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Bert Baruch Wylen

Bert Baruch Wylen
Location
West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Birthday
January 21
Bio
i have been a writer, radio producer/host, salesman, PR hack, as well as a truck driver (driving a truck was my favorite :) In 2005, I chose to become "homeless" so that I could travel--but somehow got stuck in New Jersey. I'm a fiscal conservative and a social progressive, but I find I'm constantly pissing off my Liberal friends...not that I don't enjoy that!

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Salon.com
June 07, 2012 11:49PM
“Very touching, tommi...thank you.”
About: Unlike father, unlike son
June 04, 2012 07:28AM
“When I was in my early 40s, I called an older gay friend to complain that, at a recent Gay Pride event, I was totally ignored by all the hot boys out o…”
About: On Being Gay
June 02, 2012 06:04AM
“What a touching piece! I've known some ardent female feminists in my day, and wondered how they'd react if ever they gave birth to a son. I once interv…”
About: Post-Boy Feminism
June 01, 2012 08:59PM
“Thanks, EVERYone! for your kind, supportive words. I've come to believe that nothing "bad" ever happens in life--every single thing can be tu…”
About: Coming Out To Beth
December 29, 2011 07:28AM
“Through the years, I went to my share of stylists. Now that I don't have much left to style--and what I've got left is more like a wire brush than hair…”
About: Goodbye to the neighborhood barber shop
December 29, 2011 07:23AM
“Cute story. Made me cry...which makes it an Editor's Pick in MY book!”
About: Santa is just some guy in a cheap suit!
November 29, 2011 01:22PM
“I just updated my FaceBook with the story of how Brownback was so cowardly that he blamed the whole thing on his staff. Kudos to your daughter!”
About: My Daughter Had Her Own Governor Brownback (update)
November 23, 2011 08:13AM
“What a beautiful story for Thanksgiving. And I'm going to try HelenBagas seasoned with ginger the next time I make them (I'm saving up my strength to b…”
About: Helen and the Rutabagas
November 22, 2011 05:45PM
“I can't believe that anyone would give a second's thought that Palin wrote any bit of critical thinking all by her little self. But how interesting tha…”
About: Palin's Flip-Flop on Regulation Means #Occupy is Winning
November 22, 2011 06:13AM
“And, Snowden, if government didn't interfere in the marketplace in the first place, making entry by more efficient and honest players all but impossibl…”
About: Murphy Takes On Healthcare
November 18, 2011 09:08PM
“Who wudda thunk you could make a rainbow from fallen leaves! I love the creativity here. Kudos!”
About: Occupy the United True Colors of the Trees: A Photo Essay
November 07, 2011 07:52AM
“Nothing I tried turned me into "The Invisible Man" until I turned 50--now I can go anywhere I like and nobody sees me! And nothing is uglier…”
About: no "golden years" for queer seniors
November 04, 2011 10:39AM
“What a beautiful piece of writing. I hope you continue it soon! As someone who deals with the ravages of alcoholism and drug addiction just about every…”
About: My Son Goes to Boarding School, and, No, I Don't Mean Exeter
November 03, 2011 07:20PM
“Beautiful piece. I've just spent nearly two weeks trying to love a mentally ill young man back to health...without much success. Once I uncovered his &…”
About: Runaway Brother
November 03, 2011 10:35AM
“Beautiful, Anne. I don't remember ever seeing a tree drop its leaves that quickly, but I've watched cherry trees drop their blossoms like a pink blizza…”
About: Leaf Dance
November 02, 2011 12:44PM
“Great story! Made me think perhaps I should look into DJing. I've done radio before, and I have a cousin in the biz. Not sure I can stay awake long eno…”
About: My brilliant second career - The Lady DJ
November 01, 2011 07:07AM
“As a Jew, I have deeply mixed feelings about this. I mourn the loss of my wholeness, and wish that I could have been given the choice. However, I've at…”
About: Male Circumcision: Giving Voice to One Who Can't Yet Speak
November 01, 2011 06:51AM
“I need to start out by saying, I certainly hope that manatees are worthy of more compassion than you've received by some! As far as condom use, as a gay…”
About: My Tiny Hypocrisy: I Don't Always Use Birth Control
October 30, 2011 08:44AM
“For some reason, Tommi, I think you probably were flipping the bird at the priest, as well as your parents, as you were being dunked into the baptismal…”
About: I want to be excommunicated
October 29, 2011 07:57AM
“Very touching. You've captured wonderfully the poignancy of the grace of a differently-abled child. Thanks.”
About: Like Pebbles Through the Hourglass
October 29, 2011 07:40AM
“Excellent! I only hope that the consciousness they've raised doesn't dwindle as time passes. I've been to the Occupy Philadelphia site, and I see roili…”
About: Occupy Wall Street—Victory in 45 Days
October 29, 2011 07:32AM
“"Then you figure it out, the key is free press—subsidized by the government in some cases to enforce the First Amendment--" I don't see…”
About: 99 + ? = 100
October 27, 2011 03:35PM
“Thanks, Fay and Thoth. I was hoping "Ziggy" would light a few fires--pissed is a good start :-) And Al--I was just talking the other day ab…”
About: An Informative Luncheon With a Wall Street Banker
October 25, 2011 08:20AM
“I LOVE the comics (or the "funnies," as my weird cousins called them :) You forgot to mention "Pearls Before Swine" or "Non-S…”
About: Are Comic Strips Doomed?
October 25, 2011 08:12AM
“When I first read your name, I thought it said, "farfelside," and I wondered what kind of commentary you were going to make on Jewish cuisine…”
About: We Are The 1%, Bitches!
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