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Thursday, August 28, 2003

Excitement turns to embarassment...
So, earlier today I was excited because I had a genuine Ithaca moment... And I wanted to blog it.

I was walking on the commons and some dirty, grubby stranger walks up to me with a big silver bowl full of nasty looking apples and says, 'Do you want a free apple?' I've seen enough 20/20 segments and saw Snow White... I'm no fool. I didn't take an apple.

In the meantime, I have something much better to blog about. I'm mortified by something that just happened...

I'm naturally inquisitive. If something comes up in conversation that I don't know the answer to... I have to find out the answer. Last night, talking with a friend, a few things came up. Like what major league team the Rochester Red Wings are the farm team for, and why sulfur matches when lit in a bathroom help clear the air.

Just for the record, the Rochester Red Wings are the farm team for the Baltimore Orioles. But its the second question that embarassed me. In a twist that will amuse those of you who know me really well (and know that the only thing that I get embarassed about discussing is bodily functions)...

...I was googling, and I couldn't find anything to answer my matches-in-the-bathroom question... Why exactly DOES that work? Mid-search, Lauren and I took a break and went outside for some air. Right before we got up from the table, I had clicked on a link that looked relatively promising but didn't hang around to see what page came up. We hung outside for a few minutes and when I came back the entire cafe was staring and pointing at my laptop. I thought, 'Oh that's cool, they're all admiring my cute powerbook.' After all, it IS pretty cute.

When I sat back down, however, I realized what they were all looking at. On my screen was a web site whose header, in about a million point type said, 'FART FACTS.' Below this header was a big mushroom cloud animated gif. Pretty.

I slumped down in my chair and quickly closed the site to giggling behind me. I've been too traumatized to continue looking up the answer to that question. I guess that will be one answer I will never know.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2003

Leaning towards Howard Dean
I watched Howard Dean's rally in New York City last night live on C-Span. And I gotta say, he is really good at working up a crowd and hits all the anti-Bush points you'd expect with a few that I'd never heard before.

And his supporters are so creative... I mean, you gotta love a sign that says, 'Friends Don't Let Friends Vote Bush.'

I think now the only thing that would change my mind (and I am not alone) is if Hillary Clinton jumped into the race. Time is running out, and as miniscule a chance as her being a candidate is, there are folks who are hearing whispers. I think as Bush appears more and more vulnerable, she'll be dying to get in the race... if Bush is going to be beaten, she wants to be the one to do it.

And while I'm talking about fierce women, pardon me while I type a plea... for anyone in California who comes across my site before the recall election... Please seriously consider voting for Arianna Huffington. An amazingly intelligent individual, and someone who has seen the light, converting from Newt Gingritch republican to progressive independent. Go to Arianna's Web site and check out all of the great video clips they have so far... especially the one from her appearance on Bill Maher's new HBO show.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the ten commandments have left the building...
Finally, after a court ruled that having a ten commandments monument on display in a courthouse was in violation of the separation of church and state... and after the judge who originally placed it there resisted moving it... the monument was moved today.

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Sunday, August 24, 2003

All Things Just Keep Gettin' Better...
The latest Newsweek poll suggests that 49% of voters would NOT like Bush to have a second term compared with 44% who would. Sounds like sweet justice to me...

[Read an article about it here.]
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Keeping up...
I ended up not going to the book group on Wednesday night... instead Lori and I hung out at home and at my favorite cafe, WOWnet. We had dinner, watched some hilarious video of Keelinn singing to Faith Hill with Darlene dancing in the background. (I nearly wet myself.) She showed me some amazing pictures that her grandfather took during the depression and some pictures and video from her trip to Kansas, and we watched a few of our favorite scenes from Bowling for Columbine. We stayed up much later than we probably should. And then in the morning I made some particularly strong coffee... and laid out two mugs for coffee... it was kinda nice to have someone around in the morning when I got up. It sort of inspired me to get up and around instead of straight to the shower and race to work because I slept in longer than I should.

