Today is the beginning of Pride Month, which celebrates and honors the contributions of those in the LGBTQ community. I am proud to call the people in my life who are LGBTQ my friends. This is a tough time for LGBTQ folks in America and around the world because of the hate and violence against them. Unfortunately, diversity is a bad word these days. All I want to do is be a good ally and to lift them up for being people who want to pursue happiness and love. Love one another, no matter what.
It’s cool that the King/Queen of England can choose a new name for themselves. The Pope also gets to change his name to a name that comes from a prior pope, or in the case of Francis he used Francis for the first time.
I believe a name carries some weight. It becomes your promise, trademark, and statement.
With all this being said, I like my name. It’s not all that common. Now if I were to change it I would like the name Peter. In the Bible, Peter is given the task of building the church and is considered to be the first Pope. Peter is derived from the word “Rock” not that I am a rock or anything like that, but I am a solid guy I think.
Yep, It’s Friday and for me, I am taking today off because I needed a day off. I hope this sets the table for a good weekend ahead. May all of you have a great day and finish the week strong!
The fire truck is something I look at with the eyes of a kid who grew up respecting and wishing to be a firefighter. Life had other plans for me though. The fascination and awe is still there and always will be. Be safe Chattanooga Fire Department in your mission is to keep this community safe.
Today is Cheeseburger Day, and we celebrated by going to a local place called Monkey Town Brewing and Restaurant. To honor the occasion I got the Elvis Burger which has two 1/4 lb patties, bacon, BBQ sauce, onion ring and of course cheese. I paired it with tater tots and some refreshing ice-cold Pepsi.
This is the pimento cheeseburger that my missus had. It featured bacon, candied jalapeño, and fried green tomato. She paired it with sidewinder fries.
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