Out of the mouths of babes....

[dsdrane]

And now from the Share the Joy Department...

Dash will join us presently, but in the meanwhile I wanted to take the time to acknowledge and honor sweet Jennifer5's delightfully youthful exuberance in another thread by confirming to my Soulforce family that sexy Mr. Silverman (a.k.a. Dash) and I are, indeed, an item.

Just one more thing to thank Dr. White for, eh? :):agree:

With the not insignificant (and quite expert) yenta-ing ministrations of our dear Daniel, the shiny surfer and I have fallen for each other with a glorious, deafening, universe-rattling thump.

It's simply impossible for me to be any happier about it.:sing:

May God bless this, our Soulforce home...and all the lovely people who dwelleth here.

:love::cookie::love::cookie:

[Vanessa White]

You two were one of our topics of cafe conversation that day. How amazing, wonderful, exciting, and blissful for both of you!!!!!!! ds, I hope to continue to get to know you. As for my darling Dash, I could not be happier for you. You are a sensitive, loving heart, much like I am, so I know that when we are waiting, searching, and hoping for love and connection, it can feel like an ETERNITY. You both deserve this blessing from above.

Enjoy, Enjoy!!!!!!!

And, I am so glad that Daniel is such an effective Yenta(l)........ Is he being compensated for his matchmaking services?!??!

I LOVE THIS FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :love::love::love::love::love::love:

[Dash]

:love:

Kerplunk!

Hahah!! It was really quite thunderous...I can't believe y'alls ears weren't ringing.

I love this man! :love::love::love:

:flower::flower2:

[Daniel]

From Leaves of Grass c. 1900

We Two Boys Together Clinging
by Walt Whitman
(1819-1892)

We two boys together clinging,
One the other never leaving,
Up and down the roads going, North and South excursions making,
Power enjoying, elbows stretching, fingers clutching,
Arm'd and fearless, eating, drinking, sleeping, loving.
No law less than ourselves owning, sailing, soldiering, thieving,
threatening,
Misers, menials, priests alarming, air breathing, water drinking, on
the turf or the sea-beach dancing,
Cities wrenching, ease scorning, statutes mocking, feebleness chasing,
Fulfilling our foray.



~



And, I am so glad that Daniel is such an effective Yenta(l)........ Is he being compensated for his matchmaking services?!??!

Yes- my reward is joy.

[Vanessa White]

And Daniel, I can only imagine that the joy reward is absolutely priceless. I believe that you are more like the angel for many of us here. I feel pretty blessed to have you around as well...... :love:

[dsdrane]

And Daniel, I can only imagine that the joy reward is absolutely priceless. I believe that you are more like the angel for many of us here. I feel pretty blessed to have you around as well...... :love:


:agree:

And loving the Whitman....:love:

[Dash]

I believe that you are more like the angel for many of us here. I feel pretty blessed to have you around as well...... :love:

It's true...Daniel is an angel of blessing. I don't even know how to return enough gratitude to him. But I bow to him and the divinity that moves his blessing hands.:love::love::love:

~

And, that's some amazing Whitman. I have "Leaves of Grass" and I never saw this... course... I didn't like it much years ago when I first bought it, and never got very far. Got me some readin' to do. :cool:

[u-dog]

And now from the Share the Joy Department...

Dash will join us presently, but in the meanwhile I wanted to take the time to acknowledge and honor sweet Jennifer5's delightfully youthful exuberance in another thread by confirming to my Soulforce family that sexy Mr. Silverman (a.k.a. Dash) and I are, indeed, an item.

Just one more thing to thank Dr. White for, eh? :):agree:

With the not insignificant (and quite expert) yenta-ing ministrations of our dear Daniel, the shiny surfer and I have fallen for each other with a glorious, deafening, universe-rattling thump.

It's simply impossible for me to be any happier about it.:sing:

May God bless this, our Soulforce home...and all the lovely people who dwelleth here.