Thursday night was the last play of the Hangar Theater's summer season. Cheri, the bf, and I went to see 'Stones In His Pockets' which was probably the best play of the season. Two actors who played at least six different characters... maybe more. All with varying irish accents and genders. Really amazing. All in all, the summer season at the hangar started on a rotten note ('Topdog Underdog')... hit a relatively decent quality in the middle ('My Fair Lady') and then got successively better through 'Fixed' and 'Stones in His Pockets.' I think there was another play in there somewhere that wasn't even worth remembering.

Saturday was another busy one... I feel like I saw most everyone I knew... coffee in the morning with Lauren which was great... went to see a fantastic play put on by a group of kids ('Once On This Island') with Jamie, Cindy, and Lisa... ran into Kim and Jeanette at the diner... saw Becky and Cheri on their way back from a Melissa Etheridge concert... and wrapped up the day going to dinner with Lauren, then out to dessert, then a little browsing at the music store, then renting some old 'Sex and the City' episodes that we hadn't seen. Then spent the night over at the bf's after he got out of work...

Today, I'll consider it a success if I get some reading done...

But I have tons of work to do too. I don't think I've mentioned on here yet that I am organizing a candidate's forum for the many candidates running for city and county office. It will be sponsorted by the Ithaca Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgendered Task Force and I only have about a week and a half left to make sure I talk with all the candidates, circulate my questionnaire for the voter guide, try to get the press to cover it... and I have to moderate it as well. That makes me a little nervous... For anyone that might want to attend, the forum will be on Thursday, September 4th from 7-9 PM at the Unitarian Church. It will be one of the last forums before the Democratic Primary on September 9th.

Alright... back to my New Yorker Magazines... More later... Happy Sunday!
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Keeping up...
I ended up not going to the book group on Wednesday night... instead Lori and I hung out at home and at my favorite cafe, Wownet. We had dinner, watched some hilarious video of Keelinn singing to Faith Hill with Darlene dancing in the background. (I nearly wet myself.) 
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Wednesday, August 20, 2003

My fun evening...
Yesterday, Chicago and Bowling for Columbine came out on DVD. The minute I got out of work I hoofed it over to Barnes & Noble, braving four lanes of highway traffic and breaking my sandals in the process. I was determined to buy those movies.

Since the walk over was so traumatic and I was not looking forward to the walk back across four lanes of highway traffic, I figured that I'd browse for books for a while. Its not very often that I get to be alone in a book store... and I do love everything about books. ;-)

At some point, I remembered that the last time I was at the store I heard them announce a gay/lesbian reading group but didn't know when it met. So I asked the guy at the information counter for a flier with book group dates. It turned out that the Gay/Lesbian group was meeting the next day (TODAY), AND they were discussing a book I'd already read. I took it as a sign... and I'll go tonight if I can convince Lori to go with me...

In the checkout line, I asked the clerk about where the book groups met. She said, 'Which one?' and I said, 'Uhm, the Gay & Lesbian one.' She let out this little squeal and started talking about a mile a minute. 'I lead that one! Oh my gosh, I'd be so excited if you'd come. There's like a core group of 2-3 folks who come every month... it's not like I take attendance or anything, but... oh my gosh...' (I think she kept talking but I'm not sure what she said after that.)

So now that I met the discussion leader, I'm really thinking it's fate to go to this bookgroup...

Anywho, after buying a few books, and trekked to KFC for some food. (The bf and I have been going there recently and I'm hooked even though this particular KFC sucks and never has anything that I want. The last time we went they didn't have any coleslaw or any mashed potatoes and they were out of pepsi.) I decided to give the Honey Barbeque Boneless Wings another chance... they're alright, don't let Jason Alexander fool you.

To round out my evening, I cleaned, did a little work on the new laptop, and then got about halfway through Bowling for Columbine before I got so tired I could hardly keep my eyes open...

Today is another day...

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Our 'President' or God's Messenger?
Buzz is circulating that during Middle East Peace talks, our mentally unbalanced and unelected president said,

'God told me to strike at al Qaida and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did, and now I am determined to solve the problem in the Middle East. If you help me I will act, and if not, the elections will come and I will have to focus on them.'

Read this commentary for the whole story...
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Monday, August 18, 2003

Gayle's vision for my hair...
I got to Gayle's early this morning... I was pretty excited about my hair cut. We went through the shampoo and the conditioning formalities... she couldn't find my index card but promised to update it later... and she started cutting. She barely took anything off the top but cleaned up the sides and the back.

