Baseball and #QAL

      I have come to understand that I can only really rely on two things to always be there for me. Notice, I said things. There have really only been two people I could always count on: my parents. Regardless of where I was either physically or mentally, they always listened unconditionally. It is from them that I learned how powerful unconditional love really is. My mother is gone from this world now but I know that, if I called my Dad up, he would be glad to hear from me. He always tells me that I am doing a "good job". Even at age almost 56, that means a lot.
     There are, however, two things I can count on to keep me company: one has been around for over a hundred years while the other not nearly so long. That doesn't, however, negate its effectiveness. Tonight, I am listening to a Queen and Adam Lambert (QAL) concert from New York City.  I could be watching the live video but that doesn't work so well with my other summer vice, baseball. I can listen to the concert while watching baseball or, like I was doing earlier, washing dishes.
     Five summers ago, it was over 100 degrees for over a month. Simon and I lived somewhere without air-conditioning. I don't know how we survived but we did. Maybe, that summer taught me I can survive anything. I don't know.  Queen and Adam Lambert were touring that summer too. Actually, that was the first time they went on tour together and it was in Europe. Someone in this fandom has always had audio on the concerts. I would leave my hot, airless house and go to the Plaza library where there was internet. At that time, I had an ancient laptop but it worked for livestreamed QAL concerts from Europe.  I would sit in air- conditioning and listen to concerts happening live, half a world away.  Simon was at home. He always had water and ice and the house I lived in had an addition on the back that was like a cellar. It was cement and it was cool in there for him.