Happy Gay Pride/Canada Day!?

It’s been an interesting day, to say the least.

Two celebrations happening on the same day - thanks to Mayor Ford (I think).

The Pride celebrations used to take place a week before this - but since the G20 (fiasco) when they moved the parade to a week later, it now coincides with Canada Day - a stupid move, as far as I’m concerned.

Unless, of course, they are trying to emulate the early Christians by overlaying a 'religious' holiday over that of a ‘pagan’ and therefore, ‘claiming’ it in some way.

Perhaps that is the hope of this crazy group of people - perhaps they think by moving Pride to the Canada Day Weekend, they can, perhaps fold the whole thing into one big celebration where Pride becomes just a cypher within the larger holiday.

Okay - even to me, that sounds really stupid.

But!

Nevertheless - it’s still weird that they now occur on the same weekend - it’s just too much. Let us move Pride back to the week before and be done with it!

On top of all that - I didn’t even go to the parade today - I stayed home and did laundry.

Imagine.

This great holiday day - and I’m doing laundry.

Well, I just didn’t feel very celebratory for some reason.

Of course, my partner wanted to go to the parade - and went.

But after so many years of being at home, working according to my own schedule, I have a certain layout, order, and structure to my weeks - and holidays are rarely included.

And I see this as the rest of my life.

The work I do on a daily basis will never end - until I die.

Oh yes, others may retire from their jobs, but my ‘job’ is one from which one never retires - so I'd better like it.

The laundry, the cooking, the shopping for groceries, the general maintenance of a household never ends - until the day you die - or are too decrepit to actually continue.

Oh, my!

Let’s step back - It’s been a good day; a beautiful day (if somewhat troubled…) - and I am thankful for all that.

Life is good (it could be so much worse).

And I am appreciative.

And I am Canadian (Happy Canada Day!).

And I am Gay (Happy Gay Pride!).

And I am American (Happy 4th of July!).

And I do my best to honour all of those things that make up who I am - in my own fashion.

I try not to disappoint - but sometimes it is inevitable and out of my control.

Still, as I say - I do my best to fulfil my obligations and hone as closely to my own truths as I am able.

This is my pledge of allegiance.

And that, in itself,  is something worth celebrating.

Cheers!