Archive - Thrive

Ask It Basket–"Can we pray for you?"

I was hanging out with Danielle Apple and her husband on the Sanford Riverwalk and right in the middle of our discussion on spirituality, the…

Dec 28, 2025 • Randy Scobey

A Christmas Weekend Post

blah blah blah and then Daniel Craig said to me, "Stop it!!!", blah blah blah

Dec 28, 2025 • Randy Scobey

Bon Voyage! The Sail Away Party on Celebrity Xcel and Carpe Diem!

We have been on quite a few cruises and always love being on the top deck of the ship as it sails out of port. It's always a moment where I fall in love…

Dec 20, 2025 • Randy Scobey

How a Dramahuahua, Shared Grief, and Chosen Family Saved My Holiday Joy

This post is kinda great in its simplicity and humor. :)

Dec 5, 2025 • Randy Scobey

November 2025

I Have Honest To God Situational* Empathy For Marjorie Taylor Greene

And it is freaking me out.

Nov 26, 2025

Let's Change "It" Gets Better to "You" Get Better

After coming out "it" got a lot better but I've found the best part of that is "I" got better at living.

Nov 23, 2025 • Randy Scobey

Sexplorer Saturday–Apparently I Was An Adorably Clueless Daddy

When I went to my first Gay Days bear party, let's just say I was an over dressed bundle of nerves.

Nov 22, 2025

Ask It Basket–"When was the last time you passed out on top of a bus?"

A real question I wanted to ask a grandmother who found that part of my story personally relatable, but didn't. This post is excerpted from my book…

Nov 22, 2025 • Randy Scobey

Mugwump Ramblings–Marriage (Yay!), Epstein Files (Finally!), Democrat Leadership (Where?)

Three more reasons to maintain my Mugwump (a real word) status

Nov 15, 2025

Sexplorer Saturday–Self & Confidence

How did your sense of self and confidence change after becoming sexually active?

Nov 8, 2025

Last Night Is A Huge Win for Dems, But What About My Marriage?

Will the blue wave that swept the country last night melt the Wicked Witch of Bigotry this Friday at the Supreme Court?

Nov 5, 2025

The One Thought That Stuck With Me In October 2025

Am I turning into my mother?!

Nov 2, 2025 • Randy Scobey

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