It took about an hour, during which we had an in-depth conversation about politics which was cool. And a little conversation about how she hates missouri and parts of colorado because there's all kinds of racism and homophobia there. (Major points for Gayle... I haven't come out to her, but she's gotta know... hairdressers always know.)

As I was leaving I thanked Gayle for the conversation, and I really meant it. She said, 'I have no patience for gossip. But there are three things we talk about in here... good restaurants, politics, and sex.' I laughed and said, 'Well, we talked about good restaurants on my first visit, and politics this time...' She grinned and said, 'I'll see you in September!' I dunno if I should be nervous or a little excited...

But back to my hair. When I left Gayle's, I had this pretty big poofball on my head. She had basically spiked my hair straight up and back a little so that it resembled a pompador cut... I just swore that I'd push it all down when I got outside, no need to do it in front of her. But as I was walking towards the office and trying to get my hair to cooperate, I realized that only parts were cooperating, so now I'm walking down the commons with PARTS of my hair standing straight out to the side and some flat. I could see my reflection in every store window I passed, and it was not pretty. So I got to my favorite cafe and went right for the bathroom so I could get some water in my hair and play with it properly. I'm sure the owner thought I was nuts when I came out of his bathroom with wet hair all plastered down to my head.

The bf saw it a few hours ago... he says it's practically the same just a little fuller. Maybe Gayle's vision was nothing to get too worked up about after all. It was more like a tune-up than a complete overhaul... but still well worth it!
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Sunday, August 17, 2003

The Blackout
The first indication that power was out anywhere was when a fax wouldn't go through for one of the folks at my office. Finally, after about six tries, he called to see what was going on and the person, who was just across town, said they didn't have power. But that's not such a big deal, parts of Ithaca seem to lose power all the time. Little power glitches and temporary outages don't really phase me anymore. Then, the bf called me at the office sounding a little distressed, worried about me because of the power outage. And he said that power was out in a bunch of major cities around the Northeast and was I OK? 'Well sure,' I said. 'We've still got power here.'

That would only last about 20 minutes. We lost power at my office shortly after 5. The plan was to go to the boss's for drinks and appetizers, so all of us decided to keep that plan... afterall, there was still daylight. On the way, of course, there were no traffic lights, and none of the local radio stations were broadcasting. So it was slow going. We could pick up one station from New York City which only confirmed that there was a blackout, but not much more.

The after-work party went well. It was a little outside of town, so you could almost forget that there was any kind of power outage going on. The wine had been chilled already and the food had been prepared before they lost juice... we all hung out on the back deck with cutie patootie kids running all around us. And then, when it was time for dinner, we ventured back into downtown.

I couldn't use my cell phone and I had promised to call the bf once I finished at the party so I took a walk over to his neighborhood.

And the walk over was really amazing. It was just getting to be dusk... and everyone was out on their porch socializing, reading, or just hanging out. When I walked by, all the people would say 'Hi' and ask how you were. I felt at least a few times, that people would have been very happy to have you just sit and chat with them for a while. And I started fantasizing in my head about what it would be like if we had a forced 'blackout night' once a week, if that might go very far to bring neighborhoods more together. People were checking in on eachother, offering to lend batteries if they had them... candles... Ithaca felt just a little bit smaller and more friendlier.

When I got to the bf's place it was pretty hot inside, so we all wanted to be outside... I met a few new folks from the neighborhood who popped over... Everyone had brought a little something from their refrigerator that was sure to spoil if it didn't get used, and so we enjoyed a very elegantly thrown-together, and very inventive dinner. [The ONLY downside to the evening was that being outside, you'd get eaten alive by the mosquitoes. (I'm still itching.)]

And then we found out that power came back in collegetown, near campus, and so we went out for a few drinks there. By the time we left, power was on in my neighborhood but not his, and so we spent the night at my place.

It was a pretty great night, all told...

The night the lights went out in Ithaca.
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Saturday, August 16, 2003

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The Ithaca Journal's Editorial Page
I had to include this particularly interesting letter from a reader to the Ithaca Journal... If only everyone could see the state of affairs we're in this clearly. Thanks to Shelley Forsythe for writing it!

