I just Donated a Star to Someone!

[RetroLounge]

Wow, that felt really good. I should do that more often!

:hi:

Have you donated?

RL

[swimboy]

1. I just followed your lead

sincerest form of flattery.

Well, that and photographs. :evilgrin:

[RetroLounge]

4. Did you say Photographs?

:hi:

RL

[swimboy]

5. I DID say photographs!

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

6. Wow, great pic.

Where was that taken?

RL

[swimboy]

7. Thanks, RL.

First, let me say you are looking mighty handsome these days. I think your dreams agree with you.

We made a trip to Kauai in April for mr.swim's birthday (it was one of those birthdays that ends in zero) and were very glad we hung out on the beach to watch the sun set. Right as the sun hit the horizon, a band of rain came through (that's why I'm glistening) and caused this to happen:



Enormous bright semicircular rainbow clear to the ground. We couldn't get it all in one frame. Here is some more of it.



After the sun sank below the horizon, we decided to rent a spot at the poolside bar, as we will NEVER in our entire lives be able to afford to stay at the adjacent resort, and a fellow came over and struck up a conversation and insisted on paying for our drinks. He was pretty talkative and suddenly, after mentioning that his dad had been in a play in Boston, I was sure I heard him say "Lost in Space". I interrupted him and said, Did you say 'Lost in Space', your dad was involved in Lost in Space??? He said, "Oh yeah, sure was. Somebody had to crash the spaceship every week." His dad was MAJOR DON WEST!

Now some people would say, don't bother me with your stories unless you ran into Dustin Hoffman or Meryl Streep, but I thought this was one of the most marvelous and offbeat things that is going to happen in my life. He told us how his dad thought it was stupid he was supposed to populate the new planet with Judy and they couldn't show them holding hands, how he hated having to wear the brown and beige V-neck velour outfit, etc. Then he said, yeah, Penny has a store in the valley, she's selling mood rings and stuff. Judy's selling real estate, they all still keep in touch. We asked him to tell his dad he'd met two of his fans and that he'd been an early crush. He said that was cool and then he had to go because he had 8:00 reservation for the seafood buffet.

I knew the cosmic forces had smiled on us that day. I'm telling you because I am pretty sure you'll get it.

:pals:

[RetroLounge]

8. Wow! Great story in a very beautiful locale...

What an amazing rainbow! I would have been looking for that pot-o-gold!

and I would much rather meet the peripheral than the stars myself...

It's cool that they kept in touch.

and enough talk about you "glistening," young man. You're making my mind wander off...

Danger Will Robinson, Danger!!!

RL

[MissMillie]

2. not yet, not this time

and I may not be able to this time around. I need to refill my cat's asthma medication... which eats up most of my "expendible" income for the month.

[RetroLounge]

3. Oh, I understand that...

I just got paid, so before I spent it on the necessities, I sent a little on to DU.

I'll skip a few packs of smokes next week to cover it...

RL

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. Yaaaay! Retro! That's one of my favorite things to do for people.

Especially those who always post great stuff, or are just all around good people. :hi: How are you?

[RetroLounge]

10. I'm good!

I donated it to a friend who doesn't post here anymore, but I know she likes to search and read the lounge and keep up, so when that day arrives when she comes back to the lounge, she'll still be in the loop...

:hi:

RL

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. Well, if it's who I think it is, tell her I said "hi"

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

12. Will do...

:hi:

RL