A Second Coming.. of The Movement of Inclusiveness

 After a 28 year absence  there has been a new Mardi Gras Krewe that has emerged from the soil of Central Louisiana to lay claim to the here for the LGBT+ Community..  its called the Krewe of Apollo de Alexandria. 

 I was asked to join, most of the Charter members were either toddlers, still in diapers in 1995 when the first Gay Krewe here was formed.... very few of us are left to remember those memories and Moments in time... of yesteryear .. the name of the former Krewe was  The Krewe of Zeus..  This Saturday I am to attend the first Charter member meeting and toast  the Royalty .  

More to write about later. I just wanted to make note ... I was the first Captain, of that Former Krewe that  broke into the ranks of the stuffed shirts and snobs .. breaking new ground even in 1995..  Im going to listen carefully if any one remembers those young men, who stood tall in face of bigotry  in 1995.. 

Random Thoughts In the Wee Hours Before the Sun Rise on the Red River

 Earlier today, I went for my walk in the neighborhood, Went down Marye Street, passed the house where Patton's wife took up residence during the Louisiana Maneuvers. That period of time saw thousands of service men coming to this area in three very large encampements, Claiborne, Liviingston, and Beauregard.  One of the traditions hack then, was the officers wives traveled with them and stayed in private homes renting small apartments..   

I passed one of those  homes today, it saddened me to see the deterration that has occurred of the past years, The house in question is on Jackson Street, and served as a residence for  lower ranking officers and their wives to stay in.

When I first came to The Lil' City by the Red, I resided in the above mention Jackson Street home; which was owned at that time by Ms. Mattidle Bradford Such a fine, Bossy, Social Worker of a Lesbian.  It was always a duplex as long as I can remember and Ms. Bradford purchased it as such in 1948  

I worked on scrubbing my from porch today, mending the screen wire for the onslaught of deer flies to come.    MAH helped me also,    He informed me today that  as he is progressing with his IOP and meetings that his goal is to be living indpendently with in three months. I cannot fault him for that.  I will miss the companionship, but also, look to the solitude....   My goal for him is about to be accomplished.

I texted my son today, him and his wife were flying to Denver for their anniversary, that brought back memories of standing at the Algiers Courthouse on the West Bank..watching him take the hand of Shannon......  They are in Denver for a concert....Tyler Childers at the Red Rock  amphitheater. Lives of an upwardly mobile couple,  he is an engineer for BP, she is a RN, Masters in Prenatal Care ... It's always makes me proud to think of him as a Marine also.

I took the Covid Booster and Over 65+ Flu Injections on Sunday..   Been feeling a lil peaky, that is why I'm up.

It's Almost Midnight. From the Shadows .... To the Sun Rise

 MAH is fast asleep, he works in the morning .. So, I'm up typing ... Gee I was reading the last post I have placed .. I better get a grip on my writing and concentrate on my phase/sentence construction.. 

There is a new Mardi Gras Krewe in the Lil City by the Red...  one of my attorney friends has urged me to join....  There is 100 members in the first "call to order".... So, Im one of those.. 

It goes by the name of The Krewe of Apollo Alexandria.   There is a wide variety of folks in the "first 100" . Gay Folks, Open Minded Folks, Fun Folks... all with a common bond of sharing a good time and laughing at Life...   

My Attorney Friends have been urging me break my self out of this Self Imposed Isolation. They want me as one said to "re-join the Happy Folks."

I have consented to give it a try, to Rise to the Ocassion, ...  During my career, I had to bring sectors of people together to form and unite them in one Common Goal to Succeed in Government..One of my opening remarks at these facilities in this  State  and I used so many times..Was

We, Shall Rise to the Expectations of Duty....  

I guess I am rising Again, on a Personal Note...  Well I hope so..

I haven't been In the Public View for Quite a While  now..   I withdrew from active participation in Just about every aspect of Life in the Lil City by the Red...   My tenure as a Public Figure, after all those years really place a bitter taste in my mouth. Starting in 1973 for my first Public Pay Check.. $1.65 an Hour ....and it end as Executive Administrator of a DA's Office

 One news reporter pointed out that I was truly a Servant of the People, for that was my main manta .. To Serve the Public and Serve them Well....

It burnt me out after all those years... Burnt my old bones.... charred them in ways that left deep scars.  The World was simple, folks got along in 1973. ..... by the Time I ended it... Gossip, Innuendo, Malice, had taken such a toll.  The Gossip Queens was about to Burn This Old Boy at the Stake as they had Joan of Arc in 1431.. . mine would have been by Blow Torch LOL;

I have exited public life in July 2021.... melted back into the dark recesses of the Magnolia Forest.. then went deeper in the Pole Pine Forest of My Mind.....   I am just now walking into the sunrise in the Hay Field, smelling the morning dew, feeling the wet damp grass as I walk barefooted.. Back to speaking to Folks.. shaking a hand or two.....  

 Its a trip that I hope will continue, as I see the Sun Rise in the East on that Lil City by the Red

Its Not Here Yet

 Fall is not here yet....  we are still in the mid 90's during the day... it drops to low 70s at night ..   not any hint of cool breeze brushing across your face .

 MAH is here with me, I haven't discussed him at all,  He is from a good solid family, good upbringing,   he's just had his downfalls, etc,  I'm not going to delve into his past,  nor will try to explain our friendship.  What I will say is he is a Friend that needed some structure, that our friendship has endure a lot ...

He's a good guy... He is Good Friend.

On the other matters of Life, thing are doing ok... not much is happening, since giving up that political life, things have become relatively quiet here... which is not a back thing....    Chaos of Life has turned into making coffee in the morning, getting MAH off to work... and cooking supper...  . The mundane of Life.. which I do cherish... its easy... and I am At Ease.

Hint of Fall... Sayings, Words, Feelings and The Such... .

 This morning was a hint of Fall in the air as I opened the back door of the house.... it was a breath of fresh air... not to be hit by 98 degree heat and 91% humidity .. . that coolest brushed against my face... it was a welcomed relief...... Things are progressing fairly well here on the red bricks of Marye Street.... and its not pronounced Mary....  . Its MA...REE!!!!!!!!!!   lets get that str8 right up front.   Names, Pronunciations are all different here in central Louisiana from the rest of the state..    it's almost like we have our out lil dialect  just in these 8 parishes....  known as Central Louisiana ....  

Speaking with friends today, they all said they felt like putting the dogs out to to huntin' throwing that tail gate open and watchin' that pack of smelly hounds race off into the wood... 

All due to .................That Hint of Cool air at 78 degrees hitting their faces too.