tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post6183955487404490923..comments2024-03-29T05:33:43.878-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Houston, We Have a Problem.Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-6605173211359433612011-01-31T19:12:17.098-05:002011-01-31T19:12:17.098-05:00J--
Your flowers would be wasted on me. I am no...J--<br /><br /> Your flowers would be wasted on me. I am no governor or mayor. <br /><br /> On the other hand I spent the first fifteen years of my adult life doing professional theater, so having some guy flirt with me is not a shock.<br /><br /> For me or my wife. <br /><br /> In fact, having a man and/or woman flirt with one and/or both of us is hardly unprecedented. <br /><br /> The civilian world is still way too skittish about this stuff.<br /><br />--LLenny Kleinfeldhttp://www.lennykleinfeld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-88004322499118043222011-01-31T17:46:09.565-05:002011-01-31T17:46:09.565-05:00Lenny,
Does that mean ixnay on flowers to our ni...Lenny, <br /><br />Does that mean ixnay on flowers to our nigh fortnight rendezvous? <br /><br />jAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-58286756624436898992011-01-31T16:24:01.078-05:002011-01-31T16:24:01.078-05:00Jeff--
Illinois has had a closeted gay gove...Jeff--<br /><br /> Illinois has had a closeted gay governor and Chicago a closeted gay mayor. Both men.<br /><br /> About a year before the election, the gubernatorial candidate married a woman who worked in his office, who provided him with great cover; she got pregnant during the campaign. At the time I toyed with writing a book about a speechwriter who is tasked with knocking up his gay boss' spouse; but I was busy with other stuff at the time . Years later the guv tried to pay his wife back by getting her appointed as a Federal judge; it got shot down by her vast lack of qualifications.<br /><br /> Chicago's closeted gay mayor was less ambitious; he simply had an engagement that lasted something like twenty years. But somehow his fiancee rarely got invited to show up with him at ceremonial and social events.<br /><br />--LennyLenny Kleinfeldhttp://www.lennykleinfeld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-7200222757935306102011-01-30T00:58:57.782-05:002011-01-30T00:58:57.782-05:00Beth, having moved on to Scottsdale and read your ...Beth, having moved on to Scottsdale and read your observation on CA earthquakes, I decided to invest in "will soon be oceanfront property" on the west side of town.:)<br /><br />Michael, I was wondering why I saw so many "down with Ike signs" around Houston. I mean they couldn't still be bearing that grudge. Then, when I read your comment I realized why: Ike was the last really big hurricane to do a job on Houston, but that was less than 3 years ago...and it's still not fully recovered.<br /><br />Tim. They love you in Scottsdale. At least Barbara does. She's my editor by the way and when I mentioned "your quote" at an author event tonight with Donis Casey, Dana Stabenow, and Tina Whittle, Barbara said, "HE"S TERRIFIC." I tried to dissuade her of course, but to no avail. I'll see what I can do for you in Seattle.Jeffrey Sigerhttp://www.jeffreysiger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-43482882551792404372011-01-29T20:43:41.976-05:002011-01-29T20:43:41.976-05:00Hey, Jeff -- two great bookstores. say hi for me ...Hey, Jeff -- two great bookstores. say hi for me to Barbara and all at Poisoned Pen and everyone in Seattle. Wish I could be there.Timothy Hallinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551263887774445511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-61592930747460842512011-01-29T15:29:20.070-05:002011-01-29T15:29:20.070-05:00Houston's problem is it is dull. No major disa...Houston's problem is it is dull. No major disasters (name their last hurricane), no city riots, nothing to get the attention of the media. Nope, just happy nice people sharing a city and working together. Who is going to notice that?michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812924049258701715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-34096023567642536992011-01-29T12:12:23.218-05:002011-01-29T12:12:23.218-05:00It isn't a surprise, Jeff, that the CIA is rec...It isn't a surprise, Jeff, that the CIA is recruiting in Houston or any part of Texas. The politics of that state place the residents firmly in the conservative column.<br /><br />I do not doubt the generosity of the people of Houston. However, if the former governor of the state had acted in a timely fashion regarding Katrina, Houston might not have needed to take in the residents of the city that is no more.<br /><br />As to natural disasters, I would take a hurricane over an earthquake. New England is on the hurricane track; it has been very lucky that it hasn't had an Andrew level storm in seventy years. But hurricanes aren't usually surprises. Trackers watch those things as they travel from the coast of Africa. Earthquakes give no warning. No one has a chance to load up on batteries, milk and bread. Like tornadoes, earthquakes come as a complete surprise. So, Houston is better off in the natural disaster competition than Los Angeles. I don't know if that makes Houston the winner or the loser.<br /><br />Enjoy your time in Houston. Now you have the best excuse to be a frequent visitor.<br /><br />BethBeth Crowleyhttp://www.murderbytype.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com