So a lot of you may not know this, but I consider myself to be a great cook. Sure, other people may not consider me to be a great cook, but that just means they have bad taste. Haha, I’m only kidding. I mean, just because I set the smoke alarm off when I cook doesn’t mean I’m a bad cook, right? All it means is that we have to eat on the porch because the house is all smoky. And it’s more fun to eat outside anyway. Anyway, the reason I bring it up is because I’ve been cooking all day today. There’s supposed to be a big neighborhood BBQ coming up and I want to wow everybody. Though, I must have made five different dishes today and still I can’t decide on what I want to bring. To be honest, I am a little worried about it because I try to make sure that all of the food that I make is healthy. I mean, of course it’s fine to have unhealthy stuff every once in awhile, but I just feel better when I eat healthy, and when I make food for other people, if it’s bad for them I just feel too guilty. :/ Well, wish me luck you guys.

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Man Receives Father's Day Card From Dead Son — 26 Years Later
The Father’s Day card may have been 26 years too late, but for one dad in Lynchburg, Virginia, it was a priceless gift from beyond the grave.

In 1989, Duane Schrock Jr. wrote his dad a note for Father’s Day and sent it in the mail. The card was lost in transit and his dad never received it.

Until now.

Duane Schrock Sr. told WSET that his son’s card finally found its way to him, fittingly arriving at his home a few days after Father’s Day this year.

“Somebody picked up the ball and carried it and after all these years they must still have forwarded it,” Schrock, who is 87, told the news outlet. “I still kind of tear up when I think about it.”

The card had evidently been returned to sender and forwarded on several different occasions. Shrock says he’s moved all around the country in the intervening years.

“Dear Dad,” the card read, per ABC News. “We haven’t been in touch for quite a while, I’m doing fine and am very happy in Richmond, I’d like to hear from you. Have a Happy Father’s Day. Love Duane.”

Shrock said the letter was an especially poignant surprise as his son, who was gay, died of AIDS in 1995. Shrock added that their relationship had been strained when Duane was alive because he’d struggled to accept his son’s homosexuality.

The letter, Shrock told WSET, was “like a sign from heaven that his son is doing just fine.”

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Years & Years: ‘It’s sad gay popstars don’t use male pronouns’

Years & Years frontman Olly Alexander has said its ‘sad’ gay popstars don’t use male pronouns in their songs.

The openly gay singer spoke to  Digital Spy about the lyrics on the band’s debut album, Communion, ahead of its release on Friday (10 July).

‘It was important for me to get some male pronouns in some of the songs,’ he said.

‘So I did it for Real and Memo, and then one song on the deluxe. It is kind of sad to me that we don’t have gay popstars singing about men using a male pronoun, but that could change hopefully.’

Alexander said all the songs on the album were about ‘sex or relationships,’ the latter of which was unchartered territory gay musicians.

‘I’d like to hear a gay artist express their sexuality in a really open way,’ said Alexander.

‘That’s something I’ve sort of tried to do a little bit on this album, but to be able to talk about sex is possibly new for gay artists, so I’d like to see that in the mainstream.’

Years & Years topped the prestigious BBC Sound of 2015 poll in January and scored their first UK number one with King in March.

Watch the video for King below:

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PHOTOS: Follow The Bouncing Balls In ESPN’s Jaw-Dropping Body Issue

Justin Bieber may have commanded our attention ever-so-briefly when he gave the internet a full moon, but his reflective cheeks pale in comparison to the athletes who participated in the 2015 ESPN Body Issue.

In this game of shirts and skins, everyone’s a skin. We like those odds.

Get ready, sports fans:

Kevin Love

DeAndre Jordan

Todd Clever

Tyler Seguin

Indianapolis Colts Defensive Linemen

Jack Mewhort, Anthony Castonzo, Todd Herremans

Anthony Castonzo

Bryce Harper

 

Odell Beckham Jr.

Stan Warwinka

Jermaine Jones

Dan Tracer

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POLL: More Than 60 Percent of Republicans Oppose Marriage Equality

The poll shows so many Americans support marriage equality that a conservative may not be able to win on the issue.

