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Dog dad of 3. Was shocked to discover my husband of 49 years is a gay. We agreed to stay together for the kids. 🌈 #Greyhound #SilkenWindhound #StPoodle

On the shores of Lake Michigan
Joined April 2015
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
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The view of the Chicago skyline from my hometown’s beach, in Michigan.
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In two hours I have to say goodbye to this sweet, gentle soul. I can barely breathe. I don’t know how I’m going to get through it. He is in total kidney failure and there’s nothing that can be done. My heart is breaking.
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@davenewworld_2 Please tell me she is not an American.
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Yesterday was an awful day. Our nine year old Greyhound, Lucas, died very suddenly in the early morning, shortly after we all woke up. We suspect it was a stroke. The suddenness was unbearable. We will miss him forever. Dean and I are gutted.
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49 nine years this month, but do go on….
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gay relationships never last…
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Our beautiful Libby died this morning. She left this earth in the exact spot, in my office, where she was born 14 years ago. We will miss you so much, sweet girl.
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@carolina_kgn @AndyOstroy @realDonaldTrump @GretaThunberg I knew it! I knew your profile would say “Christian.”
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@Waorguy @NewRepublic Fuck these people who pontificate that HRC should disappear from public life. She is, and always will be, a force to reckon with.
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49 years ago, on July 5, I met the man I’d spend my life with. I was just 19 and it was the day after his 20th birthday. He was tall with long, wavy hair and I was smitten pretty much instantly. We rarely take pics together, but here we are on our 43rd and 27th anniversaries.
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Today is our 44th Anniversary. ❤️ We have been through incredibly tough times, and also have had great joy. It’s been quite a journey.
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Today Dean and I celebrate our 48th anniversary. This is one of my favorite pics of us, taken on our 11th anniversary, with our Shetland Sheepdog, Casey. Casey loved paddle boating with us and was the best boy. ❤️
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@NegroAphrodite It will be 48 years in July.
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@barrabarian @JohnFugelsang There is zero evidence he was anywhere near ground zero, at any time during the recovery efforts. But you know who WAS there???
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@RyRysYerGuy I was walking around, holding hands with my male best friend and having teachers tell us we should stop doing it.* We would pretend we were on vacation in Norway. *One very obviously gay fifth grade teacher told us we HAD to stop holding hands or there would be CONSEQUENCES!
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@BeauMattLaFave @paulegan4 Then he shouldn’t have been there. This administration doesn’t give a damn about protocol and they are ones who are dangerous.
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I am totally overwhelmed by the outpouring of sympathy and support on yesterday’s tweet about our dog, Cyrus. Thank you to all who commented. There is no way I can acknowledge each of your posts, but please know that they touched my heart and I am extremely thankful.
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Forty three years ago today, at 5:00 pm, I met a guy with long, curly, brown hair, who had a fantastic tan and a hairy chest. I kept looking at him all night. Little did I know, I’d spend the rest of my life with him.
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@CaliGamer @TravelingUS @gojoe_joe The attorney will file an appeal immediately. He may get denied again, so appeal that determination, too. The last step is disability court. If you get to that stage it’s likely he’ll be approved. Good luck.
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@kenner3616 The combination of Todd and Andrea Mitchell causes my blood pressure to spike.
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My beautiful mother died early this afternoon. I will miss her beyond words.
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@RichWanket @JohnJHarwood John-we are no longer playing by the old rules. We are literally in a fight for our country and trying to maintain a polite society during this period is impossible. McConnell has done more to destroy this country than any other individual. He deserves such shaming.
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@SGUYBRAY We share that weariness, Stephen. I think as I get older, I have even greater anger and resentment at the politicians of that era. We were denied the opportunity to grow old with our friends. Williamson represents that time, to me.
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Sure, USPS, no problem.
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@EMACrossan @FLOTUS Yeah, all that dignified soft core porn and blatant plagiarism she did really sets her apart, doesn’t it?!
