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;
“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;

"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;

"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
"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 21st 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
“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
“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
“An Atheist Interviews God,” May 20, 2010; http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/05/atheist-interviews-god.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     
“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, 2012http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/09/doug-update-health-acting-book-readings.html
Snowbirding, My iPhone 5, and the Coming Crazy Cat Trip,” December 5, 2012http://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
“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;
"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;
“Mama Cat Saves My Life,” October 23, 2011; 
"Stepping on Cats," February 8, 2012; 
“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; 
“Amusing Pictures of Cats and Other Animals,” May 10, 2013; 
“My Cats Get Involved in My Knee Surgery and Selling My Condo,” June 7, 2013; 
"Teaching Cats the Rules of the House," July 16, 2013; 
“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 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, 2012http://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, 2012http://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
“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, 2011http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2011/04/playing-blackjack-with-old-chinese.html
How To Play Craps Vegas Style,” April 15, 2011http://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
“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/
“Pronouncing2012’,” 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
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”;



 

Comments

  1. Any suggestion: as an injured fireman I need the support of my Union. The City continues to neglect in complying with State laws providing benefits and treatment. The court lacks enforcing these shortfalls. I am more in the time of need and I have supplied the Union a letter from the Board and two e-mail confirmations by board members that I in deed am a board member in good standing thus deferring my dues until I return to duty or retire. I have found that I've not been allowed to vote thus finding the union states I am not a member despite the proof provided. Now they refuse to respond after stating that they will review the past board's and president's decision only to ignore my request's as to what decision has been made. My City is manipulating my case unethically and the union of which I supported for years in a time of good also becomes part of this horrific puzzle.
    ANY Suggestion of how to compose a letter that may get thier full attention to resolve and provide thier due diligence?
    Please help!
    Bob Win

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  2. I can't answer specific legal questions as I'm not admitted to the bar in your state. I did publish a blog, see above, on how to compose a legal threat letter. You need an attorney and if you can't afford one, try the Legal Aid Society. Good luck with this.

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