Author Archives: Verla Viera

On Friday, the President signed a Gay Pride Month declaration—not his first. Who could have guessed that could happen, even a decade ago?¹ A biracial president showing some love for the LGBT folks. Virginia Slims, eat your heart out. June … Continue reading →

If you just want to read recommendations for a few great podcasts, skip to the bottom of this post J I hate commercials. The noise, the racing images, the insult of our intelligence, the violent push to make us feel … Continue reading →

Tonight I was watching an episode of Mad Men, and it suddenly occurred to me that this series was largely about people walking in and out of offices and other rooms. image courtesy of graur razvan ionut / freedigitalphotos.net I … Continue reading →

O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie usTo see oursels as ithers see us!–Robert Burns Who would you think you are if you had no mirror? It’s hard to conceive of this as a possibility in our time. And even … Continue reading →

    Can you imagine what a controversy it would have beenif it were Kirk and Sulu,rather than Kirk and Uhura?!?!   image courtesy of Stuart Miles / freedigitalphotos.net