A Guide to the Best of My Blog

I’ve created hundreds of posts since December of 2009 when I started this blog following my heart transplant (which occurred on November 23, 2009).  The posts are mini-essays on a number of topics, and I’ve tried to tie them together by adding a note at the end of each referring the reader to “Related Posts.”  Since there are a number of recurring subjects, it occurred to me that it might be a good idea to post a guide that organizes the blog according to topics, and what follows is my attempt to do this.

I want to thank the thousands of readers who take the time to read my blog.  It’s been terrific fun to write it and I plan to continue doing so until illness or death prevents me from continuing.  When I do die I’ve given a final post to my husband, David Vargo, to put up on the internet so my readers will know it’s all over.  Until then, I particularly enjoy hearing from people with thoughts, questions, or stories about my blog posts, and it’s thrilling to learn that I may have helped some readers facing various complex difficulties such as coming out, missing promissory notes in mortgage foreclosures, a growing non-belief in religious ideas, etc.  My email address remains dglswhaley@aol.com.  If anyone finds errors in the dates, etc., below, please let me know and I’ll correct them. 

Here is the guide:  

1.  The Heart Transplant and Other Medical Matters

“New Year’s Party Without the Host,” January 7, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-years-party-without-host.html]
“Escape From Hospital Hell,” January 17, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/01/escape-from-hospital-hell.html

"About That Heart Transplant," January 24, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/01/about-that-heart-transplant.html
“My Heart Belonged to Andrew,” February 17, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/02/my-heart-belonged-to-andrew.html
“Another Letter to Andrew's Parents,” March 10, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/03/another-letter-to-andrews-parents.html
“A Toast to Andrew,” May 2, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/05/toast-to-andrew.html
"Mama, Biopsies, and My iPad," May 19, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/05/mama-biopsies-and-my-ipad.html
"The First time I Nearly Died," August 3, 2010;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/08/first-time-i-nearly-died.html
"Rehabilitating Doug," June 12, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/06/rehabilitating-doug.html

"The Purring Heart," November 23, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/11/purring-heart.html

"1999-2001: A Dramatic Story, " December 15, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/12/1999-2001-dramatic-story.html
"Naming My Heart," March 24, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/03/naming-my-heart.html
“Going Through Puberty at Age 23,” May 23, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/05/going-through-puberty-at-age-23.html.
"Report on Old Doug: Health, Theater, eBook, and More," June 28, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/06/report-on-old-doug-health-theater-ebook.html

“Mama Cat Saves My Life,” October 23, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/10/mama-cat-saves-my-life.html 
“The Ohio State Hospital Nurses: A Letter to President Gordon Gee,” July 21, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/07/ohio-state-hospital-nurses-letter-to.html
"Mama Cat Saves My Life," October 23, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/10/mama-cat-saves-my-life.html
“On Being Lucky: The Second Anniversary of My Heart Transplant,” November 23, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/11/on-being-lucky-second-anniversary-of-my.html
"Walking Away From Death," February 29, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/02/walking-away-from-death.html
“Doug Update: Health, Acting, Book Readings, and Snowbirding,” September 6, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/09/doug-update-health-acting-book-readings.html
"Today My Blog Had Its 300,000th Hit, For Which I Am So Grateful," October 31, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/10/today-my-blog-had-its-300000th-hit-for.html
“Six Years Ago They Cut My Heart From My Chest,” November 23, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/11/six-years-ago-today-they-cut-my-heart.html  
“Counting Blessings: The Seventh Anniversary of My Heart Transplant,” December 7, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/12/counting-blessings-seventh-anniversary.html  “Give Me Back My Spleen and Other Adventures From Surgery,” August 31, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/08/give-me-back-my-spleen-and-other.html

2.  Gay Issues

"The Aging Gay Rights Activist," March 24, 2010;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/03/aging-gay-rights-activist.html

“Homosexuality: The Iceberg Theory,” April 25, 2010;

http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/04/homosexuality-iceberg-theory.html 
“How I Lost a Gay Marriage Debate,” April 29, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/04/how-i-lost-gay-marriage-debate.html
“Straight Talk,” May 10, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/05/straight-talk.html     
“Marijuana and Me,” July 11, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/07/marijuana-and-me.html

“How To Tell if You’re Gay,” August 31, 2010;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-to-tell-if-youre-gay.html

“The Thunderbolt,” September 3, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/09/thunderbolt.html

“How To Change Gay People Into Straight People,” September 20, 2010;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-to-change-gay-people-into-straight.html

"How Many Homosexuals Are There in the World?" November 8, 2010;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-many-homosexuals-are-there-in-world.html "Choose To Be Gay, Choose To Be Straight," January 25, 2011;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/01/choose-to-be-gay-choose-to-be-straight.html
"The Homosexual Agenda To Conquer the World," February 8, 2011;

http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/02/homosexual-agenda-to-conquer-world.html

"Seducing Straight Men," March 3, 2011: http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/03/seducing-straight-men.html
"Coming Out: How To Tell People You're Gay," March 27, 2011;

http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/03/coming-out-how-to-tell-people-youre-gay.html

"Jumping the Broom: How 'Married' are Married Gay Couples?" July 17, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/07/jumping-broom-how-married-are-married.html]
"The Legacy of Homophobia," August 2, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/08/legacy-of-homophobia.html
“The Magic and Power of a Wink,” August 24, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/08/magic-and-power-of-wink.html

"Going Undercover at an Ex-Gay Meeting," September 19, 2011, http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/09/going-undercover-at-ex-gay-meeting.html

“The Presumption of Heterosexuality and the Invisible Homosexual,” October 2, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/search?q=presumption

"Gay Bashers, Homophobes, and Me," January 27, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/01/gay-bashers-homophobes-and-me.html

