After looking at the county by county results of the elections in California (vote.sos.ca.gov/)
I've come to two conclusions:
1- Californians think highly of the dirtiest, most common, domesticated fowl.
2- Californians think the dirtiest, most common, domesticated fowl are more important than LGBT people.

*Proposition 2 - Standards For Confining Farm Animals* passed with a 63% 'Yes' vote.
One of the points used in many of the garbage "vote for me" mailers was the fact that wit... read more

I dislike political attack ads. I instinctively distrust any candidate and proposition proponents that use them. I also try to be fair. I make an effort to go beyond my instincts and search for the truth before I make a firm decision about my vote.

I spent more than an hour looking over the internet sites of the
two major proponents and opponents - protectmarriage.com and NoOn8.com - of
California’s Proposition 8. Then I spent two+ hours researching the validity of their claims.

Th... read more

i was groovin to something i can appreciate.
a more recent artist with the sensibilities of real old school r&b.
when i responded to the inquiry "who are you listening to?"
their response was "i don't like them, they're too main stream"
this from a generation **whatever** person.
i didn't immediately respond
i couldn't
my eyes had glazed over
my breathing had accelerated to a light pant
my skin turned clammy
yes
i was dizzy with thought...

i don't care about labels like "main... read more

i'm sitting here wondering if starting a blog here at tribe is wise. there's the thought that i blog sporadically. and does what i want to say need to be posted for anyone to read? is it all really necessary? do we all really have to have a soap box?

what i do know is many blog and few are famous. i read blogs of people who are famous because of their blogs. some are articulate. some are boring. some are maniacal. some are exquisite. some are funny. some are full of hate. most are trying ... read more