Goreyboy

One fish, Two fish...

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:05:55 GMT

Fish from last week end. Who doesn't like goldfish?

My quarantine is up this afternoon so I went and bought dog food and toilet paper. Glamorous, no?

I am feeling a bit better but still tired and achey. Yes, I will be sure to go easy for a bit. I am just glad to be on the other side of it.

Not much else going on today. I made banana bread and watched bad movies while dozing in and out. I read a bit but honestly I'm still a little to head achey to enjoy it for long. I'm reading "The Race" by Clive Cussler. It is pretty fun - a detective thriller set in the early days of flight.

Things I Am Grateful For
Getting better
Having enough
Netflix on demand
Good books and GoodReads.com
Friends who make me laugh
It is warm in the house
Health insurance
Dad's house going on the market

Things I Want Today
Sugar cookies shaped like circus animals

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Sat, 07 Jul 2012 00:36:43 GMT

This really hits home for me. I would love to see it broadcast here and everywhere really.

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Why Newt's Infidelity and Divorce Matters

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:23:00 GMT

Normally, I find the personal issue mud thrown in politics disappointing at best but in this instance it is different. Why? Because Newt Gingrich and his fellow Republican candidates are openly discussing my personal life and making pronouncements about:

My ability to be a parent and my being an “abomination against God” because of who I am attracted to:
“L: But we are talking about homosexuality. Scripture is very clear —- it’s an abomination to God.

G: That’s right. And that’s why I just agreed with you. I think that if you believe in the Bible, then it’s fairly clear. But, I’m not prepared to render judgment to individuals.

L: Do you think homosexuals ought to be able to adopt children?

G: No.”
Interview with John Lofton at the "American View"
http://archive.theamericanview.com/index.php?id=331

The validity of my relationship:

"I believe that marriage is between a man and woman. It has been for all of recorded history and I think this is a temporary aberration that will dissipate. I think that it just fundamentally goes against everything we know," the Des Moines Register quotes Gingrich (September 2011)
http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/09/30/gingrich-same-sex-marriage-is-a-temporary-aberration/

Or my sexuality being a choice:

Q: Do you believe that people choose to be gay?

GINGRICH: I believe it’s a combination of genetics and environment. I think both are involved. I think people have many ranges of choices. Part of the question is, do you want a society which has a bias in one direction or another?

Q: So people can then choose one way or another?

GINGRICH: I think people have a significant range of choice within a genetic pattern. I don’t believe in genetic determinism and I don’t think there is any great evidence of genetic determinism. There are propensities. Are you more likely to do this or more likely to do that? But that doesn’t mean it’s definitional.

Q: So a person can then choose to be straight?

GINGRICH: Look, people choose to be celibate. People choose many things in life. You know, there is a bias in favor of non-celibacy. It’s part of how the species recreates. And yet there is a substantial amount of people who choose celibacy as a religious vocation or for other reasons. (from interview with

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2011/12/15/390393/newt-gingrich-gay-people-choose-to-be-gay-like-priests-choose-celibacy/
(and yes, the irony of an adulterer talking about choosing not to follow “propensities” is rich)

Or my ability to serve my country (without, apparently, forcing straight guys into having sex in the tanks/barracks...):
“I don’t think that in the military you would particularly want sexual behavior to be an overt issue.” video at same link above.

So yeah, your personal life matters as much as mine does.

In response to this:
http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/27933986

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Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:47:37 GMT

Last week was rough, this week seems better. I'll post more when this fucking ear ache ends.

Things I Am Grateful For
Having enough
Friends who make me laugh
Health insurance
Diet coke
My "feather bed"
The smell of strawberries

Things I want Today
For this ear ache to be over

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Tuesday

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:21:57 GMT

Work is sucking with one bright spot. I had a Sarbannes Oxley compliance audit today and got 100%. That is a good news and a relief but I was too stressed out to really revel in it.

After work I went to the dog beach, walked about with Mr Mooney and then ehaded home. I stopped and made a tentative reservation for dinner for my birthday (I don't have a head count yet).

This past week end, I hade a software deployment, spent Saturday with Baby K at the Camden Aquarium training the seals.

There is this weird thing with the kids - when ever one of them gets in my back seat it is like a therapy session. On the drive down we covered why there is disease and cancer, the difference between Japanese and Chinese people (as in they aren't the same), why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima and divorce. It is pretty amazing what kids parrot from adults and the questions they have running around in their heads. I'm flattered they trust me to try and give them answers.

I was sick Sunday. :-( Full week end.

I need some down time, I think.

I'm watching "The Dirty Dozen". Great movie.

Things I Am Grateful For
My Audit pass and the internal support folks who helped me get it
Having enough
The ability to share things like this with the kid posse
How cute Gypsy is when she sleeps with her paws tucked in
Adventures
The ability to share experiences with the kid posse
Knowing I am not my job
Cool nights that are good for sleeping

Things I Want Today
For my back to stop hurting

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(Week) End

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:38:56 GMT

Things I Am Grateful For
Having enough
My home
The Dog Beach (even in the rain)
Friends who make me laugh
"Legally Blonde" on TV
The sound of rain on the windows
Lemon oil
Popular Mechanics

Things I Want Today
A new job :-)

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