It was a week that saw the one-year anniversary of Dad’s passing come and go. I’ve been in a reflective state of mind, guided by relief, gratitude, sadness, and the raw ache of a year of firsts without him. Everyone who’s ever lost someone has told me the grief doesn’t just end at any finite point in time, and I know and understand this. That said, finishing the year has some sense of reassurance in it, some little bit of comfort as I realize that while Dad is gone, he is still with us in so many ways.
I also don’t want to bring this space down with daily dwellings on death (even though I think we would all do better to discuss and talk about death in the way I’ve come to understand it’s such a meaningful and natural part of life) and to that end there were and will always be a multitude of distractions and other things on which to focus. This past week has been about the Olympic Games in Paris, which found equal bits of athleticism, inspiration, and eye candy. On with the weekly recap in typical roller coaster fashion…
It began with a sizzling hot coquette moment. Our coquette summer burns and burns…
Aiding in the coquette atmosphere was this Silver Mountain Water fragrance by Creed.
Completing the coquette feel of this summer was established in our third summer playlist: Coquette-Me-Not.
The bulge seen round the world belonged to Jules Bouyer.
The room where my father died.
A gratuitously shirtless Olympic pause.
The second bulge seen round the word, when this pole vaulter’s pole knocked down the pole.
Pommel horse guy Stephen Nedoroscik goes shirtless.
Tropical the landlocked breeze, all of nature wild and free, this is where I long to be…
Pinoy Pride was in full effect as Carlos Yulo secured a second gold medal for the Philippines.
the Olympic spotlight shone on Asher Hong, Carlos Alcaraz, Paul Juda, Anthony Harding, Bobby Finke, Carlos Yulo, and Noah Lyles.
Dazzlers of the Day included Maxim Bouchard, Jules Bouyer, Stephen Nedoroscik, and Rhys McClenaghan.
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