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End of 2009 - and remembering Obama's wonderful victory

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:42:26 -0500

OK - I haven't written in my blog for a year it seems, not since last Christmas.

In this new year the USA has done what we in Australia did in 2007, boot out their old conservative government and put in one that suits the 21st century. But, as always with America, they did it BIG. Not just a progressive president who cares for all sections of society, but a BLACK president.

WHO HOO! That is just mind-blowing, it is truly AWESOME.

WELL DONE to all of you out there who were able to vote (meaning, those of us who do not live in the US are not able to vote for the President of the world).

It is so exciting to see what will happen now.

I have chosen, from his wonderful Victory speech, this fantastic quote. Something you could never image GWBush (or John Howard) saying.

It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled - Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.

Barack Obama - Victory Speech - Nov 4, 2008.

Here's to the United States! It has become a place we can respect again.

Alex

Christmas

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:19:54 -0500

Merry Christmas, Happy Saturnalia, Yuletide, etc... to you all.

I'm a bit late with this, I know - sorry.

And thanks to you all who are in this group and spend some time reading my stories. I really appreciate your appreciation. I hope next year I may give you more stories.

I've had a hard time this year with my Dad's ill health and him ultimately passing away. I've also been struggling with a new job which has been a major challenge to me.

I wish you all the best for the new year - an election year in the US - let's hope it's as successful as the election in Australia was :-)

Cheers
Alex

I'm sick

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:15:00 -0500

I'm sick today. I have some lung infection. To the best of my knowledge, I've never had a lung infection before. It reminds me of my dad. He had plenty of them before he died. he'd lay in hospital heaving under the oxygen mask, totally helpless, nothing he could do to get better. he'd been healthy all his life, but death of course, comes after illness. In order to die, unless one is injured in some way, then in order to die, one must get ill - one has to go through the agony of illness in order to die.

So now I'm sick and I'm frightened of the hospital and their incompetence.

But hopefully the doc will simply give me a magic pill (antibiotic) and I'll get better.

At least now we have a Labor government.

Alex

A New World Order begins

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:05:41 -0500

I'm coming down heavily from the win - not disappointed at all, just SOOO tired.

But a whole new world order begins. A brave new world.
Welcome to the 21st century, at last!

Alex

Federal Elections in Australia

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:17:44 -0500

Australia had an election for our Federal Government on Saturday - and I am extremely pleased to tell you that the right wing Bush loving govenrment of the past 11 years (run by the so-called 'Liberal' Party of Australia) lost the election.

The Labor Party has won. FANTASTIC!!!!!

Admittedly it is a very cautious Labor Party, much in the style of Blair in the UK - but it's a vast improvement on what we've had for the last 11 years.

Alex

Death of my father

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:14:33 -0500

SEPTEMBER 2007

MY FATHER

My father recently passed away - on 6th September, this year.
He was aged 80, so had a good long life, but he suffered terribly in his last years, from several things, mainly due to old age and his body giving out.

Miss you Dad...

Gay Flash Fiction - a flash fic appearing in there.

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:10:51 -0500

AUGUST 2007

DARKNESS. Flash Fic appeared in Gay Flash Fiction (gayflashfiction.com)

http://www.gayflashfiction.com

Story 'HOLIDAY' in Forbidden Fruit Zine

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:07:23 -0500

JANUARY 2007

'Holiday', Story published in

FORBIDDEN FRUIT

http://www.forbiddenfruitzine.com

PREVIEW:

Alone on a holiday, everyone else's joy reminding him of his isolation; if only a tall dark stranger could suddenly appear out of nowhere...

This story is now available in their archives until January 2008.

Flash fic published

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:13:26 -0500

FLASH FIC

CUP DAY

Appeared in LitBits. on January 1st, 2007.

http://www.litbits.ca/

42% of homeless youth are gay

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 03:31:32 -0500

"Disproportionate impact: 3 to 5% of U.S. population identifies as gay or lesbian, up to 42% of homeless youth identify as gay or lesbian."

Sobering statistic isn't it. It does not surprise me. So - if our western countries were really serious about trying to deal with youth homelessness, drug abuse and suicide - they could start by dealing with the social prejudice against homosexuality.

To read the full report on this go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GayYouthNews/

Alex