My take on things is quite in balance with what you say Ro. But I do live in a state where evangelicals are trying to force lawmakers into special session to pass laws defining marriage as between a man and woman. They are trying to stir up the same animosity and vicious evil that they’ve done in California, using fear and the bible as their preferred weapons of choice. When it comes to religion, I give thanks that we are entitled to believe as we choose. But I also believe that it needs to stay out of goverment, out of the political process. When it doesn’t - well, history says it all.

In all honesty, the evangelicals scare me. They are concerned about how moderate most of the voters were in this last election. I’ve seen several statements come from various Focus on the Family type groups about a biblical worldview and how people need to be educated to have that worldview. They are outrageously demanding several states call special sessions so that the Constitutions for those states will be amended with language definning marriage as between a man and a woman. These groups are no different than the Landover Baptist church when you strip away the veneer. They hide behind “we don’t have anything against homosexuals - we just want save the institution of marriage.” These same people then sneer responses about Adam and Steve, or how “It’s in the bible”. Oh, but they’ll get defensive if you mention how high the divorce rate is in America. Save marriage? Ban divorce. Simple. They threw up enough smoke and mirrors to get people scared that even supporting Prop 8 would hurt their constituational rights. I never quite got how the Republican Party could spout ‘LESS GOVERMENT’ and still be balanced with the Religious Right’s need to dictate morals via the Constitution. Didn’t our forefathers intend to keep religion OUT of our politics, thanks to the harsh lessons from the Church of England? And this whole “It’s in the bible business”? In the New Testament women women are charged to not speak of scriptures with anyone but their husbands. Wow. Wonder how many women here would have to be quiet? Hmmm. Oh, women are not allowed to go to Sunday worship with their heads uncovered, or as the scripture mandates “their heads will be shorn”. Yup that means, shorn = no hair. I didn’t make it up. It’s in the bible. Buy stocks in hatmaker companies, I guess.

“It’s a sellout, as far as we are concerned,” Joe Scheidler, founder of the Pro-Life Action League, told the Post. “We don’t think it’s really genuine. You don’t have to have a lot of social programs to cut down on abortions.” Wonder how many kids, Joe’s adoptin? He’s right, women who can’t afford the procedure will still keep poppin out babies. To me, it seems like the concern by this group to make sure a child is born, evaporates at the birth. They’ve done their part. Way to go Joe! (lunch is makin me sleeeeepy)

One of the Peter Sellers’ Pink Panther movies back in the 70’s. It was a big deal because my cousin and I took the bus into The City (lol or so we thought it was). We spent the afternoon shopping at Woolworths. Bought this big ole pink gaudy tube of pink bubblegum lipgloss.

Have to agree with her. Having been a previous victim of office gossip, it’s amazing to me just how vicious women will be towards one another. All it takes is for the wrong woman to get jealous or just mad because you didn’t give in to her bossy attitude. Next thing you know, people give you strange looks or obviously going out of their way to not pass you in the hall. We are a strange brew.

At the end of the day, all women involved in that awful scandal are someone’s daughter, mother, sister, friend. As a mom of one daughter, I felt sad that a gorgeous young woman was so insecure about herself that she pole vaulted a launch at an older married man. As a friend, I was furious for the betrayal by Mz. Tripp when the young woman had reached out to confide in her. A real friend, especially an older one should have constantly reinforced that “this isn’t healthy for you”, instead of pressing for details so that she could record it. Hopefully, something was learned from a tragic situation that wrecked several lives. Maybe they’ll find some peace, somehow.

Hope you had a most wonderful birthday. Mz. Whoop, you’ve always been someone I’ve admired. Here’s to another year of keepin’ it real.