The other part of last weekend that was amazing, is that I spent the weekend in class.

The 2 coolest things about class last weekend were:

1) A great discussion with everyone there about what we like about our lives. Here’s a partial list of what I like about my life, in no particular order:

• I have a wonderful relationship with Jill,
• I have absolutely amazing friends,
• I have an extraordinary family,
• I am a home owner of a single family house,
• With a garage so when it rains, I can get out of the car, unload the groceries, and not get wet,
• And a big deep bathtub suitable for soaking,
• I can afford to buy the books I want to buy,
• I’m confident in our retirement/future planning,
• I’ve been able to travel to really interesting places,
• I have awesome role-models,
• I’ve had the experience of making a difference for people,
• Good beer,
• Dark chocolate,
• Dark coffee,
• Intellectual challenges….

Then we had to tell the people we’d done the exercise with, something we liked about them. One of my classmates told me that he thought I was a role model, particularly for young lesbians.

Wow. It blew my mind.

THEN, we moved on to the second coolest part of the weekend:

2) I sang a duet in our class talent show, and we BROUGHT DOWN THE HOUSE.

I’ve been waiting to post about this because I wanted to include pictures, but I haven’t gotten them yet. I promise to post them as soon as I get them.

My buddy Dave and I sang a Barry Manilow-Lily Tomlin duet, "The Last Duet," which is a spoof of cheesy ’70s duets. It was AWESOME. We dressed in 70s glam outfits, acted out the parts, and BELTED out our song. By the end, half the class was up and dancing. Easily half a dozen people told me that we were the best act in the show. We were the grand finale.

I’ve never done anything like that before, and it was a blast. I want to do it again. Dave and I wish we could reprise the act elsewhere. Neither of us even cared that we can’t carry a tune in a bucket.