"On Being a Gay Sports Fan," March 9, 2012, http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/03/on-being-gay-sports-fan.html

"Sexual Labels: Straight, Gay, Bi," April 15, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/04/sexual-labels-straight-gay-bi.html
"The History of Gay Rights in Columbus, Ohio," June 4, 2012;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/06/history-of-gay-rights-in-columbus.html

“I Support the Right of the Boy Scouts To Ban Gays,” July 24, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/07/i-support-right-of-boy-scouts-to.html

“Straight People: Thanks From the LGBT Community,” November 20, 2012;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/11/straight-people-thanks-from-lgbt.html.
“Fifty Shades of Leather: Corbin Milk in the BDSM World,” December 26, 2012

“Gay Marriage, DOMA, Proposition 8 and the Mysterious Supreme Court,” January 15, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/01/gay-marriage-doma-proposition-8-and.html 
“The Words ‘Queer’ and ‘Gay” in the 21^st Century,” May 5, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-words-queer-and-gay-in-21st-century.html
“A Homophobic Organization Throws in the Towel: Goodbye to Exodus International,” June 21, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-homophobic-organization-throws-in.html
“Gay Marriage, the Supreme Court, and the Future,” June 26, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/06/gay-marriage-supreme-court-and-future.html
“Who Am I To Judge?" Pope Francis and the Future of Gay Catholicism”; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/08/who-am-i-to-judge-pope-francis-and.html
“Boycott 'Ender’s Game'?  Orson Scott Card and Profiting From Homophobia," September 20, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/09/boycott-enders-game-orson-scott-card.html
“Disowning Your Gay Children,” October 9, 2013;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/10/disowning-your-gay-children.html 
"Falling in Love, Turning 70, and Getting Married," October 21, 2013;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/10/falling-in-love-turning-70-and-getting.html
"Republican Politicians: Reluctant Homophobes?" November 26, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/11/republican-politicians-reluectant.html
“Duck Dynasty & Gays: Freedom of Speech Isn’t What It’s Quacked Up To Be,” December 24, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/12/duck-dynasty-gays-freedom-of-speech.html
“Gays Will Be Able To Marry in All States By July of 2016 (and Maybe 2015): A Prediction,” February 14, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/02/gays-will-be-able-to-marry-in-all.html
“Is It Legal To Discriminate Against Gay People?” March 19, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/03/is-it-legal-to-discriminate-against-gay.html
"Does the Bible Condemn Homosexuality and Gay Marriage?" June 29, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/06/does-bible-condemn-homosexuality-and.html
"Are Gays Really Just 1.6% of the U.S. Population?" July 22, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/07/are-gays-really-just-16-of-us-population.html

"Five Judges Have Stopped All Further Progress on Gay Civil Rights Legislation," August 18, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/08/five-judges-have-stopped-all-further.html
"Gay Marriage, The 6th Circuit, Jeffrey Sutton, and the Supreme Court," November 13, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/11/gay-marriage-6th-circuit-jeffrey-sutton.html
“Alan Turing: Torturing a Gay Genius to Death,” November 26, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/search?q=Turing
“So, the Pope Doesn’t Like Gay Marriage?” http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/01/so-pope-doesnt-like-gay-marriage.html“Terminology: When a Man Has a ‘Husband’ and a Woman Has a ‘Wife’.” February 23, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/02/terminology-when-man-has-husband-and.html

“A Gay Hoosier Lawyer Looks at Indiana’s RFRA: The Religious Bigot Protection Act,” March 30, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-gay-hoosier-lawyer-looks-at-indianas.html

“Oral Arguments on Gay Marriage in the Supreme Court: What Was and What Wasn’t Said,” April 28, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/04/oral-arguments-on-gay-marriage-in.html
“Atheists and Gays in Islamic Countries: Ugly Deaths,” June 18, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/06/atheists-and-gays-in-islamic-countries.html
“Married at Last! A Gay Lawyer Looks at What the Supreme Court Actually Said About Same-Sex Marriage,” June 30, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/06/married-at-last-gay-lawyer-looks-at.html
“What Should You Know About Gay History?” July 4, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/07/what-should-you-know-about-gay-history.html
"How To Cure Homophobia," July 30, 2015;

http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/07/how-to-cure-homophobia.html
“The Pope In America:  Women, Sexual Minorities, and Kim Davis,” September 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-pope-in-america-women-sexual.html

“A Gay Theater Company in Columbus, Ohio,” December 15, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-gay-theater-company-in-columbus-ohio.html

North Carolina Forbids LGBT Protection, Romer v. Evans, and the Future, March 31, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/03/north-carolina-forbids-lgbt-protection.html
“Discrimination in the Name of Religion: Methodists, Religious Freedom Laws, and What’s Right,” May 31, 2016, http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/05/discrimination-in-name-of-religion.html
“Two Men Kiss in Public and 103 People Are Shot as Punishment,” June 14, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/06/two-men-kiss-in-public-and-103-people.html
“The Emperor Caligula, Gross Indecency, and the Killing of Oscar Wilde,” October 21, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-emperor-caligula-gross-indecency.html

“Questions To Ask a Homophobe,” January 4, 2017; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/01/questions-to-ask-homophobe.html

“Must a Baker Create a Cake for a Gay Wedding?  What Will the Supreme Court Likely Say?” September 28, 2017; https://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/09/must-baker-create-cake-for-gay-wedding.html

 

 

3.  Atheism, Skepticism, and Religious Matters

“Catholicism and Me (Part One),” March 13, 2010'
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/03/catholicism-and-me-part-one.html

“Superstitions,” March 21, 2010, http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/03/superstitions.html

“Catholicism and Me (Part Two),” April 18, 2010;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/04/catholicism-and-me-part-two.html

“How To Become an Atheist,” May 16, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-become-atheist.html

