Keeping Spiders at Bay, Naturally
Surfgirl is allergic to spiders and spotting one by either of us, puts me on a mission to destroy, but we don't use chemicals, especially since we have a dog…
Creating Intentional Communities in Retirement
"Retirement is the ugliest word in the language." -- Ernest Hemingway The baby boomers are making people think differently about retirement. Mitch Anthony in the New Retirementality explains that, "Most…
IRS Announces Telephone Tax Refund
Here's one we've all been waiting for. Drum roll IRS announces a telephone tax refund! What? You haven't heard of this yet? Well, back in May, the United States government…
Money & Relationships
"Money is not something we ever discuss. Talk of money is like speaking of bodily functions at the dinner table." -- Novelist Elizabeth George in A Traitor to Memory In…
Straight Talk about Viatical Settlements
"For those who seek to understand it, death is a highly creative force. The highest spiritual values of life can originate from the thought and study of death." -- Elisabeth…
Ten Money Questions for Dan Savage
Dan Savage writes a nationally syndicated sex-advice column called "Savage Love" that is read by more than 4 million people each week. Sex is the juicy part, but often times,…
Gay Men and Keeping Up Appearances
Today a guest and a different perspective than what you typically hear from the four lesbians at Queercents: My name is JJ Jordan. I'm a twenty-something gay guy in Houston,…
Finding the Value
"You don't measure your self-worth by your net worth." ~Rick Warren Writer/Pastor One of the few times I actually agree with this man. I was recently reading Time Magazines cover…
Equal Pay for Equal Work
"If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we…
Queerspawn: One Blogger’s Reflections
"The radical left is doing everything they can to destroy the moral fiber of America. They want to do away with the family." -- Pat Robertson James from Dual Income…