:love::cookie::love::cookie:


Sigh! Another fantasy down the drain. Oh Well! Congrats you two! Have fun, go slow, be careful, get to know each other fully (and other old person advice appropriate to the occasion) Is this the first Soulforce romance? Or have there been others?

[Jennifer5]

Yes, I see what I started babe... and I'm glad I did:love:

[Zerbie]

Yay, boys!! I am so happy for our darling Dash and for our sweet Mr Drane. :magic::flower2::flower2::flower2::flower2::flower 2::flower2:

I believe this IS the first SF forum-made romance:award: - perhaps to be the first among many. :D

Yes, Daniel is an angel. :love::love::love: I've long thought he is my guardian angel - seems he fits that descriptor to all of us in the family. :shield::rainbow::good::dove:

We love Dash, :love:, Mr Drane, :love:, and our Daniel angel. :love:

[BrentRichards]

Wow! But, wait, what about the Pablo thread?

No, kidding, thrilled for you two ... and just a little jealous!

[tdogg]

Dash & David (wow, that has a true ring to it!)

I couldn't be more happier for you both! I'm truly thrilled! Dash, I told you, your prince would come soon enough. And David, what a gem you have with Dash. Both of you are wonderful, warm and loving people and it sounds like a great match. Gotta go wipe the little tears out of my eyes (yes, it made me start to cry just a teeny bit, it's SOOOOO sweet).

Daniel :love::love::love::love::love: You are wonderful!

[BrentRichards]

So, Daniel, how does one get to be your next project?

[Jennifer5]

Dash, I told you, your prince would come soon enough. And David, what a gem you have with Dash.
Oh yeah... I had forgotten about that... there are threads about such things somewhere aren't there....? We need to find that stuff... :love:

So, Daniel, how does one get to be your next project?
Daniel... I think you're gonna have a lot of people wanting some match-making done.:lol: After all, you did a really good job this time :love:

[andrewlittle]

This probably explains quite a few things. I, however, have no idea what those things may be.

All I know is that you both seem like wonderful people, and you both deserve a wonderful person to be with. Seems like things are as they should be.

Mazal Tov, my friends, Mazal Tov.

[Pablo Rafael]

This is a REAL romance and not some frivilous online flitation?
(I despise that worthless flirting by the way; would never get involved in it.)

I just have to say this is TOTALLY COOL!

You guys certainly make an awesome couple.
God's blessings on you both, my friends!

Tu Amigo, Pablo

[dsdrane]

I love you guys!
:love::love::love::love::cookie::love::love:

[Daniel]

Before there was Rogers and Hammerstein, there was Rogers and Hart. Kinda says it all in regard to recent events. Then again, maybe I should have posted "Love is here to stay".



lgqH2yeKPgg

[Dash]

This is a REAL romance and not some frivilous online flitation?
(I despise that worthless flirting by the way; would never get involved in it.)

I just have to say this is TOTALLY COOL!

You guys certainly make an awesome couple.
God's blessings on you both, my friends!

Tu Amigo, Pablo

Yup! It's fer real. :love: We pinched each other to make sure. I got that pinchy memory logged in the legal record where it (among other pertinent evidentiary details) shall testify to its amazing truth.

:love:

[dsdrane]

...and fully cognizant of the very real danger of trying everyone's patience, I just wanted to confirm that actual pinching was indeed performed.

That is all.

:love:

[SabreCat89]

Congratulations!:)

[Jennifer5]

(I despise that worthless flirting by the way; would never get involved in it.)
That statement upsets me :o.... 'worthless flirting' is fun!:)

...and fully cognizant of the very real danger of trying everyone's patience, I just wanted to confirm that actual pinching was indeed performed.

You two are the best! :love:

[andrewlittle]

Pinching? That was all? That's it?

So much for juicy details, I guess.

