You are listening to Two Zero Q: 20 Questions With Interesting People from the LGBT community and friends This time, I'll be talking with Tate Barkley Counselor, Attorney, Educator, Author. His memoir SUNDAY DINNERS, MOONSHINE, AND MEN reveals his extraordinary journey from growing up closeted and afraid in the rural south during the mid-20th century to living as an out, highly respected attorney in a time when the basic rights of the LGBTQ+ community remain under attack by the highest offices in the land and individual and community opinions often follow suit. Born and raised in small-town No ..read more

You are listening to 2ZQ Hot Takes. This time I will be talking about Dementia, Alzheimer’s, memory loss, absentmindedness, simple memory lapses, how the mind reconstructs memories, what you can do to counter memory loss and the unreliability of eyewitness accounts. We might get the gist but the details are usually something else. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

You are listening to 2ZQ Hot Takes. This time I will continue reading from my semi-autobiographical novel, I’m just making it up as I go along and things haven’t been working out as planned, Chapter 9813 - My Bravest Moment In Life. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

You are listening to 2ZQ Hot takes, where we discuss issues both big and small; I am your host TVHTim Kirk and today I'll be talking The Value of ‘No.’ The word “No’ can have many values including being a ’positive’ in negotiation, a benefit to your mental health, a successful means of providing clarity and prioritization, guidance on what needs to be overcome to move forward and to provide control and protection. There are numerous other reasons why ‘No’ is a positive aspect of our lives. We can learn a lot from being told ‘No’ and make progress in our own lives by saying ‘No' #2zq, #2zqHT ..read more

You are listening to 2ZQ Hot takes, where we discuss issues both big and small; I am your host TVHTim Kirk and today I'll be talking about ‘There’s no fool like an old fool.’ The empirical study of wisdom is a relatively recent phenomena and is mostly drawn from Europe and North America. While there is no universal formula for wisdom and there are many conflicting opinions about how we gain wisdom, merely experiencing life and/or adversity are not indicators of wisdom. We should all learn to be wiser, the sooner the better. Wisdom is beneficial to cope with loneliness as we age and our wellbei ..read more

You are listening to 2ZQ Hot Takes. This time I will continue reading from my semi-autobiographical novel, I’m just making it up as I go along and tings haven’t been working out as planned, Chapter 9567 – Squalor and Intoxication Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

You are listening to 2ZQ Hot Takes. This time I will continue reading from my semi-autobiographical novel, I’m just making it up as I go along and tings haven’t been working out as planned, Chapter 9567 – Squalor and Intoxication Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

You are listening to 2ZQ Hot Takes, where we discuss issues both big and small. 2ZQHT150 - This time, I'll be reading from my semi-autobiographical novel, I’m just making it up as I go along and things have not been working out as well as l intended’ Chapter 9583 Temporary Friends, Part 5 – Living Death  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Hey everybody, welcome to 2ZQ Hot Takes, where we discuss issues both big and small.  I am your host, TVH Tim Kirk and this time I’ll be talking about Temporary Friends.  Few of us have lifelong friendships and many of our friendships wind up being temporary, whether we know it or intend them to be.  C’est la vie.   Delinquency: Elegy; The Last of the Zolpidem Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Hey everybody, welcome to 2ZQ Hot Takes, where we discuss issues both big and small.  I am your host, TVH Tim Kirk and this time I’ll be talking about Temporary Friends.  Few of us have lifelong friendships and many of our friendships wind up being temporary, whether we know it or intend them to be.  C’est la vie.  This is the part where where the junkies dose an entire auditorium with LSD on New Year's Eve. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more