Seeing though they just Found the body of missing Zachary Marr in the Charles River near the Museum of Science…where he was spotted a month ago on CCTV…
http://www.wcvb.com/news/body-found-in-charles-river/38530942
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I have been away for far too long! It’s time to start blogging again. I have had many adventures to blog about so stay tuned to see what I share with all of you.
So there is this wonderfully amazing event called Wine Riot. There were over 250 wines from over a hundred seperate venders. Reds, Whites, and Bubblies galore. Not too mention friends new and old. I met a group of friends from my current life and ran into friends from my past life. It was nice to mesh the two…
Wines flowed and glasses were emptied into our bellies then filled with more…only to do it all over again and again the time passed so fast that before we knew it the night was over…
Let’s do it all over again in the fall…
Time heals all wounds… False! Time coupled with your life’s experiences makes you a different person. When you have been hurt it teaches you to guard yourself better, when you have been wronged it teaches you to become more selective on who is worthy of your time and trust. Therefore time does not heal your wounds it simply mends them…
I have survived my first winter living in the big city. I have met some new amazing friends both through work and in my new neighborhood. I have been allowed the chance to both rebuild and reconnect with myself and also meet some pretty amazing people for this next new chapter of my life. I am very fortunate. This being said I am going to try and come back to my blog more often to update my posts more often and share with you my readers and followers my life’s journey’s there have been many and there are so many more to follow. Stay tuned…
I have been gone a while yet again. I posted a blog almost two years ago now describing my “Crossroads”, well time has mended itself and new adventures are on the horizon. I made a goal for myself and I have finally achieved it!!! Kudos to me! I will be moving to Boston in a few weeks! There will be much to blog about I am sure!
Today I had business to tend to and breakfast plans with a friend, so I killed some time walking alone the Charles. I crossed over the Longfellow, and followed the River toward the Harvard Bridge, crossed and followed the River once again till I found a nice little quiet sitting spot before heading to my breakfast plans.
The responsibility of being a parent is to love, teach, and prepare your children to be the best people they can be in this world when the fly away form your nest. A real and true parent will ALWAYS love their children UNCONDITIONALLY!!! They will provide for them a warm home and the necessities needed for survival, a true and real parent never gives up on their children for any reason whatsoever. I am the very proud parent of a 16 year old Son whom I love with all my heart, and I hope that when his wings grow and he ventures off to build his own life, that he is free of hate, truly knows love, and has the proper skills to survive in this very cruel world we live in where something as simple and mundane as being allowed to be yourself is considered a sin or whatever, in anyone’s eyes. I hope that his mother and I have molded him to be the best man he knows how to be.
I am openly gay and was rather a late bloomer, my son is well aware and he loves me for who I am, truth be told it wouldn’t change who I am, because it is NOT a choice made. Why would anyone choose to be different when you know people will hate you and even kill you ie; Mathew Shepard who was beaten to death for being gay in 1998, and so many other’s after and before him. Why I ask would anyone choose to be someone who feels unloved by the very people who should be teaching you to love, and not spread their own hate on you? Daniel the 20 year old in the video stood his ground and rebelled against their hate, GOOD FOR HIM!!!!! Unfortunately not everyone is so strong, alot of young gays kill themselves, either because they learn to believe the hateful things spewed at them, or they can’t take the stress, or maybe they see no other way out. Whatever the reason, how would YOU feel if your child committed suicide because YOU disowned them? The link below is the guy and his video of his family disowning him and spewing their hate, and the physical violence, the ensued. Take a moment and watch it, PLEASE feel free to leave a comment, I would LOVE to see where people stand with this topic.
Also this is a link to the National Suicide Prevention Hotline for ANYONE…gay or straight.
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
If you are a parent and would like more information on supporting your Son or Daughter who is gay visit the Pflag link below.
http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=194&srcid=-2
Violence Recovery Program: 1 800 834 3242
Respond, a program to help end Domestic Violence: Boston Area 1 617 623 5900 or dial 911
Human Rights Campaign 1 800727 4723 or http://www.hrc.org
It would appear that I am on some sort of Historical path as of late. Today Zak, Jordan and I ventured out on the open sea, well just Boston Harbor really, but it was nice to leave the mainland for a bit. George’s Island is home to Fort Warren from the Civil war era. The island is seven miles from downtown Boston, and 39 acres in size. Fort Warren was strategically placed to defend the Harbor of Boston’s seaport, and named after Dr. Joseph Warren, Major – General of the Massachusetts Militia, who died at the battle of Bunker Hill, in fact the monument stands tall in the horizon as you part the mainland. Construction of the fort began in 1833, France was the first to fortify the island in support of the American Revolution. in 1858, the fort was used as a training camp and in 1862 became a Civil War prison for Confederate soldiers, sailors and political leaders. Modifications were made to the fort for use during the Spanish – American War and World war I and II. After it’s final decommission in 1951 the island was purchased by Commonwealth of Massachusetts and opened to the public in 1961. It is now part of the Boston Harbor Islands national park area.