Credibility
I read a lot of fiction. If the story isn't credible, has too many coincidences, I lose interest and don't finish the book. I've been thinking about the rise of George W. Bush and how unbelievable it would seem as fiction: The Republican Party nominates him to run for president.

In this day of media scrutiny, no one seems to mind that he is grammatically challenged, had former substance problems, used insider trading for gain, and was AWOL from the National Guard during the Vietnam War.

The election takes place. There is a problem with the vote count in the state where his brother happens to be governor. The election hinges on this state. Even though he does not have the national popular vote, another state revote is not taken, and he is appointed president by the Supreme Court.

This appointed president is in office on 9-11 and he immediately takes advantage of fear to push his agenda. The media and the Democrats, afraid of looking unpatriotic, don't dare question his motives.

He first goes to war with Afghanistan, but then sets his sights on Iraq. Proof of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and terrorist connections are unsubstantiated. Despite U.N. objections, war is waged. Many support him and we begin to resemble prewar Germany.

Others can't believe what is happening to their country. Too bad it's not a silly book plot, but a scary reality. Let's rewrite this plot and impeach George W. Bush.
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Save your stamps, Howard Dean!
Can I just take a minute to complain about my biggest source of unsolicited snail mail these days... The Howard Dean Campaign. I swear I get at least a letter a week from them. Each one with a pledge card asking for money and a postage-paid return envelope. And each one with a return deadline... a deadline to contribute to their campaign!? How rude!

Today I got TWO letters from them (one supposedly from Dean himself and one from his Treasurer).

I've probably brought this on myself... I *have* donated twice to his campaign... but I'm not a bottomless pit of cash. And I've almost never donated at the request of a piece of direct mail (OK, except for that Democratic Committee mailing because they sent a letter written by James Carville).

Although, on the bright side... I suppose it's a good sign that Howard Dean can afford to be sending out that many pieces of mail and that he's keeping his message in our faces.

Even while my patience wears thin, I'll still support him for president...
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Friday, August 15, 2003

Even the conservatives in Canada are liberal.
Now this might be the smartest thing I've heard in a long time. Chuck government's role in marriage altogether... and allow folks to form partnership contracts with the government to get the benefits... Keep marriage a religious institution.

Seems straightforward enough to me.

The conservative party in Canada is leading the way...
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New Reba McEntire Album...
Reba McEntire, my favorite performer of all time, is back in the studio recording an album that will be released sometime this fall.

Check out this cute little 'trailer' for the album...
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Wednesday, August 13, 2003

My hair is driving me crazy...
Not too long ago, my new hairdresser Gayle said, 'Can you stand to go five or six weeks between hair cuts? That way, I'll have more to work with next time. I have a vision. Your hair is way too short.'

Since I had never had a vision for my hair before, I found this declaration to be quite comforting.

Well, it's been 5-1/2 weeks. My second appointment with Gayle is next Monday at 9:00 AM sharp. I've already run into her on the street. She said, 'Turn around, how's it coming? Ohhhhh, I can't wait to shape that hair!' (It is kind of cool, though, that someone besides me is so excited about my hair. I'm not used to that.)

I'm already starting to get curls at the neckline (I HATE when that happens). And it's so wavy and so unruly that I'm very self-conscious of it. This may be the longest my hair has ever been. [I've even used tips from Queer Eye such as 'Always apply your hair products from the back' and that doesn't seem to help. I'm getting worried that I'll be one of those people that can't even pull off the 'messy hair look.']

Five more days of discomfort is a small price to pay if Gayle's vision is worthwhile. I'll let you know how it goes...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2003

Candidates Forum
What an interesting debate on issues last night among the Mayoral candidates. Eric Lerner, Carolyn Peterson, and Beau Saul were on hand to answer submitted questions to a mostly packed room full of 2nd Ward voters.

Two things happened last night at the forum...
1. I am more convinced than ever that I would NEVER, under any circumstance vote for Beau Saul, and
2. I think I am leaning towards supporting/voting for Eric Lerner for Mayor.

