L O V E and P A T I E N C E and F I N D I N G your C E N T E R and F L Y I N G home like a S P A R R O W and old R O L L I N G stones tunes and D R I N K I N G red wine T O G E T H E R from glass tumblers…
the union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.
william james
rest on the grass. let the world hold you up.
Steve Jobs (via ThinkSimpleNow) (via annarchy)
i wish i knew more people with this attitude.
(via heartliketwigs)
Yesterday on The View, they continued their daily discussion of Proposition 8. At one point, Elizabeth Hasselbeck stated: ” EVERY American has the RIGHT to marry in the United States. You just have to marry someone of the opposite sex”. This inspired my girlfriend Jen and I to write the following letter:
Monday
November 10, 2008
Dear producers and hosts of The View,
Hello. We are writing you today as avid View watchers. There are few places on television today where women engage in the public discourse so passionately and consistently as on The View. We especially appreciate the time and attention you have given to the recent Proposition 8 issue of California and the similar Propositions passing in Florida, Arizona and Arkansas. Your discussions have been enlightening, informative and, at times, extremely frustrating. As gay Americans, we firmly believe the right of marriage is for all Americans, gay and straight, and is absolutely a civil rights issue.
Back in July of 2007, we submitted a question to the CNN/You Tube Democratic Debate. We asked the candidates simply: “If elected President of the U.S., would you allow us to be married… to each other? ” Our question was chosen for inclusion in the debate and subsequently featured in the Hot Topics segment of The View.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mtr9OoNcJM
In the same debate, a pastor asked candidates why, as in throughout American history, is it too often deemed acceptable for faith and religion to be the reason why all Americans would be denied their full and equal rights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOdBYy2phMs&feature=related
Putting the rights of a minority up to a majority vote is difficult business and not without controversy. It is shows like The View that we turn to for help in processing our feelings, thoughts and, well, views on these important events and issues. Too often institutionalized bigotry, on The View and elsewhere, shapes the conversation on this issue, thus diminishing the historical context of this social stride being made. As with slavery, as with votes for women and people of color, as with a right to public education, we believe gay marriage is yet another step being taken in our country’s long journey to fulfill its Constitution.
Just for the heck of it, in an effort to separate church from television, we would be very interested to see The View engage in this discussion without mention of religion or faith. Can it be done? What would the discussion be without it? We don’t know, but wouldn’t it be interesting to see? What a programming coup it would be. We’ll certainly be watching and thank you for your time and your program.
Sincerely,
Mary Matthews and Jennifer Weidenbaum
Brooklyn, NY
i don’t need to reinvent the wheel, i just need to keep that wheel rolling.
i have a huge, huge, HUGE crush on a new man. it’s my first crush since separating from my husband a year ago. my separation has been a dark, grim time in life.
there is guilt, because the husband and i are in couples therapy. there is glee, because the butterflies in my belly are alive and well. there is fear, because what if…gulp…mr. new isn’t crushing on me.
the sunday thoughts of a semi-single limbo-weary girl.
