Blog Closed. I respectfully request that no further comments be made on the fan page.

update 10/25/08

I seldom come by here anymore so I would appreciate it if people would not leave comments. Many people seem to be making certain assumptions about what I think that are false. I wish to state in the strongest terms possible that I still think Clay is a fine man and a fine artist. I understand why he chose to keep his private life private. The views on parentingI expressed in my last essay remain the same and are without regard to Clay's orientation. The comments were written prior to that announcement.

I stepped away from active posting before he made the announcement about his sexual orientation and it has nothing to do with that. My reasons are as follows: I don't want to be the fan that is so wrapped up in the private life of a celebrity. I also have many real life challenges to deal with at this time. That's it.