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@Lovelyy_Jules @evieonthetv This thread reinforces my belief that people should be required to obtain a license before they are allowed to procreate. Jules’ ignorance is astounding.
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She is playing you perfectly. You’re looking more feeble and unbalanced with each passing day. #IMPOTUS3
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Nancy Pelosi is looking for a Quid Pro Quo with the Senate. Why aren’t we Impeaching her?
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@DougDodsonENews My husband and I recently had the sad realization that we’ve become Statler and Waldorf.
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Cruz is appearing in my city this Sunday and I was just invited to attend. I'd rather teabag my garbage disposal.
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@mmfa "Trump speaking his mind isn't refreshing, it's appalling. Coca Cola is refreshing..." -Carrie Fisher
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@ToniTaylorAU @charlie40172721 @davidhogg111 Well, your premise is ridiculous. As teens get older they earn levels of responsibility incrementally, until they reach adulthood. The MSD students are the most impressive, articulate, well-reasoned young adults I’ve ever encountered. Must more so than the adults who oppose them.
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My mother is now in hospice. End stage COPD is a horrible thing to witness. I deeply regret that I ever smoked and wish I had quit years before I finally did. At my age, I’m incredibly lucky to still have had my mom alive and I’m can’t imagine life without her. I’m heartbroken.
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Yesterday this man turned sixty six. Today, we celebrate our 46th anniversary. ❤️💕❤️
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Cy. The absolute best boy imaginable. His goal each day was to be a good boy and he always exceeded this goal. Today we received the unbelievably sad news that Cy’s kidney are failing and there’s no treatment that will save him. So, while we still have him we will cherish him.
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@joanwalsh @Acosta The legitimate press should quit covering his endless rallies. Why continue?
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@chrissyteigen @SusanKBradford This...this captures her beauty and elegance. I love her portrait, tho.
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@ERINJEAN84 @FLOTUS Actually it’s her husband who’s rumored to “love” children.
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Beardless.
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My baby, Crosby, isn’t well. He has had bloody diarrhea and is vomiting frequently. We spent most of the afternoon at the vets and still don’t know exactly what’s wrong. If you could send some positive thoughts and good juju his way, I’d appreciate it.
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@_SJPeace_ This is horrifying and the adults laughing should be ashamed of themselves.
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@CapehartJ @maddow I can’t count how many times my husband and I have said “we have to wait and see what Rachel has to say about this.”
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This morning at 6:57am, I completed my 65th journey around the sun!
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@soledadobrien The most telling thing in the entire video was that the cop was shaking, either from fear or adrenaline overdose. Either way, the cop was dangerous.
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After my stepfather died in 2015, my mom asked me to call her every morning to make sure she was “still alive.” Each and every day, for seven years, we chatted at 10am. She died three weeks ago, and my instinct is still to call her every morning. It’s like a daily dagger.
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Just overheard my husband say this to one of our dogs: “In this house, we do not try to fuck our sister, Crosby.” Evidently this is our family motto.
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@ciancagl1 @jonbouch @ThomasJTobin1 It’s amazing you can turn a blind eye to the horrors committed by the Catholic Church.
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Just finished my holiday baking.
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No child, regardless of their age, is prepared to help a parent through the end of their life. My 91 year old mother is failing fairly rapidly and while I’m doing all I can, it feels so insufficient. I’m gutted.
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@charlie40172721 @ToniTaylorAU @davidhogg111 I suspect Toni’s been day drinking.
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@Gram_Kat Cyrus raced in Birmingham Alabama. He retired early and was 2 1/2 when we adopted him. We have one other Greyhound, Lucas, who flunked out of racing school and he was just a year old when we got him.
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I choked during dinner tonight…on meatloaf. I honestly thought “this was how I am going out” and was embarrassed that ground meat was going to be my cause of death. This happened to someone who conquered their gag reflex over forty years ago….
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We have our first Pride Month Miracle: Pat Robertson, dead at 93.
