The Road to Hell...

From the New York Times article...

Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona and his party's presidential candidate in 2008, led the opposition to the repeal and said the vote was a sad day in history.

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He and others opposed to lifting the ban said the change could harm the unit cohesion that is essential to effective military operations, particularly in combat, and deter some Americans from enlisting or pursuing a career in the military.

 

Wait!  Isn't it doing that already?  Aren't some Americans, gay Americans, kept from enlisting or pursuing a careeer in the military because of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell?"  Isn't unit cohesion harmed when members are unceremoniously thrown out?  Isn't time, effort and money wasted while these witch hunts are executed?  Why are you worried about a "could" and not about a confirmed "does"? 

Didn't your year long report say otherwise?  Doesn't every other military organization that allows gays to serve openly disprove your point?

Please remember, Senator, that the dreaded gays are ALREADY SERVING IN THE MILITARY RIGHT NOW!  They are in the units, in the barracks, in the bathrooms, on the radio, serving the food right now.  In fact, they are even in the Senate Chambers AS WE SPEAK!  (Or have they already gone on vacation?)

I'll tell you what's sad....

Oh, right, politician, got it.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Grinch, please stay out of Whoville.

What is it about computer games involving blood that really makes my day?  First it was Gabriel Knight, culminating in BLOOD OF THE SACRED, BLOOD OF THE DAMN, when I knew I had found an art form I thoroughly enjoyed.  Yes, it was clunky and the puzzles sucked and every thing that could go wrong on a project did.  But not only did it have an engrossing story, it showed exactly how immersive a game could be.

Now it's Dragon Age, where I spent 90 hours on one character and various other times on 4 more.  Not counting the 20 hour expansion.  That's about $1 for two hours of entertainment, and not a lot besides MMOs are that cheap.

Take the plunge, give it a try.  You can be anything you want to be.  Just remember to save the world.

IT'S IN THE BLOOD....

Wide Open Spaces

By Kevin H Robnett

There's a speed that I must travel,

     to keep from falling over.

There's a speed that I must travel,

     so I'm no longer sliding back.

There's a speed that I must travel,

     to keep me moving forward.

Though I'm running, riding, flying fast,

     I'm committed to this track.

There's a road that I must travel,

    'cause it's all about the journey.

There's a road that I must travel,

     as far as I can see.

There's a road that I must travel,

     though it's forked and bent and twisted.

At the crossroads of my roaming,

     I'll choose the path for me.

At the end of all my wandering,

     I can stop and rest a minute.

At the end of all my walking,

     I will build for me a home.

At the end of all my journeys,

     through this world and all that's in it,

I'll know I'll have a story

They've been dancing around each other since summer, they now live under the same roof (along with about eleven other Snyders!), and they're appearing in more than one episode a week.

Is it time for another important step in their "just the same as any straight soap couple" courtship?

Watch Luke and his beau Noah each weekday on As The World Turns on CBS!

*Update:  Now have pictures in the gallery!  CLICK HERE

So I'm taking my first step on a brand new Yellow Brick Road! (Or Blond Hunk Blvd.)

With the LiveJournal purging scare (and doesn't it seem like there's a LiveJournal fire every few months?) and Yahoo's sudden problems with adult content (and I am nothing except adult), I've decided to take the safety plunge and move my "grown-up" discussion and thoughts to my own private Idaho...or blog.

I mean, it's not like the administrator is suddenly going to take offense about my doodles, since he is I -- or some such philosophical idea.  I can post what I want, when I want, as large as I want, and not fear some small minded bureaucrat makes it all go away and my name ends up slashed through.

Because I was bored.

Consenting Adults only. Mean, nasty story. NC-17. XXX. Naughty words. Indescribable acts of perversion. Gross disregard for limitations.

Have I convinced you not to read it yet?

Real Person Slash involving the men from "Troy"

I was surprised at how badly the movie did at the Box Office. I thought it was a great movie to take smaller children to -- much better than Spiderman.

And the ratio of men to women on Tracy Island was 9 to 2? (Counting the voyeur who spends all his time in space!) Over half of them related? What combinations! What angst! What hot guys!

Sigh. So many men, so little time.



So, I'll admit the silver jumpsuits look a little fruity in a "Lost In Space" kinda way, but who's gonna keep them dressed?

Brothers. Alone on a tropical island. For years. Just imagine the pressures! "He's gonna blow!!!!" I mean, really, could they build any bigger machines?

Getting back to Richie for a moment, did you know that Martin Cummins, who played Pete in "Unholy Alliance" was a runner up for the part of Richie? Good thing, too, since he went on to play Nick Boyle on "Poltergist:The Legacy" for four years, with much more screen time. But I always wanted to cross them, and with Pete dead as a doornail, it was tough. Until I thought up a crossover idea.

I've got about 75% of this written, and almost all the twists and reveals are in this section, so if you want to be surprised when this is finished and you read the whole thing, I'd skip it right now. If you're dying for some Richie, enjoy.

Not adult, but will be a little on the graphic violence side when done.

Also, I have an idea for a sequel and vague notions of a series, if I ever get off my duff.