"Joy and pleasure are as real as pain and sorrow and one must learn what they have to teach. . . ." -- Sean Russell, from Gatherer of Clouds

"If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right." -- Helyn D. Goldenberg

"I love you and I'm not afraid." -- Evanescence, "My Last Breath"

“If I hear ‘not allowed’ much oftener,” said Sam, “I’m going to get angry.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, from Lord of the Rings

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

On the Brighter Side

I like this story:


A Navy sailor returning from a six-month deployment emerged from his submarine, dropped to one knee and proposed to his boyfriend during the homecoming celebration in Connecticut for USS New Mexico.

About 200 people were gathered at the dock of the Naval Submarine Base New London where Machinist's Mate Jerrel Revels proposed to Dylan Kirchner. Kirchner said he had thought about getting married but the proposal Monday came as a surprise.

"I didn't really care everybody was around. It felt just like the two of us," Kirchner told The Day of New London.

It occurs to me that this is the kind of story the right wing hates -- it just demonstrates once again how normal we are. And pretty soon, it's not going to be news. For a good sense of that, here's the original story from The Day -- local news, the marriage proposal, who got the traditional first hug, mom bringing the kids to welcome dad back home.

Eat your heart out, Tony Perkins.



1 comment:

Ira said...

Fantastic!