As we pack our lives away to head to more tropical (distant) lands for the winter, there's less time to blog (or to enjoy blogging), but I had to pause momentarily to give a shout out to all my queer friends. Lately, I've been noticing things: Philadelphia, which has no trouble getting it's history straight, has transformed into a hot, gay destination.

Then, there are the changes at CNN, which has axed the sleazebag know-it-all named Aaron, and given Cooper -- a media-acknowledged gay rod -- a primetime slot and more hours. Advertisers should be happily taking their dollars off Will and Grace. Cooper's cute, Brown has a comb over and Jack is getting really annoying.

Finally, there's elven erotic art. Fans of Orlando Bloom, who as Legolas looked prettier than the average woman, will find this quite disturbing. Meanwhile, Hugo Weaving is quite at home.