Two words: First Amendment.

Yeah... freedom of speech and expression means that even expressions we personally might dislike or disagree with are protected.

Also: Agreed that a flag is a symbol. My father served in not one, but TWO branches of the military (first Army, then Navy), before, during and after the Korean War. He was always the first one to say that he did not serve to protect a flag, but to honor the people of the US... and he also always said that the moment the citizens of a nation started making a bigger deal out of symbols than of their fellow human beings, that nation was in all likelihood in BIG trouble. "Nazi Germany," he said, "was a prime example of that. Never forget what history teaches."

My father had flaws, but he was wise beyond measure on things like this. Anyone who wants to argue his positions personally will have to take it up with him in the Great Beyond, but as for me, I think I will honor his memory by heeding his words.

Orerry

I ninja'd you!

Juggernaut

like some psychedelic lab experiment designed by

Silk

Hall

Funny

Fastest known way to get kicked unintentionally.

I have NOT had enough coffee yet to deal with this day!

Made a yogurt smoothie this morning in my vintage Osterizer... seriously, this thing is probably older than I am, because I don't remember my parents ever NOT having it, so maybe a wedding gift to them back in '62? Yeah... and it still works! So I use it a lot.

My now-ex accidentally broke the glass jar for it a few years back, and I found a replacement on eBay. Problem solved... until this morning, when I went to wash it... never wash dishes when you're not up to full coordination yet. It slipped out of my hand and broke. I about cried.

And I hadn't budgeted for replacing it right now. Problem is, I really need my smoothies! (And even ordering a replacement online is going to once again mean I get to go at least a week without, unless I want to pay BIG BUCKS for rapid shipping. Um, no.)

So.... GRRRRRRR. I've risen... something better make me shine fast because this ain't doin' it!

She was telling Journeyman that a gallah is a bird.

You want to have sex with strangers? Ewww.

If I'm living with a guy or we are for whatever reason seeing each other daily then yeah, every day would be nice.

Realistically, if we're not living together I doubt we're going to see each other every day, and that means we aren't getting it on every day.

Oh, well. I'll take what I can get!

And into today.

Grrrr... that's TWICE now, and this time I did it myself.

Thinking I should get some sleep...

*points*

No, it's waaaay over there.

Vacuum