Obama and I Remake the Country

Although, my remaking is on a much smaller scale. Also, I’m already done.

I get a sense of accomplishment, and to know that what I planted will grow for a long time and be enjoyed by the people who own and visit the area. The new president has no such luxury. He faces enormous [...]

Protesting Prop 8 in Downtown Los Angeles

It was a fine Saturday, if a little hot for mid-November. Better than cold and rainy, I suppose. We lazed around the house until it was too late to go to the nearest Metro station, so we had to drive down to get there in time to meet up with a few friends.

There were [...]

Whether You Like It or Not

It’s not over. Denied a basic civil right, one we’ve fought for over decades, one that was nearly unimaginable when I was a kid, we will not stop fighting for it. Our relationships exist, with or without legal recognition and protection. Like it or not.

My favorite sign among many at the Silverlake No-on-8 protest [...]

South Park’s Election Parody

I’m a fan, of many years. And my sympathies, politically, lie with the libertarians. I think Trey Parker and Matt Stone dislike labels, but by their own admission, their philosophies hew pretty closely to libertarian. But I’m a pragmatist, and most libertarians I know and read the words of are idealists. It just shakes out [...]