[Jamie McDaniel]

Wow, how did I miss this big huge news? Emproph informed me about this at the Ex-Gay Survivor's Conference. Has dsdrane got to wear your cowboy hat yet, Dash? (referring to a previous avatar.... no innuendo implied.) ;)

[Jennifer5]

Wow, how did I miss this big huge news? Emproph informed me about this at the Ex-Gay Survivor's Conference. Has dsdrane got to wear your cowboy hat yet, Dash? (referring to a previous avatar.... no innuendo implied.) ;)

Hmm... it would've been easy to miss this when you had so much going on... http://www.soulforce.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3148&highlight=married .....http://www.soulforce.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3155&highlight=ex-gay+survivors ..... and I'm sure many other things as well! :love:

[dsdrane]

But...before I get to that, a quick response to Jamie's query....

Has dsdrane got to wear your cowboy hat yet, Dash? (referring to a previous avatar.... no innuendo implied.) ;)

In a word: yes.:cowboy:

(The boots, too.:cool:)

OK, so this is just too good not to share. As many of you know, I was in Maine last week with my family (northern branch). I was heading back to Florida this past Saturday, as planned, when a delayed flight from Portland to JFK resulted in a missed connection.

Now it just so happened that our Dash was in NYC at the very same time.:D

And wouldn't ya know it...JetBlue couldn't get me out on another flight until late that night...and, better yet, they were fine with me choosing to fly out the next day instead.

You see where this is going....:cool:

So, anyhoo, an hour and a half later (the A train was running local!:mad:) I was in Manhattan on the Upper West Side. After repeated failed attempts to get through to my Dash-ing Boyfriend directly, some quick rifling through my mental rolodex (with some critical help from AT&T and our Daniel's Husband) got me through to Daniel and the location (nearby! :magic::sing:) where he and Dash were having lunch. Daniel said nothing to Dash, so I was able to walk in and surprise him.:love:

The whole thing couldn't have worked out better, and I was absolutely thrilled.

I did fly out finally Sunday afternoon, but not before meeting and getting a chance to spend time with (and being deliciously fed by! :weee:) our beloved Yenta and his wonderful Husband...as well as, of course, spending unplanned but extremely welcome time with the BF.:love:

It all happened in less than 24 hours, but what a day it was! I feel very blessed and very, very grateful for the gift of that day in particular as well as the gift of love, friendship and fellowship I receive everyday through our Soulforce family.

:love::love::cookie::love:

[Zerbie]

But...before I get to that, a quick response to Jamie's query....



In a word: yes
OK, so this is just too good not to share. As many of you know, I was in Maine last week with my family (northern branch). I was heading back to Florida this past Saturday, as planned, when a delayed flight from Portland to JFK resulted in a missed connection.

Now it just so happened that our Dash was in NYC at the very same time.:D

And wouldn't ya know it...JetBlue couldn't get me out on another flight until late that night...and, better yet, they were fine with me choosing to fly out the next day instead.

You see where this is going....

So, anyhoo, an hour and a half later (the A train was running local!:mad:) I was in Manhattan on the Upper West Side. After repeated failed attempts to get through to my Dash-ing Boyfriend directly, some quick rifling through my mental rolodex (with some critical help from AT&T and our Daniel's Husband) got me through to Daniel and the location (nearby! :magic::sing:) where he and Dash were having lunch. Daniel said nothing to Dash, so I was able to walk in and surprise him.:

The whole thing couldn't have worked out better, and I was absolutely thrilled.

I did fly out finally Sunday afternoon, but not before meeting and getting a chance to spend time with (and being deliciously fed by! :weee:) our beloved Yenta and his wonderful Husband...as well as, of course, spending unplanned but extremely welcome time with the BF.:love:

It all happened in less than 24 hours, but what a day it was! I feel very blessed and very, very grateful for the gift of that day in particular as well as the gift of love, friendship and fellowship I receive everyday through our Soulforce family.

:love::love:love:

:D:D:D

That is So WONDERFUL!!!!!! :D:D

I wish I could've seen that!!!
Makes me so happy reading this wonderful story - my face is starting to hurt from the prolonged grin.

