This Just In…

Since I have the attention span of a five year old these days, the only way I will be able to complete a post is to do it in bits:

“Life is short, so let’s make it as painful as possible”
A friend’s favorite (original) quote. Not as bleak as it sounds… he was referring to partying – I’m not. I am in a period of health issues. Poor David – not much makes me crazier than dealing with health issues, the healthcare system, MD(eities), specialists and their staff, etc… I AM the world’s worst patient because I have no patience, and I learned long ago that you have to manage your own healthcare because nobody else is paying enough attention. Call it a mini-rant…

Catch 22
Since I have been living in Florida, it as been made abundantly clear that no one is going to give anyone homeowner’s insurance if you live east of Rt. 95 and you moved here after the 2005 hurricane season. Well, I received a letter from my condo association (blood sucking control freaks) that “a law was passed in 2004 (the year before the 2005 hurricane seaon) that condo owners must have homeowner’s insurance.” Great. State Farm, my auto insurance carrier announced that they are pulling their property insurance coverage out of the state (seems they like to collect but not pay). This actually turned out to be a positive. Allstate swoops in, contacts all State Farm customers with reasonable auto insurance quotes, I call and ask about homeowner’s insurance, they dance through hoops, and I am soon to be in “good hands” at WAY reasonable rates. A middle finger is raised high to State Farm. Mini rant with something positive…

It’s a living
Work… who is not stressed about their job these days? I suppose if it were fun, it wouldn’t be called work. Barely perceptible super-mini rant…

And now for something completely different
OMG, David and I actually have a vacation planned! Just us, no family, no Disney – not that I mind either of those, but it will be nice to have this one be just the two of us in a place neither of us has been. It’s a little, secluded cottage in the middle of the Keys, on the water… blue-green waters by day, clear star filled night skies… Ahhhhh

Happy Ending
Hardly an ending… David and I celebrate our three year anniversary on Monday. That’s 21 in gay years (and dog years). For those of you who have been with us individually and collectively since our Yahoo 360 days – do you believe it is three years?!? Thank goodness for US. In an existence that is otherwise challenging and banal by turns, it is the singular bright spot in my life. Hell, it’s a supernova.

There’s more, but my attention is wavering and it is the weekend, after all. So it is time to step away from the computer and have a life. Until next time…

For David

Together

what can I give?

the world for you
it is nothing less that I would do

but sometimes, even the world is not enough

the world is not mine to give
nor your life, mine to live

but together
forever

with all the love that we dare
in the imperfect world we share

is what I can give

i love you

2/14/09

Works And Plays Well With Others

During the Christmas Holidays, two tragic events occurred:
1. David’s laptop died.
2. The toilet in David’s bathroom decided to turn into a cascading fountain.

While these may not seem like terribly significant events, they meant that we had to share a computer (my laptop) and a bathroom (my bathroom). I don’t recall which happened first (I was that traumatized by these events) but from the use of the word my before aforementioned laptop and bathroom, you can see that I am a tad possessive about my creature comforts. Yes, I consider my laptop a creature comfort…

These are the things that test the mettle of a man and his relationship.

It has always been my contention that having separate bathrooms is a basic requirement for a successful relationship. Suddenly the (bathroom) wall came down and we actually had occasion where we had to take turns. This was not going to do.

Both David and I spend a lot of time on our laptops (when we should probably be spending it on each other’s – c’mon, you were thinking it before I said it). The idea of taking turns checking email, shopping for new Puma’s (that would be me), doing a crossword puzzle (that would be David), etc…. well, it was just wrong.

After much wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth (that would be me), the research began. Visits to hardware stores and computer stores followed. Wrestling with porcelain, hardware, software, and technology ensued. But before the end of January, David and I had separate bathrooms and laptops again.

Phew…

So here we sit, the first day of February, each in our own chair, our own laptop on lap, free to use our own bathroom when the call arrives, trying to forget the trials and tribulations of January…

We survived this one. Still… it makes one shudder to think what other potential catastrophes lurk around the bend…