The car was fixed on Wednesday night, it is now safe to go on the highway. Edmonton is 60 miles West of here.
I went into the city on Friday to meet up with my son for supper. He got a job! It's at McDonalds, but it is a job and he is on his 5th shift. I am happy he is working.
So we went to Junction Burger Bar, it is owned by Lesbians. It was my first time taking him someplace where there were openly gay people I would meet. Remember I came out to him in December. He noticed that the place was like Cheers, everyone appeared to know everyone. He liked that. He liked the food too. We had a good conversation, mainly planning next year's trip to Mardi Gras. We may even drive, although I don't think he can get that much time off any job.
I went for a beer with a friend we talked about the Sears sales, they sold three big stores in Canada. It would appear it is to make room for Nordstom's. They we were talking about how cowboys get their shirts so stiff, starch. I have never starched anything. I was going to try it.
Today I got up, cut hair, made breakfast and then went to a Bingo meeting. I am the chair of the committee. Fun times.
When I was back home, a firefighter texted me to go to the gym. There is a story here. This guy sort of knows I am out, or should. He injured himself in October and was immobile. Anyway he was always getting me to do stuff with him (and drive him around) until i came out. Then nothing. No texts, no calls, nothing. Last night he sent a text and asked if I were still alive.
Today he had to go to gym for rehab. He was on a stationary bike and i was running next to him. His marriage is screwed. She has decided to move on. there are two kids and she is causing problems. He needs a guy to talk to.So he vented. I told him he could ride the bike at home with porn playing on the big screen. He does nothing all day. He was acting prudish.
So here is what I learned since December. I was wondering why he wasn't communicating. Before I came out I heard him say some not so nice things about a cook at a restaurant, that may be gay. I let this go as he was getting screwed by Workman's Compensation and by the separated wife. This is a small town, it thrives on gossip. When I came out, I am sure if go to him. So he didn't contact me, or answer texts from me. I decided to let it go.
While he was in the non-communicative stage I found out that the two of them were Swingers. The guy that she may or may not be seeing now, was part of the other couple; that they swung with. In the gay community this is not weird. In small town Alberta, it is weird to my thinking. But it is the third case of swinging I have heard in town in the last year. ALL the relationships have gone South.
Back to being a prude. This guy plays me, I swear he knew which team I was on before I came out. Tonight he wants to go for a beer..........
I will post how it goes. All this stuff helps with story writing though. I hard this wicked (yeah you read that right, wicked) thought for a short story.
This may wind up in another blog, one that has warnings, LOL
How about that rush Limbaugh, why is he buying Viagra if he is going to call women who use birth control sluts? Isn't he kind of old to be a new dad?. Does he know what can happen if you don't use birth control?
This Republican pool of candidates are hilarious. What would not be funny, for the World, is if any of these jokers gets elected to be President.
On the gay issues side a couple of things I have been thinking about and have meant to put in here. I do not think the gay population of Canada is 10% nationally. It may be in some cities. But I know for sure, there is nowhere near 10% in this town of 5000. I do not think that there are close to 100k in Edmonton. But when I speak to my friends in the US, even in the Mid West and West, where the population levels are similar to Canada. There are way more gay people there. Thus my singleness.
I was eating Key Lime Pie before i started typing
I am headed to Los Angeles around the end of August to participate in the Sons of Anarchy ride. I will travel through Las Vegas and Palm Springs on the way there. Then return up Pacific Coast Highway.
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