It's been a rough week slogging through everything. Especially the news. The race to be the democratic presidential candidate cannot be escaped. And dragging all issues "gay" into the process should be a hopeful thing, but I just keep seeing the wingnuts getting airtime, and frothing about what an abomination I am for even existing. I'm reminded how the gay marriage issue was used to secure Bush's second term in office. Just yesterday, in Canada, the lifetime ban on gay men donating blood was upheld, contrary to the science, because, and they don't say this directly, people don't want to have gay blood transfusions. It all makes me shake my head and more than a little frightened.
Saturday, March 08, 2008
This n that
We're due for another foot of snow, possibly two, today. This is in addition to the unwhined about 9 inches that fell on Wednesday. They're saying today's could be the biggest storm of the season. Oh joy of joys. I did all the shopping yesterday so today could be spent hunkered down. Here's how our house looked yesterday so you can mentally add two feet and fill in the pathway that I will have to shovel.
It's been a rough week slogging through everything. Especially the news. The race to be the democratic presidential candidate cannot be escaped. And dragging all issues "gay" into the process should be a hopeful thing, but I just keep seeing the wingnuts getting airtime, and frothing about what an abomination I am for even existing. I'm reminded how the gay marriage issue was used to secure Bush's second term in office. Just yesterday, in Canada, the lifetime ban on gay men donating blood was upheld, contrary to the science, because, and they don't say this directly, people don't want to have gay blood transfusions. It all makes me shake my head and more than a little frightened.
It's been a rough week slogging through everything. Especially the news. The race to be the democratic presidential candidate cannot be escaped. And dragging all issues "gay" into the process should be a hopeful thing, but I just keep seeing the wingnuts getting airtime, and frothing about what an abomination I am for even existing. I'm reminded how the gay marriage issue was used to secure Bush's second term in office. Just yesterday, in Canada, the lifetime ban on gay men donating blood was upheld, contrary to the science, because, and they don't say this directly, people don't want to have gay blood transfusions. It all makes me shake my head and more than a little frightened.
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According to the Bible, which is supposed to be The Word. The biggest Abomination is Adultery. Why don't they put an amendment into law against that?
The snow is Abominable too. Only an abominable snowman could be happy amid that much snow. Ed
I am less worried about the wingnuts using gay issues as a wedge, and more worried about the Democrats so attached to their candidate that if he or she losses the nomination they are vowing to stay home in November, or worse, vote for McCain. As always, we are our own worst enemy.
I know you detest it, but I'm almost nostalgic for snow, as we only had one snow storm this year, and it all melted in 36 hours.
loses, not losses
When I gave blood in my church a month ago, I engaged two workers in separate conversations about the US ban on blood donations from gay men. I told them about the fact that the highest increase in HIV is, in fact, in gay AND hetero populations in the Latino and African-American communities, ages 14 to 24 (at least in my region). Will we be seeing them banned too?
It was polite discussion where I suggested that perhaps the ban was based on cultural prejudice, since my knowledge of the facts of HIV transmission did not jibe with the reason for the ban. They responded with the reasons they had been given, not having any other information.
Each conversation ended pleasantly; one man thanked me for giving him something to think about. Maybe rhetoric, maybe not. Who knows where the ripples in the pond may wash? Gotta speak up!
If you keep writing stories about Hawaii then you are going get more snow. It's karmic.
Publish another poop story and see what happens....
I think David has a good point about people becoming over invested in their individual candidate (especially when Clinton and Obama (from my perspective) are really not that different).
I am watching the snow fall and cover my driveway. I have no energy to shovel anymore.
you mean the gay blood won't make me start having the gay thoughts? huh. good to know.
good luck with the snow!
hehe Patricia!!
If it makes you feel better, I'd take your blood in a second. And not because I'm a vampire either.
I feel you on the snow, dude. We haven't had any new stuff of late but it's only March, you know? I'm having a hard time remembering what grass looks like. And leaves. They're green, right?
What irks me most about the religious wingnuts is that they are being very selective in their interpretations.
The abomination thing, eating shellfish is an abomination too. But they won't rail on against that, will they.
Then of course there's Sodom and Gamorrah, where the phrase 'to know' is interpreted as "to have sex with"
The Bible is loaded with ambiguous crap like that.
As for the snow, you can keep it. We get nothing but rain lately and I like it that way.
I guess I was surprised to learn of the continued gay blood ban in Canada... I guess I hoped they were a bit more open-minded north of the border... not that you can see the border for the snow.
Wake me up when spring is finally here...
Ugh, if you are getting the storm we are getting now, it's a doozy! There is easily over a foot out there already and it just keeps on falling.
Your feelings about the election here are basically why I have pretty much divorced myself from all of it at this point. No matter what the candidates say, I know nothing is really going to change. I used to have hope but not so much anymore.
Since I am a Biblical scholar let me explain the true problems with Sodom and Gomorrah. They were worshiping Baal and sacrificing babies to him. God said, "that stinks to high heaven" He sent two angels to Lot to warn him to leave because Lot still worshipped the true God Jehovah. (angels do not have wings and therefore look like men) The men of the city didn't like these two strangers and told Lot, "bring those Aliens out here so we can Rape them". Rape of course is always wrong. God struck them with temporary blindness. Lot took his wife and family and left the city but his wife secretly worshipped Baal too and didn't want to leave. She looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt. (fast forward 2000 years) Jesus told his followers, "Two women will be grinding at the wheel, one shall be taken and the other one left behind. Two men sleeping in the same bed, one will be taken and the other one left behind. When the end of the age comes don't look back, remember Lot's wife". Therefore we see one of the GAy men will be taken to heaven and the other one left behind. If being Gay is a sin both of the men will be left behind. Ed
"...I just keep seeing the wingnuts getting airtime, and frothing about what an abomination I am for even existing."
Well *I* like you!
This is the first pic I've seen of your house. It is really pretty!!! Even with all that snow in front of it.
wingnuts.
I've always liked that term.
It's not a curse word, but so accurate sounding.
I'd take your blood... if I needed it... and it matched my blood type... and we had sterile instruments... and nurses... and doctors...
You know.
Gay is contagious...or hadn't you heard?
Have you thought about purchasing a snow blower so you don't have to shovel all the time?
I am SO sick of all the political stuff choking up the TV "news", and I must use that term loosely.
Mark :-)
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