I am repeating a tradition I’ve followed for many years: all the rest of the Fridays this year are vacation days for me. Since I get more paid time off then my husband, this is a good way to burn some of that without creating too much weirdness. My plan this weekend is to finish Christmas shopping. We’ll see how far I get…
Welcome to my Friday Five: Only the top five (IMHO) stories of the week and five videos (plus notable obituaries and a recap of my posts).
Stories of the Week:
Want to Get Away With Harassment? Become a Cop.
Due Process Is Needed For Sexual Harassment Accusations — But For Whom?
Catholic Bishop Calls Popular Two Josephs ‘Gay Nativity’ Scene ‘Sacrilege’.
New HIV Cases Hit All-Time Low in New York City. Let me just say as a man who was an out adult in the ’90s and remembers years when so many people I knew were dying from complications of AIDS that some weeks I had to decide which memorial service I wouldn’t go to so I could attend others, this headline brought tears to my eyes.
NASA engineer, 81, has worked at agency longer than any woman.
In Memoriam:
Jim Nabors, TV’s Gomer Pyle, dead at 87.
Gay Actor-Singer Jim Nabors, Known for Gomer Pyle Series, Dead at 87.
Things I wrote:
Decorating season is in full swing!
Managing our personal technology, time, and attention.
Crying creeps—perception, rationalization, and tradition.
Videos!
Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War Official Trailer:
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The Flash 4×08 Leonard Snart and Rebellion Kiss:
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OK Go – Obsession – Official Video:
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Vlog Brothers – On Hating Christmas (I’ve linked to this for a couple of years, but it’s great):
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HANSON – Finally It’s Christmas (Official Music Video):
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