My boss is wearing the Platonic form of a shoe.

Placeholder.

Later I will edit this into an essay about Twilight and the paradigm of the protector male.

Don't judge me yet; I'll explain.

"Amendment 2" or "If You Care About Your Grandpappy"

OK, so I know this is going to end up on Facebook, which is OK with me, but it's also totally against my usual inclination to be annoyed by political crap on people's pages.

AAAAANYWAY, I'm bored, and I'm waiting for GA tickets, so I'm gonna write up a post about the second constitutional initiative on Florida's ballot.

While I have no clue (and I mean no clue) why people care if gays get married, that has nothing to do with this post. You can argue with me about that later. I just want everyone, before they get carried away with their emotional voting, to read the language of the proposed amendment. To save you some internet searching, I'll quote it in relevant part here:

"[N]o other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized."

There are two (2) reasons why you need to vote "no" on this amendment. (Well, there are more, but there are two that aren't subjective.)

1) THERE IS ALREADY A LAW IN FLORIDA THAT SAYS MARRIAGE IS EXCLUSIVELY BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN.
This is just an amendment on principle. It's an EMOTIONAL move to establish something that is already in print. Does this remind anyone else of John Kerry and those dogs?

2) THIS BILL, WHILE TRYING TO PREVENT HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGES, OVEREXTENDS ITSELF INTO THE LIVES OF THE ELDERLY.
That's right. That's my main contention. Most (young) people don't realize that senior citizens get stripped of some pension benefits if they get remarried. That's why most older Americans choose not to remarry. Instead, they live in what's considered a "domestic partnership," where they can qualify for joint health care benefits and whatnot.

So, while this initiative is proposing to "protect marriage," it's really hurting the freedoms of a class of people I KNOW we want to protect. It's not fair for government to basically require senior citizens not to get married, and then tell them that they can't enjoy a domestic partnership either. And we want domestic partnerships for them. Maybe that way, they'll stop transmitting VD to each other.

Typos Found: 5 Typos Fixed: 5

In my never-ending appreciation of irony, I'll go ahead and point out that someone--you know who you are--found typos in my blog. My excuse (which still stands firm) is that I update, at times, from my iPhone, and the auto-correct feature on it sometimes oversteps its bounds. Evidence for its culpability: every post that had a typo was written on the iPhone.

I feel this is conclusive.

In any event, this post serves as an open invitation for anyone who reads my blog (which should be considerably more people now that it's feeding on Facebook) to comment if I misspell/mistype something.

Also, let this serve as an invitation to peruse this blog, which is among my favorites:
www.typoeradicationadvancementleague.com

The "L" Word Is Not "Lesbian."

I've heard several accounts of how relationships should progress, and I don't buy any of them. I've had a couple of years to think about what relationships are and what makes them effective. Yes, effective. Not fruitful, because even I'm not that idealistic.

Some say, "Everyone settles." That's crap. I won't settle. I'll compromise, and don't argue that that's semantics. I know exactly what I want, and I'll get that. If it comes with a few unanticipated extras, so be it.

And it's pretty basic, really. All I want is someone who impresses me and who knows when to tell me to shut up.

Dating as a way of experiencing others to see what you like. Absolutely. BUT. I add one qualifier. I won't date or waste my time on anyone I know I can't marry. Suddenly, it makes sense why a lot of Jewish guys won't date outside their faith. If I can't see myself ending up with you, there is no point in my being there. That is not to say that, if the experience turns out otherwise, it was worth nothing. You add things to the "I can't marry somebody who..." list, and you move on.

Now, about that L word. I hate it, and I hate being pressured to use it. When I'm in love with someone, I feel like I could be with that person forever: have kids, grow old, and forget his name in my age-induced dymensia. Though I've had snippets of this feeling in the past, I can't honestly say that I've ever fully felt it. Besides my friends, I've never looked at someone and thought that I could talk to them every singe day for forever. I get bored of people very quickly, and it makes me wonder whether I'll every truly love someone. Especially since I'll never settle.

Product Review: Intuition Razor

Besides all the negatives involved with shaving in general, the only problem with this razor is getting that infuriating Jewel song stuck in your head each time you shave.

Hmm.

On Monday, I drove for four hours in silence. My thoughts were enough to fill up that time, and then some. I am not sure if this is good or bad, but I am sure that I didn't want the radio or my phone interrupting me.