Howie’s First Email to Me

 

I can’t seem to find the email, but the gist of it was that Howie explained that he didn’t really cook the food (he bought it and put it in his pans to make it look like he did) and that he had decided his kitchen counter was so ugly he’d bought a new counter top, but that made the rest of the kitchen look even worse, so he’d given Mary Key his credit card and asked her to fix it.  She did the whole room in pink.  Howie swears it’s mauve.

 

He rocked back laughing about the assertion he was gay because for years he’d tell people that he had purposely trashed the house so people wouldn’t think he was gay, and it just so happened that the maid, Ning, was there the day before, so that’s why it was so clean.  The line that cracked me up was that he said one day it might be appropriate for him to demonstrate his sexual preference with me, but that he wasn’t going to do the same for my mother. 

 

 

I responded:  23 Nov 2002 09:28:42 EST Subject: email humour To: [email protected]

 

Actually the humour came across loud and clear in the email.  I almost sprayed coffee out my nose, I laughed so hard.  I would like to get to know you better.  You seem such a rarity.  No performance pressure here, just be yourself.

 

Despite my financial arrangement with Ringling, they know that I am actively against animals being used for entertainment.  We promote the concept of a circus without animals as being more humane and just as much fun, but I have never attended either.  Ringling has invited me to their opening show next year, so I really should see Quidam so that I have some point of reference.   

 

Cirque du Soleil:  As nice as that would be, it is hard to get to know someone in a theater.  My diet won't allow many extravagances such as last night ( I gained 3 pounds ) as I eat 5 meals a day, but no salt, sugar nor fat, just to maintain a body that is still 20 pounds overweight.  Maybe I'll try that cake and ice cream diet you did so well on. ;-)  What I enjoy, more than anything else, is walking.  To walk with you on Bayshore, or the beach or virtually anywhere, while getting to know you, is my idea of the perfect date.  I hope your tennis match was fun today.

 

I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/

 

I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.  

 

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