Daniel and his husband are angels. So are you and Dash.

:love::love::love::love::love::love::love:

[u-dog]

OK, Paul? are you listening? THERE IS DEFINATELY A GOD !!! This could absolutely NOT have happened in a universe with no God!!

(just kidding!....sort of)


Thanks for sharing this wonderful story David. it warmed the very cockles of my heart (and at fifty it takes something special for my cockles to get warm :( )

[Dash]

Ya...I got the best boyfriend ever! :D:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::sing: :sing:

It was the one day I'd forgotten my phone back at Daniel's place when we went wandering about town. I was all weepy and surprised to see David. I felt so bad later when I read all his texts and listened to all his voice messages. He's a good detective though! :inspector: (And so handsome too!! :agree: )

Seeing him was a gift...completely unanticipated and overwhelming.

There's a pic of the three of us somewhere...

:love::love:

[Zerbie]

There's a pic of the three of us somewhere...

:love::love:

Ooh, post it!

:D:love::love::love::love:

[Daniel]

Hubby took the pic- and it was very late in the evening....wee hours actually. You can't see what beautiful eyes David has because of his glasses. The next one is of Dash, myself and hubby, at the famous arch in Washington Square Park.

[Zerbie]

Sweet pic of Daniel, Dash, & Drane.

I tried to enlarge the third pic by clicking on it, the way I viewed the other ones, but an error message comes up and says "Invalid attachment." :confused: I wanted to see Daniel's hubby in close up!! :hissy: (finally found a reason to use this emoticon)

[mjules]

Awww!!

I'm making such loud, high-pitched 'squee'ing sounds the cat is giving me dirty looks.

So sweet~!

:love:

Mazel Tov!!

[Zerbie]

Ya know what? Daniel, you really do look 12-15 years younger than your chronological age.

What do you eat? :)

[Jennifer5]

It's the same picture?? :confused:

[Vanessa White]

What an absolutely sweet surprise, for all of you!!! Love is just so wonderous and beautiful, awe-inspiring and magical, and surprising at times. Darling Dash, you soak up every bit of those charming surprises, as you deserve every one. David, continue to share those blessings as well as receive them. I hope that the two of you don't get too sick of us fawning all over you?!?!? After all, you are the first love match here in our SF circle that we know of. It is all so exciting!!!! :love::love::love::love::'(

[Daniel]

It's the same picture?? :confused:

I was fiddling with them and put the same two up for a few minutes! Fixed it now.

Ya know what? Daniel, you really do look 12-15 years younger than your chronological age.

What do you eat?

Very sweet of you. But this pic kinda alarmed me. I look very tired around the eyes. And it wasn't the company- believe me- I had a great time. The fact is that, since I've had my run-in with tinnitus, I haven't been sleeping as well as I was before it started (April 6), but I can say that this is getting better. And to that end, I am going to go take a nap!

Sleep is a reconciling. Maybe that's it. And Rest. And good food and amourous activites. Can I say that here? Bliss keeps us young. That's what I think.

[Jennifer5]

I was fiddling with them and put the same two up for a few minutes! Fixed it now.

wow... very nice... putting the three of you in the same room just isn't right... it just not fair to the rest of the people out there, they can't compete with it :rolleyes:


:love:

[Zerbie]

Very sweet of you. But this pic kinda alarmed me. I look very tired around the eyes. And it wasn't the company- believe me- I had a great time. The fact is that, since I've had my run-in with tinnitus, I haven't been sleeping as well as I was before it started (April 6), but I can say that this is getting better. And to that end, I am going to go take a nap!

Sleep is a reconciling. Maybe that's it. And Rest. And good food and amourous activites. Can I say that here? Bliss keeps us young. That's what I think.

Of course you can say "amorous activities."
Wishing both you couples LOTS of those.

But as for the picture: You're talking about the one photographed from below?? Well, yeah, that ALWAYS happens when one is photographed from BELOW! The shadows all fall the wrong direction. Always make sure you are photographed from your own level or from above.

