Today President Obama turned 54. Happy Birthday, Mr. President. I read an article that spoke to how he's aged since assuming the role of president. Little wonder. It's a tough job, to say the least. In fact, I often wonder why anyone wants to run for president... Jokes on Jimmy Fallon about GOP candidates for president were pretty entertaining. The ( Read more... )

Today is the last day of our current vacation week. Marilyn and I REALLY ENJOYED IT (even though we both felt crummy part of the time). And it seemed long, too. (smile) It's hard to believe that a week ago Sunday we worked a nine-hour day in the office ( Read more... )

Started the day at the office finishing up counting pennies for the Queen Thelma search.

We got to break away and go down to the Park (CityFair) to see the visit of the autistic children -- and Brett Bigham, the Oregon Teacher of the Year was there visiting with all the parents. So moving, I have to tell you! A special quiet time in the Park, so ( Read more... )

Marilyn and I had dinner at Toro Bravo tonight, a Spanish-inspired tapas restaurant (in NE Portland). We got this at the Auction last year, and it was dinner with a group of people who also bought it -- plus our hosts who donated the package to the festival ( Read more... )

The news of the day? Supreme Court Bolsters Gay Marriage With Two Major Rulings (from the New York Times). "The rulings leave in place laws banning same-sex marriage around the nation, and the court declined to say whether there was a constitutional right to such unions. But in clearing the way for same-sex marriage in California, the nation’s most ( Read more... )

Blake (the house restoration dude) was here at 10:00 with Randy (the flooring dude) to take measurements for the work to be done. There's now a lockbox (with our key in it) on the front door, ready for when the work will be done -- though I'll probably be here much of the time while they're doing things ( Read more... )

Marilyn and I had a really good day today ( Read more... )

I guess we shouldn't be surprised to read this...

LINK: California High Court Upholds Gay Marriage Ban

This is just WRONG in every way. Wrong. (sigh)

I hope all my gay, lesbian and bi friends know where I stand on this one!
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I probably don't need to tell anyone that I was horrified that Proposition 8 passed in California. I have several gay friends who were impacted, including Jim just_jimbo (you can read his entry about this HERE). I feel so bad for all of them!

My LJ friend imortlnoctrn shared the following YouTube in her blog ( HERE), and I'd like to do the same. (Or if you prefer, you ( Read more... )

Friends Brian brn_gamble and Jim jim_street (who are a couple, for those who don't know them) are happily awaiting the birth of their baby daughter, Katie, as we speak. Jim posted here to say Kathy (their surrogate mother) was in labor ( Read more... )