Had a great visit / discussion with reps from the local chapter of Atheists United last night.

[pinto]

3. She has a routine down for get togethers. Either a vegan casserole type dish, that she does well,

or a bunch of sides to set out with the main plates. In a pinch, she carries individual serving size containers of stuff that fits her fare.

We go way back. Have gotten together for Catholic midnight mass in the past. She liked the pageantry, sees it as theater. As do I in many ways. Can be blunt at times. LOL, she's often turned to me in a group setting and said, "pinto, I'm going there". Or, "pinto would you go get a couple of glasses of wine for us?" Something we chuckle about later.

An odd couple of friends in a way. At one point when my sister mentioned that she and pinto are coming for dinner, which is very common - a Boston relative went, "I thought he was gay?" My sister laughed, "Well, yeah. They do a lot of stuff together and she's become part of the family."

Diversity lives.