You Make Me Smile Steve

I love you pal…

Warren

-Until next time…

New Benz

No steering wheel, you drive it with a joystick. No pedals either.

Can you drive with a joystick?

Now I know some of you guys can – but not all of us. 

-Until next time…

Watchers Say Obama Wins

-Good morning guys … welcome to our Thursday edition of the blog. We are Steve and Warren, a gay male couple from Minnesota … soon to be the land of 10 zillion snow flakes.

-Let’s take a look out in the back yard this morning where it is clear and 36 degrees above … and our color weather radar shows clear skies all around the upper midwest this morning.

-Today’s northland weather forecast for our back yard and around the area is: Partly sunny. Scattered sprinkles. Highs 45 to 50. West winds around 5 mph.

As you can see from the past few days … it’s just a little bit cooler – but still good enough for me to wear “shorts” out and about.

-Steve got home last night and his back was killing him. I could sense his pain when we talked by telephone during the day … but I had a better view of his pain – when I saw his face as he walked in the back door.

Last week or so, he went to see his doctor for a physical exam, and as part of the exam he and his doctor talked about his back. Steve’s back has been bad for number of years … an injury that was in place at the time I met him – but which got worse as he was sliding into a “base” – during a soft ball game a few years back.

Believe it or not, Steve’s back had improved and was a lot better than it was when he came home from his office last night. These new “stretching exercises” his therapist recommended – I think are simply aggravating his back and causing disc pain and a burning sensation in Steve’s back and leg.

Needless to say, as soon as we got home, I told Steve to ice his back at least twice last night for about twenty minutes … so as to cause the inflammation to subside … thereby allowing the blood flow to the injured or over exercised area – thus producing some healing affects.

I also suugested that he stop doing these “back exercise stretches” because in my opinion – and granted I’m not a doctor – but I have a lot of “common sense” – were doing nothing but aggravating an already injured area – thus causing this new discomfort.

Before we went to bed, Steve did Ice his back and hopefully over the next few days or so … he’ll start to see some relief rather than pain.

-October is gay history month around the world … and here are the events recorded for this 16th day of October:

October 16

October 16, 1856 – Oscar Wilde is born in Dublin. Great writer, greater wit, gay martyr.

October 16, 1975 – During a raid on a Hollywood gay porn theatre the Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles was arrested.

October 16, 1987 – AIDS quilt organizer Cleve Jones was named “Person of the Year” by ABC anchorman Peter Jennings.

October 16, 1993 – OutRage attended the Anti-Nazi League/Anti-Racist Alliance march in Plumstead England.

-The 90-minute encounter, at a round table at Hofstra University, was their third debate, and marked the beginning of a 20-day sprint to Election Day.

John McCain assailed Barack Obama’s character and his campaign positions on taxes, abortion and more Wednesday night, hoping to turn their final presidential debate into a launching pad for a political comeback. “You didn’t tell the American people the truth,” he said.

Unruffled, and ahead in the polls, Obama parried each charge, and leveled a few of his own.

“One hundred percent, John, of your ads, 100 percent of them have been negative,” Obama shot back in an uncommonly personal debate less than three weeks from Election Day.

“It’s not true,” McCain retorted.

“It is true,” said Obama, seeking the last word.

According to CNN News…this morning, a majority of debate watchers think Sen. Barack Obama won the third and final presidential debate, according to a national poll conducted right afterward.

Fifty-eight percent of debate watchers questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll said Democratic candidate Obama did the best job in the debate, with 31 percent saying Republican Sen. John McCain performed best.

The poll also suggests that debate watchers’ favorable opinion of Obama rose slightly during the debate, from 63 percent at the start to 66 percent at the end. The poll indicates that McCain’s favorables dropped slightly, from 51 percent to 49 percent.

Final results:

Obama’s favorable opinion rose from 63% to 66%

McCain’s favorable opinion fell from 51% to 49%

Watch this video clip of McCain’s faces:

The “faces of John McCain” in this video clearly shows the American people – that John McCain is a “hot head”.

His demeanor and attitude during not only this debate, but previous debates shows me clearly that the man has two faces – and believe me – I don’t like the looks of his second face.

McCain leaves much to be desired in a man, who is seeking the highest office in the land – that of President of the United States.

To me the long-standing reputation of John McCain as a maverick and a reformer was overpowered by his cynicism, sarcasm and smugness.”

Source: Daily Kos

-By the way, who is Joe the Plumber?  Well he is an actual photo of Joe (who is a real guy) and he had a lengthy discussion with Senator Obama about building a small business in America.

It was Joe Wurzelbacher, a plumber from Ohio. Joe is a real guy!

Mentioned 13 times in the first 10 minutes of the presidential clash, Joe the Plumber became a symbol of the economic troubles crippling the US.

The small-town business owner challenged Senator Obama while he was campaigning in Toledo, Ohio.

Oh and by the way … Senator McCain has never met Joe The Plumber – even though McCain would have you believe (from his debate) that he and Joe were buddies.

-Things we’ve read…

• One in 500 humans has one blue eye and one brown eye.
• The only king without a moustache in a deck of cards is the king of hearts.
• Malaysians protect their babies from disease by bathing them in beer.
• A small airplane can fly backwards.
• In 21 U.S. states, WALMART is the single largest employer.

-Well guys, that’s about it for this Thursday … I’m going to finish up my bowl of oatmeal here for breakfast.

Steve and I wish each of you a great Thursday … hopefully where you live, it’s a nice day and whatever you do this day – make it fun, make it profitable and enjoyable. Most of all, be kind.

Have a great day…we’ll see you tomorrow.

-Until next time…

Gale Harold In Critical Accident

Queer As Folk actor Gale Harold … it is being reported by the ahe Associated Press is listed in critical condition at USC Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA after being involved in a motorcycle crash yesterday.

Gale’s publicist Nancy Seltzer tells the AP that he fractured his shoulder, and Marc Cherry, the creator and executive producer of Desperate Housewives says that Gale has swelling on the brain but expectations are that he will recover.

Details on the accident that put the former Queer As Folk star in the hospital are not available.

Cherry tells the AP that the actor was scheduled to work on Desperate Housewives yesterday and a scene will have to be re-written due to Gale’s absence from the set. Beyond that, it is too early to speculate on how the show will proceed, Cherry says.

Of course, the most important thing is that Gale recovers from his injuries. This accident made me really miss “Queer as Folk,” as corny as that may sound. I know he’s on “Desperate Housewives” but it’s not the same!