pink heals

Hope is Green, a charity run (?) by the fine people of Looper's Pub in south Bethlehem hosted a block party Monday night. The guests were a couple of pink fire engines and pink clad firefighters. And they say real men don't wear pink. Poopykosh.

Lydia and I went after school. I picked her up, we parked illegally (it was after 5) in a lot that said permit parking only.

There on Polk street were two pink fire engines, a cute black dog, and a couple of firefighters. Not a bad way to end an evening. Men were having their heads shaved, and so were a couple of women. If 25, I think, people shaved their heads a local doctor was going to have his legs waxed in public. And I think with the magic number of 100, his chest waxed. Ouch.

There were burgers and dogs. And beer somewhere, but I never found where. It would have tasted good.

I met up with Wendy who I trained with last year for the three day. She looks really good. I bought a t-shirt for both Bonnie and I that says "Pink Heals". http://www.pinkheals.org

It was all part of the Guardians of the Ribbon, Pink Ribbon Tour 09. http://www.pinkribbontour.com/ These firefighters are all volunteers and use their vacay time to travel the country in their pink engines. When asked why, I heard one say on tv something like the most important people in our lives are women. (mother, spouse/lover, daughter). That's really kind of cool.

I signed the engine in memory of Karen, and with good wishes for Bonnie who is newly diagnosed.

For more pixs go to my webshots album. Hopefully Lyd will give me copies of her. She got the cute dog.