“Imaginary Friend,” June 22, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/06/imaginary-friend.html

“I Don’t Do Science,” July 2, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-dont-do-science.html

“Explosion at Ohio Stadium,” October 9, 2010 (Chapter 1 of my novel); http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/10/explosion-at-ohio-stadium.html

“When Atheists Die,” October 17, 2010;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/10/when-atheists-die.html

"Escape From Ohio Stadium," November 2, 2010 (Chapter 2); http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/11/escape-from-ohio-stadium.html

"Open Mouth, Insert Foot," November 21, 2010 (Chapter 3): http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/11/open-mike-insert-foot.html

"Muslim Atheist," March 16, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/03/muslim-atheist.html

“An Atheist Interviews God,” May 20, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/05/atheist-interviews-god.html

"A Mormon Loses His Faith," June 13, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/06/mormon-loses-his-faith.html 
“Is Evolution True?” July 13, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/07/is-evolution-true.html

"Atheists, Christmas, and Public Prayers," December 9, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/12/atheists-christmas-and-public-prayers.html

“An Atheist’s Christmas Card,” December 23, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/12/i-actually-sent-out-card-reprinted.html

"Urban Meyer and the Christian Buckeye Football Team," February 19, 2012, http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/02/urban-meyer-and-christian-buckeye.html

“Intelligent Design, Unintelligent Designer,” May 12, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/05/intelligent-design-unintelligent.html

"The God Particle' and the Vanishing Role of God," July 5, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/07/god-particle-and-vanishing-role-of-god.html

“Update: Urban Meyer and the NON-Christian Buckeye Football Team,” August 24, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/08/update-urban-meyer-and-non-christian.html

“Atheists Visit the Creation Museum,” October 4, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/10/atheists-visit-creation-museum.html

“Mitt Romney: A Mormon President?” October 17, 2012;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/10/mitt-romney-mormon-presdient.html]

“The End of the World: Mayans, Jesus and Others,” December 17, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-end-of-world-mayans-jesus-and-others.html
"What Atheists Can Learn From the Gay Movement," February 4, 2013; https://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/02/what-atheists-can-learn-from-gay.html

“I Don’t Believe in Coincidences,” February 28, 2013; https://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/02/i-dont-believe-in-coincidences.html

“Creating the Bible: Water Into Wine,” April 7, 2013; https://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/04/creating-bible-water-into-wine.html
“Speaking at Atheist Conventions, Directing a Play, and that Move to Florida,” July 5, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/07/speaking-at-atheist-conventions.html
"The Great Lakes Atheist Conference, Tornado Survivor Rebecca Vitsmun, and the Wonderful Barbara Williams," August 27, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/09/boycott-enders-game-orson-scott-card.html

“Why Even Believers Should Read My Atheist Thriller ‘Imaginary Friend’,” October 29, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/10/why-even-believers-should-read-my.html
“An Atheist at a Believer’s Funeral,” January 13, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/01/an-atheist-at-believers-funeral.html

“If Humans Are Descended From Apes Why Are There Still Apes?” January 27, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/01/if-humans-are-descended-from-apes-why.html
"Satan in Oklahoma, Prayers in the Supreme Court: All Hell Breaks Loose,” May 16, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/05/satan-in-oklahoma-prayers-in-supreme.html
“Does the Bible Condemn Homosexuality and Gay Marriage?” June 29, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/06/does-bible-condemn-homosexuality-and.html
“Atheists and Gays in Islamic Countries: Ugly Deaths,” June 18, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/06/atheists-and-gays-in-islamic-countries.html

“The Collapse of 2050: Earth as a Ponzi Scheme,” August 17, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-collapse-of-2050-earth-as-ponzi.html  

“The Happy Atheist,": December 22, 2105; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/search?q=when+atheists+die

“The Pope In America:  Women, Sexual Minorities, and Kim Davis”; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-pope-in-america-women-sexual.html
"Douglas Whaley: Atheist Minister/Officiant/Celebrant," March 27, 2017; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/03/douglas-whaley-atheist.html

“Pious Ejaculations and the Flying Spaghetti Monster,”  May 20, 2017; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/05/pious-ejaculations-and-flying-spaghetti.html
“What Did the Lions Eat on Noah’s Ark?” October 20, 2017; https://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/10/what-did-lions-eat-on-noahs-ark.html  

4.  My Own History

“My Year in Bermuda,” February 9, 2010, http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/02/my-year-in-bermuda.html]

“Put-Out at Home Plate,” February 14, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/02/put-out-at-home-plate.html

“My Inadvertent Tattoo,” March 6, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-inadvertent-tattoo.html

“The Many Faults of Douglas Whaley,” March 31, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/03/many-faults-of-douglas-whaley.html      

“A Fanatic’s Tale (This Isn’t Pretty),” April 11, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/04/fanatics-tale-this-isnt-pretty.html].
“The Boot Camp Fiasco,” April 21, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/04/boot-camp-fiasco.html
“The Woman Who Runs My Life” May 5, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/05/woman-who-runs-my-life.html
“Elena Kagan and Me,” May 23, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/05/elena-kagan-and-me.html

“Masa Comes for Xmas,” June 19, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/06/masa-comes-for-xmas.html     

“Marijuana and Me,” July 11, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/07/marijuana-and-me.html

“Buying Moonshine in the Wilds of Tennessee,” July 23, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/07/buying-moonshine-in-wilds-of-tennessee.html
“About This Blog,” August 23, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/08/about-this-blog.html

“Recidivist: A Criminal Who Does It Again,” September 10, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/09/recidivist-criminal-who-does-it-again.html    
“Mary Beth and the Gay Teddy Bear,” September 25, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/09/mary-beth-and-gay-teddy-bear.html
“The Very Young Douglas Whaley,” October 11, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/10/very-young-douglas-whaley.html

