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In November, the state of Maine will be voting on a gay marriage initiative. Since most of my local TV stations come from Maine, I have been bombarded by commercials on this issue for the last few months. There are commercials both pro and anti gay marriage. But of course the anti-gay ones are completely absurd and aggravating. For the most part, ( Read more... )

Where do I even start? My usual disclaimer is that my writing in LJ is rambly..this one will be no different. I will also say that much of this is "inspired" by personal observations and conversations with real people that are a part of my life. Many things will be opinions, but are based on actual observations of true life ( Read more... )

Its been, what, a week now? And I am sooo tired of hearing about Swine Flu. Friday at work we got our big swine flu warning and protocol. Yeah, the swine flu is a nasty thing, but guess what, there's not a damn thing we can do about it. Just like any other virus, it takes a little common sense to avoid getting sick...wash your fucking hands, don't ( Read more... )

1. Your favorite novel when you were in elementary school: Did we read "novels" in elementary? I guess it would be Tuck Everlasting, or Where the Red Fern Grows ( Read more... )

I was listening to back episodes of my favorite podcast again today. The topic was Atheism. The link to the interview is below and I highly recommend listening if you have any interest in religion. I'll share a few of my thoughts on it ( Read more... )

Yesterday I had the pleasure (surprisingly) of attending the Celebration of New Ministry for a new local priest. My wife had to get there an hour before the service as she was the MC for the event, so I got to sit around and people watch for a while. These particular events often bring out a lot of people because its an opportunity to see the ( Read more... )

I filled this out last year for the 07-08 transition, and I thought it would be fun to update and repost it. Oh how things change ( Read more... )

In two days it will be Valentine's Day once again. The Hallmark Holiday. Although it hasn't always been. It was originally named after Christian martyrs named Valentine. There were many of them, and up until 1969 the Catholic church recognized 11 different Valentine's days. February 14 honors Valentine of Rome and Valentine of Terni. And there was ( Read more... )

I'm posting a link to another Feast of Fools podcast. This one is about the power of your own thoughts and self-image. Although I think the guy in the interview could have explained things better, the general theme is that its better for you to do things because you want to, not because someone thinks you should. That you are your own person and ( Read more... )