@kayakpatrick@beige.party

· 3w ago

A couple of photos from the adventure to the coast this weekend. Survived 12 hours of driving and the first wedding with K(kiddo)&T(toddler). Some relaxation also took place. All in all, a successful whirlwind weekend getaway with the family. #beach #OR

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kayakpatrick @kayakpatrick@beige.party

· 5mo ago

#SilentSunday #bloomscrolling

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kayakpatrick @kayakpatrick@beige.party

· 3mo ago

Growing up in Seattle, I remember learning about MLK Jr., the civil rights movement, and racism but it was always as history--things that happened in the past. And that's how I thought about bigotry and racism until I was in high school and went to visit step family in Alabama for the 4th of July. We all went to a water park and were having a good time until one of the AL bunch declared he would not go in the wave pool because there were black people in it. Only he used the N word. I was flabbergasted. I remember bobbing up and down in the waves with everyone else trying to wrap my head around what he had said, and I just couldn't. It made no sense to me. I still think about that trip to the water park every 4th of July. Every year, I wonder if there's more or less people in this country like Kenny and how such hatred and bigotry continue to exist.

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