Recently a reader of this blog wrote to me and in my reply, I summarized the message with “don’t live regrets, make it happen.” That phrase which fell out of my head (not some on-line “inspirational phrase” library) tells my story.
So what’s that story?
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Somewhere in my academic career, I took a general college-level course on marketing and advertising. I learned a lot of things in that course, especially what to look for in visual advertising. For example, see this ad from a well-regarded western wear/boot retail company:
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As readers of this blog know, I advocate that guys wear boots. Readers also know that I am from a huge family. I have not one, but three great nephews who are entering high school this year.
A week ago at a family reunion for the marriage of my kid-bro cousin, I struck up a conversation with my great nephews about their thoughts of entering high school this year. One of them said something like, “I wish I could be cool — like the biker you are, Uncle.”
Well, that was nice. So I asked,
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I thought the title of this post may attract the curious. What hunk am I hunting?
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I stumbled upon an interview in the local DC gay newspaper with a guy who married a local TV news guy. He was asked a set of questions that, to me, were focused on his sexual orientation and his answers portrayed him to fulfill all of the stereotypes that gay men have been saddled with. Uggghhh…. So here goes — my answers to the same questions.
1. How long have you been out and who was the hardest person to tell?
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I woke really early on Sunday, my birthday. I was really, really, REALLY missing my best half who remains in Pittsburgh caring for his ailing mother.
If he were here in the bed next to me, I would have snuggled closer to him and…
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I attended the marriage ceremony of my kid-bro cousin on Saturday. A full, long concelebrated mass that I remember of that huge branch of my family tree for so many of my cousins’ Catholic weddings.
And man, was it a wedding-and-a-half. Much bigger than I expected for my no-frills cousin, but I’m sure his wife and her family had a lot to do with how big it became.
As I was listening to the priest when he was giving his homily about the importance of marriage, he said words that mean much to me about my marriage to my husband. He said,
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Today is our birthday — the date when my twin brother was born four minutes after me. (And I won’t let him forget that I’m older!)
Today, I am skipping recognition of my birthday, and extending all my love to the best half of that egg that split soon after we were conceived.
Why am I skipping my birthday?
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Today I will be dressing up (sorta) and going to a traditional Catholic wedding. My kid-bro cousin is tying the knot with his long-term girlfriend. I had the pleasure of escorting him on a motorcycle ride where he …
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For the next few days, my boots are on the road again. What exotic destination will they bring me to next?
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