tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post1184660875373964956..comments2023-10-12T06:29:13.317-06:00Comments on Beck: I don't think I'm in Kansas anymore...Beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-33382765423980640162012-05-11T16:43:42.994-06:002012-05-11T16:43:42.994-06:00Beck, I've misplaced your contact information....Beck, I've misplaced your contact information. I would like to talk to you sometime. My email is forester2888@gmail.com.Foresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13252666368088857269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-66451170028818063022012-05-08T07:44:40.992-06:002012-05-08T07:44:40.992-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-69524834424837969932012-05-08T07:44:18.794-06:002012-05-08T07:44:18.794-06:00BRENT: Thank you for your comment. I appreciate ...BRENT: Thank you for your comment. I appreciate knowing about our "connectivity". Sometimes it is good to know that others are out there with similar thoughts and questions and I'm glad you find value in my neverending self-examination. <br /><br />NED: :)Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-52988764862631589132012-04-30T08:31:29.818-06:002012-04-30T08:31:29.818-06:00Beck, thanks for the photos and your commentary. I...Beck, thanks for the photos and your commentary. I haven't been to City Creek yet and your review makes me want to go. In my mind I can see a couple there. He's a tall, lean man with long blond hair and brilliant blue eyes. His buddy is nearly bald, not as tall, not lean and with warm brown eyes. You can tell they've been friends for years. There's lots of smiling and laughter--just a certain brotherly quality between them. They're both wearing wedding bands and they're both old enough that in their youth, their church would have promised them that if they married a woman, the gay would fade away. As you walk by them you see they're using their phones to show each other photos and movie clips of children and grandchildren. These near senior citizens look both happy and wistful, worn down by years work and stress, yet glowing and at ease.Nedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938186985738546670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-72286507851383213662012-04-26T07:20:55.733-06:002012-04-26T07:20:55.733-06:00Beck,
I haven't lived in Utah for more than 10...Beck,<br />I haven't lived in Utah for more than 10 years but was there visiting the week City Creek opened so went there with my family. It is a beautiful place but I agree there is nothing uniquely Salt Lake about it at all! We were there for a couple of hours. I don't recall seeing a single gay couple. I don't know if it is because I wasn't looking or if I was just distracted keeping track of my own kids. :) On another note I wanted to comment on your reply to my previous post. What inspires me about you is not that you have the answer to everything. Even if you have the answer to nothing I love how open you are about your thought process, I am inspired by seeing what you question and where you are in finding your own answers. It helps me dig a little deeper into my own journey and ask some of the same questions for myself. It's hard to explain why exactly, but even though you seem to discount the value of your posts they are nothing but inspiring and motivating to me - and even though we don't know each other I feel a connection which I value as well.Brentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-41617276648144307702012-04-23T11:10:07.773-06:002012-04-23T11:10:07.773-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-56205575676096896792012-04-23T11:09:00.153-06:002012-04-23T11:09:00.153-06:00NATURGESETZ: When watching a gay couple in public...NATURGESETZ: When watching a gay couple in public, particularly one holding hands so openly and causally, my thoughts go to envy, but never go to "why don't I have sex with a guy". I guess because I never have, my thoughts don't go there... but having a guy friend and being affectionate with him in public would be a dream come true!<br /><br />Funny you bring up sex... I never think of it that way. I don't even think of them doing it to each other, "ruining" their relationship! <br /><br />As for progressing... if I'm not looking forward, if I'm not making choices that keep me going forward, I feel I'm in danger of falling off the path. I know that sometimes falling allows us to get back up and keep going and not beat up ourselves too much, but the "keep going" is always part of the progression path. Standing still, I guess can be looked at as not necessarily going backward. Thanks for the encouragement.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-89764346009827577932012-04-23T10:59:39.469-06:002012-04-23T10:59:39.469-06:00MIGUEL: I've taken tons of photos. Once I ge...MIGUEL: I've taken tons of photos. Once I get going I keep going. There are great architectural views and angles of the city that I've never seen before and it's exciting.<br /><br />As for holding hands in public, am I that sheltered to think this is something new or is it something totally old and I'm just sheltered in my suburban world? <br /><br />And if they did, why didn't you? :)<br /><br />Go for it!Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-8263296053912811082012-04-23T08:47:10.930-06:002012-04-23T08:47:10.930-06:00I think I understand what you mean about envying t...I think I understand what you mean about envying the gay couples. I often feel happy for such couples and wish that I had something similar. But it never goes to the point of wanting a sexual relationship. If I were to stop and think it through, my feeling would be, "I'm glad you guys have found each other and can enjoy each other's company so much and so openly. I hope you aren't ruining it by having sex."<br /><br />In fact, I have a friend whose company I enjoy and who enjoys mine equally. Unfortunately he now lives a 7 hour drive away, but he has visited a couple of times and probably will again. But as much as we like being together, neither of us would choose to have sex. If he lived nearby, I'm sure we'd see each other much more often.<br /><br />I guess this is my way of saying, "Don't let the what if's consume you. Just maintaining what you have is good." And responding to something you wrote in your previous post, you're not necessarily going backwards if you're not going forward. Sometimes just staying where you are, rather than really backsliding, takes real will power and is a laudable accomplishment.naturgesetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15268507379933286863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-25416545643536696302012-04-23T08:45:50.130-06:002012-04-23T08:45:50.130-06:00Love the pics! They're some of the best I'...Love the pics! They're some of the best I've seen. I was there on Saturday showing a friend who is visiting from out of town and did see a gay couple holding hands, almost made me want to hold the babe's hand and join in the celebration!! :-)<br />Hugs,MiguelMiguelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04203771368783213108noreply@blogger.com