“The Day Jerry Left,” October 30, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/10/day-jerry-left.html

“Doug, Take Me With You!” December 4, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/12/doug-take-me-with-you.html
“One Year of This Blog,” December 19, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/12/one-year-of-this-blog.html
“Douglas Whaley, Deckhand,” December 22, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/12/douglas-whaley-deckhand.html

“The Marina City Party Crowd,” January 13, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/01/marina-city-party-crowd.html

“The Duckball Team Goes to London,” January 29, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/01/duckball-team-goes-to-london.html

“A Control Freak Turns 50 and Throws His Own Party,” May 2, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/05/control-freak-turns-50-and-throws-his.html

“Going Through Puberty at Age 23,” May 23, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/05/going-through-puberty-at-age-23.html

“The Puppet Party,” June 17, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/06/puppet-party.html

“The Only Course I Ever Flunked,” July 25, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/07/only-course-i-ever-flunked.html
“With Tim in San Francisco—1982/1983,” August 6, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/08/with-tim-in-san-francisco19821983.html
“Chaucer, The Miller's Tale, and Me,” August 16, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/08/chaucer-millers-tale-and-me.html

“Gephyrophobia: My Phobia of Crossing Bridges, September 28, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/09/gephyrophobia-my-phobia-of-crossing.html

“Mama Cat Saves My Life,” October 23, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/10/mama-cat-saves-my-life.html 
“On Being Lucky: The Second Anniversary of My Heart Transplant,” November 23, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/11/on-being-lucky-second-anniversary-of-my.html
“Finding Bobby Startup,” December 5, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/12/finding-bobby-startup.html
“The Second Anniversary of This Blog: Greetings to the Planet Earth,” December 17, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/12/second-anniversary-of-this-blog.html
"On Being a Gay Sports Fan," March, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/03/on-being-gay-sports-fan.html]
“Doug Update: Health, Acting, Book Readings, and Snowbirding,” September 6, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/09/doug-update-health-acting-book-readings.html
“Snowbirding, My iPhone 5, and the Coming Crazy Cat Trip,” December 5, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/12/snowbirding-my-iphone-5-and-coming.html
“The Busy Snowbird: Florida Smirk #1,” January 24, 2013; https://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-busy-snowbird-florida-smirk-1.html
"A Decision To Move to Florida," March 30, 2013; https://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-decision-to-move-to-florida.html
“Speaking at Atheist Conventions, Directing a Play, and that Move to Florida,” July 5, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/07/speaking-at-atheist-conventions.html
"Falling in Love, Turning 70, and Getting Married," October 21, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/10/falling-in-love-turning-70-and-getting.html
"Douglas and David Get Married," December 20, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/12/douglas-and-david-get-married.html 
“Some Lottery Winners Score $400 Million”—An April Fool’s Day Joke," April 11, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/04/some-lottery-winners-score-400.html
"The Social Grump: No Handshakes, Kissing or Sharing Food For Me," July 29, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-social-grump-no-handshakes-kissing.html“Ten Startling Sentences I Can Stop a Conversation With,”  October 1, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/10/ten-startling-sentences-i-can-stop.html  "Today My Blog Had Its 300,000th Hit, For Which I Am So Grateful," October 31, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/10/today-my-blog-had-its-300000th-hit-for.html"The Joy of Writing This Blog," May 18, 2015;http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-joy-of-writing-this-blog.html “When Good Things Happen All at Once”; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/10/when-good-things-happen-all-at-once.html

“My Sad Tale of Being a Chicago Cubs Fan,” May 27, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/search?q=cubs“
My Blog Hits 500,000 Views!” May 2, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/05/my-blog-hits-500000-views.html

"Douglas Whaley: Atheist Minister/Officiant/Celebrant," March 27, 2017; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/03/douglas-whaley-atheist.html 
“When Good Things Happen All at Once,” October 21, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/10/when-good-things-happen-all-at-once.html
"My Lifelong Loathing of Buttons," May 17, 2017; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/05/my-lifelong-loathing-of-buttons.html 
“Changing My Name Late In Life: ‘Doug’ to ‘Douglas’,” September 30, 2017; https://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/09/changing-my-name-late-in-life-doug-to.html
 

5.  Family Stories

“My Competitive Parents,” January 20, 2010, http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-competitive-parents.html
“Goodbye to St. Paddy’s Day” at http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/03/goodbye-to-st-paddys-day.html
“Bob Whaley, Boy Lawyer,” March 28, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/03/bob-whaley-boy-lawyer.html
"My Mother's Sense of Humor," April 4, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-mothers-sense-of-humor.html
“The Sayings of Robert Whaley,” May 13, 2010;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/05/sayings-of-robert-whaley.html
“Bob Whaley and the Best Evidence Rule,” June 26, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/06/bob-whaley-and-best-evidence-rule.html

“Bob and Kink Get Married,” June 2, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/06/bob-and-kink-get-married.html

“Dad and the Cop Killer,” July 19, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/07/dad-and-cop-killer.html

“No Pennies In My Pocket,” July 30, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/07/no-pennies-in-my-pockets.html

“Doug, Please Get My Clubs From the Trunk,” August 20, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/08/doug-please-get-my-clubs-from-trunk.html

“The Death of Robert Whaley,” September 7, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/09/death-of-robert-whaley.html
“My Missing Grandmother,” December 26 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-missing-grandmother.html

"Bob Whaley Trapped in Panama," January 21, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/01/bob-whaley-trapped-in-panama.html

"The Death of My Mother," March 31, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/03/death-of-my-mother.html  
"My Parents and Dummy," May 13, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-parents-and-dummy.html

“Bob Whaley Goes to Law School,” June 3, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/06/bob-whaley-goes-to-law-school.html

