Rabbit, rabbit.

Here we go again with a new month!!! And so much to look forward to. Columbus Day, My moms bday, Halloween and hopefully not confusing any of the above. I always like to look forward into the month with the air of optimism (and righteous indignation) (goes without saying.) When I do this I like to make sure that I have time on my side, right guard above that and a moderate supply of stimuli. Stimuli can be pharmaceutical, visual, aural, liquid, matter or not. I'm not fussy, just my shoes are. Also when I look forward I like to look back (never in anger) on the month prior and what struck my fancy.









Usually it's what's gay and amazing the month prior makes me smile. I won't even rip into the Senator from Idaho's behavior in/with the 'John'. Redefines going to the 'Can'. Or even the 'Head'. Though I could sit back and do it all day. It's definitely Old School Closet, he didn't even have the sense to bring a shopping bag to stand in(conspicuously) so as not to arouse suspicion while arousing whatever. Talk about bringing.................I'm done, he's not worth it.








Worth it though are the city of San Diego and it's Mayor. Jerry Sanders, former cop and now mayor of the country's eight largest city, reversed his position against supporting civil unions for equality for the gay and lesbian community. He and his city had held a conservative anti-measure stance until recent polls had proven the consensus had changed. In backing the new Civil Unions Measure he also revealed he would wish the same rights for everyone as he would his lesbian daughter, whom he also revealed to the public. The mayor spoke passionately and was inspirational in his address.

"In the end, I could not look any of them in the face and tell them that their
relationships - their very lives - were any less meaningful than the marriage
that I share with my wife, Rana," Sanders said.

Italy's Parliament decided in September to pursue a Civil Unions Bill in November. Like any good Italian masterpiece, these things take time, talk, more time, pasta, more talk and time until you see magnificent results. And in the pink shadow of the Vatican this is no easy feat. But everyone knows it's the size of the feat that can tell you the measure of the man. Funny on two levels Kent, funny on two. (Photo courtesy of the World Cup Champion Team Italia's spread for Dolce & Gabbana)














And as Europe strides lightyears (Buzz?) forward, the middle east again sticks it's 'head' in the 'sand'. (Two Kent, two) President Ahmadinejad of Iran announced that his country doesn't have any gays. Of course he announced this to raucous laughter at Columbia University in Manhattan. Who knew that the ostrich was as indigenous to Iran as Elaine Stritch is to New York? Maybe it's the country's national bird, flightless and sightless. Why were we not informed? All those feather boas that Drag queens have been using real ostrich feathers are so ironic now. Photo courtesy of AP.





And now for something completely useful, vodka. My time in Upstate New York solidified my love affair with cold distilled grain. At an Ice Party (a snowbank bar and a frozen-over lake) I bonded with a lively young lady L. L and I were fast friends as we worked together and held the same convictions; play as hard as you work and damn the critics. She also provided an introduction to one of the coolest ladies I know, her mother Zsa Zsa. L sent me this recently and I haven't stopped rolling, from the list, not the subject. Photo courtesy of Absolut Vodka.

1. 1. To remove a bandage painlessly, saturate the bandage with vodka. The solvent dissolves adhesive.
   2. To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers, fill a trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the caulking, let set five minutes and wash clean. The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew.
   3. To clean your eyeglasses, simply wipe t he lenses with a soft, clean cloth dampened with vodka. The alcohol in the vodka cleans the glass and kills germs.
   4. Prolong the life of razors by filling a cup with vodka and letting your safety razor blade soak in the alcohol after shaving. The vodka disinfects the blade and prevents rusting.
   5. Spray vodka on vomit stains, scrub with a brush, and then blot dry.
   6. Using a cotton ball, apply vodka to your face as an astringent to cleanse the skin and tighten pores.
   7. Add a jigger of vodka to a 12-ounce bottle of shampoo. The alcohol cleanses the scalp, removes toxins from hair, and stimulates the growth of healthy hair.
   8. Fill a sixteen-ounce trigger-spray bottle and spray bees or wasps to kill them.
   9. Pour one-half cup vodka and one-half cup water in a Ziploc freezer bag and freeze for a slushy, refreshable ice pack for aches, pain or black eyes.
   10. Fill a clean, used mayonnaise jar with freshly packed lavender flowers, fill the jar with vodka, seal the lid tightly and set in the sun for three days. Strain the liquid through a coffee filter, then apply the tincture to aches and pains.
   11. To relieve a fever, use a washcloth to rub vodka on your chest and back as a liniment.
   12. To cure foot odor, wash your feet with vodka.
   13 Vodka will disinfect and alleviate a jellyfish sting.
   14. Pour vodka over an area affected with poison ivy to remove the urushiol oil from your skin.
   15. Swish a shot of vodka over an aching tooth. Allow your gums to absorb some of the alcohol to numb the pain.