A post from Three Jews, Four Opinions makes some interesting points. Mostly it asks the question that while Jewish law clearly forbids homosexuality, does that mean that Jews should vote to ban homosexual marriage in California law? The overwhelming answer is no. This gets to the heart of my frustration of Christian intolerance. While Jews have some very crazy religious laws, they don’t seek to codify any of those laws into civic statute. Christians, on the other hand, believe that if something is immoral it should be illegal. I’ve often been inclined to think that it’s the very nature of…
I’m becoming increasingly annoyed with my employer. If anyone in the company knows what’s going on, they’re not telling me. Still no word at all about whether I’m going to fly a Dash here in a couple weeks or not. Kelsey decided to rearrange his schedule so that the Nachzen kids could hang out last night. I cooked chicken, mashed potatoes, onions, artichoke and asparagus. We drank several bottles of wine and then Mario Carted for a few hours. I’m not very good at video games, but it’s always reassuring to know that Sydney will bring up the rear for…
There’s been a rather unfortunate change in the configuration of the crew room–the TV is now in the main room instead of the little back room. The only internet connection is in the same room as the TV. Fortunately, I’ve got headphones. There are few things in the world I find more obnoxious than CNN. Joanna and I went to Dallas to see The Magnetic Fields on a whimsy of mine, that had something to do with Rachel. We could have seen The Magnetic Fields in New York or Denver, which would have been more convenient, but then we wouldn’t…