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Kentucky couple seeking license turned away by clerk opposed to gay marriage

Kentucky couple David Vincent Moore and his fiancé wanted to get married this week but Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis stood in their way.

The couple’s encounter with Davis, who is opposed to same-sex marriage, was captured on video Monday (6 July) and is quickly closing in on 600,000 views.

The couple is seen waiting to be helped for nearly half of the 11:38 video. An employee finally asks if they are there for a marriage license and are instructed to go to a neighboring county for one.

The couple, who have lived in the county for more than 10 years, insists on being allowed to proceed to the counter but are not able to until more than 10 minutes in and after a police officer is summoned by staff.

They insist of seeing Davis who finally appears and demands they stop filming.

The couple presented the staff with the Supreme Court ruling as well as a letter from Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear that directs all clerks to comply with the high court’s decision on same-sex marriage.

Davis still refused to give them a marriage license application.

Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a class action lawsuit against Davis on behalf of four couples who her office denied licenses – two heterosexual couples and two same-sex couples.

I have convictions that rule my conscience,’ Davis told  WHAS-TV  last week.

‘I can’t put my name on a marriage license as issued to a same sex couple. God is my first love, and I will stand for Him. And if it means I get thrown out of office, we’ll deal with that when it comes.’

The federal lawsuit, which alleges Davis’ refusal is unconstitutional, seeks an injunction ordering Davis to begin issuing licenses.

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News: Thomas Roberts, Ariana Grande, Humpday Hotness, Mars

> Thomas Roberts drops out of Miss Universe pageant as host over pageant owner Donald Trump’s offensive remarks on immigrants.

> Trump has also been making the rounds on cable news, doubling down on all his incendiary statements.

> NYT’s Frank Bruni on Trump: “As in 2012, Republicans can’t summon the courage to take on the dark heroes of the party’s lunatic fringe. As in 2012, this could cost them dearly.”

> Tom Selleck is accused of stealing water from a fire hydrant amid California’s epic drought. 

> Ariana Grande licks some donuts, says she hates America, controversy ensues. Ariana apologizes.

> Ben Affleck got a tramp stamp tattoo. And also needs to remove the temporary cloth size tag from his Hudsons.

> Humpday Hotness: Edward Wilding.

> Ocala, Florida Commission votes unanimously to fly the Confederate battle flag.

> Brody Jenner says it wouldn’t be hard to find a woman for Caitlyn Jenner to date.

> “What does Dred Scott really have to do with Obergefell?”

> Baltimore Mayor fires police chief. 

> Jeb Bush: People need to work longer hours.

> Is Jon Hamm single?

> Chris Hemsworth looks medieval and sexy on a horse.

> 26 miles on Mars in 26 seconds.

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News: Thomas Roberts, Ariana Grande, Humpday Hotness, Mars

Good afternoon Gamers,I know its been a few days since my last entry. I kept meaning to make one, but having a roommate makes that a little more difficult now. I’m almost always in the living room chilling with someone lol Makes it hard to get online and do this kind of stuff. But today, both Chris and my roomie are gone for work. I have a few hours before the roomie gets home, so I’ll be jumping online soonish. Couldve been on earlier, but I stay up so late at night that I wake up around this time almost every day. lol Whats morning time? aha. So a little recap of the last few days:We had a huge party. I guess it was a house warming. Chris’s family came over, we had lots and lots of beer/wine/liquor. Gab (which is the boy we messed around with) came over as well. He’s a chef, so he made some really delicious food for us. AND at the end of the night when was time for sleep, Gab slept in our bed. lol You already know where that went. Lots of kissing those awesome lips and dick sucking. This time I gave him a hickie! I thought that was super hot cause I basically marked a “straight” guy. Everyone left the next day and it was just a chill day for Chris and I while the roomie was at work.Oh yesterday we went to the pool but it was super cold and a bit rainy! Still went in though lol I had fun. Until next time,Jayson

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