I haven't really discussed it here, but I've certainly talked about it every day with everyone I meet - getting married a month ago was the best thing I've ever done. I'd been divorced for 30 years and figured I'd age by myself. We've now been together for five years, living together for about 2 1/2 years, and married for a month. Day by day she ( Read more... )

I'm about done putting up with the few remaining congressional Republicans.

The economy is sucking bigtime - over 40,000 jobs lost just on Monday? - and they are playing the game ( Read more... )

Man, if you want to see one helluva proud queen majorette strut out in front of the first ever Gay & Lesbian Band marching in a Presidential inauguration, check out this clip!

We both took the morning off work and got up early. I've been in tears of joy all day.

This day has been so long in coming. I have so much hope, so many anticipations, and such pride. After eight years of fearing my government and being ashamed of so many of the things done in my name, I feel a cleansing.

And now to work.

It's been one hell of a month. On election night we cried tears of hope and joy. Susie Bright had promised that if Obama won she would run out onto her front porch naked and scream in joy - she posted a pic of it. She was live blogging all night and I gave her a call that she audio posted on her blog. I interrupted our watching of Stewart & Colbert ( Read more... )

It's election day Tuesday. Vote, if you aren't one of the over 25 million who voted early. Please vote.

My hope is that tomorrow night I'll be able to start to plan for that moment on January 20th where I shout from the depth of my soul, "Thank Goddess! Our long national nightmare is over!" I'm afraid to actually plan it out until then - George ( Read more... )

Just a couple of things ( Read more... )

When we had our housefire Panther and her partner helped us a lot. They brought us food, gave emotional support, and loaned us a van for a couple of weeks ( Read more... )

More later.

Well, not really denouement, as I think the Yellowstone camping will be more of the climax of the vacation and the drive home the denouement, but it does seem that way as our time in Colorado is coming to an end ( Read more... )