First off, if you bother reading my posts about Ithaca politics, you know why I'm not even considering voting for Beau Saul. He's been endorsed by city republicans and has secured their line on the ballot. I attempted to go into last night's forum with an open mind, but when his excuse for accepting their endorsement was simply, 'allowing a place for republicans at the table,' I was completely turned off.

Mr. Saul, there is a huge difference between republicans and Democrats, even at the local level. And it is one thing to include people with varying opinions at the table and quite another to run on their platform and mislead individuals into thinking you hold those same values and beliefs. Had I been on your campaign, I would have advised you to politely turn down their offer. And I am thankful to Eric Lerner for finally putting similar sentiments into the debate. I think it is misleading to represent yourself as a republican when you claim to be a lifelong democrat. And if the republicans were so quick to endorse you, I imagine that says alot about your values and the goals you have for the direction of the city. Goals and a direction which I am sure to not agree with.

And while we're on the subject, there was also this little nasty issue about the republicans challenging petitions because of trivial, VERY TRIVIAL, mistakes on them. And of course, Mr. Saul stood up and practically defended the action by saying that the Democrats most certainly would have done the same thing had the republicans not done it first. Nice try, Mr. Saul.

So for me, this all boils down to a two person race between Carolyn Peterson and Eric Lerner. Both candidates are fairly progressive Democrats, and both have their pros with very few cons. The thing that struck me last night was Eric's presence and eloquence when discussing issues. He also seemed to be very knowledgeable about a whole breadth of issues. After the forum, I talked with him briefly about local gay and lesbian issues and he seemed to be very interested and at the same time had some interesting ideas about next steps for our community.

All that said, I'm still torn, even though I'm leaning towards one particular candidate.

The most interesting encounter by far, was when I got stuck talking to this guy that wanted to discuss all of his 'issues' with Ithaca. He was basically a big development supporter and took issue with people who complain about Wal Marts but not about Wegmans, and he obviously doesn't mind endless strip malls stretching out along the horizon. I think at one point he was even advocating ripping out the commons in favor of locating the Target right downtown. (Yikes!) I was actually able to have civil conversation with him for about ten minutes until he said, 'Well, what we really need to do is make our downtown safe by getting rid of the blacks and the gays.' (Double Yikes!)

I told him I thought there were more pressing safety issues than protecting our downtown from 'the blacks and the gays' and excused myself from further conversation.
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Monday, August 11, 2003

California Recall Election
Check out the up-to-date and growing list of candidates for Governor of California at Politics1.com. It's loooooooooong.
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Bummer...
Joe Biden won't run for President in 2004.
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I am soooo busy...
A bigger concern to me than not having time to update my blog is that I haven't had time to read my New Yorker magazines. :-( I have a backlog of about five that I need to get to, and I find myself reading while I walk, which is going to be a big hazard now that I don't have health insurance.

Why am I so busy, you ask?

Well... I recently accepted a part-time job at a consulting company. I figured it was pretty smart to take a part-time job while I develop my new company so that I have a bit of a safety net. In the meantime, the consulting company has asked me to step-up my hours to near full time because they've gotten busier than normal. I told them as long as they are flexible with me and the requirements of my new business, that we should be able to work something out.

AND the response to the new business is greater than I could have imagined. My business partner is already thinking that if any more work comes our way in the next week, we're going to need to find freelancers to help out and/or try to put off the work for about a month or so. Every hour in August is literally booked.

So that's all great news! And on top of that, the campaign stuff is still going... We've got a primary in less than a month and some campaign materials to develop. Michelle has a really strong presence and some amazingly broad support which seems to make things much easier than they could be. We've got a candidate's forum tonight. (I'm looking forward to talking with the mayoral candidates since I have no idea who I'm supporting in that race.)

And speaking of Ithaca'a Mayoral Race...
I just saw yesterday that Paul Glover may be the Green Party's candidate for Mayor of Ithaca. He had recently been on the short list to run for President (Yes, of the U.S.) as a Green, but may be setting his sights lower. I think Paul will be an interesting addition to the race, and he seems to be a popular progressive, but I'm not sure if I can get behind someone who highlights his committment to composting toilets and a local income tax in his campaign literature...

[Check out the Tompkins County Green Party Web Site for more information.]

