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So, I went to Cracker Barrel the other day...

I recently went to the restaurant Cracker Barrel. I don't go there very often, but once in a while, I crave old-fashioned Southern cuisine. Since there was a fairly long wait, I had to place my name on a waiting list. The woman writing the name spelled Craig as "Krieg," and then pronounced it "Kreeeeeg." I found this amusing enough to post a status about it on Facebook. Upon doing so, however, an old friend of mine informed me that Cracker Barrel is an anti-LGBT establishment. He then later informed me that he had been misinformed, that the anti-LGBT owner of the restaurant(s) had passed away a year or so ago, but that he'd have a hard time believing the place has changed its stance much on the issue. I am all about equality for the LGBT community. I can completely understand members of the LGBT community boycotting a particular business due to their outspokenness against their attaining equal rights, like Chick fil-A or the Salvation Army has done in the ...

About that Miley Cyrus performance - I disagree with both the far-right and far-left

When it comes to most things, I'm fairly progressive (the evil "L" word) - whether it be in the realm of politics or arts and entertainment. I've seen the likes of Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson, and Kiss perform live if that tells you anything. However, when it comes to the topic of sex, I'm a bit more moderate or even slightly conservative (as far as the literal definition goes, not the political one). I've never been tempted to live a promiscuous lifestyle, have never accepted a woman's proposition for a one-night stand (and I've received several), and don't find myself attracted to women whom engage in this kind of behavior or reveal more cleavage than clothing with the outfits they wear.  That brings me to the much discussed Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke performance at the MTV Video Music Awards a couple of nights ago (why MTV still has a VMA show is beyond me considering they show about as many music videos as the Hallmark Channel shows Oscar...