Blog Title: Blind Prophecy

Before the Parade Passes By

Today was the Northside 4th of July Parade. It was a bit wet and rainy, but cute. Sorry for the photo-heavy (and video-heavy) post. (for the complete set on flickr) This fireman drove his truck right at me, then hopped out and posed. I like her attitude A parade entry from our neighborhood plumber We were standing next to read more..

I Wanna Rock n Roll All Night…

I spent a few minutes tonight at the Northside Rock n’ Roll Festival, which was also the location of this month’s Cincinnati Guerrilla Queer Bar. The Festival was okay, but I’m too muy pobre to drink responsibly. I introduced myself to some of the folks at CGQB, but then started to feel like the creepy read more..

Mascot Contest Challenge 2 – Athleticism

After the scandal of last week’s challenge, I decided to remove the seemingly arbitrary element of my role as judge in our second round. Therefore, to choose between the contestants based on athleticism, we will hold a race. Straightforward and without any way to blackmail or embarrass me. So, we gather at the crack of dawn read more..

Stop the Violence

I was just about to turn off the computer for the night when I did one last check of Twitter/Google Reader. Now, instead of turning off the computer, I’m shaking with anger that has been building for several days. Apparently, a bisexual sailor may have been brutally murdered because of his sexual orientation. This comes on read more..

Happy Canada Day

Even though my Canadian roommate is in Baltimore today, I thought I’d recognize Canada Day with this favorite old comic book scan featuring the Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles’s visit to Ottowa where they are threatened by the Awesome Sho-Gun Super-Warrior (who appears to be a giant robot with super-inappropriate nipple cannons and pelvic spike read more..

Marry, F*ck or Kill

While trying to come up with a theme for this week, I decided to take a break and watch the newest episode of True Blood. This is the show that keeps on giving, and this week it’s giving us the bodies boys for the game. But so much flesh to choose from… I had to read more..

Hey, good looking!

You know how sometimes you’re walking down the street casually glancing in the windows of the various shops on a sunny day. And then you pass a shop where you see a cute guy inside the store, so you slow your pace just a bit. And in the space of time it takes to walk one more read more..

Mascot Contest Results from Challenge 1 – Spirit

Sorry for the delay in getting today’s results show posted. Congrats to Elle is for Lizard. Gay Moose seems to be leading in the popularity category for the moment, we’ll see how things go with the next challenge this coming Friday.

Ohio Reps on the Record with ENDA

Where do Ohio representatives stand on ENDA? According to the Inclusive ENDA campaign (you can look up your state, too), here are the current details: Definitely Yes Steve Driehaus Charles A. Wilson Marcy Kaptur Dennis J. Kucinich* Marcia L. Fudge Mary Jo Kilroy* John A. Boccieri Zachary T. Space *co-sponsor Probable Yes Betty Sutton Tim Ryan Undecided/Unknown Steve Austria Patrick J. Tiberi Probable No Jean Schmidt Michael R. Turner Jim Jordan Robert E. Latta John A. Boehner Stephen C. read more..

Mascot Contest Challenge 1 – Spirit

We’re kicking things off with a bang. For our first challenge in the mascot contest, the contestants have been challenged to make music videos that reflect the spirit of the blog. So, keep lobbying for your favorite, because your votes will be critical in the final “popularity” category. And you can try and convince me who read more..