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Saturday, August 09, 2003

I wish I lived in California...
Then, I'd be able to cast a vote for a big-time action movie star, or a washed up child actor, or better yet a progressive socialite turned columnist (who used to be married to a gay man)...

Or I could vote for a watermelon-smashing comedian, or the founder of a smut magazine who has turned into a defender of the first-amendment. Or perhaps one of more than 300 other candidates running for Governor.

Or, I could run myself if I had $3,500 (I don't) and 65 signatures.

What a circus! And yet I can only think two things... I WISH I could vote for Arianna Huffington... and I WISH we could recall George Pataki and George Bush.
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Tuesday, August 05, 2003

Did I Tell You...
... that the Cher concert last week was pretty great? The seats didn't turn out quite as bad as I was thinking they would, and the bf was able to get out of work so that he could go (and meet my mother!). He also made this amazing meal for all of us before the show, he's a whiz in the kitchen.

Cher kicked off the show by talking about how great Wegmans is. How she told Danny Wegmans that he'd better get one in Malibu, 'lickety split.' [It is a pretty great store, especially the one in Pittsford that she visited.]

She probably sang a grand total of 30 to 40 minutes during the entire show, but the interludes were mildy entertaining... lots of dancing and cirque de soleil type stuff. (Hey, you can't sing more than one song in the same outfit!)

And I was keeping it together until she sang 'After All.' I didn't even know she sang that song... but I started balling right in the middle of it. I'm such a sap. The bf noticed and didn't let me live it down for the rest of the night...

Well here we are again
I guess it must be fate
We've tried it on our own
But deep inside we've known
We'd be back to set things straight

After all the stops and starts
We keep coming back to these two hearts
Two angels who've been rescued from the fall
And after all that we've been through
It all comes down to me and you
I guess it's meant to be
Forever you and me
After all

Afterwards, we (the bf and I) went out on the town and caught a drag show. Of course, with Cher in town, the queens were celebrating by doing all Cher songs. Mmmm, I love drag.

That Friday was like Cher overload!
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Monday, August 04, 2003

What's all this talk about GAY MARRIAGE?
I have mixed feelings about all the recent coverage on gay marriages. I love that its being discussed, but I tend to hate the context in which it's discussed.

For example, friday night on Hardball, Chris Matthews had his panel deep in discussion about gay marriage and then cut off the topic by saying, 'And after the commercial break we'll talk about something important.'

Hmph. As if gay marriage isn't important... OK, maybe its not important to Chris Matthews since he's straight (I assume)... but there are folks who think it is plenty important, me included.

And then, let me rant for a few minutes...

And then you've got Dubbya standing up there saying that marriage ought to be between a man and a woman. And we're fooling ourselves if we don't know where this definition comes from... his religious views. And so how can he get away (and the rest of the republicans and the spineless Democrats) with this blatant violation of separation of church and state? Marriage in the eyes of the government ought to be a contract between two people who have agreed to be responsible for one another in all senses of the word. And these two people get certain benefits from doing so... tax breaks and the like. Marriage, on this level, the GOVERNMENT'S DEFINTION OF MARRIAGE, ought to be between any two individuals who see fit to bind their lives together.

I don't give a damned if the church doesn't want me married. I don't plan on getting married in any church... and I don't practice any religion per se. But my government, who is supposed to be separate from the church is denying me the ability to form an official, genuine partnership with another individual just because the person I would choose happens to have a penis. What business is it of theirs? What happened to the unalienable right to pursue happiness in whatever way I choose as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else?

And this whole Civil Unions bullshit is only a way to appease the gay community while not stepping on conservative voters' sensibilities. Separate but equal didn't work for African-Americans and it won't work for Gays. Period.

I'll be happy with one of two results. 1.) Full recognition of gay couples in the eyes of the government, with all the rights and responsibilitites afforded heterosexuals, and most importantly BY THE SAME NAME... or 2.) Taking away those rights from straight couples that are being denied to gay couples.

Let's see what happens.
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Hey! I'm Shane... a proud gay progressive Democrat who has recently relocated to New York City from Ithaca, NY. As I am no longer in Ithaca, I haven't quite decided the fate of this blog.

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