"The Mack Problem: Saving My Parents' Marriage," August 10, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/08/mack-problem-saving-my-parents-marriage.html

“Bob Whaley Goes to Law School, July 3, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/06/bob-whaley-goes-to-law-school.html 
“Long Lost Cousin at Flamingo Crossing,” March 31, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/03/long-lost-cousin-at-flamingo-court.html

“My Missing Grandmother,” December 26 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-missing-grandmother.html

“On Mother’s Day: A Story About My Mother and WWII,” May 12, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/05/on-mothers-day-story-about-my-mother.html
“Some Lottery Winners Score $400 Million”—An April Fool’s Day Joke," April 11, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/04/some-lottery-winners-score-400.html
“A Whaley at the Battle of Hastings? The Fun of Genealogy,” February 22, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/02/a-whaley-at-battle-of-hastings-fun-of.html

“My Parents ‘Surprise’ Gambling Experience,” March 19, 2017; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/03/my-parents-surprise-gambling-experience.html

6.  Cats and Other Animals

“Dog Meat,” December 27, 2009; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2009/12/dog-meat.html
"Parakeets and Me," February 5, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/02/parakeets-and-me.html
“Bears,” February 23, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/02/bears.html
"Mama, Biopsies, and My iPad," May 19, 2010;

http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/05/mama-biopsies-and-my-ipad.html

"Milking Cows," June 8, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/06/milking-cows.html   
"Teaching English to Cats," August 6, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/08/teaching-english-to-cats.html
"The Purring Heart," November 23, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/11/purring-heart.html
"The Dogs In My Life," April 18, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/04/dogs-in-my-life.htm
"My Parents and Dummy," May 13, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-parents-and-dummy.html
"Two Cat Stories: Mama and Barney in the Wild," July 9, 2011;

http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/07/two-cat-stories-mama-and-barney-in-wild.html

“The Only Course I Ever Flunked,” July 25, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/07/only-course-i-ever-flunked.html

"Zoo Stories," August 30, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/08/zoo-stories.html

“Mama Cat Saves My Life,” October 23, 2011; 

http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/10/mama-cat-saves-my-life.html

"Stepping on Cats," February 8, 2012; 

http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/02/stepping-on-cats.html

“Snowbirding, My iPhone 5, and the Coming Crazy Cat Trip,” December 5, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/12/snowbirding-my-iphone-5-and-coming.html

“Barney and the Big Mammal Nightmare,” January 7, 2013; 

http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/01/barney-cat-and-big-mammal-nightmare.html

“Amusing Pictures of Cats and Other Animals,” May 10, 2013; 

http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/05/amusing-pictures-of-cats-and-other.html

“My Cats Get Involved in My Knee Surgery and Selling My Condo,” June 7, 2013; 

http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/06/my-cats-get-involved-in-my-knee-surgery.html

"Teaching Cats the Rules of the House," July 16, 2013; 

http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/07/teaching-cats-rules-of-house.html

“Some Lottery Winners Score $400 Million”—An April Fool’s Day Joke," April 11, 2014;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/04/some-lottery-winners-score-400.html
“The Grand Duchess Abigail Abramova: Royalty in the Personage of a New Cat Deigns To Appear in Our Humble Home,” January 31, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-grand-duchess-abigail-abramova.html 

“When Good Things Happen All at Once,” October 21, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/10/when-good-things-happen-all-at-once.html

7.  Law and Stories About the Law

“How I Became a Law Professor,” January 27, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-i-became-law-professor.html
“The Socratic Dialogue in Law School,” January 31, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/01/socratic-dialog-in-law-schools.html
“Clickers,” March 17, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/03/clickers.html
“The Summer Bar Review Tours,” June 15, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/06/summer-bar-review-tours.html
"Mortgage Foreclosures: The Disaster of Unintended Consequences," October 27, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/10/mortgage-foreclosure-disaster-of.html   
“A 1972 Corvette and the Whole Camel,” June 29, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/06/1972-corvette-and-whole-camel.html
"Women in My Law School Classroom," January 8, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/01/women-in-my-law-school-classroom.html
"The Exploding Alarm Clock," February 19, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/02/exploding-alarm-clock.html
"One More Story From Law School," February 27, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/02/one-more-story-from-law-school.html
"I Threaten To Sure Apple Over an iPad Cover," April 8, 2011;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-threaten-to-sue-apple-over-ipad2.html
“Bob Whaley Goes to Law School,” June 3, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/06/bob-whaley-goes-to-law-school.html
"The Payment-In-Full Check: A Powerful Legal Maneuver," April 11, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/04/payment-in-full-check-powerful-legal.html
"Adventures in the Law School Classroom," September 10, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/09/adventures-in-law-school-classroom.html
"What Non-Lawyers Should Know About Warranties," October 11, 2011;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-non-lawyers-should-know-about.html
"How To Write an Effective Legal Threat Letter," October 19, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-write-effective-legal-threat.html
"Funny Law Professors," January 15, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/01/funny-law-professors.html   
“Obamacare, John Roberts and the Supreme Court.” July 3, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/07/obamacare-john-roberts-and-supreme.html
“How To Win Arguments and Change Someone’s Mind,” August 5, 2012;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/08/howto-win-argument-and-change-someones.html
“Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade!” August 27, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/08/supreme-court-overrules-roe-v-wade.html
 “How To Take a Law School Exam,” November 30, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/11/how-to-take-law-school-exam.html
"Mortgage Foreclosures, Missing Promissory Notes, and the Uniform Commercial Code: A New Article," February 11, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/02/mortgage-foreclosures-missing.html

