Hi All,

I would like to share this Dreamwidth entry with you:

Thanks to
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Hi there, long time no write. I'm trying to post more regularly again ( Read more... )

In an effort to break through some of this cloud of anxiety/anger/frustration, I was very determined to go to the Women's March today. Got up early (well, for me on Saturday).
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I am a wannabe optimist. I want to believe that people have some kind of internal ethos that guides their decisions. Republicans have always touted themselves as the fiscally responsible party. Their arguments against governmental programs to help the poor, the disabled, the elderly has always begun with their opinion that we can't afford these ( Read more... )

This article by Marilyn Golden gets to some of what I worry about when it comes to legalizing assisted suicide.

My thoughts on assisted suicide prompted by this article:

Assisted Suicide is More Dangerous...I've been struggling with this issue for a long time now. I'm a person with a disability and I really do believe that terminally ill people should be able to decide when they want to end their lives. However, with all the talk about reducing medical ( Read more... )

Just passing on an update on Wisconsin

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It's difficult for me to know what to say about the economy and specifically Gov. Brown's proposed budget. There seems to be little or no patience for even discussing enhancing revenue (increasing taxes), even when the "increase" is just going back to tax levels that were easily coped with by the upper 10%. There seems to be some people who just ( Read more... )

Today is National Coming Out Day. I'm coming out for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. Although I'm a polyamorous het man, my lovers are bisexual and a lot of my friends are lesbian, gay or bisexual and transgender. It's 2010 and you can still be fired from your job in 29 states for being lesbian, gay or bisexual and in 38 states for ( Read more... )