Road Trippin'

I went to see Frank A yesterday. On some level Frank’s content. He gets to see life through his prism and no one really argues with him. Frank says there’s occasional harassment from the cops but otherwise he goes about his business as we all do.

Of course the big glitch is his unfulfilled desire to see Jon. In the years that Frank underwent the big change I remember asking him about job options and there were certain things that he would consider and others that he would not. His choices were guided by one over riding consideration and that was that he needed to spend as much time as possible with Jonathan. It’s a sad irony that that obsessive behavior has cost him the relationship.

When I left Epiphany House I drove south through Baltimore and the neighborhoods that I used to know. It’s changed. There are contemporary buildings among the row houses but the place still has the same feel. If I had to live in a city that wasn’t New York it would be Baltimore.

I got to Martha N’s around 5:00 and got the grand tour. She lives in beautiful place that’s two apartments combined. It’s a big space and she’s left so much of it open. You don’t feel like the “stuff” is going to take over like you do at my house. And the place is immaculate.

We drove to downtown Bethesda and decided to see Pursuit Of Happyness so we bought tickets and had a quick dinner next door. After the movie there was ice cream, a walk through town with a stop at a book store. The night just... continued. I am always game for the next thing and often my friends want to stop before me but last night I wasn’t pushing the agenda, she was. What a blast. Hope we can do it again soon.