“How To Pass the Bar Exam,” April 14, 2013; https://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/04/how-to-pass-bar-exam.html
“How To Get Rid of Your Student Loans June 13,” 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/06/how-to-get-rid-of-your-student-loans.html
"Detroit's Bankruptcy and the Law," July 24, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/07/detroits-bankruptcy-and-law.html
"Legal Terms You Should Know,” September 13, 2013;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/09/legal-terms-you-should-know.html
“Is It Legal To Discriminate Against Gay People?” March 19, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/03/is-it-legal-to-discriminate-against-gay.html
“How To Respond to a Legal Threat.” March 29, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/03/how-to-respond-to-legal-threat.html
“Clicking on 'I Agree': Sticking Your Head in the Lion's Mouth?” September 27, 2014;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/09/clicking-on-i-agree-sticking-your-head.html
“My Battle with Sony To Get a Refund on a DVD Player”;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/07/my-battle-with-sony-to-get-refund-on.html
“A Married Gay Couple Attends a German Catholic Family Reunion,” September 24, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/09/a-married-gay-couple-attends-german_52.html
"When Lawyers Fail Their Clients: My Cork Floor Litigation," April 27, 2017; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/04/when-lawyers-fail-their-clients-my-cork.html

“Must a Baker Create a Cake for a Gay Wedding?  What Will the Supreme Court Likely Say?” September 28, 2017; https://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/09/must-baker-create-cake-for-gay-wedding.html

 

8.  My Philosophy of Life

"Benjamin Franklin Riding Shotgun," May 29, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/05/benjamin-franklin-riding-shotgun.html
“The Deathbed Test,” July 27, 2010;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/07/deathbed-test.html

“How To Impress People In a Conversation,” October 10, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/10/how-to-impress-people-in-conversation.html
“How To Make Ethical Decisions,” December 1, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/12/how-to-make-ethical-decisions.html

“How To Make Ethical Decisions,” December 12, 2010;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/12/how-to-make-ethical-decisions.html

"Rock Around the Sun," December 31, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/12/rock-around-sun.html

"The Left-Brain/Right-Brain Life," January 17, 2011;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/01/left-brainright-brain-life.html

“Electricity and Cave Man Living,” February 4, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/02/electricity-and-cave-man-living.html

“Life's Little (But Important) Rules,” April 23, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/04/lifes-little-but-important-rules.html

“How To Be Perfect,” March 17, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-be-perfect.html

“How To Win Arguments and Change Someone’s Mind,” August 5, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/08/howto-win-argument-and-change-someones.html

“Life’s Unexpected Pleasures: ‘¡Más Bueno Que El Pan!’,” November 5, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/11/lifes-unexpected-pleasures-mas-bueno.html

“The Collapse of 2050: Earth as a Ponzi Scheme,” August 17, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-collapse-of-2050-earth-as-ponzi.html 
“A New Motto: ‘I’ve Ceased To Care,’” December 31, 2017; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-new-motto-ive-ceased-to-care.html

9.  Sex and Sensuality

“The Thunderbolt,” September 9, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/09/thunderbolt.html "
“Men, Women, and Pornography,” December 12, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/12/men-women-and-pornography.html
"The Left-Brain/Right-Brain Life," January 17, 2011
"Seducing Straight Men," March 3, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/03/seducing-straight-men.html
“The Magic and Power of a Wink,” August 24, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/08/magic-and-power-of-wink.html
“Good Sex, Bad Sex: Advice on Making Love,” November 9, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/11/good-sex-bad-sex-advice-on-making-love.html
“The Thrill of a Touch,” August 14, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/08/blog-post.html
“Fifty Shades of Leather: Corbin Milk in the BDSM World,” December 26, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/12/fifty-shades-of-leather-corbin-milk-in.html
"Rape, Biology, and Tricks of the Mind," January 8, 2015, http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/01/rape-biology-and-tricks-of-mind.html
"Is '50 Shades of Grey' Demeaning to Women?" February 16, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/02/is-50-shades-of-grey-demeaning-to-women.html

10.  My Novels and Other Works

"Frightening the Horses," April 7, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/04/frightening-horses.html
"Strange Songs, Inc.," September 29, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/09/strange-songs-inc.html
“Imaginary Friend,” June 22, 2010;http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/06/imaginary-friend.html
“The Thunderbolt,” September 3, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/09/thunderbolt.html“Explosion at Ohio Stadium” (Chapter One of “Imaginary Friend”), October 9, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/10/explosion-at-ohio-stadium.html“Escape From Ohio Stadium” (Chapter Two), November 2, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/11/escape-from-ohio-stadium.html“Open Mike, Insert Foot,” (Chapter 3), November 9, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/11/open-mike-insert-foot.html
“The Evil Big Birthday Song” November 5, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/11/evil-big-birthday-song.html
“The Carolers: A Comic Christmas Song,” December 7, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/12/carolers-comic-christmas-song.html

“The Sugar Plum Fairy and the Hatchet Murderer,” March 13, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/03/sugar-plum-fairy-and-hatchet-murderer.html  

"Report on Old Doug: Health, Theater, eBook, and More," June 28, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/06/report-on-old-doug-health-theater-ebook.html

“Book Reading Next Week of My Novel ‘Imaginary Friend’,” April 7, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/04/book-reading-next-week-of-my-novel.html

"My Atheist Thriller: Another Bookreading," May 17, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/05/my-atheist-thriller-another-book.html

"Speed-Dating Agents As I Pitch My Novel at ThrillerFest 2012," July 17, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/07/speed-dating-agents-as-i-pitch-my-novel.html

“Doug Update: Health, Acting, Book Readings, and Snowbirding,” September 6, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/09/doug-update-health-acting-book-readings.html

“Listen to Me Reading My Novel on the Radio,” December 11, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/12/listen-to-me-reading-my-novel-on-radio.html

“Fifty Shades of Leather: Corbin Milk in the BDSM World,” December 26, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/12/fifty-shades-of-leather-corbin-milk-in.html

