Marriage news....

Trying to steal some of California's thunder, the Massachusetts legislature has voted to repeal a 1913 law which was effectively used against granting marriage licenses to out of state same-sex couples. The law stated that Massachusetts would not allow any marriage from a non-citizen, if that marriage would be against the law in the couple's home state. The bill moves on to the governor's desk, and he has pledged to sign it.

Mitt Romney once stated that this law prevented Massachusetts from becoming the "Las Vegas of gay marriages." Maybe he should invest in gay wedding chapels. Instead of Elvis impersonators, they could have Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minelli, et all officiating at their weddings. I'm sure there will be a big demand soon.

meanwhile, on the left coast....

The California Secretary of State's office has changed the description of Proposition 8 to better reflect the true nature of the the proposition in light of the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same sex marriage. The old description was "a measure to limit marriage between a man and a woman." Now, voters will see "a constitutional change to eliminate the right of same sex couples to marry." The description will also make note of the fact that California stands to lose several tens of millions of dollars in state sales taxes if the proposition is passed.

I think this change will effectively put the final nail in the coffin for Prop 8. Recent polls are showing a slight majority (51%) of Californians oppose Prop 8. Now, when voters see that Prop 8 will take away rights that already exist, I think it will leave a bad taste in their mouths. No, it won't sway the religious nuts who want to shove their beliefs down everyone else's throats, but I'm pretty sure it will sway those 7% or so who are undecided.

Queer Quips.....

Mike: Stan is very hot!

Freddybear: There's no chance in hell he would be interested. You're not big enough for him.

Mike: Well I used to be big. You know I've lost 60 pounds.

Freddybear: So I should just tell Stan to think about how fat you used to be when he's fucking you?

Batman Arrested In London!

I've always thought Christian Bale is such a hottie. Certainly the hottest Batman. But, this is such a trailer park thing for one to get involved with. I'm very disappointed :(

(07-22) 11:16 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) --
Christian Bale has denied allegations of assault made by his mother and sister, hours after he was arrested, questioned by London police and released.

The 34-year-old star of "The Dark Knight" spent four hours at a police station, but was not charged. British media had reported that Bale's mother and sister complained he had assaulted them at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Sunday night.

Representatives for Bale released a statement today denying that an assault took place.
A woman thought to be Bale's sister Sharon told reporters "it's a family matter" from her home in Corfe Mullen, 110 miles southwest of London. A man who answered the door at the home of his mother Jenny Bale in nearby Bournemouth said she did not want to comment.

I think I finally found the perfect hands free cell phone thing for me. It's the Motorola T505. It's a speakerphone that attaches to the visor of your car. Nothing plugs into the ear. It's like having one of those built-in cell phones.

So far, it's working pretty good for me. I can hear the other caller, and haven't had any complaints from the other side. And a woman with a British accent announces that a "call is coming in from........"

After years of battling the earpiece hands free devices, it's nice to finally find something that works for me.

on the road again......

I'm on the road again, on the way to Houston for a couple of days.

Started the trip on Friday in Sacramento. There was supposed to be a bear run in Sacramento this weekend, but I saw little evidence of it. A couple of friends were going over for it, and asked me to come. I couldn't do the whole weekend, but I said I would go over for Friday night.

There was supposed to be a bear dance at Badlands Friday night. But, when we got to the bar, there was no evidence of bears at all. Nothing but twinks and college boys. So we ended up hanging out at the Mercantile, and then went to the Bolt. Only a few people there. Where were all the bears and chasers? Since we were cabbing it, I was able to get pretty shitfaced, and woke up with a nice hangover Saturday morning.

Saturday, it was drive to LA time. God, I hate that drive. It's so grueling. I went to Pistons Bar Saturday night, but walked straight into some leather fetish party thing. Had a few drinks. Cute bartender flirted with me. Then I left.

Today, it was off to Phoenix, where I will stop for the night.

Saw two interesting signs along the way. One said "Pearl Harbor Survivors Memorial Highway." Why would you have a memorial highway for SURVIVORS??? That seems a little strange.

The other odd sign was a billboard for a crematorium "for people and their pets."

Nothing homoerotic about these oil wrestlers from Turkey eh?

121,304 People

OnePlusYou Quizzes and Widgets

People who died on August 19 (various years)

2005 - Mo Mowlam, British politician
2005 - Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch comedian and actor
2003 - Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat
2003 - Carlos Roberto Reina, President of Honduras
2001 - Betty Everett, American singer and pianist
2000 - Bineshwar Brahma, Bodo literateur and religious figure (birth date unknown)
2001 - Donald Woods, South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist
2000 - Antonio Pugliese, Italian professional wrestler
1995 - Pierre Schaeffer, French composer
1994 - Linus Pauling, American chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Peace
1982 - August Neo, Estonian wrestler
1980 - Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank
1979 - Dorsey Burnette, American singer
1977 - Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor
1976 - Alastair Sim, Scottish actor and rector of Edinburgh University
1975 - Jim Londos, wrestler
1970 - Paweł Jasienica, Polish historian
1969 - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German architect
1968 - George Gamow, Ukrainian-born physicist
1967 - Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born editor and publisher
1959 - Jacob Epstein, American-born sculptor
1957 - Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Swedish meteorologist
1957 - David Bomberg, English painter
1954 - Alcide De Gasperi, Prime Minister of Italy
1950 - Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist
1945 - Tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b.1875)
1944 - Günther von Kluge, German field marshal
1936 - Federico García Lorca, Spanish author
1929 - Sergei Diaghilev, Russian ballet impresario
1923 - Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist
1914 - Franz Xavier Wernz, German Superior General of the Society of Jesus
1900 - Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer
1895 - John Wesley Hardin, American gunfighter
1889 - Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French writer
1883 - Jeremiah S. Black, American statesman
1822 - Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician
1819 - James Watt, Scottish inventor
1753 - Balthasar Neumann, German architect
1680 - Jean Eudes, French catholic priest, founder of the Eudists
1662 - Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher
1646 - Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian
1580 - Andrea Palladio, Italian architect
1493 - Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
1297 - Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop
1284 - Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England
1245 - Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence
1186 - Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
14 - Augustus, Roman Emperor (b. 63 BC)

Not so queer quips......

Freddybear: My Internet's down!!!!

Cable Guy: How long has it been down?

Freddybear: About 20 minutes.

Cable Guy: Take a look at the modem and tell me what the lights are doing.

Freddybear: They're all OFF!! Does this mean I need a new cable modem????

Cable Guy: See the button on the top of the box? Press it for me.

Freddybear: OK. I pressed it. All the lights are coming back on. What is that? A reset button?

Cable Guy: That's the power on/off switch.

Freddybear: Oh

Cute Mormon Guys.....

"I popped Jedediah's boy cherry last night"

It's July 1st. Do you know where your hands free device is?

The hands free cell phone law went into effect today in California. It means you can't legally talk on a cell phone in the car without the use of a hands free device. The odd thing is texting while driving is still perfectly legal. They didn't think about that. Frankly, I would feel much safer with people talking on cell phones than texting messages back and forth.

Kids under 18 are not allowed to use a cell phone in the car at all, with or without a hands free device.

While we're on the topic of cars and new laws, it is also now illegal to smoke in a car when a minor is present.

Just another day in the "land of the free."