Valvet Acclimates

Valvet is acclimating nicely. Yay for our reptile family! She is the “beta” member of our turtle family, which Turtleor has made clear with the flapping of her front paws/claws (Patty R., help me out here! What are turtle’s feet called? fins? webs?). Early on, Valvet seems to be the smarter/faster turtle. Like most “second” […]

Amazon dot com is The Suck

Amazon is officially on the blacklist. They have taken on a role of censorship and worse, are inconsistent about it, equating several entire demographics of people with immoral behavior. Who do they think they are? Thanks to our friend Steve for pointing this out on facebook over the weekend. Thanks to one of my brides, […]

Eight Years Ago Today

On this day, eight years ago, the weather was perfect. Birds were singing, the sky was blue, and there was a nice/gentle breeze. With the windows of our church open, the smell of bluebonnets in the air, and enveloped in the love of our friends and family, we said, “I do”. Love. Together. Forever. L […]

the end of an era

Today, we announced the closing of Brazos Valley QueSt, the 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit that we started back in the fall of 2003. We’ve been hosting the “big gay fundraiser”, GAYla, each spring and a Homecoming-themed scholarship event each fall. It’s been a great way to give back to an often-hated part of our community. There […]

2009 Spring GAYla

Our annual GAYla this past Saturday was a huge success! I have really been honored to work with this event since 2004. We have a couple of surprises for this year’s recipients. We plan to unveil total funds raised in just a few days! yippie!