Like most other gay folks, I was gratified the other night to hear President Obama announce at the State of the Union address his intention to put repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell on the agenda for 2010. Of course we were all hyped when we heard it the first time, too. Back when he was pandering the rainbow coalition for votes during his campaign, pledging to be a "fierce advocate" for LGBT rights. To start working toward getting rid of DADT during his first year as president was part of that promise. Not that he has totally snubbed us, I guess, but tagging him a "fierce advocate" is probably a stretch . It's really little wonder that much of the queer community reacted approvingly, but also with a fair amount of skepticism, the other night after hearing him vow again to do what he vowed once before with nothing gotten done so far. This DADT thing, I wouldn't think, should be such a big ordeal to get over and done with in short order. Even military p...
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ReplyDeleteIs that a maple? I'm seeing some kind of like that on our maple. Smaller ones on the redbuds and dogwood, too.
Whassuuuup? Don't know what kind this one is, I've had lots of maples before and they never got pretty purple fuzzy things like this.
ReplyDeleteWhassuuuup? Don't know what kind this one is, I've had lots of maples before and they never got pretty purple fuzzy things like this.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to the lilac's blooming.
ReplyDeleteooooh, my favorite. When I had my own place, always had to have lilacs!
ReplyDeleteI never knew you liked lilacs too. Cool!
ReplyDeleteI KNOW! I LOVE Spring! You know what excites me here in San Fran each year!!!!!!!!!!!! The first sign of Cherry Blossoms! Tells me Spring is just around the corner. And? "They" say "time as we know it is speeding up right? Hope you've heard that...Anyway, years ago they would start in April...then March...I spotted some in FEB!!!!! The buds like yours starting! Made me so happy. *okay...girl...calm down....it's not here just yet...* *ha*
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