I led a motorcycle ride for my club yesterday.
Of all four seasons, I love autumn best for motorcycle riding.
Crisp, clear, sunny blue-sky days with mild and dry air … perfect for pulling on my leathers, tall Wesco patrol boots, and hopping on the Harley. My club had a little problem, though…
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Twice each year, I am involved in a community project that I organized almost 20 years ago. We call the project now: “Senior Safety Saturday.”
For the past two months, I have been engaged in significant fundraising, while two senior pals recruited volunteers and reached out to fellow seniors who live in older homes that usually require repairs or modifications to make them more “senior friendly” and safe.
I am happy that once again, 59 seniors living in 47 homes (condos and houses) are now safer. We installed…
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A note from a fan of this blog. Who knew?
Dear BHD, I have been reading your blog since I stumbled on it when looking for information about wearing boots to work. Like you, I work in a professional office. Been there for five years. But your “clone” comment got me thinking.
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Sorry, not much of a blog today. I am shifting what I do for work back to my regular duties. Actually, pulling a short double-shift today to ease the transition.
In one way, I was glad that my training, skills, and experienced were known and recognized so that I could be asked to work a different job for the last two weeks. That other job was much like I had done back in the days when I had to run when the bell rang. I prefer a more steady, “non-response,” proactive set of duties — more administrative and managerial than reactionary. But it goes to show that having the training, background, and experience to be flexible in employment pays off. I am among few who didn’t miss a beat while shenanigans were going on at the top of the legislative branch of the U.S. Government.
So for now… back to work; back to doing what I love.
Life is short: be a flexible professional!
You may have noticed that I updated the photo banner at the top of this blog. Over the years, I have had several different banners. What you see now…
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I drove my spouse to visit his mother who lives near Pittsburgh this past weekend. It is not a fun trip; never has been. My mother-in-law lives alone in the house she has known for over 65 years, in a small, run-down community. At age 85, she is doing okay caring for herself, but…
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I have had someone from Pennsylvania communicate with me about his passion for wearing cowboy boots with extremely high heels. My thoughts about high-heeled cowboy boots?
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This weekend, this blog is auto-blogging while my spouse and I are Up Bear. Where?
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Yesterday, October 11, was “National Coming Out Day.” As I understand it, the date was selected to recognize the second “March on Washington” (for LGBT rights) which was held on October 11, 1987. I didn’t attend. Back then, I was deeply in the closet.
However, I did attend the third “March on Washington” (for LGBT rights) held on April 25, 1993. That is where I met my partner and is the date that my spouse and I called “our anniversary,” which is often what gay men choose as an anniversary date — the date that they met.
However, I was still in the closet. It took me a long time to come out.
What do I think about “coming out day”?
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I knew it would have to happen sometime. Yesterday, I was checking a certain popular social network and noticed a message that someone defriended me. I clicked on a link and found that his page was still active, so the dropped connection was not due to his account becoming inactive (which happens more often than one would think.)
I used to work closely with this guy for years, and I thought we had built a solid friendship. But I changed jobs and he moved away. We relied on that social network to keep us connected.
I contacted this guy to ask if the defriending was a mistake, and his reply was…
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