Massachusetts sues federal government over marriage law – CNN.com

“We’re taking this action today because, first, we believe that [the Defense of Marriage Act] directly interferes with Massachusetts’ long-standing sovereign authority to define and regulate the marital status of its residents,” Attorney General Martha Coakley said Wednesday afternoon.

I’m glad that AG Coakley is going after DOMA in this way.Especially after the whole crap with Obama changing his mind about repealing it. This and “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” are two of the biggest hurdles the LGBT community needs to overcome. Good luck Martha.

 

Wakefield Finally Gets the Call

Wakefield among six Red Sox All-Stars – Extra Bases – Red Sox blog.

I am happy beyond words. I absolutely adore Wakefield, despite the fact that, until this season, the only thing you could count on from him was dedication and doing whatever Management asked.  His dedication and time spent with teh team has endeared him to most hearts within Red Sox Nation, and I do’t think there is one fan that’s not happy about this news.

Congrats Wakey!!

 

Public Apology

Apparently I’m a “fucktard” for believing that article I posted about yesterday…my apologies.

 

Are You *F*ing Kidding Me???

South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford released another statement today, this time blaming her husband’s affair on the declining moral values in America.

via Jenny Sanford: “Gay marriage wrecked my family” | theDiscust.

I really shouldn’t be surprised by this–in fact, I should be shocked that it’s taken so long for some conservative asshat to actually say it. I really have no words, the first line of the article says it all. That, and the fact that Rush Limbaugh rushed to add his two cents,

“It’s finally happened,” said Rush Limbaugh, conservative radio personality. “America, I’ve been warning you for years that gay marriage would destroy the American family and look… there they are, a husband, wife, and four children — destroyed.  When is this going to stop America? When will the liberals be satisfied?  When all the marriages break up? This wasn’t Mark Sanford’s fault, this was Ted Kennedy’s fault.  Sanford didn’t cheapen the value of marriage, he was victimized by the cheapening of marriage.”

So marriage wasn’t cheap before states began allowing same-sex couples to legally marry? Maybe they don’t know any divorced people…

 

PETA Wishes Obama Hadn’t Swatted That Fly: Discovery News

PETA Wishes Obama Hadn’t Swatted That Fly: Discovery News.

Seriously? *sigh* I shouldn’t expect anything less from this group, but sometimes I think they just sit around all day thinking up new levels of absurdity.

 

Keep the Old

Living with wtbrosie has been going wonderfully. The only complaints I have are the commute and teh fact that I’m too far away from my friends to really hang out as much as I used to.

I promised people that I wasn’t going to get sucked into the black hole that is living with your partner (or the black hole that is living so far down on the South Shore!), and I don’t think I’ve really lived up to that promise. Not to mention the fact that we’ve travelled almost every weekend for the last two months. I WANT to see people, I miss my friends and kinda hope they miss me too. I feel like I’m losing touch with people I used to have a strong connection with, which is disheartening. So, I am taking it upon myself to be available Wednesday, June 17 after work. That is wtbrosie’s cut-off week, so will give her some uninterrupted time to get work done–I’m even up for staying overnight with someone so I don’t have to worry about a possible late-night drive back to Plymouth.

There are lots of people that I want to see, an I can’t make time for every group, but I’m going to pick one night a month that I will guarantee availability. The travelling season is about to end for us, so we’ll be available (both as a couple and singly) for weekend outings soon too–driving is not a huge deal to us.

 

Ivy Wars

When wtbrosie moved into her mom’s childhood home three years ago to go to school, it had been neglected almost completely for about 10 years. Unfortunately there are no pictures, but from wtbrosie’s description, the yard was pretty bad–no sun, ivy and fallen leaves covering every inch of ground, trees and bushes overgrown and tangled. She’s given it everything she has been able to, but things like school and work and illness have been a little more important

This weekend, we took Sunday and Monday as do-nothing days, so spent some time working on the yard. Until this weekend, I never realized JUST how evil a creature ivy can be (if any locals want some ivy, let me know, I’ll be glad to give you some of ours!!). I have a whole new appreciation for what progress she has made–the entire front yard was nothing but ivy, and now it’s mostly grass (still low sunlight). She’s uncovered stepping stones she never knew went around the back of the house, and has opened up so much of the entire area to allow sunlight in. We worked on the side yard/driveway area, and it’s a daunting task to be honest; I’m a little overwhelmed, but it looks so amazing compared to what it was like. We still have some ivy to pull up and some brush to cut back, but I’m totally unused to yard work (or exercise for that matter) so had to bow out early. Plus, wtbrosie was wary of cutting TOO much, so decided to give it a day or two to give it a fresh eye before breaking out the saw and cutters again.

If anyone knows anything about landscaping (the easy stuff like where/how to cut back trees and bushes), we’d like to run some questions by you!

 

First things first: my broken ass is feeling much better now, thanks!!

Today’s my first day back at work after a vacation–took Wed-Wed off, and was in Tampa/St. Pete from Friday-Tuesday. One of Ellie’s friends from high school was getting married, and we decided to make a real vacation out of it. Saturday we went to the Salvador Dali Museum, which was awesome once we finally got there. Too bad we weren’t allowed to take pics. We did find a great cajun restaurant on our walk, where I finally got to try crawfish.

Sunday was the wedding, which was beautiful although small. I will say BBQ was probably NOT the best idea for lunch, but I didn’t hear about any mishaps. The date of one of the bridesmaids created a new drink which we have all dubbed ‘The Screaming Fox’ after the bride’s Fennec Fox. Not really sure what was in it, but it was bright green and delicious!!

Monday was supposed to be Busch Gardens, but it was pouring and thundering in Tampa, so we had to bail on that idea. Instead, we joined some of the bridal party on an excursion to the Florida Aquarium, which is WAY better than the New England Aquarium. The rain had mostly let up, so we wandered around the beaches at Ft. De Soto Park and collected shells, saved some sea urchins and witnessed an osprey eating a fish–I can’t WAIT to see those photos.

 

Disgusted with Humans

Are you for real? Apparently 17 kittens in Lowell need good homes because some people are too dumb to deserve breathing:

The family told Humane Society workers that they had three cats they didn’t have spayed or neutered because they wanted their children to witness “the miracle of life,” according to an e-mail from Chris Arnott, the agency’s community outreach coordinator.

I can’t even begin to express my anger at this.

 

If It Ain’t Broke…Oh Wait, It Is

So last night as I was walking downstairs, my slippers and the carpet had a small disagreement and I fell down the last few steps, landing square on my ass. I have rarely experienced such pain as I have been feeling since then. I’m really hoping it’s just a bruised tailbone, but I’m going to keep tabs on it and will go to the doctor if I don’t think it’s getting any better. *sigh* only me…