“‘Imaginary Friend’ Goes International: A Bookreading of My Atheist Thriller in Nottingham, England, Via Skype,” March 19, 2013; https://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/03/imaginary-friend-goes-international.html
“Why Even Believers Should Read My Atheist Thriller ‘Imaginary Friend’,” October 29, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/10/why-even-believers-should-read-my.html
“Just Published: My Novel “Corbin Milk,” a Thriller Detailing the Adventures of a Gay CIA Agent,” April 18, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/04/just-published-my-novel-corbin-milk.html
  

11.  On the Stage

“Douglas Whaley, Actor,” August 14, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/08/douglas-whaley-actor.html

"Directing 'Closure'," June 5, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/06/directing-closure.html

“I Am an 89 Year-Old Russian Jew,” January 31, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/01/i-am-89-year-old-russian-jew.html

“Another Opening, Another Show: Doug is in ‘Hamlet,’” April 29, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/04/another-opening-another-show-doug-is-in.html
“Doug Update: Health, Acting, Book Readings, and Snowbirding,” September 6, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/09/doug-update-health-acting-book-readings.html

“Acting Crazy: Doug in a New Show,” October 25, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/10/acting-crazy-doug-in-new-show.html
“Speaking at Atheist Conventions, Directing a Play, and that Move to Florida,” July 5, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/07/speaking-at-atheist-conventions.html
“On Stage Again: Acting in Edward Albee’s “Seascape,” February 26, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/02/on-stage-again-acting-in-edward-albees.html

“My Husband, the Actor,” May 31, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/05/my-husband-actor_31.html
“How To Have a Playreading at Your Home and Turn Your Friends Into Actors,” April 30, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/04/how-to-have-playreading-at-your-home.html

“Singing and Dancing in Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” at Age 71,” December 7, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/12/singing-and-dancing-in-sondheims-into.html

“A Gay Theater Company in Columbus, Ohio,” December 15, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-gay-theater-company-in-columbus-ohio.html

“Singing and Dancing in Sondheim’s Roman Farce with My Husband (Again),” April 13, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/04/singing-and-dancing-in-sondheims-roman.html

 12.  Gambling

"Far Too High in Las Vegas," September 1, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/09/far-too-high-in-las-vegas.html   

“Playing Blackjack With an Old Chinese Woman,” April 3, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/04/playing-blackjack-with-old-chinese.html

“How To Play Craps Vegas Style,” April 15, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-play-craps-vegas-style.html

 13.  My Ex-Wife Charleyne

"I Married a Hippy," April 14, 2010; ttp://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-married-hippy.html

"Far Too High in Las Vegas," September 1, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/09/far-too-high-in-las-vegas.html   

"Charleyne and the Giant Cookie," September 16, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/09/charleyne-and-giant-cookie.html

"Bowling With Charleyne," February  13, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/02/bowling-with-charleyne.html

"The Cheesecake Incident in Williamsburg, Virginia," January 6, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/01/cheesecake-incident-in-williamsburg.html
“Marijuana and Me,” July 11, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/07/marijuana-and-me.html
"We Are All Brian Williams: Confabulation Muddles All Our Stories," April 20, 2015, http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/04/we-all-are-brian-williams-confabulation.html

14.  Politics

“Ohio To Put Guns in Baby Strollers,” June 17, 2012;http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/06/ohio-to-put-guns-in-baby-strollers.html

“Obamacare, John Roberts, and the Supreme Court,” July 3, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/07/obamacare-john-roberts-and-supreme.html

 “Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade,” August 17, 2012;http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/08/supreme-court-overrules-roe-v-wade.html

“President Mitt Romney?” April 21, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/04/president-mitt-romney.html

“Mitt Romney, Leveraged Buyouts, and Morality,” September 12, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/09/mitt-romney-leveraged-buyouts-and.html

“Mitt Romney: A Mormon President?” October 17, 2012;
http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/10/mitt-romney-mormon-presdient.html]
"Republican Politicians: Reluctant Homophobes?" November 26, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/11/republican-politicians-reluectant.html
“Killing the Filibuster and Letting the Majority Rule in the Senate,” December 31, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/12/killing-filibuster-and-letting-majority.html

“How To Get Rid of Your Student Loans,” June 13, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/06/how-to-get-rid-of-your-student-loans.html

"The Shame of Republicans in Congress," March 23, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-shame-of-republicans-in-congress.html
“Joe Biden, Plagiarism, and Why He Shouldn’t Run For President,” August 25, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/08/joe-biden-plagiarism-and-why-he.html
“Why I Love Bernie Sanders’ Ideas, But Hope He Won’t Be the Nominee,” October 20, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/10/why-i-love-bernie-sanders-ideas-but.html
“Go, Ben, Go: Why I Want Ben Carson To Win the Republican Nomination,” November 30, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/11/go-ben-go-why-i-want-ben-carson-to-win.html#uds-search-results
“A President Born in Canada? Cruz, Lawrence Tribe, Natural Born Citizen, and the Law,” January 23, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-president-born-in-canada-cruz.html

 “Crooked Hillary?  Crooked Donald?” September 30, 2016, http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/09/crooked-hillary-crooked-donald_25.html

“Comparing Donald Trump to a Badly Infected Big Toe,” August 3, 2016, http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/08/comparing-donald-trump-to-badly_3.html

“Trump University: A Fraudster for President”? March 10, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/03/trump-university-fraudster-for-president.html

“Why Hillary Will Stomp Trump In November,” June 30, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/06/why-hillary-will-stomp-donald-in.html

 “Trump's VP Choice: Introducing Sarah Palin . . . uh . . . Mike Pence!” July 18, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/07/trumps-vp-choice-introducing-sarah.html

