Monthly Archives: April 2009

Vibrations

April 20, 2009 – 1:14 am

In the quiet of the night, the melody of the slow, instrumental song vibrates on the heart.
It reaches out, and squeezes tight reminding it of the past hurts.
The song releases the heart and walks up to the man, and sensually asks him to dance.

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the Change

April 16, 2009 – 11:45 am

Wow, could the world have gone more topsy-turvey or what?

First Iowa, and then Vermont legalized same-sex marriage. Vermont being the first U.S. state to do so by their legislature. Hopefully New York will be the second. New Hampshire is also considering a bill to legalize marriage. Let’s not forget that D.C. voted to recognize marriages performed elsewhere.

So what changed?

What changed between Proposition 8 in California, and the ruling in Iowa? What happened in Vermont that lead to them not only passing a bill to legalize, but to also miraculously override the Governor’s veto?  Read more... (226 words, estimated 54 secs reading time)

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Trust is like a chicken egg.

April 1, 2009 – 10:28 pm

In the TV show Babylon 5, the alien race referred to as the Vorlons had a saying. Understanding is like a three edged sword. Your side, their side, and the truth!

Recently I had a trust issue with someone close to me. I encouraged him to read a story I had been reading. Shouldn’t be a big deal, right? The problem came up that in his own excitement, he managed to trample on the trust I had for him. He decided to gloat about his newfound relationship with the author of the story.  Read more... (270 words, estimated 1:05 mins reading time)

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