As a straight person who finds himself utterly baffled by the New York State supreme court's decision that gays should not be allowed to marry, I have to wonder: Am I missing something? Is there some evil secret about married gay people that I'm just not in on?

What exactly are these people so afraid of??

"The one thing worse than a press that is "out of control" is one that is under control."

--Nicholas Kristof in today's Times

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Hey! Will anyone go with me to see Ani DiFranco at the Look Park Pines Theater on July 11th at 7 pm? Tickets are $32.50 + $6 "fee" which may or may not be avoidable by buying the tickets at the venue (obviously this is only worthwhile if you live in the Pioneer Valley area). For folks living in Boston, I can provide transportation by car and I ( Read more... )

( Newport to Boston: 100 miles )

In this morning's New York Times, when discussing the topic of why giving teenagers access to emergency contraceptives does not necessarily cause them to have more unprotected sex, columnist Nicholas Kristof made an analogy that caused me to let out a hoot on the train and I figure I ought to share it with you...

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I've got two extra tickets to see Solas at the Somerville Theater tomorrow night at 8 pm. I'm selling them for $15 each. Any takers?

Well, I had originally planned to make some elaborately nerdy post about today's date, but the day (a good day!) was far too full of events to allow for any kind of post at all, and I couldn't let the day go by without giving at least some kind of acknowledgment, so without further ado...

Happy π day, everyone!

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