It\u2019s the Akron Pride Fest today and though Jim is out of town I decided to go on my own. With Senate Bill 1 making it so the University can\u2019t have a place in the parade or a booth, I got a late start as just a festival-goer instead of a participant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I parked in the deck – that super expensive parking pass for work finally good for something – and entered the venue from one end. And, oddly, there were no protesters there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I walked down one side and stopped by a booth where I knew some people, then made a loop around the far end to take my picture in front of the giant pride flag. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which is where I found the protesters, milling about with their dumb signs, and getting in the way of group photos. I shook my head as I walked past and didn\u2019t engage.\u00a0 It\u2019s just so dumb and mean-spririted and pointless.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The music was good and I decided to get some lunch. I sat on the lawn at Lock 3 while I ate my chicken tenders and fries – I\u2019m not adventurous – and then ran into a couple more people I knew when I was done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I ended up not buying anything but lunch and not stopping at many booths or talking to many people. I\u2019m just not good at large-scale socializing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, I was there and it counted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(and I\u2019m trying to avoid the comments\u2026)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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