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@Knesix You hate-filled people are the very reason The Duke and Duchess of Sussex left the UK. I can’t believe the vitriol on this thread.
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@Rosie @areyou0 @RogerJStoneJr Hey Rog...you're in the PeePee Tape too, aren't ya? You've got perv written all over your overly-tanned face.
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Crosby and I are boycotting today. We refuse to leave our comfy bed and face another day of isolation. We’re going to watch old movies on TCM and gossip.
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@LindseyGrahamSC All those brave soldiers were ANTIFA, Ms G.
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My 92 year old mother received a rather dire medical diagnosis this past week. Her first comment to the doctor was: “I’d better be here long enough to vote against Trump.” That’s my mama. ❤️
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@MikeLeGeek @SkyScottBeasley If love and joy worked, there would be no need for Pride.
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@MyDailyMagazin1 This article is absolute crap. I’ve adopted two greyhounds, and they are the biggest couch potatoes I have ever encountered. Once they retired and discovered couches, there was no looking back. They enjoy one sprint around the backyard daily, and run back to the couch.
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@realDonaldTrump The most realistic representation yet, don't you agree?
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@ItsTJChang @realDonaldTrump There is nothing more loathsome than gay Republicans.
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Six years ago on this date, I smoked my last cigarette. I started smoking far too young and was ready to kick my addiction. After many previous attempts at quitting, I was finally successful. I’m still pretty proud that I did it.
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@rachhlister @nldoty @KHodgess Exactly what is the gay lifestyle? I’m gay. Today I had some lab work done, then I vacuumed my house. A while later I stopped at the grocery store for mayonnaise and now I’m making a cold tuna saladto serve with hot French bread. Do these activities count as lifestyle?
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I voted for Hillary eight days ago, and after these recent developments, I'm even prouder of my vote. #ImWithHer
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@BlackstonMarian @TiffanyDCross @realDonaldTrump @amjoyshow I’ve got another pot of coffee brewing! This could be epic.
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@kellyjmccracken Oh damn, yes. During the past two years I’ve noticed many changes in my appearance. I didn’t age gradually, it happened quickly and I’m trying to adjust to this new me.
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@RussellFalcon When I was nineteen , my boyfriend needed a place to live. I moved him into my bedroom, in my mother’s home, prompting her to ask me if we “were more than friends.” Forty three years later we are still together and taking care of my now ninety year mother.
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@whogoncheckus After the past ten days, I love her more than ever.
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I became a dad again today! This is Crosby, a six month old Silken Windhound.
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After a year of lockdown in her assisted living facility, and two COVID vaccinations, we were finally able to get my almost 93 y/o mom back to her beautician. She hasn’t been this happy in months. ❤️
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@abel_tay @cmclymer Mr. 10 Followers has strong opinions.
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My daisies. I love daisies, they’re happy flowers.
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@deray March for my two great nieces. I worry about the world they'll have to live in as black women.
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My baby, Crosby, is one year old. ❤️
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@ananavarro Didn’t Rudy start about two weeks ago??
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@AlanJSt @thehill I wasn’t sure...I really wasn’t.
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@Mariamedia7777 The Lord works in mysterious ways, eh Lana?
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@pmm526 @TheDailyEdge @_Orwell Like is a stretch, but the vid of her shooing away trump's hand has made my day. I've watched it at least a dozen times.
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One of my favorite pics of us. We will celebrate our 45th anniversary next month.
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if you’re in a loving relationship please reply with your cutest couple pic i love love and want to admire yours
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Crosby is feeling so much better and is refusing to get off the bed so I can remake it. #stubbornsilken #laundryday
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I quit smoking seven years ago today. I never thought this would be possible because I loved smoking from my very first cigarette.
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Created a kerfuffle on Facebook with this meme. My work today is done.
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@chris_notcapn I have a distinct feeling that his height is the least of his issues.
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Practicing my topiary skills in the backyard.
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@StaceyHarkey Together for forty six years.
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