February 2006 Archives

State Sen. Robert Hagan sent out e-mails to fellow lawmakers late Wednesday night, stating that he intends to ``introduce legislation in the near future that would ban households with one or more Republican voters from adopting children or acting as foster parents.''
   He says that research shows that children raised by republicans may end up with various social problems and personality disorders. He admits that he has no evidence. I think someone should introduce a bill that Republicans can't get married. I mean, look at the divorce rate - they're ruining the institution of marriage!
(source: Plan would bar Ohio adoptions by Republicans)

   Following up on my last post, I found an an article about how the Health and Human Services Department took info that was helpful to LGBT folks about substance abuse off its website at the urging of a conservative organization. The right-wingers "suggest[ed] the site was using 'biased, politically charged language.'" (Christensen) So perhaps their next target after marriage and adoption will be healthcare.
(source: Site cuts gay health; lawmaker objects)

"But it was a comment about how the government does not outlaw gay sex that angered Ms Stricker and Prof Phelps, a former president of the Australian Medical Association, working GP and media commentator.
Mr Costello said: "I think we do recognise the rights of gay and lesbian people in Australia."
"We do not criminalise conduct or behaviour.""

   There are those who think this way. And it's the same people who banned gay marriage, and the ones who are out to ban gay adoption. And what do you think they'll do after that? Just wait until they don't want gays cohabitating, or listening to Madonna...

(source: Gay marriage comments 'appalling')

   I get to sleep in past 4am tomorrow! I'm so excited I can hardly sleep!

Today's quote from a random forum:
"...the wrath of hell shall not prevail and the queers will be sent packing back to their slime and dirt bag boxes in California or from where ever they slithered from. The righteous ... are blessed with an abundance of ropes and tree branches and we need only to take matters into our own hands in order to keep our families safe."
   No comment necessary... except that the karma number on their profile was -13.
A random response:
"The last time y'all tried to do that, the federal army came and kicked you right back into reality."

   Looking at digital camera specs is fun. Some cameras will take shots as fast as 3 or frames per second. Sometimes they'll even take hundreds of shots in that speedy mode. Now my question is why and when would you need that functionality. Either you are documenting a crime or you have some really kinky fetish!

   This line at work, said to me by a customer, just made my day:
"Yo, dude, my man! Where are the stuffed animals?"

   I was watching the Olympics this evening and saw some of the long figure skating programs. I noticed that more often than not, the male skater had an outfit that fully covered him while his female partner wore a skimpy ice/bathing suit. This struck me as a bit sexist. I would be quite satisfied though if the man had to wear a skimpy bathing suit as well. Is that how it's done in the Gay Games?

FEMA sent debit cards to Katrina victims to help out after the hurricane...
"The debit cards were intended to help storm victims buy food, water, clothes and other necessities but some of the survivors used the money for adult entertainment, tattoos and weapons, Kutz said."
Oh lord, someone's gonna blame the gays! Because you know it was them gays and lesbians who were after the adult entertainment and tattoos!
(source: Investigators slam Katrina response)

   We had a service tech out this morning to help us install some TV equipment. Cool guy - we got to chat about soon-to-come technology and stuff. He also mentioned that he never knew when he went to someone's house what it was going to be like. He estimated that 1 in 20 houses have a foul odor like poop. One would think the percentage would be lower with modern plumbing...

   I've missed Rachel Maddow for two days! Air America went to subscription based podcasting so iTunes was no longer fetching my favorite morning talk show host for me anymore. No more "Front Page," drunk prospector, or underbelly story of the day. And of course we can't forget Kent Jones! Now I must pay dear Rachel to hear her on my iPod. Rachel: You're worth $6.95! (on sale of course...)

   Every year around Valentine's Day we start seeing jewelry commercials - because you know everyone gives diamonds to someone for Valentine's Day. So this year is no different, except there's a particular jeweler's commercial that irritates me for some reason. It's this kid who thinks she's the shit because she knows a secret. Well, sure enough it's not a secret that these two are madly in love because they start making out in front of the kid. yuck!

   I just a got a renewal letter for a magazine that I receive. Mind you, it's a computer (read: geek) magazine. It states that I will not be able "to learn, communicate, function and move ahead in [my] job" if I don't renew. I had no idea that magazines would have such an effect!