My Uncle Paul and Aunt Pauline had their 50th Anniversary party this past weekend at the same place where they were married all those years ago. The name of the venue has changed, but the place is still there: OceanCliff.
It was the first time that I had been to Newport since high school, I think. And Kelly had not been there herself in at least a dozen years. So we both managed to get the day off in advance so we could go.
And if you know anyone, anywhere or have any friends or family you can do it too!
Networking is how you can find a job, find an apartment without a pesky broker, or find a home for that cat who needs one. It is not about trading favors, it’s about knowing people. If you know people and have an email address, you too can network!
Ahem.
Don’t get me wrong, I can swim and I like swimming, but I don’t like taking my chances with those bitey fishies, and statistics be damned. I am sure that most people who get attacked probably think “it will never happen to me” but I don’t want to come out of the water looking like this seal.
When I was a kid, I used to spend more time out on the Cape, usually in the Eastham/Wellfleet area since my aunt and uncle had a place there. And Marconi Beach is a great beach, if you have never seen it. The sand is very fine and very firm and the surf is good, sometimes quite impressive.
So having spent a lot of time out there, I was a bit surprised to see that Marconi Beach was closed today after a shark was sighted a mere 30 yards from shore. The shark was spotted by an NPS lifeguard and confirmed by a park ranger. Since seals are sometimes seen around there, I am guessing it was probably a great white but they were unable to confirm the type.
-Geoff
I think it is safe to say that the march of human rights has made steady though inconsistent progress over the last 100+ years. In the last 48 hours some interesting stories have popped up that have reminded me not only of how far we’ve come but also of how far we have to go.
We did this back in April with the Boston Strong memes and as we’ve blogged about this here and here, it’s time to do it again.
We give you, Ding, Dong! DOMA is Dead! memes.
I am currently at work and Teri and I are doing the happy dance. The Supremes have struck down DOMA. I haven’t read the decision yet, but the fact that it is now DOA is awesome. Will June 26th be remembered as the day that all Americans received equal treatment under Federal law no matter who they marry? We’ll see.
I’m letting the live blogging from here scroll through in the background while that venomous little hatemonger Scalia reads the dissent. There is something nice in knowing that history will judge him and that he’ll end up on the wrong side. Of everything.
More later,
~Kelly
The whole mess with Paula Deen has me thinking about a lot of people I knew when I lived in the South. Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia were all places I spent a lot of time. And the more I think about it, the more I think the image problem the South has in regards to much of the rest of the country (and even the world, to some extent) is this:
The South (as a region) still hasn’t come to grips with slavery, even now, some 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Collectively, the South thinks that it has, but really it hasn’t. I am saying this as someone who was born there and lived there for decades who also happens to be a specialist in the area of 19th century American history.
Tomorrow, June 10th, is Portugal Day. It is a big holiday in Portugal in honor of Luis de Camoes, the writer of Portugal’s national epic poem, Os Lusiadas (The Lusiads). Since there is such a big Portuguese population here in southern New England, it is a big deal in these communities. And since my father is Portuguese, I try to remember these important days.
I saw this while leaving work today.
So maybe tomorrow, in honor of the holiday, I will enjoy some good home-cooked Portuguese food, and maybe some wine.
-Geoff
Or 10,000 lakes.
Apparently Michelle Bachmann said she’d leave the state if this passed. I can’t wait to see the moving trucks arrive. I wonder where she’ll go?
~Kelly
HRC summarizes reasonably well what we’re waiting for when Godot The Supreme Court comes down with their ruling on Prop 8 and on DOMA. Check it out and share it (below the cut). Everyone needs to understand that this is about Civil Rights, not The Homosexual Agenda.
How today’s announcement by NBA player Jason Collins will affect the general atmosphere around the ruling is unclear. He came out and admitted that he is gay. He’s the first pro sports player in one of the four major sports (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL) to do this while still playing.
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