There’s always something hip happening at the William Way LGBT Community Center. I especially enjoy perusing the art gallery with dreams that they’ll feature some of my work someday soon (hint, hint). But in the meantime, there’s a fun, sexy and profound exhibit coming up, “Black and Blue: The Colors of Leather.”

So, 2017 was a pretty crummy year for the country, so I thought it’d be nice to start 2018 with a hearty laugh. “Come, Rainbows” is a comedy show that features local LGBT comics Rebekah Rickards, Molly Hanulec, Domo Jones, Low Hanging Fruit and Hannibal Lickter (Karen E. Johnson). One of the funny hosts is local standup Dan Vetrano. I spoke to the jokester on Facetime. I’m just sorry his expressions can’t be translated to the page. You’ll just have to see him in person Jan. 7.

As we enter a new year, I thought I’d take time to speak with someone who deals in both spiritual and mental health: the founder of Studio 34 Yoga, Angela Nelson. I caught up with Nelson as she was driving to Colorado to start a new chapter.

blogging /bläg-ing/

noun: The creation of an online diary; a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page; a website containing a writer’s or group of writers’ own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often having images and links to other websites. First recorded in 1995-2000; shortening of weblog.