VAMPIRE I'D LIKE TO FUCK

RICKY MARTIN - I AM A FORTUNATE HOMOSEXUAL MAN

I AM SO HAPPY FOR HIM!!! 
And for those of you saying or thinking - DUH?! It's about time. - I hope people were more supportive of you. We all come out in our own time.

From his website:

A few months ago I decided to write my memoirs, a project I knew was going to bring me closer to an amazing turning point in my life. From the moment I wrote the first phrase I was sure the book was the tool that was going to help me free myself from things I was carrying within me for a long time. Things that were too heavy for me to keep inside. Writing this account of my life, I got very close to my truth. And thisis something worth celebrating.

For many years, there has been only one place where I am in touch with my emotions fearlessly and that's the stage. Being on stage fills my soul in many ways, almost completely. It's my vice. The music, the lights and the roar of the audience are elements that make me feel capable of anything. This rush of adrenaline is incredibly addictive. I don't ever want to stop feeling these emotions. But it is serenity that brings me to where I'm at right now. An amazing emotional place of comprehension, reflection and enlightenment. At this moment I'm feeling the same freedom I usually feel only on stage, without a doubt, I need to share.

Many people told me: "Ricky it's not important", "it's not worth it", "all the years you've worked and everything you've built will collapse", "many people in the world are not ready to accept your truth, your reality, your nature". Because all this advice came from people who I love dearly, I decided to move on with my life not sharing with the world my entire truth. Allowing myself to be seduced by fear and insecurity became a self-fulfilling prophecy of sabotage. Today I take full responsibility for my decisions and my actions.

If someone asked me today, "Ricky, what are you afraid of?" I would answer "the blood that runs through the streets of countries at war...child slavery, terrorism...the cynicism of some people in positions of power, the misinterpretation of faith." But fear of my truth? Not at all! On the contrary, It fills me with strength and courage. This is just what I need especially now that I am the father of two beautiful boys that are so full of light and who with their outlook teach me new things every day. To keep living as I did up until today would be to indirectly diminish the glow that my kids where born with. Enough is enough. This has to change. This was not supposed to happen 5 or 10 years ago, it is supposed to happen now. Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment.

These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed.

What will happen from now on? It doesn't matter. I can only focus on what's happening to me in this moment. The word "happiness" takes on a new meaning for me as of today. It has been a very intense process. Every word that I write in this letter is born out of love, acceptance, detachment and real contentment. Writing this is a solid step towards my inner peace and vital part of my evolution.

I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.

SHERFFIUS SUNDAY

EARTH HOUR 2010

MISSION, HISTORY & EARTH HOUR 2010

On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people, organizations, corporations and governments around the world will come together to make a bold statement about their concern for climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their lights for one hour. In the U.S. where we are already feeling the impacts of climate change, Earth Hour sends a clear message that Americans care about this issue and want to turn the lights out on dirty air, dangerous dependency on foreign oil and costly climate change impacts, and make the switch to cleaner air, a strong economic future and a more secure nation.

Participation is easy. By flipping off your lights on March 27th at 8:30 p.m. local time you will be making the switch to a cleaner, more secure nation and prosperous America. View the toolkits, to find out what else you can do to get involved including leading the Earth Hour movement in your community.

SET YOUR CLOCK

On Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:30 p.m. local time, Earth Hour will once again cascade around the globe, from New Zealand to Hawaii

SPARKING A MOVEMENT

Since its inception three years ago, Earth Hour’s non-partisan approach has captured the world’s imagination and became a global phenomenon. Nearly one billion people turned out for Earth Hour 2009 – involving 4,100 cities in 87 countries on seven continents.

Last year, 80 million Americans and 318 U.S. cities officially voted for action with their light switch, joining iconic landmarks from around the world that went dark for Earth Hour, including:

Empire State Building
Brooklyn Bridge
Broadway Theater Marquees
Las Vegas Strip
United Nations Headquarters
Golden Gate Bridge
Seattle’s Space Needle
Church of Latter-Day Saints Temple
Gateway Arch in St. Louis
Great Pyramids of Giza
Acropolis and Parthenon in Athens
Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro
St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City
Big Ben and Houses of Parliament in London
Elysee Palace and Eiffel Tower in Paris
Beijing’s Birds Nest and Water Cube
Symphony of Lights in Hong Kong

MAKE MINE A VENTE

OH MY!

I have been seeing this commercial all over the place and over and over again. I would have shared it sooner but couldn't find it on YouTube until today. I sent Sharp the following email:

"Thank you for using out actor and Star Trek icon George Takei in your Aquos Quattron commercial." You can send Sharp your thanks here.

I feel like I should know why George say, "On my!" but I can't place it. Can anyone help me out?

