Friends and Wonderful Words of Support

Knowing that I am stressed to the max and a wreck emotionally, my next door neighbor gave me tickets for the Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, playing tonight at the Ferguson Center for the Arts on the Peninsula. My friends Martin and Christopher will be going with me. Thank you Erica!

On top of that, I just received another e-mail wishing me well from a member of my blogosphere family. It touched me and I wanted to share it, so here it is:

Michael: To quote Winston Churchill:

“Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”

And one of my favorite quotes (and perhaps closer to the mark for you just now?):

“It is never too late to become what you might have been.” – George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) 1819-1880

All of us will be in that courtroom with you tomorrow, my friend. Much love

If You Could Read My Mind - A Birthday Wish

Euphoric's post (http://www.realeuphoria.com/?p=1425) reminded me that I too need to convey a special Happy Birthday message to Vanyel. He has been incredibly supportive of me in my times of turmoil. Though he lives hundreds and hundreds of miles away, whenever I have needed words of counsel or comfort he has been there (as has Euphoric, I might add). I hope he has a wonderful birthday and many, many more. He discribes himself as "grumpy," but has a heart of gold. True, he bitches me out at times - usually when I need it - but he always adds another perspective to the situation. He is one of my blogosphere life lines and members of my cyber-family that I value greatly. Happy 44th!

"Thank You" to a Reader

While going through today's mail, I was surprised to find a USPS Mail envelop that contained a note form a reader - Ken in the mid-west USA - and a calendar of "Men of Hawaii." The note indicated that Ken had been reading my blog from Hawaii where he was attending a company function and that he "thought I might enjoy something to brighten the day. . . . Enclosed please find a bit of sunshine from Paradise."

I truly want to thank Ken for his thoughtfulness. He and many of you have been such a source of support, especially during the more recent divorce nightmare. I cannot convey how much the many messages of support and concern that I receive mean to me and what a help they are during dark times. Thank you Ken and each and everyone of you. It means a lot to have friends literally around the world.

P.S. The guys in the calendar are VERY beautiful.

New Jersey Divorce Wars

I can identify with Former Governor Jim McGreevey (who I find to be a bit of a creep) (http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/09/091307mcg.htm):

(Trenton, New Jersey) The estranged wife of the nation's first openly gay governor wants a judge to increase her monthly support nearly fourfold to $4,000 so she can live a lifestyle closer to that of New Jersey's first lady.

Dina Matos McGreevey said she and the couple's 5-year-old daughter live in a modest 3-bedroom house while her husband, Jim McGreevey, and his male partner live in a lavish 17-room mansion with gardens, according to court papers. "In total, I need $11,162 per month to meet my expenses," she told the judge. "This lifestyle by no means approximates the lifestyle which plaintiff enjoys, much less the lifestyle we enjoyed while plaintiff was governor."