Kristin learned about voting this past election. She has decided that she wants everybody in this house to vote on whether I need to find the time to get on the treadmill. She votes yes.
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We're wrapping up the first week of her three week Christmas break and so far it has gone dreadfully slow. We had a plumbing issue that required plumbers under the house replacing pipes. That took two days with no water. Now the satellite (tv) has been down for three days. Dish Network set up a window from noon to 5 one day, when the guy would be out, but he didn't show up until after 7. It was too dark for him to see outside, so he made arrangements to come back the next day between noon to 5. Between this and the plumbers, this has stuck Kristin and I at the house for days and with no tv to boot. Tis the season.
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One of the aftereffects of Prop 8, is that Toney and I have reconnected with the community. We've joined Salinas Valley Equality, which is a group that formed due to Prop 8. Toney and I have donated the website (we built, fund and maintain it). It's great to be involved in the community again.
We had a protest at Cinemark Theaters (they donated to Prop 8 and also refuse to show Milk in this town), although we missed that protest, and tomorrow there is a silent candlelight vigil to protest loss of rights, that we will be attending. We've hosted a meeting or two (I'm not sure if some of those were official), and I look forward to this coming year and seeing (I hope) our community become organized, effective and efficient in reaching people in this area and achieving equality.
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hope you have a great time with Kristin these holidays and everything works out fine - your sunset pic is now my wallpaper.
BTW, thought you might like to read this article on another facet of discrimination: http://desicritics.org/2008/12/20/083524.php
Ummmm, okay, so I realize this comment is a bit on the late site, but I've just started reading through your bliggity bloggity bloo. So, ummmm, yeah. After a 2 decade absence from "the community", I've found myself getting back involved in it now too. For better, or worse. I've forgotten what it's like to be out there...but I'm not content to sit behind my blinds anymore.
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