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IT'S BEEN AWHILE!

Haven't been here in awhile and could give a million reasons and excuses but just accept my apology! Right now I am fighting a broken kneecap--yes, I did the old person thing of not watching where I was going, tripped and landed on my knee. Seems
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Posted in Personal on June 13, 2015

THINKING OUT LOUD ABOUT PERSONAPAPER

I joined here July 26 and have written 18 posts and must admit I am sort of disappointed by the lack of response/reaction. I am also concerned about not being allowed to repost some of my work on sites that people who come here wouldn't go to such as gays
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Posted in Persona Paper on August 13, 2014

THERE'S NO STOPPING ME NOW!

About 3 weeks ago I got a scooter from Medicare--see a previous post--I have problems walking more than a block or two and public transportation doesn’t come within that range--so it makes me a little more mobile. You use it as if it is a pedestrian-
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Posted in Humor on August 12, 2014

CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY

For those who don’t know I am a Leap Year Baby--born of February 29 I have a birthday every 4 years and I don’t celebrate in between.This isn’t about my Leap Year birthdays because when I turn 20 in 2016 I will tell you all about it. This
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Posted in Personal on August 8, 2014

DO YOU KNOW DONNA McKECHNIE? YOU SHOULD!

I fell in love with Donna McKechnie on a stormy, snowy night on Broadway in New York City. Due to the snowstorm a lot of tickets were available to shows that normally were sold, or near sold, out and “Promises, Promises” was one of them and we
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Posted in Entertainment on August 7, 2014

HOW I BECAME A "A CHORUS LINE" GROUPIE/JUNKIE

ME, ROBERT AND BUDDY WHO PLAYED ZACH IN "ACL" ON THE BOTTOM ME IN FRONT OF THE THEATRE (Do not even mention the movie version to me--one of the worse from stage to film ever made!)Since September 29, 1983, when, thanks to Buddy Vest who played Zack on
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Posted in Entertainment on August 6, 2014

IT IS AS CLOSE TO A CONVERTIBLE AS I WILL GET! LOL

Just some background to let you know what this is all about. I have peripheral artery disease also known as PAD. Around 15 years ago I had 2 stents put in my left leg and things were okay for awhile. About 2 years ago I couldn’t walk 5 blocks without
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Posted in Random on August 5, 2014

RIGHT UP FRONT--I AM GAY--PART 5

It was 1956, I was home on ‘leave’---more about that in another post--and had my dress blues uniform on and no matter where I went, whether Downey’s Steakhouse on 8th Avenue or the Astor bar or even the YMCA on the west side, I was approa
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Posted in Personal on August 4, 2014

A Newbie' has problems--have patience with me.

When I came here July 26 (Was it only 6 days ago?) I just dived in--heck who reads a manual before? I came across stumbling blocks like no spell check when writing posts and being a horrendous speller I need one so I had to turn to Word and the
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Posted in Tutorials on August 1, 2014

RIGHT UP FRONT--I AM GAY--PART 3

(Before I go any further I do want you to know that I will be writing about many subjects besides the +gay aspect of my life---just wanted to get this out--pardon the pun--first!)It was the gayest of times and it was the saddest of times but it was life.I
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Posted in Personal on July 30, 2014