today was actually a relaxing day. okay,well, maybe the day wasn't relaxing but i relaxed.

all that despite the fact that my computer shit the bed this morning and i had to get all the stuff in for my taxes and do my ira contributions etcetcetc BLAH

so - something great happened today and something that shocked the crap out of me, well, i guess it would have if i didn't already think fox news was evil.

fox news dissed mr. rogers - "he destroyed a generation". are you shitting me. you know i recently was telling a friend that i saw a bumper sticker on a car that had a peace sign and underneath it said 'the footprint of the american coward'. now the philosophy war is a necessary evil i might be able to argue but at least i understand it. but the above says 'peace is bad'. so the assclowns at fox news and apparently their moronic viewers judging by the letters actually think that telling kids they are loved and special is wrong. okay, so the philosophy is that kids don't deserve love they have to earn it - starting when - infancy? toddlerhood? maybe the reason my kid won't potty train is cuz i love the little bastard even though he shits in a diaper. GODDESS HELP ME PEOPLE!! ecch. and this puts the stamp on what i said about foxnews previously - even if you agree that mr. rogers destroyed a generation (oh, and if you do - you're wrong) but even if you do agree well, fine that is an opinion and OPINIONS HAVE NO PLACE IN JOURNALISM.

and now for the good news. governor jim douglas' gay marriage veto was overturned. the house and senate voted by over two thirds to overturn his veto. i guess they figured that it would look really bad if iowa was less bigoted than they were. the truth of the matter for me is that i think that state sanctioned marriage for anyone is ridiculous i guess is the best word i can come up with. the state shouldn't be involved. or if they are going to be involved it should be an actual contract with terms, conditions and penalties. but i have digressed off the point of my comment which is whooooohooooo.

oh all of which reminds me - mark i got your reply about iowa but this dinky little replacement computer is sans an updated flash program so i haven't viewed it yet. out of curiousity - did it have something to do with my post or were you just sharing? i was confused.

the other delightful thing about my computer crash is that i have a bazillion things to do because i am going on vacation next week soi lost a whole day of being able to do anything.

so part of carl's new job is going to include some traveling - in may he's going to las vegas and i'm thinking he shouldn't go alone.

so i'm hoping for a traveling year- vegas; detroit; hopefully arkansas; and there are plans in the works for south carolina and florida.

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