June 30th, 2009
Don't get me wrong on this. The internets are great, but sometimes you loose contact with very special people who have grown to mean a lot to you. Tony, Joe, Matt, Mark, Brett, Homer, Richard, Bob, Rob, Jim, Sam, Andy, Todd, Dave, Cooper, Patrick, Jeff, Brian, Micheal, Chad, Eric, Dave — well I could just go on and on, couldn't I?
Sad truth is, at the end of the day, it's just me by myself and a lot of really great guys that think I'm nothing more than an IP address.
Lessons learned.
I'm more than just " 10.216.4.70 with SMTP id 48cs168717". They just don't know it.
June 20th, 2009
I haven't quite lost all hope for change, but recent political events sure do disappoint. Sometimes, being a gay man in the United States, I feel like I'm a man without a home.
June 9th, 2009
What is that?
What?
That light.
What light?!
That one. There. That yellow glowing light.
What are you talking about? What do you see?
There! That little yellow light! What IS it?
That was the conversation that Mark and I had his first summer here. Fire flies. Aka: lightning bugs. He’d never before seen them. Had no idea. They don’t have them in England.
I went into the pantry and fetched a canning jar. We spent the night barefoot in the new summer grass gingerly catching them. Just like many years ago. We spent the night watching them fly around the bedroom. I was once more a boy.
Tonight, I caught one and put it in a jar. Mark will watch it light. The first one of summer. He promises that he’ll let it go in the morning.
I remember and go to bed thinking of those warm summer nights when the fire flies glowed and we caught them in my Gran’s canning jars. I remember and I am so thankful for those memories.
June 9th, 2009
Wow! What a summer in Missourah so far. We’ve had mild temperatures and lots and lots of rain. The trees shimmer in lush green tones and the flowers are breathtaking. I’ve been enjoying my garden so very, very much that I haven’t had much time for blogging.
We’ve been very busy at the hospital too. The renovations are complete. The decorating is nearly complete and we are getting ready for a re-dedication day on the 14th. I’ve been busy at the hospital garden too. Everything has to look just perfect.
Once my camera is back in good working order, I’ll share some pictures.
Promise.
