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Eyes on the prize

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Anticipation curls its tendrils around my abdomen like morning glory vines twisting up the trellis Soon, starshine on the water & circular promises in the sand But, first, the snap and pop of campfire, the ppfffssst of bottlecaps, the susurrus of lakeside laughter.

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New post coming soon… really

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on January 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Coming soon: A recap of our California Christmas trip and reflections on 2009. Just need to get some pesky deadlines outta the way first…

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I live with a genius

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on October 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »

If you’ve got a tissue handy, please take a few minutes to watch Cabrina’s video montage of our trip to the National Equality March in D.C. two weeks ago. It’s breathtaking:

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Another front seat to history (we hope)

Posted in blogging, tagged , , , on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

So much could have gone wrong with our crazy little plan. When Cabrina and I first learned about the National Equality March scheduled for Oct. 11 (National Coming Out Day) in Washington, D.C., we shot each other a look. I knew the look. We got the same playful gleam in our eyes last November, just [...]

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Cape countdown

Posted in blogging, tagged , , , on August 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Eleven days. The anticipation rolls like riptides in my belly. Of salt-kissed air. And sand-scratchy floormats. Of a time-forsaken stretch of honky-tonk seaside.  An empty beach, and a ghost guard on high. The looping soundtrack of surf and gulls, laughter and heartsong. Summer’s hushed retreat. Freckles rising like fish to the surface. Of curls brushed alone [...]

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Silver linings

Posted in blogging, tagged , , on August 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Before we even turned our wheels onto 81-South, to make the trek to Philadelphia to see Billy Joel and Elton John in concert, the trip’s theme already had taken root: Silver linings. It all began a week earlier, when our friend Michelle’s plans to see the Face 2 Face Tour show in Buffalo were scuttled. Mere [...]

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So much to catch up on

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Tsk, tsk. I’ve left these pages blank for far too long. But life was so insistent, demanding my uninterrupted attention. And not in a bad way, for once. First, there was our trip to Tahoe. Breathtaking climbs into the crisp, lung-clearing mountain air. To be honest, I wasn’t prepared for the natural beauty we’d be surrounded [...]

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