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Thirty-Six Hours, Four Meals, and a Long Nap with Dad
It was a quick visit. Only 36 hours tacked onto the front end of a business trip. What made this even more remarkable is that my 84-year-old father travelled more than ten hours (with two lay overs) to get to … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, GLBT, People
Tagged age/getting older, family, gay, glbt, humor, life
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A New Generation
It was my “Summer Nor’Easter”, a three-week, action-packed trip back east to visit friends and family. So much happened in such a short period of time, it’s pretty incredible. A quick review looks something like this: lots and lots of … Continue reading
Powder Room Stories
When I was a kid, the Powder Room in our house wasn’t this soft and fragrant place where one enters in a state of need and walks out with fresh breath and newly applied lipstick, like in my friends’ houses. … Continue reading
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Tagged books, family, gay, glbt, humor, life, musings, observations, people, reflections, writing
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Low Season
Most of the snowbirds left after Easter, which everyone says came way too early this year. Now, restaurants wait, empty as ghost towns, with bored waiters pacing back and forth by the bar or standing at the front door smoking. … Continue reading
Feelin’ the Heat
At her first appointment, I asked the vet if he thought my rescue Sadie was fixed. I watched him palpate around her abdomen a few seconds before saying, “It’s hard to tell. We can always cut her open and check.” … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, My Mexican Retreat
Tagged animals, dogs, humor, life, long walks, male dogs, mexico, misc, musings, observations, pets
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Twenty Years and Counting
It was the anniversary I thought I was prepared for. Twenty years. So much time has passed, so much has changed. I think back to the day I heard Stephan died, I can see myself sitting in the window of … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, GLBT
Tagged AIDS, death, family, gay, glbt, homophobia, life, musings, observations
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