Yesterday started out as a wonderful day. I was up at 0300 because Mom Skerrett was caughing and then just when I stared to go back to sleep, the alarm went off for me to get up and head out for PT. The drive to base was wonderful with a sunrise that was just spectactular, the kind of sunrise that you would be happy if it was the last one you ever saw again. And according to a quackpot, it was supposed to be. I came home to little Miss Sarah wanting a hug which was just wonderful.
About four hours after I came home it was time for me to leave for my reef club meeting. That was a real joy. My day got shot to hell on my way home from the meeting. I was driving down the road when all of a sudden a guy passed me on the two lane highway, lost control of his car, and was ejected and bounced off of the guard rail, only to have the car bounce off of his body five mins later. It is a grizzly scene that will haunt me for the rest of my life. It made me realize just how precious life is and just how dangerous distracted driving really can be.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Home
Today I realized I miss home. This is the first time I have been away from home for more than a week. I miss my puppies, but most of all I miss my David. I've also realized that there is more I miss in my life all together. I miss being able to touch someone that I love very much. I want to hold him close and have him hold me as well. I think that somewhere along the way, we lost that and need to get it back. I just wonder how many people lose their way in a relationship after they get comfortable? I really hope we can get it back because I miss it.
I also realized that I miss being around family. I grew up with a large extended family that got together at least once a week. I miss the arguments and debates we would have around my Aunt Evelyn's kitchen table. I absolutly love David's immediate family, but I honestly don't care for a good number of his aunts and uncles. I also don't really know many of his cousins either, but most of them are only teenagers and I know I don't have that much in common with them.
I also miss having friends to gather at the house for dinner and drinks. I remember when I lived in Shrieveport, JT and I would always have a house full of folks at least one night of the week. Other nights, we would all gather at someone else's house, or just meet out at a resturant and then go out dancing. I want to find friends like that in Philly especially if we don't get transferred.
I also realized that I miss being around family. I grew up with a large extended family that got together at least once a week. I miss the arguments and debates we would have around my Aunt Evelyn's kitchen table. I absolutly love David's immediate family, but I honestly don't care for a good number of his aunts and uncles. I also don't really know many of his cousins either, but most of them are only teenagers and I know I don't have that much in common with them.
I also miss having friends to gather at the house for dinner and drinks. I remember when I lived in Shrieveport, JT and I would always have a house full of folks at least one night of the week. Other nights, we would all gather at someone else's house, or just meet out at a resturant and then go out dancing. I want to find friends like that in Philly especially if we don't get transferred.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Just Another Day
Well, I woke up this morning at 0400, an hour before my alarm clock went off......UGGGG! I really miss home, and I've only been down here for four days. It's too hot to sleep well at night since the AC in my dorm room only goes down to 72 degrees F. I also think that I'm not sleeping well, because I don't have two dogs laying on me during the night. I'm hoping that I get a good fatigue sleep over the weekend, and not in class. This class is going to be a really good experience for me. I'm learning how to be a better writer when it comes to Official Correspondance. I'll learn to be a better public speaker with the five to six speeches we have to give while we're here.
It's official, the legislation to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and the yearly cost of living raise for the military was not passed today. I think it has to do with the fact that there are too many Senators up for re-election this fall, and they don't want their names attached to the bill. Let's face it, the majority of people who vote, still think that being gay is a choice......i.e. our grandparents. I just wish that the rest of the public could see that it is not different from "Seperate But Equal" it is legalized discrimination. It really pisses me off to know that we are so politically correct when it comes to racial and sexual discrimination, that we are numb to the discrimination that is occuring based on who someone is sexually attracted to. I mean, I'm not allowed to use the N word or call someone of Hispanic origin a Wetback, but it's perfectly ok for gays to have to suffer in silence in the closet or when ever someone calls them a fag. The really sad thing is that the gay community just sits there and takes it. They don't rally together to expell representatives that won't vote to allow for gay marriage or repeal this law. I guess all of the strong willed gays have died out from AIDS or old age. Where are the Queens who started the Stonewall Riots?
It's official, the legislation to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and the yearly cost of living raise for the military was not passed today. I think it has to do with the fact that there are too many Senators up for re-election this fall, and they don't want their names attached to the bill. Let's face it, the majority of people who vote, still think that being gay is a choice......i.e. our grandparents. I just wish that the rest of the public could see that it is not different from "Seperate But Equal" it is legalized discrimination. It really pisses me off to know that we are so politically correct when it comes to racial and sexual discrimination, that we are numb to the discrimination that is occuring based on who someone is sexually attracted to. I mean, I'm not allowed to use the N word or call someone of Hispanic origin a Wetback, but it's perfectly ok for gays to have to suffer in silence in the closet or when ever someone calls them a fag. The really sad thing is that the gay community just sits there and takes it. They don't rally together to expell representatives that won't vote to allow for gay marriage or repeal this law. I guess all of the strong willed gays have died out from AIDS or old age. Where are the Queens who started the Stonewall Riots?
Monday, September 20, 2010
Class
Well, class offically started today. We mainly focused on school policies and rules. I took a look at the material that we are going over tomorrow. It involves the things that we have to do as a nation to support the initiatives of our Governement in regards to the War on Terror.
Parts of it made we think of the current policy that we as a Government do not negotiate with terrorists or those nations that support/harbor terrorists. However with the Iranian Hiker Prisoners, I am curious to see if President Obama is going to talk to the Iranian President about his request that we release five prisoners we are holding "as an act of good faith" for the release of the other two prisoners they are holding. I hate the fact that these young men and young woman were taken as prisoners. But my question is what the hell were they doing hiking in Iraq while a war was going on?
