Letters in the Times...

http://nytimes.com/2004/05/19/opinion/L19GAYY.html

( They're about gay marriage, I'm only quoting, not copying the whole thing )

It doesn't matter what they say, though. People will protest, and fight, and it won't matter. Those days have already started to recede, and in another generation the same people who protest today will mostly have forgotten why, and the sillies will be shadows in the corner, people nobody wants to admit they ever were.

Wow. I'm an optimist today! That's new.

Tips on crossposting stuff

1. If it says "I'm crossposting this everywhere, please help me!" or in any way encourages you to spread it around, please don't. Other people will do it for you.

2. Check snopes.com before crossposting ANYTHING. If that doesn't help, search google. Be VERY cautious about posting anything with language such as "evil" or "bankrupt" or "every/all *insert the noun*".

3. Check the places where you want to crosspost something. Is it a livejournal community? Make sure that it's 1. appropriate (no politics in a pet community unless it deals with animals) and 2. not been posted there recently.

4. Check the date on whatever it is. If there is no date, try to guess the age. If it's not recent, be wary about crossposting it, it's probably been posted several times before.

5. If, after all this, you still want to crosspost whatever it is, make it readable. If it's just a link, say something about the link. If it's a chain letter, edit it to have only text.

Thanks.

Oh, almost forgot!

The babies are officially one year now. When I get the pictures uploaded you'll all be able to see them around their respective birthdays. And, on top of that, they are both officially toddlers! Walking. It's soooooo cool. *hugs her babies*

So, anyway, go wish them a happy birthday or something and help me decide what presents to get them next (I eschew birthday presents in favor of several "no reason" presents spaced throughout the year).

Incidentally, can anyone either host a couple of pictures OR direct me to a good, free picture hosting site?