For the past week, I've noticed any pictures I post to this site haven't been appearing; all you see is a small black box where the pic should be. If you click on the box, the pic appears. Last night I switched to using Internet Explorer (normally I use Firefox as my browser) and the pictures were there. Weird!? This has also happened on some other Blogger sites, sometimes a few pics are there and others missing, with the black box instead, but only in Firefox. All other sites I've gone to seem fine, with pics, even videos working right.
Why this is happening I'm not sure--I do see where Blogger has just made it possible to post pics to your blog directly by clicking on the "add image" icon on the posting page, instead of having to use 'Hello' to post pics. Perhaps this change has caused Firefox to not recognize the pics, but I really don't have an answer as to why this is happening.
Is anyone else experiencing a similiar problem, or is it just me? I didn't do anything to my blog other than add a couple of links in the sidebar, so I'm baffled as to why this is occurring.
Please leave a comment if you've had a similiar problem as I am trying to find the answer to this mystery. Or maybe its just me...it wouldn't be the first time I was the odd one in the crowd. :)
Saturday, June 25, 2005
Friday, June 24, 2005
Odd...very odd
I've noticed that any pictures I post here aren't showing up on the blog...at least not on my computer. My profile picture is gone as well. Please leave a comment if you're seeing the photos/pics on here 'cause I don't know if they're showing up at all or if there's just something wrong on my computer. Pictures on other sites are OK, except on some other blogger sites/pages.
It's strange...I'm trying to figure out why the pics aren't appearing.
It's strange...I'm trying to figure out why the pics aren't appearing.
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Free Zack Campaign Update
Tenn. launches probe of ex-gay camp
Teen's blog leads to outcry, charges of abuse at unlicensed facility
This is a recent headline from the New York Blade Online concerning the story of Zach, the boy whose parents sent to a Christian camp to "cure" him of his homosexuality, after he came out to his parents. The entire story is at the Blade's site, click on the link above.
Teen's blog leads to outcry, charges of abuse at unlicensed facility
This is a recent headline from the New York Blade Online concerning the story of Zach, the boy whose parents sent to a Christian camp to "cure" him of his homosexuality, after he came out to his parents. The entire story is at the Blade's site, click on the link above.
I'm Outta Here!.......In 3 Days!
That's right...I'm outta this one-horse town of Albany and going to THE city--New York City!
Well, its only for one day-Sunday the 26th-but its the first time I've been out of Albany in over 20 years, believe it or not! I'm going down to New York for the Gay Pride Parade and Festival this week. Last time I was in New York was w-a-a-a-y back in 1983 and that was for a convention of the National Libertarian Party to choose their 1984 Presidential candidate (David Bergland). Oh, by the way, we didn't win that election, in case you were wondering..ha ha!
I recently attended a number of local Gay Pride events here including the parade and festival on Sunday June 12th. Heard that about 5,000 people attended the festival although it didn't seem like that many to me, but it was quite a large crowd. I also went to a concert by a group called Girlyman, a folk/pop trio...they were really good and kinda funny too. Even bought their 2 CD's at the concert...figured I would try to expand my musical tastes a little and listen to something other than what I usually do.
Also went to a talk by Jeffrey McGowan who wrote a book titled "Major Conflict" about his life and experiences in the Army as a gay man. He served 10 years in the military and rose to rank of Major, served in the first Gulf War, but eventually found that he couldn't reconcile being gay with his life in the army, keeping his true self hidden. So he resigned from the army in 1998. He is also one-half of the first same-sex couple to be married on the East Coast. He and his partner, Billiam van Roestenberg, were married in New Paltz, NY in February 2004. I bought his book , which he signed, and have just started reading it.
I guess the last couple weeks I've been in "gay mode" with all these activities but I am trying to make an effort to at least get out more which is something, I suppose. Did I meet anyone at any of these events...well no, in fact, I didn't even talk to anyone. Really lame, huh? As I've said here before, I'm socially inept and totally at a loss as to how to talk to people unless I already know them. That's the result of spending your entire life keeping to yourself and not having to interact with anyone.
I did "come out" to someone who had NO idea I was gay. I was chatting online with a guy who attends school at the campus where I work, in fact he worked in the same place as I do for a brief time last semester. He's from India, here studying computers/programming and worked with me before he got a better job doing student teaching at the school. Anyway, somehow the subject of porn came up and he asked if I had any. I said, "yes I have a little", and he asked if he could borrow it sometime. Now he has a girlfriend, whom I've met (she goes to school here too) so I told him I didn't think he would be interested in the porn I had. When he asked why, I told him it was gay porn...he was a bit confused by that and asked why I had that. He hasn't ever had any contact with gay people and didn't know anyone gay. Anyway, I told him I was gay and he was surprised, to say the least. But we talked a while and have talked since then and I've tried to enlighten him about the whole gay thing. He had some misconceptions, but I think he's starting to understand more. He asked me why I "chose" to be gay so I had to explain to him that it wasn't a choice, but just how you're born. He's a pretty cool guy so perhaps in telling him , its another small step in educating others about what it means to be gay.
