http://joangarry.com Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:27:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Note: Strolling through Denver this week,  I see visual reminders of our patriotism every where I go.  American flags every where.  Strangers chatting with one another on line at restaurants, events - beaming with pride not just about our nominee but about the promise of American democracy. It reminded me of ... http://joangarry.com/index.php/2008/08/26/how-about-this-flag-pin/ Yesterday, I saw a woman in a witch costume being 'wanded' by security at the Pepsi Center. Knowing that delegates are known for wardrobe choices that make a statement, I didn't think much of it. Until I came across these folks as I exited the Pepsi Center last night.  They are ... http://joangarry.com/index.php/2008/08/26/trick-or-vote/   Behaving like a first class tourist, I brought my camera into the Pepsi Center last night.   My colleagues and I were seated to the right and behind the stage and thus, relied on the large screens for the faces of the speakers, we did in fact have a wonderful view ... http://joangarry.com/index.php/2008/08/26/world-citizens/ Note:  Written for 365gay.com and cross-posted here. Last week while watching television, it hit me right between those queer eyes of mine.  I want Tim Gunn from Project Runway to be Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff. Tim would bring change to Washington.  He might encourage Barack to change his shoes.  Or that ... http://joangarry.com/index.php/2008/08/26/make-it-work/ I suppose it's possible that they enscribed this proverb into a divider on Auraria Street just outside the Pepsi center but it doesn't look new.  And it struck me as I waited on a long line with my precious credential to enter the arena.  I suppose that's the thing about ... http://joangarry.com/index.php/2008/08/26/kenyan-proverb/   It started out nicely.  The announcer at the rodeo would yell out ---  “Hey , anyone here from California?’  And some portion of the crowd, sometimes small , sometimes a bit bigger would hoot and holler.  I don’t know what kind of crack he made about Californians but I can ... http://joangarry.com/index.php/2008/06/22/anyone-here-from-temple-ner-tamid/ I must be missing Scout badly. I feel like I see her now wherever we go. I know she is safely at her desk at The Huffington Post helping to make the world safe for liberals (no sightings of these kinds of people here in Montana). But ... http://joangarry.com/index.php/2008/06/18/the-gun-fight-at-the-irma-hotel/   It feels like Scout is with us wherever we go.  We thought of her often when we visited the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum yesterday.  It’s as if she was watching over us. http://joangarry.com/index.php/2008/06/18/buffalo-bill-cody-and-scout/ Who knew?  We were sure to stumble upon rodeos during the Opatut Western Expansion, but the Rodeo Capital of the WHOLE WORLD?  Too good to be true. Many lessons learned last night at the rodeo. 1) We learned that rodeos are very patriotic.  Just like at baseball games, the evening begins with ... http://joangarry.com/index.php/2008/06/18/this-is-america/ The fifth member of our family, Scout, was unable to join us on this trip. She is back in NYC working. But we did not want her to feel left out nor did we want any readers to think we’d forgotten about her. So while I cannot include any ... http://joangarry.com/index.php/2008/06/18/100/