Portland is for Lovers

I took this photo at the Arts & Crafts Fair in the Pearl District of Portland on Labor Day. I really meant to take an innocent photo of these dogs. Fate intervened and all of a sudden one of them got horny. Pugs are such a lovable dog.

Moving on. The wedding on Saturday. It was an informal, outdoor wedding with casual dress. We were lucky because it was quite warm and a jacket would have been very uncomfortable. It was interesting to see how far some people took the definition of "casual." Two men in their forties wore shorts and flip-flops! And to make it worse, one of them had his cell phone dangling like a colostomy bag from his waist. Many women wore strapless dresses which prominently displayed their tattoos.

I did have one wish granted at the wedding. No readings of the pompous, boring prick named Khalil Gibran. Instead, they had some dumb Spanish poem which was much less offensive.

The wedding proved to be a lot of fun as the evening progressed. Everyone got drunk. Except me because I am a lightweight drinker.

One funny Pen Gaaghi moment. The evening before the wedding there was a special dinner for out-of-town guests. We had an informal party at a pizza place in downtown Portland. There must be have been something in the air that caused an allergic reaction in me. All of a sudden my eyes reddened and teared. Jon Dean asked if something was wrong. I said "they [bride and groom] are just two great kids. It really gets to me." Perhaps the funniest statement during the trip.