One more word on Gay Marriage

There are many definitions of the word marriage. Many people view marriage as a religious rite. The manner in which marriages are conducted vary with the many different cultures of the world. I believe that marriage is a legal, domestic contract. How you “sign” that contract depends your view of marriage. Some couples have church weddings. Some couples go the court house and are married by a judge. I have seen couples come to our law firm and be married by one of our many notary publics. And some couples go to their sister’s house and get married under a tree (one of the best weddings I have ever been to).

It doesn’t matter how you do it – it is still a contract sanctioned by the government.

The important thing is that the two people who enter into this contract love, honor and respect each other. That they agree to stand by each other in good times and bad. That is what a marriage is all about – love. At least in my opinion.

Who is it hurting if both parties are the same sex. It takes nothing away from me.

If the objection to Gay Marriage is strictly a religious one let us remember that not everyone believes the same thing. Some don’t believe in a religion at all. As I said, marriage is a legal contract. It only becomes a religious one if the couple getting married choose to make it one.

My nephew Tim and his partner Anthony are in love. They have a shared life in a happy, stable home that is warm and giving and they are a joy to be around – just like many other couples that are of different sexes. Why shouldn’t they be entitled to the same rights.

I haven't made up my mind

I just finished taking one of those telephone political surveys. I really love those things - no, seriously, I do. This one was about my opinion on discrimination in general and about my view on Gay Marriage specifically. Like anyone is really going to say "I think discrimination is a really good thing". They always ask the same question three or four different ways. I guess they think I will change my mind from one question to the next or they just think I'm stupid. They also ask "if the election were held today, who would you vote for"? They ask it twice because I said I hadn't decided yet. I guess they thought I was lying the first time I said it.

As for the Gay Marriage questions (there were at least 20 of them) I told them them truth - two people who love each other should be entitled to a long and happy legal entanglement no matter what sex they are.

I just can't win

I zoomed thourgh Steak N Shake last night. They are having a "special" - A bacon, cheese double steakburger for $2.99. I ordered a double steakburger plain - nothing on it - nada - zip ( I like to dress my own so I get it exactely the way I want it). When I got to the window the girl said "that will be $3.59". I asked why since a double with bacon & cheese is $2.99. Apparently you must pay 60 cents more if you do not want bacon and cheese. Does this make any sense at all? I just can't win!

Woe is me

This is my pool - care for a swim?

I ask my son's friend, Tait, to come over a fix a leak in one of the jets - no problem. After we lowered the water level we decided we should probably just go ahead and refurbish the whole thing as it has been at least 15 years since any thing was done to it and the coating on the fiberglass sides is wearing off.

First - the company that makes the coating went out of business.
Second - finally found new company but would take at least a week to order the coating.
Third - Tait went on vacation (to visit my son in NC) for ten days.

Tait finally returned but couldn't start to work as he had to build a fence for his father, who lives one street over from us, so one of the neighborhood coyotes won't eat their four little dust mop dogs (somehow the fence still isn't built - I have no idea what Tait has been doing).

One month goes by and we have tree frogs living in our pool. One wasn't so bad but he invited friends over and they have a party all night long. Tree frogs are very small but they are VERY LOUD! I wish the coyote would come and eat the frogs.

Tait showed up on Tuesday morning and said he would go get his helper and all of the equipment and be back in the afternoon. He finally arrived on Friday afternoon. The pool has now been drained but it has been raining off and on ever since so no more work has been done.

I know that this is how our friend Tait is but it is still irritating. I am always on time, if not early, and I am always where I say I will be when I say I will be there. Why can't the rest of the world be like me?

At he very least - Bell invented the telephone for a reason - use it!

Yes, I know I need to post

There hasn't been very much of interest happening in my world lately. Summer is here and it seems like I am in the pool all the time. We have classes morning and afternoon and on Sat now. With only three instructors we are kept pretty busy. I don't teach every day but my body feel like it does.

I finally bought a bicycle. I thought it would be good exercise and save money on gas as I can ride it to the pool. Guess what? The old adage "it's just like riding a bicycle - you never forget how", is wrong, wrong, wrong. You can forget how to ride a bicycle. Sonja's husband came over and adjusted the seat for me (he has tools and I don't any more) and I got on to ride down the driveway and immediately fell off. All he said was, "just how long has it been since you have been on a bike"? I will try again in a few days.

My candidate was elected without opposition - Yea! The only drawback is that now I have to write prorated checks back to all the contributors. It's really a lot of checks. Major writers cramp.

Hope everyone has a Happy and Safe 4th of July.

And to Dave - thanks for checking on me.