“President Preposterous: Donald Takes the Helm,” November 14, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/11/president-preposterous-donald-takes-helm_14.html

“Calm Yourself: What Trump Can and Cannot Do About LGBT Rights,” November 16, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/11/calm-yourself-what-trump-can-and-cannot_16.html

“Careful What You Wish For: Making Trump an Illegitimate President,” January 20, 2017; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/01/careful-what-you-wish-for-making-trump.html

“Fake News You Might Like to Read,” February 17, 2017; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/02/fake-news-you-might-like-to-read.html“Embracing Michael Pence’s Coming Presidency,” February 28, 2017; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/02/embracing-michael-pences-coming.html

“Is Trump Clinically Insane?  The Goldwater Rule Revisited,” June 29, 2017;

http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/06/is-trump-clinically-insane-goldwater.html
“Impeaching Donald Trump:  A Lawyer Looks at the Legal Issues,” August 16, 2017; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/08/impeaching-donald-trump-lawyer-looks-at.html
“Chaos in the Country: Eight Months of Trump’s Presidency”  August 28, 2017;
https://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/08/chaos-in-country-eight-months-of-trumps.html
“A Criminal Controls the Detective: Why Trump Will Soon Fire Robert Mueller”; https://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2018/03/a-criminal-controls-detective-why-trump.html;

“What My Knees Have in Connection with Bernie Sander’s Candidacy,”  February 27, 2020; https://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2020/02/what-my-knees-have-in-connection-with.html

 

15.  Odds and Ends

“How to Take a (or Many) Pills Easily,” May 26, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-take-or-many-pills-easily.html

“The Best of My Library,” August 27, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/08/best-of-my-library.html
“How To Impress People In a Conversation,” October 1, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/10/how-to-impress-people-in-conversation.html
“Two Stories About Tom,” October 6, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/10/two-stories-about-tom.html
“Some Cartoons I’ve Saved,” October 20, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/10/some-cartoons-ive-saved.html  

“Football Advice for Coach Jim Tressel,” October 23, 2010, http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/10/football-advice-for-coach-jim-tressel.html

“Doug’s Favorite Jokes,” November 13, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/11/dougs-favorite-jokes.html
“I Hate ‘You Know, You Know’,” November 28, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2010/11/i-hate-you-know-you-know.html

“Fear of Public Speaking and How To Overcome It,” January 4, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/01/fear-of-public-speaking-and-how-to.html

“Basketball and Its Announcers,” March 6, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/03/basketball-and-its-announcers.htmlhttp://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/03/basketball-and-its-announcers.html

“Five Movies I Watch Again and Again,” March 20, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/03/five-movies-i-watch-again-and-again.html
“The World’s Greatest Game [Bridge] Needs You,” June 6, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/search?q=needs+you
“Picking Your Battles: The Meaning of Words,” July 3, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/07/picking-your-battles-meaning-of-words.html
“Potpourri #1,” November 15, 2011, http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/11/potpourri-1.html
“I Hate Meetings,” October 31, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/10/
“Pronouncing ‘2012’,” December 31, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/12/pronouncing-2012.html
“How To Be Perfect,” March 17, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-be-perfect.html
“How To Stop Saying ‘You Know’,” April 28, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-stop-saying-you-know.html
"’I'm Not a Calculator!’: Math Trouble in a Restaurant,” May 23, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/05/im-not-calculator-math-trouble-in.html
“Naming Your Baby?  Some Mistakes to Avoid,” May 30, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/05/naming-your-baby-some-mistakes-to-avoid.html
“How To Win Arguments and Change Someone’s Mind,” August 5, 2012;http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/08/howto-win-argument-and-change-someones.html  
“Did Oswald Kill JFK Alone or as Part of a Conspiracy?” May 30, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/05/did-oswald-kill-jfk-alone-or-as-part-of.html
“Is It Okay Not To Use Proper English?” August 10, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/08/is-it-okay-not-to-use-proper-english.html
"A Robin Williams Story: The 1983 Bardathon," August 13, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-robin-williams-story-1983-bardathon.html

“Picking Your Battles: The Meaning of Words,” July 3, 2011; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/07/picking-your-battles-meaning-of-words.html
“How To Win Arguments and Change Someone’s Mind,” August 5, 2012;
“I Don’t Believe in Coincidences,” February 28, 2013; https://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/02/i-dont-believe-in-coincidences.html
“Amusing Pictures of Cats and Other Animals,” May 10, 2013; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2013/05/amusing-pictures-of-cats-and-other.html
“Advice on Starting a New Job,” September 25, 2012; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/09/advice-on-starting-new-job.html
“Silly Personal Games,” January 18, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/01/silly-personal-games.html

http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/08/howto-win-argument-and-change-someones.html    

“How To Get Rid of Your Student Loans,” June 13, 2014; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2014/06/how-to-get-rid-of-your-student-loans.html
"Rape, Biology, and Tricks of the Mind," January 8, 2015, http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/01/rape-biology-and-tricks-of-mind.html
"We Are All Brian Williams: Confabulation Muddles All Our Stories," April 20, 2015, http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/04/we-all-are-brian-williams-confabulation.html
"My Sad Tale of Being a Chicago Cubs Fan," May 27, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/05/my-sad-tale-of-being-chicago-cubs-fan.html
“The Collapse of 2050: Earth as a Ponzi Scheme,” August 17, 2015; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-collapse-of-2050-earth-as-ponzi.html
“Favorite Silly Poems and Rhymes,” April 26, 2016; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2016/04/favorite-silly-poems-and-rhymes.html 
“When Good Things Happen All at Once”;

http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2015/10/when-good-things-happen-all-at-once.html
“How To Make Television Your Slave and Not Your Master,” July 20, 2017; https://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2017/07/how-to-make-television-your-slave-and.html