The Air In Me and Mulligan Stew

The Air In Me and Mulligan Stew

Please believe me, I’m not going to wax poetic about Mulligan Stew, but it does bring back memories from early experiences with The Boy Scouts and camping in the woods of Northern California.

As I recall everything but the kitchen sink went into making up really good Mulligan Stew. Potatoes, carrots, celery, onions, chunks of beef, lots of spices and anything else you may have left over from a week of camping.

Today’s blog is a lot like Mulligan Stew…I want to fill the pot with lots of stuff that I’ve experienced over the last few weeks…let’s get this pot stirred up.

First Ingredient: Linda Campbell:

Almost two weeks ago I had the privilege of listening to Linda Campbell speak at the Sage Gay & Gray Expo here in Portland, and I can guarantee that for the audience of over one hundred people, there wasn’t a dry eye In the house.

Linda on the right with her late partner Nancy

Many of you will remember how hard it was to talk to friends or family members during the 1950’s and 1960’s about being Gay, in most cases it was impossible Linda kept her secret for many years until she could bury it no longer.

Hearing Linda speak and recount the joy’s and sadness that has filled her life was a great experience, but to get a good picture you must read Mike Francis article from the Oregonian who wrote an excellent piece in February of this year. http://blog.oregonlive.com/oregonatwar/2013/02/in_a_first_va_approves_request.html

Hearing Linda share her story of love for Nancy and enduring strength to face life’s challenges was a real inspiration for not only me but the group of people that gathered that day. If there was one thing I was left with regarding Linda’s experiences, it was that in life, no matter the circumstances we must all stand for something…something like Oregon United for Marriage…it’s about time.

Spice it up with Oregon United for Marriage

The latest word from Oregon United for Marriage is that currently there are about 110,000 signatures gathered for the petition that will allow Gays and Lesbians in Oregon the right to marry whomever they choose.

Congratulations to the Illinois State Legislature for voting approval of Gay Marriage in the Land of Lincoln.

Stir in a good dose of KBOO-FM

KBOO-FM 90.7 is a non-commercial, member supported, volunteer powered community radio station that is celebrating 45 years of serving the Portland area, and I’m proud to be a part of this highly eclectic family of broadcasters.

One of the exciting things about being involved with KBOO is that we are not owned by one of the large conglomerate broadcast companies. Other than airing Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now and The Tom Hartman Show, almost all of our programming is locally produced all with volunteers and a paid staff of six. To read about KBOO’S history go to www.kboo.fm scroll down to the bottom of the page where you’ll find Station Info, then click on Our Story.

Flavor for taste, The Air In Me

The Air In Me is selling well, but it could always use a shot in the arm. If you have read the book and liked it, you would be doing me a great favor if you were to go to www.amazon.com and write a review of my book. If you have not yet purchased The Air In Me you can purchase it online by going to  https://www.createspace.com/4388287. 

One bit of additional news is that soon The Air In Me will be released as an ebook. I’ll let you know when that happens.

As always thanks for reading.

Dan