It annoys me when nominal support for LGBT rights is used instrumentally to push for clout or unrelated goals. But I *really* hate it when it’s treated as basically a cringe bourgeois affectation, whether it be the right, left, or center that’s pulling out that old canard.

Clark Construction is the company leading the renovations for the new White House ballroom project, with AECOM and McCrery Architects also involved in the construction team.

Been reading a lot of thrillers and working on my own prose recently

"A clutch of silent leaves" -- beautiful!