Greetings from Oklahoma

I thought I'd make my first entry a bit of an introduction. First, let me say why this introduction needs to be made at all. I literally "chanced" upon Collette's blog while hitting the "NEXT BLOG" button at the top of the previous blog. I like her blog, the attitude she revealed, and so I reponded to an entry or two. She wrote back, and so a "relationship" was born. When I found out she needed some help with her blog, I volunteered my help.

Now about me. I live in Oklahoma. I'm married to an absolute gem of a woman named Cat. We are high school English teachers. I have a blog called "The Green Flame". I'm involved in teaching, union organizing (We belong to the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO), Democratic politics, camping, and a little bit of writing.

Today, I will be operating an information booth for Oklahoma County Democratic Party at our annual "Gay Pride Festival". I am amazed and proud of the fact that in the heart of fundamentalist America, we have a thriving gay community. Our festival has grown bigger and diverse every year. In my next post, I'll bring a couple of pics from the festival.

I promise that I won't be political with every post. I do write about other topics. I hope that I will bring something significant to this blog.

Thanks, Collette for this opportunity.

Yours in Solidarity,
Lynn