Parts of it made we think of the current policy that we as a Government do not negotiate with terrorists or those nations that support/harbor terrorists. However with the Iranian Hiker Prisoners, I am curious to see if President Obama is going to talk to the Iranian President about his request that we release five prisoners we are holding "as an act of good faith" for the release of the other two prisoners they are holding. I hate the fact that these young men and young woman were taken as prisoners. But my question is what the hell were they doing hiking in Iraq while a war was going on?
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Lady Gaga
Well, this past Tuesday David and I went to see Lady Gaga in concert. Even though we had pretty crappy seats, the concert was amazing. I've always been one to be moved by music, but that night, something in me clicked. Especially when she stated talking about how she is working with homeless teenagers who are LGBT and her work to try to get "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repealed.
I used to think that as gay Americans, we had the same rights as everyone else. That night, it dawned on me how I am a second class citizen since I am not allowed to talk about my significant other like everyone else at work is. It also dawned on me that "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is nothing more than a legal way for our Government to discriminate against a growing portion of our population. I was so moved, I actually wrote to my Senators to ask them to stand with Senator Reid and repeal a law that Bill Clinton allowed to pass through congress as a "compromise" to a campaign promise he made. You know, I have never been ashamed of anyone that I dated in the past, but I also didn't love them so much that I wanted to take them with me to work functions like I love David.
I also saw the light on another subject that I really still don't agree with, just because I don't agree with the practice at all. But we in the LGBT community deserve to be as miserable in our relationships as heterosexual peoples. Why should I not be able to claim head of household when I bring in more money to the house when we pool our resources like a married couple? It's nothing more than another case of legal discrimination.
I used to think that as gay Americans, we had the same rights as everyone else. That night, it dawned on me how I am a second class citizen since I am not allowed to talk about my significant other like everyone else at work is. It also dawned on me that "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is nothing more than a legal way for our Government to discriminate against a growing portion of our population. I was so moved, I actually wrote to my Senators to ask them to stand with Senator Reid and repeal a law that Bill Clinton allowed to pass through congress as a "compromise" to a campaign promise he made. You know, I have never been ashamed of anyone that I dated in the past, but I also didn't love them so much that I wanted to take them with me to work functions like I love David.
I also saw the light on another subject that I really still don't agree with, just because I don't agree with the practice at all. But we in the LGBT community deserve to be as miserable in our relationships as heterosexual peoples. Why should I not be able to claim head of household when I bring in more money to the house when we pool our resources like a married couple? It's nothing more than another case of legal discrimination.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Acadia - Last Day
Today was spent mostly just lazing about camp. We did go into Bar Harbor to buy some art, and I got a bell shaped like a lighthouse.
I have waited to make this trip for almost six and a half years. I can honestly say that it was well worth the wait. We are going to try and come back up here next summer. Hopefully we can schedule a carriage ride, one of the boat tours, and make it into anemone cave.
I took some shots of the moon and stars coming up over the ocean and Otter's Point. Hopefully they turn out all-right. Well, it's a long drive home tomorrow here's to hoping the Boyd sleep most of the way home.
I have waited to make this trip for almost six and a half years. I can honestly say that it was well worth the wait. We are going to try and come back up here next summer. Hopefully we can schedule a carriage ride, one of the boat tours, and make it into anemone cave.
I took some shots of the moon and stars coming up over the ocean and Otter's Point. Hopefully they turn out all-right. Well, it's a long drive home tomorrow here's to hoping the Boyd sleep most of the way home.
Acadia - Day 2
The day started out grey and dreary. I got up, took the boys out, and started working on my blanket while David slept.
After breakfast, while I washed dishes, David took the boys on a long walk. He came back, put them in their office and we took a long walk ourselves. We ended up at the beach at Otter's Cove. We watched the tide come in, and I played in some of the tide pools. I saw a crab that was holding a smaller crab, like a momma crab holding her baby. Most likely, they were mating.
After lunch, David and I took a drive. We stopped at Thunder Hole, Otter Point, and a few other places. While we were at Otter Point, a park ranger came up to where we were on the rocks with a group of people following her. We learned why the park is set up the way it is during her talk. This is the only park that is made up entirely of land grants from private citizens.
Way back around 1900, there were a few folks up here that loved this area so much, they gave up a few acres here and there to preserve it for future generations. This is an astonishing thing because the National Park Service wasn't started until 1916. The fact that people had the foresight to put aside land and want it to be federally protected was pretty amazing.
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After breakfast, while I washed dishes, David took the boys on a long walk. He came back, put them in their office and we took a long walk ourselves. We ended up at the beach at Otter's Cove. We watched the tide come in, and I played in some of the tide pools. I saw a crab that was holding a smaller crab, like a momma crab holding her baby. Most likely, they were mating.
After lunch, David and I took a drive. We stopped at Thunder Hole, Otter Point, and a few other places. While we were at Otter Point, a park ranger came up to where we were on the rocks with a group of people following her. We learned why the park is set up the way it is during her talk. This is the only park that is made up entirely of land grants from private citizens.
Way back around 1900, there were a few folks up here that loved this area so much, they gave up a few acres here and there to preserve it for future generations. This is an astonishing thing because the National Park Service wasn't started until 1916. The fact that people had the foresight to put aside land and want it to be federally protected was pretty amazing.
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