Scared Now, Are We?

after prop 8 was passed, there were snide comments about the fact that opponents tried to win the black (and latino) votes by linking gay rights to civil rights. the denouncement by minority groups was a slap in the face of people who have a history of standing tall for true equality-- regardless of color. civility wasn't due to us.

now, less than a month later, the fear that prop 8 is the screen that will allow other people's rights to be shaken and sifted through has set it. people of color are looking around, finally realizing that taking away one group's civil freedom simply sets a precedent for removing another.

thinking back on the last 200 years of american history-- and how it was jolted in the 60's and 70's-- one has to wonder how much longer people who want only the right to acknowledge their commitment to love and protect will remain peaceful and loving towards those who would see them dead.

Typos of Great Literary Significance #2

"It's always fun to do cartwheels and summer sluts outside."

Sammy the Shaman

...made toewes and kane disappear.

go ducks!

Typos of Great Literary Significance #1

"I love Harry Pooter."

Oh, Dave

we're embarrassed for you. there's a fine line between humor for the masses and homophobia.



naked insecurity is so 1997.

We Love You, Wanda Sykes

thank you for coming out as a strong, black, gay woman.

Unsaid

more than 1,000 WWII veterans die each day. this was the goodbye to ours. papa never talked about his war, but he was in the tank division and was lucky to come back when many of his brothers did not.

It's Always Somebody's Fire Girl

we're a little worried about ours.

The Sky is Falling...

down in little flakes. ash that is over an inch long is coming down. over the last hour, the sky has gone from blue with a smokey trail through the center to a black. the ash that is blowing in from brea is still hot. it's hard to breathe. doofus is going crazy in the next room, pacing and trying to find a place to hide.

Why the Pea Rocks #4

not only does she send mp random, naughty pictures to go with the games mp makes up...

she plays the games.

Proposition Q

now that i've had some thinkin' time, i have realized the error in my ways. the people who fought to pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage-- the people who actually want to change our state's governing document so that it discriminates against people based on biological differences-- are not ridiculous bastards. they really aren't. in fact, i've done much soul searching and realized they are absolutely correct:

marriage is sacred, and marriage needs to be defended.

in the spirit of that strong desire to keep marriage sacred-- because this is not about discrimination, after all-- i will be busting my tail to get proposition Q on the next ballot. prop Q will be the ultimate tool to keep marriage holy by making divorce illegal. marriage is a sacred union. it is a bond between two people-- oh, sorry, a man and a woman-- that must span their entire lives. how can marriage be sacred if people are allowed to break this bond whenever something goes wrong? how can marriage be considered a holy institution if the vows a man and a woman make before god can be nullified in a court of law because one of them got bored?

i know that no one who voted to pass proposition 8 has ever been divorced. that would be immoral! but there are heathens out there who think nothing of defiling marriage. proposition Q is the answer. ban divorce between a man and a woman. keep family values intact.

Bye, Papa

we probably had a better relationship with you than anyone else on earth did.

































































































i didn't get to meet my other grandparents-- the brown ones-- but mp says they were the nicest people on earth.

Renovations and Revelations

since i made mp buy me a beach pad, i told her i would chronicle both the transformation of the new diggs and the city we love.

it's only fair. after all, the lbc is an awesome place, and we're moving into a great "walking neighborhood" a block from the beach. the city is currently looking at the possibility of getting rid of the breakwater. if that happens, our city will totally transform.... in the mean time, check out pup in the city for what's good (and bad) about our new home.