The Ottoman at Pride

Anchorage Pride...Drag queens!  Trannies!  Ecstatic baby dykes! The whole complement was in attendance, which was great.  And 48, count them forty eight entrants in the parade.  Holy moly. There were a lot of businesses who desperately want to let the LGBTQ community know they love us.  (They know where the disposable income lies, and it’s … Continue reading The Ottoman at Pride

Heading out to Family Madness

So our journey out to the greater Miami/Ft Lauderdale area itself was relatively uneventful. The months leading up to it, however, were unmitigated torture.  We started out with seven.  Me, Beloved, our two (Blondie, 27 and The Boy, 22), my mother, 81, and my sister’s two (my niece 26, and nephew 23). My sister couldn’t … Continue reading Heading out to Family Madness

Three Nights on the High Seas as a Minority…

God, all these Australians!  They’re everywhere!  Someone screams Aussie Aussie, Aussie!! And the whole room roars OY OY OY!!! We’re on our three night shortie cruise from Vancouver to Los Angeles, which, interestingly enough, continues across the Pacific and eventually winds up in... Sydney. For all that we’re surrounded by Roos (and they’re really nice … Continue reading Three Nights on the High Seas as a Minority…