I was talking about the picture where you're sort of crouching, is it on a staircase? Well. I'll look again.

[BruceChris]

Luck, Communication, Joy, Wisdom, and, oh yeah, Love

Peace and Love, Bruce Chris

[u-dog]

What an absolutely sweet surprise, for all of you!!! Love is just so wonderous and beautiful, awe-inspiring and magical, and surprising at times. Darling Dash, you soak up every bit of those charming surprises, as you deserve every one. David, continue to share those blessings as well as receive them. I hope that the two of you don't get too sick of us fawning all over you?!?!? After all, you are the first love match here in our SF circle that we know of. It is all so exciting!!!! :love::love::love::love::'(


Well... if you don't count crushes and pre-existing relationships, yeah.:love:

[Jennifer5]

Well... if you don't count crushes and pre-existing relationships, yeah.:love:

Well crushes wouldn't count... because they can come and go so easily... but what couples do we have on here??

[u-dog]

Well crushes wouldn't count... because they can come and go so easily... but what couples do we have on here??

Polly Purebred (rainbow7) and Underdog?

[Jennifer5]

Polly Purebred (rainbow7) and Underdog?

really?? if so, I didn't know about.

[u-dog]

really?? if so, I didn't know about.

She is my wife, co-parent, best friend, and yes, even my co-participant in "amorous activities" (am I aloud to say that here?)

[Jennifer5]

She is my wife, co-parent, best friend, and yes, even my co-participant in "amorous activities" (am I aloud to say that here?)

Huh... don't know how I missed that... that's neat that both of you are on here!

[Zerbie]

She is my wife, co-parent, best friend, and yes, even my co-participant in "amorous activities" (am I aloud to say that here?)

All lovingly engaged amorous activities happily celebrated here.
:tup::good::rainbow::love:

[Emproph]

Wow, how did I miss this big huge news? Emproph informed me about this at the Ex-Gay Survivor's Conference.

It's true, I'm a gossiper, but I regret nothing! I loved every immoral minute of it (and so did Jamie btw).

I haven't commented because I'm still trying to peice this whole thing together. You guys are like how many states away from each other?

Anyway, Dash and Dsdrane:

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u276/umuemc/Congratulations.gif

A round of cartwheels in the aisle for everyone!

[dsdrane]

I haven't commented because I'm still trying to peice this whole thing together. You guys are like how many states away from each other?


Hmmmmm...let's see.... According to Google Maps®

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=33444&daddr=60626&sll=35.603719,-80.683594&sspn=39.742142,55.722656&ie=UTF8&z=5&om=1

there are 4 states separating Florida and Illinois (5 if you clip the northeast corner of Alabama...though, really, why would you?...hahahaha, just kidding...love 'bama...but I digress).

1,341 miles...uff da!

Fortunately, United has flights that are a little more direct, not to mention much quicker.

Still, the drive will become inevitable in the not-too-distant future once we start shackin' up. :D

:love::love::cookie::love:

[Dash]

...once we start shackin' up. :D

:love::love::cookie::love:

Oh, honey, you make it sound so tawdry when you say it that way.



...say it again:o

[Vanessa White]

I just LOVE LOVE LOVE the sound of "shackin' up", tawdry or not...... Good, no, GREAT for both of you...... I will continue to gush until you are both good and tired of it!!!!

What will be the location that you will land in- somewhere in between, or either place? Or somewhere else brand-spankin' new!?!?

Do tell!!! :love::love::love::love::love:

I am doing my own "move" this weekend, returning to my "home" that I shared with my partner before I moved out. We are going strong, for the second time, and it is time for us all three to be under the same roof again. Life is surely sweet, and blessed!!!! :love::love::love::love::love::love::love:

[dsdrane]

I am doing my own "move" this weekend, returning to my "home" that I shared with my partner before I moved out. We are going strong, for the second time, and it is time for us all three to be under the same roof again. Life is surely sweet, and blessed!!!! :love::love::love::love::love::love::love:

Oh Vanessa...so you have some fun, lovey news of your own! That's wonderful!!:):D:agree::weee::tup::sing::cookie:

Countless blessings on your impending shared-roofedness (redux)!!:love::love::love::love:

As for Le Dash et Moi, we shall start wethinks in the City of Wind...and, then...who knows!

