Never in one million years would I compromise my values or morals just because it might not make me a clear thinker.

Are you sure your classmate isn't George Bush?

I have a friend who studied biology and the evolutionary evidence points to the possiblity(when you consider all primates) that humans aren't physiologically built for monogomy. I don't know all the details, but the heterosexual, modern marriage is pretty much a blip on the time line of human relationships. It evolved because of child-bearing/rearing, etc. and has worked out mostly.

We have our tree up. It's decorated-from waist-high on up, thanks to grasping toddlers. But it's lit up and festive!

Owen broke my snow globe less than two minutes after I took it out of the box. The floor was covered in glass, water and glitter, and a wee Santa. I'm pretty sure after going over the floor on my hands and knees, twice, that it's all cleaned up.

ok, I know I'm kinda new and all... but I gotta say

:: I love you people!!!! ::

Thanks ND and KT for saying "you should join, they are like minded people" (paraphrase, cuz I don't recall exactly what they said to get me to join). This so reminds me of college, sitting around, chatting about the world, with tangents out the wazoo. (only we usually had a LOT of wine or beer when we did the chatting... this is mostly at work... or rather "work")

:: sits in corner and smiles ::

anyhow, gay marriage. Had a HUGE conversation with sister and rest of family. Their big argument was that marriage was about family and making babies and that gay marriage can't make babies (naturally speaking). Then I politely asked her if she and Dan were pregnant yet (knowing full well that with our genetic muscle disease, she has no desire to pass on the genes). She got flustered... taken aback a bit, and realized the error of her ways, but kept prodding, defending her situation. The rest of the family backed her up, which is when I looked at my Aunt and Uncle (married late in life) and asked them, "so, when are you two gonnna have a baby?" After a bit more redfaced from my sister (and huffs and puffs from A&U), my sister started to see what I was saying. After about an hour, I actually got my sister neutral (but looking in direction of against, but couldn't attack it). The rest of the family is hopelessly closed minded.

Funny, that night, health care was a big topic of it too. Ya, kinda sad how much we spend on health care, and it's NOT universal. When you think about it, we (who have health bennies) are paying extra to cover all those folks who are under/no insurance at hospitals. Furthurmore, out here in LA, not sure about rest of country, we have MANY hospitals and/or ER's closing down. If you don't think that is crisis, you need to get an injury and travel 30 extra miles to the next nearest hospital (in LA traffic!) that has available bed space for you.

oops, sorry ... /rant

I think that people who are horrified by the thought of gay marriage-- which to them is an unnatural act, the perpetrators of which wish to pretend, and wish everyone else to pretend as well, is sanctified by God and a moral society (marriage=sanctified by God)-- realize that their horror is not a logical basis on which to build an argument, so they make up things to make it sound reasonable, including undermining other marriages and health care issues.

Though, I could be talking out of my horror.

Aimee, my Target was sold out of cookie cutters (BASTARDS!). But I found a set of four at Kroger for less than $5. I needed some frosting and sprinkles, anyway so that worked out nicely.

I think we're going to do cookies on Wednesday night, instead, though. Putting up the tree took all our extra energy and tomorrow night we're going to the zoo for the Christmas lights.

I'm flying home on Wednesday, and I haven't flown since April. What are the new crazy airline rules? Can I bring a sandwich? My iPod Shuffle? Books? A machete?

P-C, what kind of sandwich? Ham, would be ok. PB&J might be suspect.

TSA's list. I think you're ok with ipods and books. Check the machete.

Hmm. OK:

YAY to new jobs, Kara's stories, finding Laura's purse-stealer, and porn

BOO to accidents, annoying professors, smoking people upstairs, crying babies, AND THE FACT THAT I HAVE STREP THROAT AGAIN. Sigh.

TSA has a 3-1-1 rule.

You can have liquids if they are in 3 oz bottles (or less)-- as in the bottle holds 3 ozs or less, in a 1 quart clear plastic ziploc bag and 1 bag per person.

Yes, it has to be 1 quart bag. And the bottle can only hold 3 ozs. It can't be a 6 oz bottle with only 1oz in it.

Also do no wrap any presents you plan to carry on, they will be unwrapped to be inspected.

Oh! And once you are past the check point you can purchase drinks and take those on board the plane.

P-C, what kind of sandwich? Ham, would be ok. PB&J might be suspect.

Turkey! Or...chicken. One of the two.

I still only need to get there an hour before, right?

Also do no wrap any presents you plan to carry on, they will be unwrapped to be inspected.

Oh, shit, thank you! I must remember to check those.