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On Goodbye, Blossom, Martha said: We can still dress up and go to Laury's. Or Aubrey's. Or even Soho's, if/when I get over being mad.

On Inalienable rights, Robin said: I definitely support gay rights in general and gay marriage in particular, and I hope you're right that things will change dramatically within a generation, but in terms of day-to-day life, I fear such transformations will require a much longer time. Oh, legally, things might change, but homophobia is still so strong in some parts of this country, I just can't imagine the controversy will ever really die down. Abortion rights certainly never did.

I live just a few miles away from two abortion clinics, and I walk past one every day on my way to work. Every single... (more)

On Inalienable rights, Robyn said: Well, you pretty much summed up my own views on those matters quite nicely, except that you're much more concise, given that I can't start talking about constitutional rights without citing a couple of hundred years of precedent. Several things to add though--although I find Proposition 8 personally repugnant, and agree completely with your stance on it, I can't help but think that the Federal DOMA is so much more egregious...for one thing, it allows individual states to violate the underlying fundamental right to marry, and the Equal Protection Clause, but it's also a blatant violation of Full Faith... (more)

On Time keeps on slippin, Cindy said: I only turned forty the other day..oops, I mean about 7 years ago. It's pretty scary how much time seems to pass faster and faster. Makes me do a lot of thinking.

On The flesh is weak, Robin said: It could be worse---the doctor could have put you through even more unnecessary pain. A friend of mine with chronic knee and neck pain went to the doctor and was advised to undergo surgery. He did that, and in the end, the pain was still there. He then spent quite some time looking for a really good physical therapist who gave him particular exercises to strengthen other muscles in a way that magically relieved his pain. He swears by PT.

Moral of the story: Doctors only know how to deal with acute problems. If you have a chronic pain... (more)

On Wedding in Wonderland, Robin said: That sounds really cool! I love the cake.

On Late night phone call, Cindy said: Brad, I had one of these calls early yesterday morning. This person was actually hitting redial over and over, finally dragging me out of bed. Then, "Who is this?" I said, "It's none of your business, asshole, didn't your mama teach you any manners?" I also had more comments for this wrong number caller. I am amazed every day at the rudeness of people. Maybe it's just me, but I think it's getting worse all the time.