The attached is a plan Dash drew up showing some initial thoughts regarding how this all might unfold....

[Zerbie]

The attached is a plan Dash drew up showing some initial thoughts regarding how this all might unfold....

:confused: What? Octopuses? :rofl::laughing: OMG. :rolleyes:

[u-dog]

Ok, so that octopus has his third tentacle wrapped around our house. So when this grand road trip happens you two Jehu's need to stop for lunch or coffee or something before you get to Chicago!! No excuses!

[dsdrane]

Ok, so that octopus has his third tentacle wrapped around our house. So when this grand road trip happens you two Jehu's need to stop for lunch or coffee or something before you get to Chicago!! No excuses!

Sure!!

(What's a Jehu?)

[Dash]

:confused: What? Octopuses? :rofl::laughing: OMG. :rolleyes:

Yeah!!! Anti-gay republican octupuses!! :shifty:

[u-dog]

Sure!!

(What's a Jehu?)


In Second Samuel Something or another one of King David's generals is named "Jehu" he is described as driving his chariot fast and recklessly. It is the source of the saying "Driving like a "Jehu" the spelling got corrupted over time to Yehu and then to Yahoo. then the pronunciation changed from "Yay who" to "Yah who"

[dsdrane]

In Second Samuel Something or another one of King David's generals is named "Jehu" he is described as driving his chariot fast and recklessly. It is the source of the saying "Driving like a "Jehu" the spelling got corrupted over time to Yehu and then to Yahoo. then the pronunciation changed from "Yay who" to "Yah who"

Ah, yes...makes sense. Thanks, U!

(D'oh.)

[u-dog]

Ah, yes...makes sense. Thanks, U!

(D'oh.)

I know so many useless things that it sometimes frightens me :eek:

[Emproph]

That reminds me, I have to go eat some worms.

[Dash]

That reminds me, I have to go eat some worms.

Mmmmm...try the ones at the bottom of the Mezcal. :love:

[tdogg]

I love the term shackin' up. It's great (and I'm doin' it!).

David & Dash, I'm still enjoying the thought of you two together. David, you are gonna love Chicago! Don't forget to visit Sue if you haven't already. Oh and catch the real life Monet's at the Art Institute. Not to mention those lovely walks on the beach and though the university.

Vanessa, I'm SO SO SO happy for you girl! Wow, great and exciting news! :love:

U-dog and Polly: :love::love:

[Daniel]

I am doing my own "move" this weekend, returning to my "home" that I shared with my partner before I moved out. We are going strong, for the second time, and it is time for us all three to be under the same roof again. Life is surely sweet, and blessed!!!! :love::love::love::love::love::love::love:

Honey! I am so happy for you! This is just great! Weeeeeee!

:love::love::love::love:

[andrewlittle]

In Second Samuel Something or another one of King David's generals is named "Jehu" he is described as driving his chariot fast and recklessly. It is the source of the saying "Driving like a "Jehu" the spelling got corrupted over time to Yehu and then to Yahoo. then the pronunciation changed from "Yay who" to "Yah who"

...until it was used by certain pale citizens as a name for Native American Indians. I'll never forget the first time I met Jenna's family at a reunion held at a Montana fish camp. Her father and 5 brothers started talking about "dirty, lazy yahoos". Then one of them asks what part of Europe my ancestors were from. I thought I would have the privilege of watching them squirm when I said "England, Scotland and Shawnee country." Instead, they just said, "Good thing you're not full blood - we'd have to hang you."

I get on real well with her family. :disagree: