Two Setbacks for Advocates of Same-Sex Marriage BOSTON, March 11 — In near-simultaneous setbacks to advocates of same-sex marriage, Massachusetts legislators gave preliminary approval this afternoon to a state amendment banning gay marriages while the California Supreme Court ordered the City of San Francisco to halt gay marriages. Phooey. If Cook County decides to start issuing licenses, I happen to know that the Sparrow’s Nest thrift store recently received a shipment of one hundred wedding dresses. Come on, David Orr! Come on, Cook County! Time to step up to the plate. Think on the camp potential there, ladies and ladies…
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Dolor y tristeza para Madrid. Amor y espera a Madrid. Todo el mundo contigo, Madrid. No puedo decirlo in Espanol, puedo la palabra en Italiano es: “Coraggio.”
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It appears Al Franken is a little closer to bringing his talk/satirical commentary show to the talk-radio airwaves – supposedly a 31MAR start date for broadcasts from Chicago (yay!) and a few other cities. In the mean time, This Is The Shit has reserved a nice domain for him. And Sue Ellicott is involved – isn’t she the one on “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” who never wins the news quiz, but always has a funny answer anyway? This could be fun. Now Al – Please, please, please make it available via the Internet. And please not using Real Networks…
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Has anyone ever sat down with a terrorist and asked them “why?” What was the answer? How could anything so horrific as bombing commuter trains, or blowing up embassies, or shooting children in the back from a safe distance possibly be justified? Maybe Danny Pearl tried, and look what happened to him. How could acts of carnage be for the glory of God, or the glory of one’s homeland, or the glory of political ideology? It’s not glory at all, but infamy. The world turns its attention, briefly, to this tragedy. Unfortunately, the entire planet is afflicted with ADD and…
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Good God, I’m just another trendfollower. However, I have a dandy excuse: my affinity for the color orange is congenital. And besides, it goes with my Weatherpixie (“Miss Tangerine”) and all those XML/RSS validation doodads. So there. Nyaaah.
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Seen at Clack: Log Cabin Republicans challenge Bush on marriage The group’s move, which shatters the fragile alliance between the president and his strongest backers in the gay community, could undermine efforts to renew the “compassionate conservative” appeal he used four years ago. The ad shows Cheney in the 2000 vice presidential debate, saying of gay marriage: “People should be free to enter into any kind of relationship they want to enter into. . . . That matter is regulated by the states. I think different states are likely to come to different conclusions, and that’s appropriate. I don’t think…
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When things get stressful at work, repeat Mooch’s mantra: “Little Pink Sock, little pink sock.” I don’t know why I find this so soothing, but when it’s little pink sock day at Muttscomics, I’ll forget my troubles and be the kitty for a moment with my beloved l’il pink sock. I’ll even sing it under my breath. Be the kitty. Mmmm. It helps to keep my head from exploding. For example, today’s the first day that just about everyone on my team at work is using Lotus Notes for email instead of a web-based email package. I hated the former…
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My God. This unassuming link to Nivag Blog leads to the most amazing photoblog/travel journal. The images are stunning, and he’s doing it all while still on the trip – currently somewhere in Vietnam. Now that’s travel.
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Don’t blink, or you’ll miss something funny inBootBlog: Thai Pants. Check out that first comment. Heh. And this blog is from Oregon, so bung it in the blogroll.
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Jan Broberg Felt’s story could be pitched as a movie, and it would be turned down for not being believable. She was abducted twice as a child by the same man, and was brainwashed by him both times. Now 41 years old, she was about to speak and sign copies of her book at a recent women’s conference in Utah when her now-elderly former abductor tried to crash the meeting. Although he was prevented from entering and confronting her, he ran someone over with his van and was arrested. She’s now an actress who has a recurring character on “Everwood.”…