Far-right Christians don't like Griswold v. Connecticut one little bit. That's the one that created/recognized "the penumbra of privacy". It made *contraception* legal.
I don't think Scalia does, either.
Darn your sinister attraction!
Buffybot ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Betsy HP - Jul 20, 2005 9:27:50 am PDT #1505 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Kathy A - Jul 20, 2005 9:28:21 am PDT #1506 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Southern Illinois is a little scary to me....
Growing up on the dividing line between "Southern" Illinois and Chicagoland was an interesting experience. My parents made it a point to take us into the city at least a few times a year, and raised us to be interested in the political shenanigans of Council Wars, etc., in stark contrast to how they were raised on the farms that typify "Downstate." OTOH, many of our friends and classmates were raised to view the city with suspicion and to avoid it at all costs.
juliana - Jul 20, 2005 9:29:36 am PDT #1507 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
flashes back to living in Springfield, IL, for 16 long months
shudders
starts drinking copiously
tommyrot - Jul 20, 2005 9:30:45 am PDT #1508 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
A funny interview with Jeeves: [link]
Glamcookie - Jul 20, 2005 9:32:12 am PDT #1509 of 10002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
So, all the NC talk made me want to ask a question. I was just in the Triangle area and really liked it. So much so that I've been talking to the GF about the possibility of living there. Would gay girls get bad treatment in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area? Mind you, the only peeps who'd probably really know would be our neighbors as most people don't peg us as gay on sight. Anyway, what are your perceptions?
Anne W. - Jul 20, 2005 9:37:03 am PDT #1510 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Mostly I'm a little dejected about the state of my job hunt, and looking for things I can do above and beyond tossing cover letters and resumes into the ether. So I thought I'd look into whether getting an MLS would be a useful career move. And it's looking kinda positive, so apparently I'm not totally dead-ended at 37. Which is reassuring.
Calli, except for the MLS thing, I'm right there with you.
A funny interview with Jeeves:
Since my cat's name is Jeeves, I did quite the double-take when I saw your post.
Fred Pete - Jul 20, 2005 9:38:52 am PDT #1511 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
GC, my experience in living in the Triangle is some years ago. Though I've kept up to some extent.
It's probably as good as you're going to find in NC. Especially if you can afford to live in Chapel Hill/Carrboro. (Note: Carrboro has elected -- and re-elected -- an openly gay male mayor.) However, it's an island in a very hostile sea -- you don't have to venture far out of town before things get very scary.
Jars - Jul 20, 2005 9:42:59 am PDT #1512 of 10002
Hey, be grateful you all live in a country where abortion is legal at all. Telling people you're going on a quick trip to England always gets a raised eyebrow here, regardless.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 20, 2005 9:52:06 am PDT #1513 of 10002
What is even happening?
Divorce hasn't even been legal there for 10 years yet, has it Jars?
Jesse - Jul 20, 2005 9:54:05 am PDT #1514 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
There, see.