This Wednesday will be special. I'll be 58, itself not a bad thing, but that's not what makes it special. It'll be the tenth anniversary of my starting to come out. Yes, it seems incredible to me to 
think a whole decade has passed since that momentous day in 1998 when I made the first (extremely) tentative step by making a phone call to a help line set up in Toowoomba. I celebrate my birthday for the sixth time with the most fantastic man, Rene, a possibility that I never ever allowed myself to even think about until just ten shor
t years ago. Every day is a celebration of me being the real 'me'. I thank not only Rene but all my friends and family for allowing me to feel such a complete person on this special day.
We recently, over the long Labour Day weekend, had friends Rhonda and Bill from Toowoomba staying with us. It was lovely to have the time to chat and socialise with plenty of time to spare. This picture - sadly not quite terrific since m
y phone camera is only average - shows the beach at Mooloolaba with a training sailing ship (Young Endeavour) moored offshore and perfect sunny weather. They were setting up for a beach wedding further along and later that night we saw fire dancers twirling flames in the air on different parts of the beach - yes, this is a great part of the country. Oh, I still can't wait to leave it though. The house is still 8 weeks from completion.
Rene and I had a beach walk last Friday afternoon and the weather was sublime - around 24C and little or no wind. Not bad for late Autumn. Later that afternoon we attended a 4:10pm screening of Iron Man -
not bad but more a DVD film than a cinema film. I only went because it was more suitable to Rene and I thought the big screen would be better, but it wasn't that necessary. Following the film we went to the Alexander Beach Surf Club for dinner and to play the pokies (poker machines). We even joined the club, and membership gives you cheaper meals and drinks. We had a top night (and Rene won big time too).
We have a Dutch neighbour downstairs, Gina, and she has been around to our apartment often for drinks and meals, and vice versa. She's extremely lovely and really enjoys our company too. This picture is from where Rene was showing her some features on her new phone.
Aldi is not everyone's cup of tea for shopping but we like it from time to time. Their filter coffee is superb, and our friends Peter and Bernadette along with myself think their muesli is second
to none. Anyway, each week they have different specials, and recently they had a $15 set of electronic scales accurate to 1g. Rene is using it for his postage rates and of course, going up to 3kg, we use it for cooking. If you're on a diet it even has codes you put into it and measure kj and a whole load more. Just $15 - how do they do it?
Mind you I wish shopping was always so easy. Our local Woolworths supermarket has a weird way of putting signs on the aisles. If I could see down the end of Aisle 4 I'd see tea and coffee indicated above the floor, but alas at nearly 58 I n
o longer can do that when I don't have my glasses on - I'm not blind, it's just that my eyes aren't that good. Anyway, I've asked three times now to have the signs changed for aisle 4 that at least mentions either tea or coffee on the sign, as opposed to four mentions of something to do with biscuits. Alas, no, it's not store policy to think independently. That's how it's supposed to be, as set by management - probably some 20 something acned computer jock who has 20/20 vision and little regard for logic sitting in Melbourne. I assume it is a male, no female would ever make such a decision. The photo is the last one I took after the third complaint. No need to put the other two in, nothing has changed. Now, let me see....I think this aisle has something biscuity in it.....tea and coffee go with biscuits......ergo no need to mention the latter. Oh, give me a break, pass the Tim Tams!
Finally, a friend sent me this item about a bridge being built in Dubai. Once again it is very showy, quite spectacular, of course quite expensive. I'm always in awe of these projects being conceived then executed. That's how I always feel about Las Vegas - mind you I'd never want to actually live there.
think a whole decade has passed since that momentous day in 1998 when I made the first (extremely) tentative step by making a phone call to a help line set up in Toowoomba. I celebrate my birthday for the sixth time with the most fantastic man, Rene, a possibility that I never ever allowed myself to even think about until just ten shor
t years ago. Every day is a celebration of me being the real 'me'. I thank not only Rene but all my friends and family for allowing me to feel such a complete person on this special day.We recently, over the long Labour Day weekend, had friends Rhonda and Bill from Toowoomba staying with us. It was lovely to have the time to chat and socialise with plenty of time to spare. This picture - sadly not quite terrific since m
y phone camera is only average - shows the beach at Mooloolaba with a training sailing ship (Young Endeavour) moored offshore and perfect sunny weather. They were setting up for a beach wedding further along and later that night we saw fire dancers twirling flames in the air on different parts of the beach - yes, this is a great part of the country. Oh, I still can't wait to leave it though. The house is still 8 weeks from completion.Rene and I had a beach walk last Friday afternoon and the weather was sublime - around 24C and little or no wind. Not bad for late Autumn. Later that afternoon we attended a 4:10pm screening of Iron Man -
not bad but more a DVD film than a cinema film. I only went because it was more suitable to Rene and I thought the big screen would be better, but it wasn't that necessary. Following the film we went to the Alexander Beach Surf Club for dinner and to play the pokies (poker machines). We even joined the club, and membership gives you cheaper meals and drinks. We had a top night (and Rene won big time too).
We have a Dutch neighbour downstairs, Gina, and she has been around to our apartment often for drinks and meals, and vice versa. She's extremely lovely and really enjoys our company too. This picture is from where Rene was showing her some features on her new phone.
Aldi is not everyone's cup of tea for shopping but we like it from time to time. Their filter coffee is superb, and our friends Peter and Bernadette along with myself think their muesli is second
to none. Anyway, each week they have different specials, and recently they had a $15 set of electronic scales accurate to 1g. Rene is using it for his postage rates and of course, going up to 3kg, we use it for cooking. If you're on a diet it even has codes you put into it and measure kj and a whole load more. Just $15 - how do they do it?Mind you I wish shopping was always so easy. Our local Woolworths supermarket has a weird way of putting signs on the aisles. If I could see down the end of Aisle 4 I'd see tea and coffee indicated above the floor, but alas at nearly 58 I n
o longer can do that when I don't have my glasses on - I'm not blind, it's just that my eyes aren't that good. Anyway, I've asked three times now to have the signs changed for aisle 4 that at least mentions either tea or coffee on the sign, as opposed to four mentions of something to do with biscuits. Alas, no, it's not store policy to think independently. That's how it's supposed to be, as set by management - probably some 20 something acned computer jock who has 20/20 vision and little regard for logic sitting in Melbourne. I assume it is a male, no female would ever make such a decision. The photo is the last one I took after the third complaint. No need to put the other two in, nothing has changed. Now, let me see....I think this aisle has something biscuity in it.....tea and coffee go with biscuits......ergo no need to mention the latter. Oh, give me a break, pass the Tim Tams!Finally, a friend sent me this item about a bridge being built in Dubai. Once again it is very showy, quite spectacular, of course quite expensive. I'm always in awe of these projects being conceived then executed. That's how I always feel about Las Vegas - mind you I'd never want to actually live there.
2 comments:
Too late but still.. happy birthday Owen! You and René look so happy, I wish you both many more happy years..
X
lin
PS: 15 dollars, how do they do it? Maybe its made by children, suffering and working 15 hours a day?
;-)
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