Photo Op

This is one of those situations where there is so much to write that I don't know where to start. The trip out west, to Seattle and Portland, was an excellent time. Words can't sum it up at this moment, it's still all settling in. But here are some photos - just a few of the over 200 - that were taken by the members of the traveling crew: Westward Ho, Tequila, Kali, Doc. B. and me.

More to come...

State of the Union

Good morning friends and family and Happy July 4th!

Mrs. T., my Tuesday night yoga partner, is out of town, so I decided to walk home from class last night rather than hitch a ride. It's a nice 30 minute walk so it's a good way to continue my blissful state after a yoga session with Bill. But the path home is along one of the trashiest streets in Atlanta - DeKalb Avenue. It parallels the MARTA train and is essentially a 24 hour a day landfill. After I vowed to carry a trash bag with me the next time I walk this stretch, I recalled a conversation Doc B. and I had with baby sis who visited us this past weekend.

She was explaining to us the premise of a magazine called Found. They publish items upon which people have stumbled. Wait, that's just really getting old - they publish things people have stumbled upon. It all started when one of the magazine "founders" had a note left on his car that was clearly meant for someone else. You can go to the website and read all about it.

So I continued my mindful walk home but also began to keep an eye out for anything interesting that might present itself. Sure enough, right as I was nearing Shawn Mullins' old house, I found the above invitation. The center fold was still in it but it was covered with dirt and there was a foot print on the back of it.

Several things came to mind when I found this wedding announcement. First, it's two women I don't know and thus a reminder of the wonderfully large community in which Doc. B. and I live. And second, it was close to Shawn's old house and he has a great song called "Ruth and Mary" that Doc. B. and I put on our commitment ceremony CD.

But the irony hit most strongly. It also occurred to me that on the day I found this piece of memorabilia, it was the day before Independence Day - a day our "founding" fathers marked freedom for all. And here are these two women heading off to Canada to get married...

NOTE: It was also the day after Scooter Libby Liberation Day but that is just too much for me to get into today - I'll leave that to the legitimate political bloggers...