Oh dear.

A group of oh-so-concerned parents is trying to kick some kindegarteners out of a Catholic school because their parents are icky gays.

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I hate it when LiveJournal is slow.

And you know what else I hate? The fact that if I try to type anything other than "LiveJournal" (note spelling) I feel bad. It's not livejournal, or Livejournal, or lj, it's LiveJournal. This is all support's fault.

Article about Guatanamo Bay...

Of course, it's from The Nation, so make of this what you will.

Y'know, the more I think about it, the more appropriate this icon seems.

See, the Bishop is a total supporter of gay rights. He's got a whole speech on how marriage is about "wuv, twue wuv". Humperdink, however (who is evil, let's not forget!) doesn't care about wuv, twue or otherwise. To him, marriage is about "man and wife, say man and wife". There is no wuv for Humperdink. And no hott sexx, of either the gay or straight variety. But that's a different issue.

_{This post has been brought to you by The Princess Bride, officially the world's most quotable movie, and also by the fact that I really hate having to have this icon. Le sigh.}

Taken from the NYTimes "Dear Diary" section...

Being near Pennsylvania Station at suppertime recently, I stopped in to have dinner at my favorite salad bar. As I approached the Long Island Rail Road area, I realized that security must have been beefed up again for the holiday season, as three soldiers were standing there, rifles in hand, wearing their completely out-of-place camouflage uniforms.

Deciding it was time to finally satisfy my curiosity, I marched up to them, and the following conversation took place:

Me: Would you mind answering a question for me? Why is it that you wear camouflage uniforms, given that you obviously aren't camouflaged at all?

Soldier No. 1: You can see us, right?

Me: Yes.

Soldier No. 2: Well, that's the point.

See, I already knew this, though I suspect that my reaction to it is different from this woman's reaction. My reaction is that they're visible not so much to scare potential terrorists as to scare normal citizens so that we'll be less likely to protest things like wars and a gradual weakening of the constitution.

Yes, I *am* my father's child. Those of you (Ginger) who knew my dad don't need to point this out.