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When I was a little girl I loved that Teresa Brewer song called Music, Music, Music. Maybe you know it. It always made me feel so happy and full of wonderfulness when we played it. My mother loved music, and she taught me how to use it to lift my spirits. Mom, I miss you. […]

Should city government be involved in creating a gay enclave (or any other type of enclave for that matter) or should it develop by itself? I would say the latter but cities like Oakland may be trying a new approach. The idea of fabricating a place whe…

Activism, I think, is part of why I started this blog. I wanted to get the story out, my story yes, but I felt the need to tell it. I felt better when I read the many stories of men and how they dealt with their choice of treatment and how well it was progressing […]

It’s so fun to learn new things about the man to whom you have been married for 25 years. I have recently learned that I am married to the Pope of Prostate, and now that having been revealed, I believe that our marriage will be much less fraught with friction.
I now know […]

I have been hanging around today doing nothing in the afterglow of a wonderful Christmas spent with my wife and father-in law. I feel grateful for all that I have in my life, but mostly I am grateful for my family and friends. I have received a huge amount of support from them since I […]

That holiday song about how this is the happiest time of the year has been spinning around in my brain for weeks now. At first it pissed me off. Then it made me laugh with irony. But right now I feel happy.
I am happiest when I am not thinking. My thoughts get me in […]

(sung to the tune of “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth”.)
All I want for Christmas is my prostate fix
My prostate fixed, see my prostate is fixed.
Gee, if I could only have my prostate fixed
Then I could wish you "Merry Christmas."
It seems so long since I could say,
"Sister Susie sitting […]

I’m mad at my dog, her name is Ginger and I have had her for almost 8 years now. She is a yellow Labrador retriever and I have had her since she was a puppy. Up to today I have felt that she was a very very good dog. But now I am not so […]

Well studies say this and studies say that. It always use to be that you were suppose to have a high fiber diet to help prevent colon cancer. Now they have a new one that says it doesn’t help. I have over the years heard conflicting studies and findings about many things medical or health […]

Yoo Hoo, Dan. Where are you? This is supposed to be your blog.
I am sitting here in the middle of the night feeling frustration. Dan has been depressed more than usual the last few days.
The reason why doesn’t really matter. I am certain it is a combo of some of the […]

Dan’s last post illustrates how one’s mind reacts to scary news. I read once that the mind can only hear what it is ready to absorb. That is why it is good to have a trusted person with you when you might be dealing with some heavy information.
Dan thought his statistics were “better” and […]