Finally: pictures from the anniversary trip to LA and Disneyland…
And a very big happy birthday to Becky, too…
Massachusetts court rules ban on gay marriage unconstitutional:
In a paper statement he released immediately after the ruling was released, Romney left the door open for some other way of recognizing same-sex couples.
“Of course,” he said, “we must provide basic civil rights and appropriate benefits to nontraditional couples, but marriage is a special institution that should be reserved for a man and a woman.”
They say that a lot, those assorted politicians. It’s almost a rote memorization sort of thing. But they very rarely offer a compelling or intellectually-valid reason WHY. And here’s a hint: “because the Bible (God, the Pope, Mohammed, L. Ron Hubbard, etc.) says so” is NEVER an intellectually-valid reason — nor a relevant one — when the issue is American public policy…
Like Rick, I couldn’t give a rat’s ass what you want to call my relationship with Mark — marriage, domestic partnership, living in sin, godless sodomy, whatever. But when you tell me that it’s somehow less important, or less worthy of equal protection under the law, simply because both of us possess Y chromosomes, you’d better be prepared to defend your logic with something stronger than some vague, irrelevant, and possibly erroneous religious argument…
And something a little more clever than “that’s the way it’s always been” would be refreshing too…
Why do I read the letters to the editor? It only causes me pain…
About the New Bloomingdale’s on Market Street:
It is true that the actual building will not be affected. But what about the people inside? During the next three years, the employees of the nonprofits and small businesses located in this building will have to deal with the constant sound, dust, vibration and stress caused by construction that will take place only 5 feet from our office windows — windows that are our only source of ventilation.
Boo fucking hoo. That’s what urban life is all about. Yes, it’s annoying. Yes, it bothers me when I have to deal with construction near my house. No, I don’t believe that it’s some giant conspiracy against “nonprofits and small businesses”, nor that it’s really worthy of a letter to the editor of the business section…
Bitch about it on a web journal instead; they’re designed for whining and complaining, dammit…
Or maybe we should just leave all vacant lots empty in perpetuity, lest the neighbors be incovenienced…
About the Patriot Act:
Personally, I do not care if someone knows what books I have checked out from the library, or what sites I have visited on the Internet. If collecting this information will save even one American life, it is well worth the so-called infringement of civil rights and liberties.
America is at war, and at times of war people must give up certain liberties to ensure the security of this great nation. As Americans, we need to stand up against those who wish to weaken our defense and let the enemy in.
Is it me, or is the collective IQ of this country declining on a daily basis? Think what you will about the Patriot Act, but this moron clearly misses the point all the way ’round and shows his ignorance both of the concept of rights and liberties (which are not “gifts” of the government to be rescinded at will) and of critical thinking…
It was Benjamin Franklin, I think, who said something to the effect that anyone who willingly gives up his freedom in exchange for a sense of security is worthy of neither…
Random one-liners for a Tuesday afternoon:
- The exact Benjamin Franklin quote is “”Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
- Now pop on over and see Becky’s celebration pictures…
- Or my baby’s new site…
- While you do this, I’ll be pondering what to do with the $57.40 I’ve saved in the past fifteen days by not smoking 287 cigarettes…
- Or thinking about how nice it would be if we could stop testing drugs and other products on animals and start testing them on PETA members and other assorted animal rights terrorists instead…
- Or maybe I’ll just go take out the trash…
I love a boy who can cook…
What I hated (today) was sitting on the 12-Folsom for half an hour behind idiots who were trying to get on the Bay Bridge and who had decided that bringing their SUVs and Hummers to a dead stop right in the middle of each intersection, regardless of signal status or right of way, was the best way to accomplish this goal…
I’m sure I’ll find something else to hate on the way home tomorrow…
I dunno. This just sort of tickled me…
Sort of like that announcement we heard at Safeway the other night: “Could someone please open the back door? We have a load.” The other fag on the canned vegetables aisle with us was amused too…
OK, so I have a one-track mind tonight…
Weren’t we talking about morons who don’t quite grasp the concept of urban living just last week? Here, straight off an unsuccessful day in court, is the alpha male of the species…
Random thoughts for the Sunday after Thanksgiving:
- I’m so proud. One of my sites has been featured in the Weekly World News, right there next to the two-headed alien devil spawn of Saddam Hussein and the incestuous homosexual conjoined twins of Burkina Faso…
- Mark‘s back today and my four-day binge of geeky photo downloading (not the kind of photos you’re thinking: most of them were from here), manipulation of databases , unhealthy eating, and the occasional wank will come to a close. I missed you a bunch too, baby, but you’ll be glad to know I coped…
- I actually read an article the USA Weekend this morning (because getting off the couch would have forced me to acknowlege the dirty dishes in the kitchen sink) and I had a thought: why is it that most annoying catchphrases become annoying mainly because they involve imagination-impaired middle-class white people (the target audience of the newspaper supplement in question) trying desperately to sound like they live in a UPN sitcom?
- I’ve also determined that — depite being made in 1967 — Valley of the Dolls was actually the very first movie of the 1970s…
Random thoughts for the Monday after the Sunday after Thanksgiving:
- I have the most wonderful husband in the world. I just wanted to mention that today since he’s been especially wonderful for putting up with me the past thirty days or so. I haven’t been particularly pleasant company, I fear…
- That said, tomorrow marks one month, a hundred bucks saved, and — if the old cliché is true — five thousand extra minutes tacked on to the end of my life…
- What a beautiful weekend, weather-wise. It was gray and soggy and chilly and generally wonderful. Pity it won’t last…
- It sure would be nice if I could have those five thousand extra minutes NOW rather than when I’m old and senile. Oh well…