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A great birthday

Three Musketeers

Originally uploaded by SwimFinsSF.

My birthday was last Saturday… Kevin and my mom did a great job of lining up a little surprise party for me Saturday afternoon.. I knew something was going on saturday cuz Kevin asked me who I might want to hang out with on my b-day but I didn’t know WHAT he had planned.. Turned out he, my mom, and other folks conspired to arrange a Ferry ride up to Tiburon to have lunch in the sun at Sam’s on the water.. It was SO nice to hang out in the sun with everyone… Then that night Kevin and I had dinner with my mom and stepdad…

Very cool.. just what I wanted… YAY…

Web Sifting

I found a few interesting things that caught my attention and had to share..

First – an example of where being a greedy be-atch doesn’t pay.. Check this out:

Shopper picks up iPhone AND $800US

Here’s the story. This kid in Texas arrives at his local AT&T store at 6:00 AM on Friday the 29th to buy an iPhone. His effort pays off as he finds himself in 1st place….

Then there is this one – typical O’Reilly Crap:

Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor Offers Unsubstantiated Claims in “Lesbian Gang Epidemic” Segment

On the June 21 edition of Fox News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor, Fox News Crime Analyst Rod Wheeler detailed what he called a “national network” of so-called “lesbian gangs” that prey on young girls. Using exaggerated, sensational language, Wheeler claimed there are more than 150 such gangs in the Washington, D.C., area alone.

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And then there is this from Omaha:

Phelps Kin Charged With Child Abuse Over Anti-Gay Military Funeral Demo
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff

Posted: July 6, 2007 – 1:00 pm ET

(Omaha, Nebraska) The daughter of homophobic preacher Fred Phelps has been formally charged with negligent child abuse, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, flag mutilation and disturbing the peace over an anti-gay protest at the funeral of a soldier last month.

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We live in a strange strange world – thats all I have to say.. (well not really – but i’m holding back! :))

Leadership

“The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it”

– Theodore Roosevelt

This is what happens

Um Hmmm.

Originally uploaded by blakeseely.

when you don’t duck when you see your friends coming at you on the street with a camera – especially when you’ve had a few cocktails

Oh yea.. it was pride too

Kevin, Alex, and Peter

Originally uploaded by SwimFinsSF.

Watched the parade.

Drank Long Island Ice Teas…

Hung out with Kevin, Alex, and Peter.

Alex almost choked to death… he survived..

drank beer in the sun…

watched people go by…

had fun..

you know.. usual SF Pride drill… on a GORGEOUS sunday… Pictures are here if you want to see them! 🙂

A birthday for a dog

Originally uploaded by SwimFinsSF.

Saturday afternoon was one of the oddest and funnest things I’ve done in a while… (not sure what thats saying – but i’ll just let that go)… Our friend Jason (a former co-worker of Kevin’s) had a 1st birthday party for his dog Squiggles. That meant a bunch of us got together on Fort Mason Green so we could hang out to drink wine in the park while the dogs ran.. it was a gorgeous day with boats on the bay, eye candy in the park, and cool people to talk to.. We even saw 2 of the wild parrots of telegraph hill in the trees.

A very nice saturday