http://www.lesbiandad.net notes from the crossroads of mother and father Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:28:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   I have  not been able to square away the time to do a proper narrative intepretation of the day, but meanwhile, I've uploaded a slideshow of over 75 images from this year's SF Pride. Not included here are the blurry camera phone images of Kellita, "Queen of Carnival SF 2008 and ... http://www.lesbiandad.net/2009/07/02/sf-pride-slideshow/ Love the t-shirts, even love the font on the t-shirts.  Their son is adorable, and had the best deadpan stare at the camera, from beneath a very fabulous hat. But, since I err on the conservative side w/ kid images (other than me own), the little cutie will have to remain ... http://www.lesbiandad.net/2009/06/30/papadaddy/ The lil' monkey moons at her downstairs cousin, who is demonstrating some primo Pride pride. Flip-side of his sign? "I was a witness when my Grandmas got married."  Which he was. In 2004 and 2008.  He rollerbladed all the way up Market Street, complete with a rainbow flag superhero cape. ... http://www.lesbiandad.net/2009/06/29/i-heart-pride/ En route to Pride, Berkeley, CA. We walked as a family to our nearest BART subway station: the girlie, the boychild, the beloved, her brother, and his two kids.  Came back with our across-the-street lesbo family chums, about six hours,  several hot city miles, 5 ounces of sun screen, a half-dozen ... http://www.lesbiandad.net/2009/06/29/weekend-bonus-shot-062809/ There is no way to gently ease into a sentence like this so I will merely plunge in and say that early Wednesday morning last week, I heard the news that a dear, old friend had suddenly, unexpectedly, died.  No warning; no cause of death found; simply the fact of ... http://www.lesbiandad.net/2009/06/25/fairy-wings/ Herewith, this year's Baba's Day -- not all of it, but much of its highlights -- in 20 (!) pictures. With a few explanatory/riffy captions beneath each one.   [For posterity, I should note that a coupla years back I made a Baba's Day proclamation, which holds true for this year ... http://www.lesbiandad.net/2009/06/23/a-babas-day-pictorial/ Under what circumstances would a jumpy Baba happily let her son run smack down the middle of the street? Block party! Yes, Baba's Day was all I might have wanted it to have been. That and more, on which I will expound later. Meanwhile, predating Baba's Day this weekend was: Block Party! ... http://www.lesbiandad.net/2009/06/22/block-party/ Solo dance, Berkeley, CA. http://www.lesbiandad.net/2009/06/20/weekend-bonus-shot-062009/ For a split-second she actually grimaced at the camera, in an attempt to "smile" for it. Don't know where she learned that craziness; certainly not from me.   So instead I said, "How 'bout just look serious at it." Which she effortlessly obliged. Best wishes this weekend to those of you ... http://www.lesbiandad.net/2009/06/19/pushmepullyou/ An ordinary ending to a day which began as many probably do, for many people, all over the world. Meaning, with the breathtakingly unexpected.   As I watch my daughter dance after dinner to  Swan Lake, (here, Suite 4: Scene (White Swan), I know (again) how profoundly fortunate I am for ... http://www.lesbiandad.net/2009/06/18/star-light-star-bright/