TIM TEBOW TOLD TO 'SHUT THE F*CK UP' AFTER REQUESTING PLAYERS JOIN HIM IN COMBINE TEST PRAYER

Pro Football Talk reports that at least one player at the Scouting Combine didn't take kindly to Tim Tebow's request that players say a prayer before taking a test:

"We're told that Tebow already has gotten a taste of the resistance he might face at the next level. At the Scouting Combine, the Wonderlic exam is administered to players in groups. The 12-minute test is preceded by some brief instructions and comments from the person administering the test. Per a league source, after the person administering the test to Tebow's group had finished, Tebow made a request that the players bow their heads in prayer before taking the 50-question exam. Said one of the other players in response: 'Shut the f--k up.' Others players in the room then laughed."

Source Towelroad

THEY'RE SO CUTE

The other day I posted how to Queer the Census by ordering or printing a label. Today I have this very cute video by George Takei and his husband explaining how to complete the Census if you consider yourself to be married. Even if you're not married, watch it anyway -- they are very cute and funny.

IT'S TIME FOR TARA

Tara returns to Showtime tonight at 10:30 est. 

Toni Collette returns in United States of Tara after winning an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her first-season portrayal of Tara Gregson, a mom with dissociative identity disorder. 

Season two begins with Tara seemingly having overcome her penchant for yielding her body to alternate personalities. A neighborhood tragedy, though, stirs up buried memories of childhood trauma and the “alters” start to return. A new one appears, too, who’ll share consciousness with Tara.

Partly in her absence, husband Max (John Corbett) gets immersed in a neighborhood investment (ignoring Tara’s reluctance) until it’s revealed that Tara’s alters are getting her in trouble and he begins to get exasperated. Her young teen son, Marshall (Keir Gilchrist), is exploring his sexuality and older teen daughter, Kate (Brie Larson), adopts an online fantasy persona, guided by exotic artist Lynda P. Frazier (guest star Viola Davis).

Lio by Mark Tatullie

SHERFFIUS SUNDAY

DO YOU HAVE TIME?

I always have time for porn...unfortunately. That's a side effect of being single.

FRIDAY FUNNIES

I Believe The Term is “Crybaby”

Blatantly stolen from Voenix Rising.

Did you order your sticker yet?

It is not too late to order yours! Click here! Have you ordered yours CB?


UPDATE:
You have to order by March 22 to receive it in time to mail back your census on April 1. The best thing to do is to click on the label image and print it.

SIZING UP SPERM

Tonight at 9 pm est on the National Geographic Channel

I'm surprised that this is on the NatGeo channel and not Logo - sound like the perfect show for gay men. This could be very informative and very interesting or a complete waste of time.

Each of us was the grand prize in an ultimate reality competition, the amazing race a sperm makes on the road to fertilization. Millions of sperm compete while overcoming armies of antibodies, treacherous terrain and impossible odds to reach their single-minded goal.

The program follows the sperm's role in the miracle of life before it joins with an egg. The sperm is scaled to human size to better illustrate the challenges that await it. So on 'Sizing Up Sperm,' a London skyscraper represents male anatomy, the Rocky Mountains stand in for female anatomy, etc. It's kind of like a sex-ed version of 'Fantastic Voyage,' if you will.

"Each of us was the grand prize in an ultimate reality competition, the amazing race a sperm makes on the road to fertilization,'' reads the press release.

This is an attempt to sex up NGC, and if the program is done with smarts and skill, we feel why not? From a scientific pint of view, the subject is procreation is perfectly fine for study, snickers aside. Now, they have our attention. Let's see if they deliver a quality program.

SHERFFIUS SUNDAY

John Sherffius.com

SIGN THE PETITION

Johnny Weir was not invited to participate in the Stars on Ice U.S. National skating tour because tour producers feel that he is not, ahem, "family friendly;" code for homo, There have been loads of rumors that the tour producers and sponsors--one of whom is Smuckers--feel that Johnny is too gay. For ice skating. That's like saying women lumberjacks might be too lesbian for a log rolling competition. Go HERE and sign the petition asking to "Let Johnny skate!" Dammit!

Thanks to Bob at I Should Be Laughing
I was the 7,676 signer.

SPRING FORWARD

When your head finally hits your pillow tonight, you will have one less hour to enjoy it because at 2 AM Daylight Savings Time goes into effect and we spring forward one hour.

In addition to loosing an hour, you need to make time to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Be sure to recycle the batteries.

For your added pleasure, Rachel Maddow explains that much of what we think about it is a myth.

SUBMITTED FROM A READER

These were emailed to me by a reader who I thank very much. They all made me laugh because they are so true!

BROKEN HEARTED

Tragedy struck last night. I was making dinner for Truvy and Tramp when Truvy's bowl slipped from my hand and broke. Truvy rescued me in November of 2002 when she was about a year old. I got her this very deserving bowl as part of Valentine's Day clearance sale. She's had all her meals in this bowl for over 7 years. I'm more upset about it then she is.

