Year: 2008

501’s Who Knew

My friends that have kept up on this blog know this: I decided to quit blogging here awhile ago and have started it up again – sort of – not the one a day post I tried for before but I am getting more active here. I decided to stop before because someone figured out the what, where and who am I and started a campaign – oh enough bout that anyways other than to mention it is not a good thing when a minion of the neighborhood knocks on your door and have there say. Plus, keeping track of all the political and social news started to be a major stain on the brain :0.

You have to give me this: the title does allude to different paths eh?

I truly am in a crazy mixed up space right now. Not sure where my physical self is taking my inner self. It is strange how I never really thought about how I presented myself to the population at large. I have never been into the “in” fashions or looking all that. But, surprising I do have some standards LOL

I like 501 jeans I like the button up fly and close fit. I dislike baggy cause then my clothing gets in the way. Getting a shirt sleeve or pant leg stuck in a moving chain or caught on a branch while hiking or biking really sucked. I have a full set of mountain biking gear and realized that it is all color matched to gasp – the bicycle, as is my motorcycle gear is to the motorcycle.

Now mind you I don’t ride my motorcycle anymore ;( and I have not been mountain biking or stuck in brush over 5 years – so – this means that my aversion to baggy zippered pants is not out of necessity but of like? Who knew?

The point is lately I have a lot of empty time on my hands and hence I think. Thinking can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what I think of and how cognizant my mind is at the time. I also figured out that I so dislike someone thinking I am stupid – oh I hate that one a lot. Really, I am actually intelligent, honest really, I say as I put the xbox remote in the refrigerator. …

Off to try and button these dang jean up now for some reason it is important right now -who knew –

Ok Wii today

I have never ever owned a Wii. After a friends daughter (and I past co worker of mine) . … hope you know what I am talking about here cause I don’t wish to draw any search engines here out of respect. anywoo

I have been playing? at a friends house with theirs, a program that is some fitness thing or another, it has a section of balance games and yoga. Wow, there is one that is actually upon first look – easy LOL. All you gotta do is stand there and breath while trying to keep a little red dot within a circle by – yikes! balancing. Augh! talk about getting pooped out. But, the thing is it is helping. Yep I did way better at physical therapy yesterday. So, the excersises and then the wii balancings and yoga things combined with waking up the other day without super bad foot drop and with better balance made tonight way better.

I tried a different support group today – much better than the last one but not sure if it my cup of tea or not. Webster at halt stop forget and relax post on this subject today on some of my reasoning.

( I would have left a comment but dang if I can find the comment on this post button???)

I also apparently made the “bad” when asked what disease modifying drugs I was on I answered none. Oh oh, yah would have thought I pulled out a gun and shot someone. A few understood my reasoning at this early juncture in this deal but one lady got angry I mean angry –   She was sitting next to me and started shaking and turning red – I tried to back peddle with something like I think it is awesome that the drugs work so well for some, thinking maybe I had hit some nerve with my comment about the statistics and myself??? I felt so darn bad that I had upset her – that I could nt wait to get out of there.

Touchy subject I have figured out – DUH. But I have two reasons right now.  Looking at statistics and talking to a lot different people in my life I don’t choose a few months into to this to stick myself with a needle full a expensive juice with the potential to make feel like dog poo and mess up my liver and two, did I mention the freaking cost of this stuff? (and yes I know some people can get it free but I am not poor enough and not rich enough ok).  So, I guess I did not get the memo on not answering a question honestly.

It was good to go to our friends house, eat dinner, play the Wii, and joke around. Now this one is so politically incorrect I am sure. So – if your gonna get mad or start going over the deep end  – I warned you ok?

My buddy who has nerve problems due to back injury and surgery for whatever reason started calling us tards. When we are trying to accomplish something and we are making a mess of it cause two of us are struggling to accomplish what half of us could of done a few years ago he starts up. It is our personal making fun of ourselves especially when other neighbors are watching our what must look humorous antics – he talks real loud and says stuff like heh want to join our tard club? or when we mess up we are a bunch o tards etc.