Zak and I made a quick stop at the Cranary Cemetery where Samuel Adams, John Hancock and many other’s were laid to rest…
The above information was provided throughout the Visitor’s Center and pamphlets provided. To learn more about the Boston Harbor Islands, Fort Warren, and to plan a trip follow the link below. Enjoy!!!
http://www.nps.gov/boha/historyculture/facts-geor.htm
Sometimes my adventures are planned and sometimes I happen upon a place of interest like Sunday August 10, 2014. My friend Jordan and I ventured through the streets of Jamaica Plain, which was formerly known as West Roxbury until it was annexed by Boston in 1874. We came upon a graveyard behind The First Church of Jamaica Plain, a Unitarian Universalist Church Founded in 1770 as the Third Parish of Roxbury back when colonial town of Roxbury stretched from the Boston Neck to the Dedham line. The first parish was located on Fort Hill near the first settlement. The second parish was on Peter’s Hill near the graves. As more and more people settled near the “Great Pond” They sought permission from the two existing parishes to create their own parish, and take with them territory and tax paying parishioners and also an act of the colonial legislature. The parish was created and thus the neighborhood of Jamaica Plain was now defined.
Even the Minutemen who fought in the Revolutionary War were organized by the theocracy that was colonial Massachusetts, the boundaries of the Standing Order parishes formed governmental units and also religious ones. Across the street from this church is a Civil War monument and a plaque serving as recognition to the many Revolutionary and Civil War men who gave their lives, from the third Parish ( first church of JP) led by Captain Lemuel May and his Lieutenant Eleazor Weld both of whom are buried in the cemetery behind the First Church of Jamaica Plain. Captain Lemuel May is buried in grave number 28. Lieutenant Eleazor Weld I believe is either in grave number 11 or 13.
Reverend Dr. William Gordon ( 1770 – 1786 ) from England was the first minister and objected burials near the church building he thought it was unsanitary. The second minister Reverend Dr. Thomas Gray ( 1793 – 1843 ) had a very different opinion and viewed death as a phase in the cycle of life and should be honored near the church. He also wanted the community to have a sense of their past with a churchyard burial ground, in fact most of the burials took place during his fifty years as minister of the church. The older slate stones of the older graves are lined up in rough rows common to other older burial grounds in the city of Boston. Although these graves date back to the turn of the century (18th into the 19th ) they are less severe in the traditional Calvinist skull and bone motifs. Most have urns and willow trees one does however contain the traditional skull, but also adorns angel’s wings.
There were some great changes that took place to the graveyard as a conversion to become a more pleasing place to visit, it was landscaped with trees, ornamental rocks, retaining walls, and crypts for one thing. That was the first effect of the rural cemetery movement, the second was that burials ceased as larger more rural cemeteries became more popular such as Mt. Auburn Cemetery and the Forrest Hills Cemetery, with the exception of Rev. Dr. Thomas Gray who was buried where he spent his life’s work as opposed to the recommendations that a man as important as he should reside eternally at Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
Many Standing Order Churches split due to the Unitarian controversy often calls with the majority calling the a minister from the Liberal School and the Conservatives pulling out and establishing a Congressional church across town was common. Rev. Gray had become the minister prior to the outbreak of controversy, and remained until 1843. The church never split and the whole congression that Rev. Gray had built ended in the Unitarian Camp. The congression was large and vital enough to need a larger building; the old wooden church was removed and the new large stone church that stands today was built in 1853.
It was a pleasure to stumble upon this church and graveyard and look into it’s rich history. I hope you have enjoyed this look into a very important part of history for both Jamaica Plain, and this wonderful Unitarian Church. Future travels will lead me to explore the Forrest Hills Cemetery, stay tuned…
For more information regarding this Church and the history of the area please feel free to visit the links below. The First Church of Jamaica Plain is still open and holds services, if interested in attending follow the link to their website for more information.
http://www.jphs.org/first-church-graveyard/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_Plain
http://genealogytrails.com/mass/suffolk/jamaicaplain.html
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54329539
Today my friend Jordan and I ventured to the beach. The weather was great, the company was wonderful, and the laughs were plenty! Jordan and I walked the beach and I snapped a few pictures of the world around us. It was nice to spend time breathing in the salty air…
We also visited Jamaica Pond the following day. The pictures follow…
June 6 – 15th is Boston Pride Week! Get your Rainbow on!!!
This years theme is “Be Yourself, Change the World.” Saturday the 7th was the Annual Pride Day celebration kick off event at Faneuil Hall. The sun was shinning and the temps were in the mid 80’s…picture perfect day! Not a cloud in the sky! There was a stage complete with actors, dancers and drag queens, music and lots fun times. I captured a few fun moments on camera. Before venturing out for a street hike in town.
The Pride Parade and Festival was on Saturday, June 14, 2014. I was joined by Hollie and my friend Mike for this great day!!!!!
https://www.facebook.com/bostonpride?fref=photo
Adventures In Time Volume #3 