parade

yesterday i hosted a brunch for robert/doug/john/donald---robert brought his friend scott along, who didn't drive me totally crazy by talking to much, and i invited a guy i work with, who also didn't drive me totally crazy by talking to much---had plenty to eat plus mimosas and bloody marys before the parade started---the weather was kinda wild all afternoon and halfway through the parade it was pouring rain---everybody kept marching but it was sad to see the spectators cowering under canopies before gradually fading away---all the rain and lightning finally forced cancellation of everything at the park after 3 PM---and, oh, what are we proud of? that straight world hasn't driven us all completely out of our minds