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There is a naming that I feel we need to do for ourselves, There are those in our communities especially the queer and trans families that treasure the fact of discovering and “being” their new name – or what is actually THEIR name.  Now. Honest Respect. Thus my name.

I think I am going to enter this new track of discovering how to connect, how to reveal thoughts and ideas, but also how to find challenging conversation with the people in intersecting worlds. 

Why Is there a blog – is there a Vlog ???what is it that my observations and opinions bring to the world,. Can we have a discussion and a back and forth about topics serious as well as casual as well as mystical.

Walking sitting strolling in SoBe reveals many opportunities to remark on the scenes – these could be any other place and any other kind of real  “ordinary” life happening,.  We are so used to the exceptional, the extraordinary, the inspiringly dramatic.  What value is in daily moving through human interaction or non interaction. And getting food, walking dogs or babies, exercising, shopping, and all those other things kind of outside of your house. 

 No words are spoken. Bodies are swaying  swaying 

Notes of a guitar and electric enhancement are heard across the median – beyond the pavement. 

Searching for something someone familiar to have ears  Listening among the multitudes who are not afraid of any judgements or needed validations. 

Contrasting rhythms and sights of bodies not always meant for the beach.  

But Sister – beat faces, hair, hips. Lips, fingertips – on point.

The family – the families – from outside the causeway stroll expectantly along the bike lanes with manic hosts inviting them in to have happy hour with best meal – discount maybe.  Oh not now. 

The breeze is bringing in some energy that portends a change, a temperature shift , a cosmodic event. Slight but universe shaking. That one, look left; look right;.release

Drones overhead finally the weird ease that we have while they stream overhead, taking in the view and su from above. It must be an all inclusive sight where the gravity has grounded the human bodies.Find a way to make the feet, the wheels, the vehicles move – forward, back, side to side,.  

Systems of systemic understanding -  and acceptance – we agree. In the fight of same, it gives the system more presence as it lives in the resistance. 

West vs East sand hits side of the face and the thigh and neck and the ankle   crying, screaming on the pavement falleb whule running playing scooting.  We all fall sometimes. 

They are coming – they are here- although it is the north ocean drive – some (the risky whytes) will venture but only so far

Or maybe it far enough today to find a time away for enjoying the moments of being

The game, the match party – is disco themed with colors and patterns. There is no method to the madness that is already cod