May 2006 Archives
"The grinding, brutal war between modern and medieval values has spread chaos, fear, and misery across our poor planet. " - Michelle Goldberg
(source: Tyranny of the Christian Right)
Hint for salespeople: Making your customer feel like you are too busy to deal with him isn't the best way to make a sale. Neither are the words, "It doesn't get any better than this!" I had a boyfriend who said something like that once...
An article in the Akron Beacon Journal today gives a brief synopsis of the Federal Marriage Amendment. At the end it lists the churches that are for and against the constitutional amendment. I'm just curious, but why list all the churches? Are they writing the Constitution for us? Are they the reason for the FMA? Hmmm...
(source: The Federal Marriage Amendment defines marriage as the union between a man and a woman)
This is the sign near the entrance of a new building at a local hospital. A Mastectomy Shoppe? It makes it sound like you can go in and have it done in the "shoppe."
The movie Everyone is not for everyone.
The movie is about love. (I think) Although the description of the movie leads one to think its all about the gay couple and their wedding, theres much more in this movie. Each of the couples coming to the wedding is undergoing a test of their own relationship, and they all deal with things a little differently. The film has good production value for an indie movie, and several of the characters have their moments. Unfortunately, they all seem to be quite dysfunctional.
I think its intriguing that even in our high tech world where information moves around the globe at the speed of light, we still need and prefer human interaction in terms of understanding the message and the person behind it.
Have you ever noticed the dangerous times we live in? Have you noticed how close to death we are? Just watch the television machine for awhile and you'll see.
I just love when the tease for the evening news is, "Do you know about the danger lurking in your own home? Find out on Channel X News at 6!" They just can't help but scare you into watching their broadcast. The funny thing is that this phenomonon is spreading.
Tune to the Discovery Channel. Tornados, earthquakes, and floods threaten everyone! There's a program about a supervolcano on National Geo. that indicates that Yellowstone is about to blow up any minute now. Oh, and don't forget about meteors.
The best stuff is on the Science Channel. You need to be prepared for this because we know this will happen - you probably learned about it in grade school. Eventually the sun will begin to die, and when that happens it will expand and consume the earth! But if that doesn't happen first, the Andromeda Galaxy is on a collision course with the Milky Way. The program that discusses that seems to indicate that cities will be upside down when that happens.
So I guess the moral of the stories is to have some duct tape and plastic tarps ready to barricade yourself in the house. Oh, and a fire extinguisher to put out the sun when it reaches the earth.
I didn't really mow the yard today - more like splashed through it. But at least now my cat won't get lost out there...
Defying Gravity had little to do with gravity, but certainly was defying something. The plot summed up is frat boy gets boy, gets dumb, loses boy, loses ability to speak clear sentences, kisses boy, everything is fine again. Except that few can speak a line in this movie without a pregnant pause. Too many stares, pauses, and poorly delivered lines make this film more worthy of Gay Mystery Science Theater 3000 than a seriously viewed movie. The characters are poorly developed leaving the viewer mystified as to why they each do and say what they do. The plot is so lacking that I am still wondering why coming forward with information about a beating causes a moral dilemma. The moral of the movie is apparently that going to a gay coffee shop will help you come to terms with being gay. Or maybe it’s the coffee…
I just love when my PDA's to do list reads "No upcoming appointments."
It often amazes me how tangible energy from interaction can be. From an awesome board meeting where ideas were flowing, synergy of concepts grew thoughts into plans, and the ability to dream big came an energy that filled the air. The charge is like a static shock that touches other people, and continues to spark new ideas and momentum.
One comes away from something like that ready to take on the world.
I've been reading up on my health insurance plan lately - mostly because I had to use it for an ER visit. Joy of joys So while perusing the plan I noticed that at age 50 I will be eligible for a few free things - one of which is listed as a "digital rectal exam." I know all about the prostate checking as one gets older, and I've heard all the jokes. So imagine my surprise when I thought, just for a fleeting moment, that the exam could be done digitally! I thought maybe now they had a way to just hook you up to a computer or something.. But alas, the realization dawned upon me slowly, and I laughed at my own stupidity.
I had no idea when I found this product that it was so powerful! Vo5's "Make it Straight" is meant to take those curves right out of your hair. But alas, I spilled some on myself this evening as I was cleaning the store. Lo and behold it has magical properties! Suddenly I found myself staring at the latest issue of Sports Illustrated. I went over and looked at power tools, and browsed the fishing lures. What had I done? Had I accidentally Made Myself Straight?
Yeah, and Rev Phelps is now blessing same-sex couples...
Scary.. I went to the gas station the other day, and they were out of gas.
It's amazing how the things we do and say can touch people's lives in positive ways that we don't even realize...
Voting today was different - more like taking a high school test. The ballot was a foot and a half long, and you colored in little ovals to mark your vote. (yeah, we're high tech now.) When you are done, you feed it into what I figure is an optical scanner. Doesn't say whether your vote was entered correctly. Just sucks it away into recount land.
How much money did we spend on this, and why exactly is it better?
It's not often that I get the urge to spit at my television. But for a few moments as the campaign ads flashed on the screen, Ken Blackwell's face graced my television machine. If it weren't for the fact that I want to see the last few episodes of West Wing I would have had to break the TV.
Part of Mr. Blackwell's TV spot is promoting his discriminatory attitudes about gay marriage. Promoting it! As if it's some badge of freakin' honor. Now, even if you're on the other side of this issue, you can understand my frustration when I reference the fact that this man compared me (and every other LGBT person in Ohio) to something lower than a barnyard animal back in October of 2004. This is the man that wants to represent me at the highest level of state government.
And his priorities? Listed out on his website with marriage first, then oh by the way, job creation. He would rather ensure that I don't get married than make sure working people can put food on the table? Yeah, good call for Ohio.
I would rather vote for a freakin' barnyard animal. And I think that's fair game.
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