Due to the fact that many people (especially strangers) make mountains out of mole hills, this journal is "friends only."

I hate having to go private on such things as "I saw something cool today," but one person's cool is another person's "OMG!"

I can live without the drama.

I have a lot of LJ friends who live alternative lifestyles. From sexual orientations to spiritual paths, many of my friends are anything but the definition of normal. For this, I say, "Thank the Gods!"

This week's division between minority classes, that of race and that of sexual orientation, came as a surprise to many of my friends. They felt ( Read more... )

Obama won, by both a majority vote and the electorial college. This was a momentous event in American history. It gives me hope for a brighter future. Sadly, this was not a moment of sweeping social change, but simply one of intensified social polarization. Polarization is a frightening thing... and leads otherwise good people to make very bad ( Read more... )