When we are out riding the scooters we are the tard train –

Well I went to the tard store and got a new cane today with a better grip – much better for my wrist (had three surguries on it) so I am very less annoyed with it now. The owners of the store are friends of my friends (where I play Wii and tard). Makes tarding easier LOL

oh well guess you have to be there LOL But it certainly is super to have a few good friends that write you off cause your cash short and you feel apart of the group instead of outside the group. Sometimes the friends we have are just that really friends. Unfortunately sometimes you find out that they are not.

The only other thing to report is that we now have a taco truck/bar/vehicle?? – (it is like those bbq trucks that grill up the meat only it is for making taco’s) – coming to our Turkey day. How cool is that?

Well off to try and get some zzz’s since the babtism picture taking affair is tommorrow morning. Complete with party after and a fire pit roasted pig. Wonder if it has an apple in it’s mouth?

Our Group

I have not been getting out and taking any photos lately. I get so dang tired or end up triping over my feet it seems lately. But, this weekend I am going to shoot our friends God sons baptism. I dislike the weddings and gatherings like this when I am asked to photograph them. For one, I am not very good at taking people pics, and two it makes me nervous that I might not get some good shots of such important events for my friends.

On the other hand, in these hard economic times a group of us have formed a tight group with a looser knit peripheral group. We are a very diverse group in all areas. We are European decent, African American, Vietnamese, Filipino, Chinese, Hispanic, and bi racial. We are heterosexual, homosexual, married, divorced, single, and twenty something up to late sixties.  What we have in common is a strong desire to insure that the children have a childhood. That we as adults have a social support system and that we have some fun in the too.

The tie in here is one of the younger couples godson is getting baptized this weekend. In fact more than one baby is up for the deal so I will be busy. The other thing I must mention is it is going to be a Catholic ceremony of some sorts. I dunno – I was brought up Protestant . .. ummm…. how hard could it be? LOL OH yeah, most of the family only speaks Spanish. So wish me luck that my eye ball stays good and my feet stay under me.

We are getting the plans firmed up for Thanksgiving. So far it looks like 40 or so people will be gathering. Everyone is bringing a favorite family dish, our friends M and M are setting up their garage as the dining area, their daughter is expecting a boy so the proud fathers family will be there too. More later on this one.

No You Can’t

Dear California voters,

You have made it clear that you do not want my 26 year long relationship to be afforded any of the benefits that you the folks made of the right stuff are getting.

So, rather than paying lots of money each month to remain insured on “the domestic partners” insurance when the State of California offers a much cheaper solution I am thinking of canceling it. Hey why save your collective conscious money? and receive nothing in return? Yes, I may just become another expense for you.

Why not, I have to pay lawyers to draw up documents so my partner can be assured a say in my care should I become hospitalized – I have to pay to make sure they can be allowed to visit me. But, I can not count as a tax deduction. I don’t make enough for it to mean a hill o beans if I qualify for a medical equipment deduction. It sure would help if my “domestic partner” could. You see “domestic partnerships” don’t get to the benefits that joint tax filings for married couples do nor, do they get the automatic say so enjoyed by married couples when making health decisions.

No I think you have made it clear. You rather I sign up for your tax paid services. Woo hoo, I bet I will be able to afford that prescription now as your programs have a lower co pay. Oh yeah then lets see maybe I can get food stamps too! Man this turning into a leach is looking better and better.

I almost forgot the organized religion part of this all.  One of the largest groups in donations and battle was the Mormon Church.  You all just invited the State into the Church – and the Church into the State – dumb dumb dumb remember the division of Church and State? It does not bother you that child molesters, rapists and murders. etc are members of your congregations – because they are “forgiven”. But a loving caring couple – now that is a sin isn’t it!

The other thing that really irks me is that in the “Yes we Can”  world where the citizens of this country  joined me in voteing in our first African American President –  Barack Obama – the exit polls show that African Americans were a factor in the decision to place gay couples as second class citizens.  For those of you who voted YES – Does it empower you to have someone lined up to send to the back of the bus with your NO YOU CAN”T vote? I don’t get it.

It still boggles my mind that a State would have it in their Constitution to discriminate against a group. Our State majority actually voted to put in the Constitution.

I have never been so ashamed of where I live as I am now.