Hairy Legs…and a Heart of Gold

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If you found a picture like the one above in a family photo album in a trunk in the attic, what would think?  Would you be aghast at finding one of your favorite uncles in the group?  Would your opinion of him change?  Would you have questions?  Would you make discrete inquiries of other family members? Try to recall details at family gatherings that you maybe dismissed as “quirky”?  Would you spot the young boy in the bottom row and suspect “grooming”? Would your thoughts turn suspect and ugly?

Or would you find this picture and praise your uncle for a bold choice during a time acceptance couldn’t be guaranteed?  Would you happy he had a place where he fit in?  Would you consider that group “trail blazers”? Brave forerunners of today’s transvestite community? Would you be proud?

Well, my uncle IS in that picture.  He was an Army Veteran, married to my aunt for over 40 years.  They never had children—a horrible miscarriage early in their marriage left her unable to have children.  But they loved all their nieces and nephews.  They were happy and very much in love.  He was one of my favorite uncles. 

After his service in the Army was over, he found a good job and they settled close to my parents.  He enjoyed sports cars—owned quite a few over the years—but they were all 2-seaters.  My aunt and uncle’s lives centered on each other.  And he adored playing softball and later basketball as well. 

He was a member of a local softball league, and played as often as he could.  In the late 1960’s he answered a call to join a different league—one dedicated to charity.  The team was called Sally and her All-Stars. All the players on Sally’s team donated their time and talent to helping others.  All the monies raised went to needy families or worthy causes.  The catch?  Every player donned a wig and women’s clothes. They didn’t shave (their legs or their faces…lol) or wear make-up–just the wigs and padded clothing. 

(From their playbill) During the first four innings of the games, the players thrill their audiences with real serious ball playing—then, for the last three innings turn the thrills into laughter with comedy acts. 

Crowds adored them!  I remember laughing and cheering at numerous games when I was younger, and I do not enjoy baseball or it’s relatives.  But these games were much more than that—they were hilarious.  Later in the playbill, it’s stated that Sally and her All-Stars were undefeated—scoring 168 runs in 7 games while allowing opposing teams only 22 runs—so these were skilled athletes!  They entertained us, had a ball doing it and they generated thousands of dollars for needy local families in the area. 

So, yeah…when I see that picture… I’m PROUD of my uncle! He had hairy legs and a heart of gold.

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  1. so pelosi WAS in his underwear…still no explanation of why he left the bathroom after he called 911 tho
    FTA
    Jenkins said Paul Pelosi was asleep in a loose-fitting pajama shirt and a pair of boxer shorts when he was awoken by DePape around 2:30 am.

    At some point during the ordeal, Paul Pelosi attempted to escape into an elevator to call 911. When that avenue was closed off to him, he did manage to get to a bathroom where he was able to call the police.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11378735/Paul-Pelosi-attacker-appears-court-arm-sling-result-Fridays-struggle.html

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  3. Entire Article @ FreeBeacon: “WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday said it sold 15 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to six companies, completing the last batch of the largest-ever release from the stockpile announced by President Joe Biden in March.

    The contracts were awarded to Phillips 66, Marathon Petroleum Supply and Trading LLC, Shell Trading (US), Valero Marketing and Supply, Macquarie Commodities Trading US, and Equinor Marketing and Trading, the Energy Department said in a statement. Deliveries will take place from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31.

    Biden sold 180 million barrels of oil from the reserve to fight oil prices that had spiked on concerns about Russia’s war on Ukraine, stronger demand as global consumers emerged from the pandemic, and U.S. drillers struggling at first to boost output. The oil price jump helped push U.S. inflation to the highest level in 40 years.

    The U.S. president announced a plan last month to begin refilling the stockpile when U.S. crude is around $70 a barrel, a level he said would allow drillers to profit while being a good deal for taxpayers. The U.S. benchmark was around $89 on Thursday.

    The U.S. Treasury estimated that the 180 million barrel sale cut gasoline prices by up to about 40 cents per gallon compared to what they would have been absent the release. But the sale also bled the SPR, meant to be a protection against shocks in energy markets, to the lowest level since May 1984. And it helped to sour U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia which sided with Russia in early October in a deep oil production cut.

    Biden said on Oct. 19 the United States is ready to tap the SPR again early next year to rein in prices.”

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  6. HA! just watching the beginning of the “dance”…7 doe hanging in the yard and around the pond…and a nice 8 pointer showed up…but none of the ladies started the dance…LOL…they just lay there and ate and ignored him…

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  7. I am adding a short daily prayer to the board. I would invite each of you, if you wish, to also add one or maybe two of your own liking. I do not want to stifle anyone but please limit yourself to one or two religious postings. here’s one I found that I liked.

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