Oklahoma City

Remember the 168 people who died on April 19, 1985 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Obama: Give Gay Couples Hospital Visiting Rights

Today, President Obama issued a memo ordering the Department of Health and Human Services to require than any hospital that receives Medicare or Medicaid to allow patients to determine who can visit them.

I admit, I cried when I read the memo.

I should note, at no time was I questioned or denied access to be by Wayno or Richard’s side when the time was appropriate. It was a nun at Providence Hospital in Portland that got me access to the ICU when Richard had heart surgery. With that said, I should say that I had been worried. A Catholic Hospital; was I going to be denied?

It may seem minor, but it is such a major victory. At least for me, in my life.

You go, Barack!

April 15th, Any Year.

As a tribute to my father, my taxes are post marked today. It doesn’t matter that I’m getting a refund. It is how it is done.

Pictures of Southern Exposure - Part One

The French Quarter or Vieux Carré. New Orleans, Louisiana.

The French Quarter or Vieux Carré. New Orleans, Louisiana.

The French Quarter or Vieux Carré. New Orleans, Louisiana.



My feet in the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Pictures of Southern Exposure - Part Two

Pretty much all we saw of Florida



Eufaula, Alabama

Eufaula, Alabama

Welcome to Georgia

Pictures of Southern Exposure - Part Three

Stone Mountain, Georgia







Atlanta Airport

Signs from the South

You’re on a trip with your four sisters… how can you not love this one?
Let’s be honest, this one could hit the gutter so fast that I refuse to comment.
I love the name Piggly Wiggly. I don't know who named the grocery store, but I hope they got a Pulitzer Prize for retail naming.
Sadly, we forgot our swim diapers, so we were unable to play in the fountain.