2017-11-09 23:06
When two American tribes collided in Charlottesville, the collision was ugly, people died, bones were broken and windows smashed. A zealot drove his dark sports car into the crowd, probably… Read More
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A blog dedicated to the journey of one tall thorny gay cactus from Tel Aviv to New York City. Will the transplant be succesful? What strange beings will be encountered along the way?
2017-08-13 00:43
Today I journeyed through the time tunnel. I should have been wearing a dark turtleneck and lots of hairspray like Doug or Tony but 95 degrees of Georgia summer does not play well with neith… Read More
2014-05-01 07:53
Nine moons in this flat hot city. Working with a team of overachievers tired from the onslaught of a relentless jet lag. We all got sorta accidentally to fill hurriedly vacated gaps and alwa… Read More
2014-02-24 00:24
Two years as a flying consultants. Since moving to Miami I hopped off the clinical wagon and joined a group of talented hard working folks making it across America. At first it was all excit… Read More
2013-05-21 22:43
Two years since my last post. Lazy bastard. No longer in the Empire state but a proud resident of the ever-sunny-yet-quirky Florida. After years in the big apple with occasional ex… Read More
2010-03-02 18:23
After many days and nights of strategic planning and careful execution (some might call it Chuzpa, stubborn or even plain dumb) the interview for this fab new job is coming up. Passed the re… Read More
2009-12-07 23:46
Image from Yossi and Jagger, a must-view film for any DADT fanAlmos three years in America, land of the free, and I am still amazed by the fear and homophobia rampant in great parts of this… Read More
2009-12-06 02:26
Today Mr Winter arrived in the city. The temperature hit new lows, the rain dropped little knives to every nook and cranny and for a short while fluffy white flakes graced the sidewalks. We… Read More
2009-12-03 17:12
For the holiday season Macy's found a new motto: "Believe". Well I don't. About a year ago we bought a bedroom set from Macy's flagship store in NY. We were offered an extended warranty but… Read More
2009-11-21 01:41
Back to Gotham after a long weekend in San Francisco. The official reason was a conference but we managed to shove some major sights and long nights to the stew. This weekend was about recon… Read More
2009-11-07 20:55
For almost a year now I haven't posted. Reasons are not important as they go under the 'excuses' clause. It is a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Gotham, the sun is shining and the air feels… Read More
2008-12-06 16:56
We escaped Gotham for a quick weekend in the southern tip. Quick indeed, using my man's (almost) free stand-bye air tickets we lurked in JFK until a vacant seat heading to the sunshine was l… Read More
2008-11-23 19:05
The time has come to dig into the Manhattan bedrock. After about 18 months in the land of the free I am now the proud retainer of an unorthodox yet savvy immigration attorney. He is supposed… Read More
2008-05-25 15:42
Alegria was back in town last night. The legendary line by Ric Sena was hosted at Webster Hall in midtown. As a happy veteran of Alegria in it's Crawbar days I got the tix, rallied my buddie… Read More
2008-04-13 02:11
Here is a short clip that somehow captured almost all of the gay (ochtch) lingo of Tel Aviv. The Gevald Girls at the Evita bar. Viewer discretion recommended.Joshua Cactus
Gay Israeli in Ame… Read More
2008-04-02 03:17
Finally I am back to the keyboard. It's a fancy one, all white and shiny, reflected in the shimmering new iMac screen that proudly dominates my desk. It calls for re-blogging.Today R said ye… Read More
2008-01-20 02:31
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2008-01-16 02:43
The quest for the American dream took a positive turn this week as two career paths are opening up. One with a large hospital, one with a small start-up company. Both seem interested, both a… Read More
2008-01-15 02:53
Took me two months to get back here. Mostly due to re-adjusting to life with a partner. We had to draw the lines of privacy, to overcome drama, to make lots of love, to hate, to make up.Now… Read More
2007-10-06 18:27
Before homosexuality was legalized in Israel, before shiny drag queens danced on fancy trucks, before gyms were the new temples, before color photos... And look at that Shofar on the right!J… Read More
2007-10-05 17:16
Occasionally New York brings on a new form of entertainment that makes me laugh hysterically and then realize it is kinda sexy. That what happened when I met my first drag queen in 1992 whil… Read More
2007-09-25 22:26
The visit of the Iranian mongrel president to New York is not over yet. Using the podium at Columbia university he declared to the world that there are no gays in Iran. Having met some flamb… Read More
2007-09-24 20:02
Traffic jams everywhere. Police and dogs and hunky guys in shades talking to tiny mikes embedded in their ears. The UN general assembly is in town! And among those 160 world leaders stands a… Read More
2007-09-23 00:12
Been many many years since I had a Yom Kippur outside Israel. Although New York is a very Jewish city in many ways it was a very different experience. My Jewish friends, all great admirers… Read More
2007-09-19 04:05
Everyone needs a mentor. I got one. He is smart, seasoned (that how you say old these days I think), worldly, beyond plain rich and has an open door for me even with a global hectic schedule… Read More
2007-09-18 03:28
She was born a boy. Well, a very feminine one but still a dong-holding-XY genotype short skinny boy from a small hood where life is not milk and honey. Then she was a hooker, then a dim dark… Read More
2007-09-18 01:24
Tout L'or Des Hommes J'ai depose mes armes a l'entree de ton coeur sans combat et j'ai suivi les charmes lentement en douceur quelque part la-bas au milieu de tes reves au creux de ton somme… Read More
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