Well, I hadn't planned on posting this much, but once I got going more stuff just kept coming to mind. Hope I haven't bored anyone too much, if anyone is reading this. If I could learn to talk to people in person as easily as I can on this blog, perhaps I would be more sucessful in meeting someone. Maybe I should just hand out cards with my website address on them next time I'm at a social event, then people could learn about my scary life without me having to say much. Hmmmm...just a thought :)
Well, its only for one day-Sunday the 26th-but its the first time I've been out of Albany in over 20 years, believe it or not! I'm going down to New York for the Gay Pride Parade and Festival this week. Last time I was in New York was w-a-a-a-y back in 1983 and that was for a convention of the National Libertarian Party to choose their 1984 Presidential candidate (David Bergland). Oh, by the way, we didn't win that election, in case you were wondering..ha ha!
I recently attended a number of local Gay Pride events here including the parade and festival on Sunday June 12th. Heard that about 5,000 people attended the festival although it didn't seem like that many to me, but it was quite a large crowd. I also went to a concert by a group called Girlyman, a folk/pop trio...they were really good and kinda funny too. Even bought their 2 CD's at the concert...figured I would try to expand my musical tastes a little and listen to something other than what I usually do.
Also went to a talk by Jeffrey McGowan who wrote a book titled "Major Conflict" about his life and experiences in the Army as a gay man. He served 10 years in the military and rose to rank of Major, served in the first Gulf War, but eventually found that he couldn't reconcile being gay with his life in the army, keeping his true self hidden. So he resigned from the army in 1998. He is also one-half of the first same-sex couple to be married on the East Coast. He and his partner, Billiam van Roestenberg, were married in New Paltz, NY in February 2004. I bought his book , which he signed, and have just started reading it.
I guess the last couple weeks I've been in "gay mode" with all these activities but I am trying to make an effort to at least get out more which is something, I suppose. Did I meet anyone at any of these events...well no, in fact, I didn't even talk to anyone. Really lame, huh? As I've said here before, I'm socially inept and totally at a loss as to how to talk to people unless I already know them. That's the result of spending your entire life keeping to yourself and not having to interact with anyone.
I did "come out" to someone who had NO idea I was gay. I was chatting online with a guy who attends school at the campus where I work, in fact he worked in the same place as I do for a brief time last semester. He's from India, here studying computers/programming and worked with me before he got a better job doing student teaching at the school. Anyway, somehow the subject of porn came up and he asked if I had any. I said, "yes I have a little", and he asked if he could borrow it sometime. Now he has a girlfriend, whom I've met (she goes to school here too) so I told him I didn't think he would be interested in the porn I had. When he asked why, I told him it was gay porn...he was a bit confused by that and asked why I had that. He hasn't ever had any contact with gay people and didn't know anyone gay. Anyway, I told him I was gay and he was surprised, to say the least. But we talked a while and have talked since then and I've tried to enlighten him about the whole gay thing. He had some misconceptions, but I think he's starting to understand more. He asked me why I "chose" to be gay so I had to explain to him that it wasn't a choice, but just how you're born. He's a pretty cool guy so perhaps in telling him , its another small step in educating others about what it means to be gay.
Well, I hadn't planned on posting this much, but once I got going more stuff just kept coming to mind. Hope I haven't bored anyone too much, if anyone is reading this. If I could learn to talk to people in person as easily as I can on this blog, perhaps I would be more sucessful in meeting someone. Maybe I should just hand out cards with my website address on them next time I'm at a social event, then people could learn about my scary life without me having to say much. Hmmmm...just a thought :)
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Monday, June 20, 2005
20 Questions Game
The previous post was a test of 20 questions; here's a site based on the "20 Questions" game. That's the game where you think of something (anything at all) and others have to try to guess what it is you're thinking of. Usually you start out asking if its "animal, vegetable, or mineral".
The twist here is that a computer will attempt to guess what you're thinking of...the computer uses a type of programming known as a "neural net" which is similiar to the way the human brain functions. The computer remembers previous answers and builds up a knowledge base to allow it to be more accurate as it "learns" more, much the same way a person would learn.
It's a lot of fun but the computer is very hard to fool--it guesses what you're thinking most of the time. Give it a try!
Enough web-surfing for me, I've got to get some sleep, so Good Night, everyone!
The twist here is that a computer will attempt to guess what you're thinking of...the computer uses a type of programming known as a "neural net" which is similiar to the way the human brain functions. The computer remembers previous answers and builds up a knowledge base to allow it to be more accurate as it "learns" more, much the same way a person would learn.
It's a lot of fun but the computer is very hard to fool--it guesses what you're thinking most of the time. Give it a try!
Enough web-surfing for me, I've got to get some sleep, so Good Night, everyone!
Perception Test
Here's an interesting little test I came across that tests your science knowledge and visual perception. Even if you don't like science or taking tests, give it a try--its only 20 questions long and actually kind of fun. I got 8 out of 20 right when I first took it. Of course the second time I got all 20 correct.
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