No rivals, only comrades in achieving personal best

They are out to shatter perceptions, not records. They are here to see that striving together can open doors, and minds, and hearts…

From all over the world they arrive, waving the colors of their home regions in a pair of northern cities reinventing themselves.

A local senator and his Pulitzer Prize-winning wife [“I highly recommend voting records as a way to vet prospective dates…”] spoke of how having the Gay Games in Cleveland/Akron served many purposes, not the least of which was showing the world that Ohio regretted passing harsh anti-marriage legislation a decade ago.

Rainbow lights splash buildings all over downtown Cleveland tonight. Happy people mill about after the Opening Ceremonies, and look forward to tomorrow’s events.

Someone on a street corner commented that some of the music played reminded them of their age, and I said “If being older means that I’ve lived long enough to see _that_ in the skyline, and have these rings on my finger, I’m more than happy to own it.”

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All grown up

The trench weeded, dug, amended, and planted last fall finally looks like a real garden bed.

The azaleas performed on schedule, most of the bulbs made it…(not the lilies, though; maybe I should snag more…), and the asters have needed cutting back several times already.

Eventually, the space just inside the bricks will be for annuals; I wish more of the amaranth plants had thrived, but at least one of them worked…

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Brushing up

Not so much my Shakespeare, but there’s a tux to be altered, music memorized, and new deadlines to meet.  I actually like these deadlines…..it means someone actually cares that my work is getting done, and I’ll be paid accordingly…

How are you this muggy afternoon?

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