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June 30, 2006

What would I do, if you had not been my friend

Today's thought is:

The best things in life are appreciated most after they have been lost.
--Roy L. Smith

Humankind has made such great technological progress, developing marvelous tools and instruments to make our life easier, that it is hard to imagine the struggles our ancestors endured. We are so used to these protective
and labor-saving devices that we take them for granted. We fail to appreciate them.

So it is with our loved ones, our fellow workers, our friends, and acquaintances. We are so used to the help, the cooperation, the moral support, and the love we get from them that we may take them for granted. And then we wonder why our relationships don't always go smoothly. What if we were to show them a little appreciation? What if we were to ask God to bless them?

Today I will give thanks to my Higher Power

Today is the anniversary of the death of Bobby, who I loved. Remember to tell someone that you love them today.

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June 29, 2006

make my garden grow

Star Jones Reynolds....you just know that girl is sitting on the living room floor surrounded by photos that she is cutting Barbara Walters face out of while her "husband" pushes boxes of Little Debbie Snack Cakes(which are amazing!) across the room to her with a stick. This is a perfect example of why we should never let our ego dictate our behavior.

Lindsay is a thinking about getting a monkey and naming him Samuel. Since Lindsay has proven irresponsible in caring for a kitten and many plants, I think this is a really good idea! Having a monkey will definately teach her responsibility. Plus he could help her with her personal grooming. It would definately make office life more entertaining and while we cannot bring dogs to work according to our lease there is no such provision about monkeys. That is good news.

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June 28, 2006

just love the child

My high school friends Julie and Dean's mother passed away yesterday after a long battle with altzhemiers. I am very close to the age that she would have been as I remember her. I don't like the idea of my contempories parents dying. It brings the reality of my parents mortality to the foreground and I don't like that. I was back in Lockport last week visiting Mom and Dad for a convienent Mom's birthday/Father's Day 2 birds with one stone kind of thing.

My mom has been battling MS for about 20 years now and lives her life exclusively between the bedroom, bathroom and den. It is hard to see her wasting away, but she does maintain a relatively good humor throughout it all. We watched Now, Voyager, probably my favorite movie, together and had a ball. I am grateful that I can be there for my parents today, I know that for so many years my addiction kept me out of my family.

On a lighter note, I am eating my favorite lunch today. A bag of fish, the Starkist Tuna Creations-zesty lemon pepper variety thank you very much. I actually found that I like this during Firm fit and have kept it up, and have continued with my weight loss and toning if you were wondering.

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June 27, 2006

Love won't hurry away

Last bight I was going for a walk around Lake Calhoun when I ran into the guy with the nice arms I wrote about before stopping then restarting the blog. We have spent some time together and it is very nice. Taking things slowly. We are going to go see the Devil wears Prada this Friday. I think that Streep looks amazing, she is inspiring the Countess Maritza to be silver haired this year.

Does anyone else find it suspicious that there is a major terrorist cell busted just as the major campaigning begins for this years elections? A little "Wag the Dog" if you ask me.

VP Cheney was in Minnesota yesterday throwing his support behind hate monger Michelle Bachman.

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June 26, 2006

you are love

It was Gay Pride in Minneapolis this weekend. I went down with some friends on Saturday and walked around the booths at Loring Park. It was a good time, but here are some of my cynical observations on Gay Pride.

* Lots of Product Placement. I am not sure what discount designer knock off sunglasses have to do with being gay, but apparently alot.
* There was a right to life booth with plastic fetuses and free bibles. The lesbians were having a field day with this one. Now I am all for people standing up for their feelings around the issue of reproductive rights, but while I was waling by they were explaining to someone that there was an alternative to being gay and that they could be helped with the bible. Not exactly a banner of pride.
* log cabin republicans, enough said.
* drag queens that preform in the bright noonday sun with making adjustments to their make-up. Now I love drag, but back lighting certainly does help.

Things that I LOVE about Pride.

* all the churches
* Target and their huge booth
* the HRC boys
* the hot Mayhem Rugby players
* people that bring their kids

All in all it was a good time, I was a little bummed that I had to miss the parade on Sunday but someone had to hold the fort down at the gym.

The most wonderful part of the weekend though was a surprise visit from Dustin. I have not seen him in so long and he was able to spend some time with me on his way to his parents in South Dakota. We all have great loves in our life and he is certainly one of mine. I am still tired from Saturday night.

My friend Katy, who lives outside Dallas and was recently engaged, called me last week to tell me that Prison Break is shooting in her home town. Why can't I be in Texas right now?!?!?!

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June 23, 2006

Out of retirement

My friend Gretchen posted this picture on her blog and it inspired me to start posting again. I think that my ego was damaged by her calling One Gay defunct, which was of course true. Dan has been chiding me about putting the blog to bed, so maybe it is time to wake it up.

During my hiatus I would think about things that I really felt were important enough to share with the world. My feelings about David Hasselhoff and Brandy being judges of talent for instance or my aggravation with the drunk who wanted to talk to me during my flight back to Minneapolis from Atlanta, but I lacked the venue.

The frustration I felt leaving the Omean, I mean really there was no need to remake this movie and the remake brought nothing new to the story. Plus I really don't like Julia Stiles.

My happiness at the marriage and now upcoming baby for my friend Julie. That is very exciting news!

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