 A GMT-07
Inspired by reading Nels' posting on the CCCC's conference, I thought I'd give some initial impressions a whirl. I have a mixed relationship with the conference, at times loving and at times hating. When I first attended the conference, I
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How I Think

Tuesday, 3 March 2009 8:18 P GMT-07
Nan says she doesn't get writing because she doesn't think like a poet. She doesn't know how they think. I ask her if she knows how I think. She ponders and says nope.So I get to thinking about how I think. I'm humming Philadelph

Grey Gardens

Saturday, 28 February 2009 8:39 P GMT-07
part a diane arbus picture 'It's my mother's house and she owns it. And she wanted the people she wanted in it.' feeding racoons white breadfilm closes with the mother singing, shots constantly of skinny cats laying in the filth

RBOC--Semester Checkup

Wednesday, 18 February 2009 7:59 A GMT-07
As I sit almost 1/3 of the way through the semester so far (and I'm counting not because I dislike anything I'm doing, but simply because the joy of summer shouldn't be overlooked), I figured I would reflect a bit on my classes.One of my

More RBOB from Creating Change

Monday, 2 February 2009 8:51 P GMT-07
It's been an odd day of re-entry back into the world after spending four days at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Creating Change Conference. It's difficult to find the right words to express how it feels to be surrounded in a se

Random Thoughts from Day 1 and 2 of Creating Change

Thursday, 29 January 2009 10:08 P GMT-07
Conferences can be overwhelming, and so far day one of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Creating Change conference holds true to that. As I sit in the cyber cafe area with my laptop, here are some of my random first day impressions.Gend

My Weekend of Dates

Monday, 26 January 2009 7:49 P GMT-07
This weekend I had two dates: a date with Nan and my favorite 6-year old (Lily) and a date with Nan. They both included dinner and movies, but the range of food and movies proved far apart.Date 1 (Nan and Lily)I am not sure who was more excited at th
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Come On Oscar

Thursday, 22 January 2009 9:31 P GMT-07
What the heck is going on with some of the Oscar nominations?Here are some serious oversights:Actor in a Leading Role I have seen all the performances except for Mickey Rourke (will see on Saturday), but there are two serious omissions: Clint Eastwoo

RBC--Goals for the Semester

Wednesday, 21 January 2009 8:03 A GMT-07
This morning, although a bit sleepy, I have a few goals roaming in my mind. 

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