Trivial Untruth: Gift with Purchase
"The cruelest lies are often told in silence." -- Adlai Stevenson Last weekend, Jeanine and I were hanging out at the house in Palm Springs with our friend, Debbie. After…
Air Freshener Matchsticks
When the odor in the bathroom gets to be too much it is best to use something to freshen the air, so as not to stink out the next user.…
Money & Mates: Q&A with Cara and Nikki
This week, Queercents begins a series called Money & Mates. Our first couple to be profiled is Nikki and Cara. They live in Eastern Tennessee with their children and four…
Gay Couples Talk Money: Better Than Sex Talk
"Money isn't a romantic subject." -- Sheryl Garrett The experts all agree that financial problems are often cited as a major cause of divorce. Money does matter in a long-term…
Coming Out, Work, and My Simple Life
A woman works with her coworkers; eats lunch with them and may even have a couple of drinks after work. She doesn't say anything about being gay, but then, she…
Of Safety and Expense
This next week surfgirl and I will be flying to Augusta, GA to check the city out, my possible job transfer location, enjoying the ocean and hanging out with her…
The Equity Card – Beware of Hot Offers!
"There's always free cheese in the mouse traps, but the mice there ain't happy." -- Author Unknown I've written a few posts on the housing ATM. You can read them…
Living Together: LGBT Advice
"Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears." -- Marcus Aelius Aurelius The phone rang yesterday and it was my ex-girlfriend wishing me a Happy Birthday. We've had…
Garbage Dresser Refinishing
The apartment complex that surfgirl and I live in has dumpsters that rival almost any college dumpster. You can find some pretty interesting things. We've been needing a dresser for…
Money Blogger Podcast Interview
Despite loving the overall idea of podcasts and the subscription model potential they bring to the party, I admit to being slow in partaking of the bounty. I've just never…