Yes! That's the one!
@Lawrence Your video has kept popping into my head since watching it. (How can it not haha?) Not only do I hear it, but the visuals... hahaha
And THIS just happened!
Lawrence, I believe Ms. Tina Turner just reached out wanting to acknowledge you because following your song on YouTube just now, What's Love Got To Do With It began to play. That is so cool and it actually is moving to me. It wasn't random. I am getting the sense that she really did enjoy that moment with you and is sharing the love and laughter back to you.
That was unexpected but beautiful!
@lovendures Wow. That unbelievably beautiful. Thanks so much for letting me know. Needed that today.
Just popping in to send love and say hi to you all! I've been insanely buried by life and work and the emotional tide of my firstborn moving to a red state in the next two weeks (found out a week ago ... went south to look at apartments over the weekend ... I'm excited for the adventure he will be on, but heartbroken that he will be so far away, and in a crazy state.). Plus, the need to mentally and emotionally disconnect for awhile. I will be alone for the month of July, and looking forward to a big catch-up here!
Wanted to share a cute little dream I had the other night: I was snuggling with Obama ... little spoon ... and he was telling me it was all going to be okay. (@unk-p ... tell Forever First Lady thanks for letting me borrow him for a bit to self-soothe! I saw her on tour when he first book came out, and as someone who has never really had heroes, she blew me away. What an amazing person. :) )
Hang in there, too all who need it. Hugs, to all who need those. <3
I love your dream!! Love how you see it as self soothing too. I think our former first lady was and is a brilliant light, a true beacon of love, wisdom and champion of humanity.
May your son gain wisdom in his move and may it end up being a positive life changing experience for both of you. Enjoy your July!! I totally relate to being far away from a beloved child.
I think Pride month is one of the most beautiful celebration months.
Who doesn't like seeing rainbows and colorful flags in large and small towns, dotting the landscape and fluttering in the wind? It is such a welcoming and happy scene. Such a different feeling than the Confederate flag.
I would love to see a big pick-up truck driving around my city with rainbow flags. It would create such a different feeling than Confederate or Trump flags flying on a truck right?.
I find those scary, yet there are people who feel a rainbow flag is threatening.
Happy Pride month.
The world is beautiful a rainbow when we live in harmony and celebrate our humanity.
You have such a wonderful way with words. Thank you.
I agree. Pride month is a beautiful time to celebrate our diversity, our unity, and our self expression.
Despite the haters, we are still loving whomever we love and being who we are and who we will be as a society.
It's time for some rainbow sherbert to celebrate!
Hi Lovendures,
thought you might like to look at the celebrations over here, but it was in February/ march 2023.
https://www.mardigras.org.au/worldpride/
https://www.mardigras.org.au/galleries/parade-2023-gallery/
https://www.sydney.com/events/sydney-gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras
We celebrate Gay Pride in March and this year it also included World Pride.
The first event was held in Rome in 2000 and has since been organised to coincide with historic events in the community's rich history, including the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.
Cities need to compete to host, with Sydney successfully winning the bid in 2019 - beating out Houston in Texas and Montreal in Canada.
Sydney will be the first city in the southern hemisphere to host and this year's celebration lines up with the 45th anniversary of the first Mardi Gras Parade in Australia.
The parade here in Sydney began in 1978 as a March to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York and has been held every year since to promote awareness of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered issues.
There were more than 200 floats taking part in the parade along Oxford Street this year.
Regards to all
Happy Father’s Day to all our wonderful Dads!
How was your day?
anyone want to share a great dad story with us all in honor of the occasion?
Or perhaps order your favorite drink and appetizer in our lounge, kick back and enjoy your evening!
This was just sent to me by a friend and I had to share it:
"The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so "profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues via the Internet. Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?"
https://twitter.com/RCdeWinter/status/1670298817671864320
@freya, yes, isn't that the best? I'd love to see more of that student's writing. So creative and funny as hell.
Does anyone else buy extra bags of peppermint Christmas candy, like the white chocolate Hershey's kisses and peppermint puffs, and save it until summer and then eat it when it's really hot?
It's cooling and reminds me that Christmas is only five months away. 😀
@polarberry, I loved being greeted by your post this morning. It's an icky humid day here in Virginia, but your post made me smile. I immediately heard that ad slogan, ""when I bite into a York Peppermint Patty, I get the sensation of a cool breeze!" And then I saw an image of a joyful dog with his long ears flapping in the wind. (The power of advertising. Yikes!)
I don't do what you described -- a really good idea, BTW -- but I do make my own peppermint patties and keep those in the refrigerator.
Homemade peppermints, yum!! My dogs would totally eat a York Peppermint Patty! 🤣
My all-time favorite Supernatural episode is the one called Dog Dean Afternoon, where Dean has to drink a potion to communicate with a German Shepherd named Colonel, who witnessed a murder, and it turns him into a dog. He starts to eat a chocolate bar, and Colonel looks at him and says, "I wouldn't eat that if I were you. Chocolate? Really?!"
Thought you might enjoy reading the attached Washington Post article, “What a musician turned cognitive scientist wants you to know about life.”
The Post normally has a paywall for non-subscribers, but it’s free access this entire week.
Wasn't sure where to put this, but I know people love hanging out in @Unk-p's Rooftop Revolving Lounge! Hope you enjoy it.
The glass is half empty - Pessimist
The glass is half full - Optimist
The glass is the wrong size - Engineer
While y'all were jabbering, I drank it - Opportunist
The glass is refillable- Pollyanna
ETA: I posted this and went to the Great Turning thread and found that lovendures had posted the same thing (almost) there. LOL