Judys Birthday

Judy's birthday was yesterday. We are both now 74.  She still puts up with me after nearly 49 years.  I will never understand why.  It was a low keyed day with calls and visits from kids and grand kids.  Andrew made delicious cupcakes and we took the obligatory photos.  I think all in all a pretty good day.

The stair lift was installed on Thursday so we can get Shannon into the apartment.  Tonight is the maiden voyage on this apparatus.  Knowing her, she is going to crackup on the ride down and up.  We still have a couple of tweaks with the lower dismount to work out, but is should be fine.  Our kind benefactors, the Elks Club of Waterford will receive the first photo of her riding down the stairs.  We will be giving it to them at their veterans luncheon tomorrow.  This is indeed a big step.

We watched the new Netflix documentary Will and Harper  last night.  These two individuals met in 1995 when they both worked on SNL and Will was just starting out as a player and his friend was a writer and later head writer for the show.  They became close friends over their time together.  Sometime much later Andrew (now known as Harper) sent an email to Will that there had been a transition in the life and he was now going to continue on living his life as a woman.  The film covers a lot of why the change was made thru questions and answers between the friends.  They travel from New York City to California with many stops along the way.  The two visit places like dive bars, race tracks and sporting events and generally the reactions were curious but not unkind.  The pass thru Texas was not a pleasant.  

I don't claim to understand why a man, a rather successful one and loving father would choose to change genders.  Will did not understand either.  But they are friends, real friends with genuine care for each other and each learned truths revealed thru honest discussions and shared experiences.  

If you can be open minded and without judgement, see this one.

All for now

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