GREAT NEWS TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY

7 Year Old Boy Saves Family

From the Los Angeles Times: yesterday morning in Norwalk which is a little south of Los Angeles, three men with guns invaded a house and told everyone inside they were going to take what they wanted. As the mom and dad were herded into the living room, their 7 year old son grabbed his six year old daughter and headed for a bathroom with a cell phone and locked the door behind them. The boy then called 911.

"There's some guy who's going to kill my mom and dad. Can you come, please? Bring cops ... a lot of them! ... And soldiers too."

The boy thought at the time that his parents had been shot. Shortly after the boy made the call, the attackers broke down the bathroom door. On the 911 tape you can hear the attackers asking who the boy had called. He told them 911 and then the attackers fled without taking anything or injuring anyone.

This kid was brave and smart and quick on his feet. Amazing.
Source CDAN

THE MEANING OF LILA BY JOHN FORGETTA AND L.A. ROSE

Catch Up with Lila

The Meaning of Lila is one of my favorite comic strips and one of the very few to feature a gay character. Every so often one of Lila's strips strikes a cord in my life or is particularly funny and I like to share it with you. I thought you'd appreciate a summary of what's going on. You can follow The Meaning of Lila at GoComic or at Comic.com.

Lila is currently unemployed because she was fired by her boss and nemesis, Alexandra, at MetroMart. Boyd is still there and just met Lila's replacement, Britanny. With no job, no man, and no money, Lila is completely unqualified to adopt Annie. Who's Annie? She's the orphan (yes, little orphan Annie) who's being treated for Leukemia at the Cleveland Clinic. Lila became good friends with Annie when she started volunteering at the Clinic.

Lila, volunteering? Well, it was a selfish motive. Lila wanted to run into Dr. Fine, her former pediatrician and long-time crush. To Lila's great disappointment, she found out that Dr. Fine is gay and partnered for many years to Alan. Lila thinks being a mother to Annie will finally give some purpose to her life, but it also may be because she's somewhat jealous of her childhood friend, Drew, who is now married to the once (we hope) philandering Tad, a wealthy doctor--also at the Clinic Drew is also pregnant.

Will Lila find a job and a man? Will she figure out a way to adopt Annie? Will Tad be faithful to Drew? Will Boyd become friends with Brittany and leave Lila at the curb? Keep reading :-)

TMI TUESDAY - IF YOU HAD TO

1-Have a beach house in the Hampton's, or a beautiful bungalow in Spain? I've been to the Hampton's having grown up on Long Island. A bungalow in Spain just sounds peaceful and romantic. Plus all the hot Spanish men!

2-Be a Smurf, or a Peanuts character? Although I think Peanuts is better all the characters except Snoopy are losers. I'd be Papa Smurf because he has magical powers.

3-Direct porn, or star in one? I'd like to star in one because to be a porn star means you have the looks, body and equipment!


4-Spend a week with Martha Stewart, or Oprah Winfrey? I'm not sure Martha is as bitchy as she is made out to be and oh the things I could learn from her.

5-If you couldn't live in America any longer, if you had to, would you live in South America or Europe? I'd live in Europe for the numerous cultures, the history, the museums, and the variety of men.


6-Change your beauty, or be thinner? Despite my answer above, I'd be thinner because it would enhance my beauty and it would be nice to have a flat tummy.

7-Sleep with Mel Gibson, or Tom Cruise? If I knew nothing about either of them and just saw them in a bar, I'd think I'd go for Tom, especially if he's the Risky Business Tom. He just has that all American look that just slays me.

8-Go up in a hot air balloon, or sky dive? I've always wanted to celebrate my birthday by sky diving but none of my friends would do it and I don't want to do this alone. Maybe one day.

9-Give up the ability to ever hear music again, or the ability to ever read again? Since it's just music, I could still hear everything else and I think I could live with that. I think I'd die if I couldn't read books, blogs, sub-titles, directions, emails, signs, not being able to read on a plane or at the beach - no thanks.

10-Be a land animal, or a sea animal? I'm Virgo, a water sign and love the water but I'd pick being a sea animal, a Killer Whale, because they are the kings of the sea, are social, have no enemies and travel.


11-Have breathtaking beauty for the rest of your life, but spend a year in jail, or be just plain looking and never be in jail? At this point in my life, a year in jail would be worth breathtaking beauty and when I got out I should be able to have a career in modeling or acting or as a kept man.

BANKING REFORM WE CAN ALL BELIEVE IN

THE DUPLEX by GLENN McCOY

Thank You Miss Truvy and The Tramp - you are always there for me, love me unconditionally and give the best lap dances.

SUNDAY SHERFFIUS and FRIENDS