and the only things I regret about that are the lack of a "none of the above, start over"  option and the fact that I don't get a nifty little sticker that says "I voted" on it because I vote by mail. Alas ( Read more... )

You know that your emotions are still very near the surface when the article in the paper on torture makes you cry like a little girl on the BART train.  Not that it wouldn't have been emotional anyway, but I'm usually much better at being stoic - and after the beginning of this week, that has become harder to do.
I have never worn my heart on my ( Read more... )

It was 1948 before the state of California overturned the ban on interracial marriage.
Before that ruling, of course there were couples. There were parades, marches, secret ceremonies, terrible hospital moments, snickering neighbors, outcast children and the disapproval of strangers.
After the ruling there was more of the same. There were ( Read more... )

It is a rule to live by.  It is why I watched the entirety of the YouTube Republican debates this evening.  And before anyone jumps to the most obvious conclusion - I'm not necessarily talking about the candidates.  I am also talking about the people who asked these questions, for in a lot of cases I am pretty sure they'd try to kill this red- ( Read more... )