Married Life: Not Much Different

We are seven months into our marriage and one question we hear often other than the when-are-you-procreating question is, "Do you love being married?"

Odd question, right? I mean, why would I have gotten married if I didn't think I'd love it? Also, there is only one acceptable answer to this question, especially in small talk. The answer is "of course," and you must answer with a twinkle in your eye otherwise people will think something is wrong in your marriage.

In all seriousness, I love it. But here's the thing - I don't ESPECIALLY love it. I don't love it more than I loved living with Dude and being a part of his life before we got married. I don't love married life more than I loved single life. It's not like we woke up the day after our wedding and it was all sunshine and unicorns and all of our everyday problems went away. It was exactly the same, with just a few differences. It's just the logical progression of our relationship. We love our lives together, married or not.

So, yes, I love it. While some things have changed, most things have stayed exactly the same. And THAT'S what I love about it.

You Stay Classy, Louisiana!

Louisiana Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell refused to marry an interracial couple out of concern for their kids.

"I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way," Bardwell told the Associated Press on Thursday. "I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else."

See?! He's not racist, his bathrooms are INTEGRATED!!

Full story here, via Gawker.

30 Republicans Opposed Anti-Rape Bill

Al Franken has wasted no time making his mark in Congress. His amendment won today.

US defence firms are to be barred from lucrative government contracts if they refuse to allow employees access to the courts, after a woman working for a Halliburton subsidiary in Iraq was prevented from taking legal action over an alleged gang rape by fellow workers.

Full story here. Another story here.

Here is the shameful list of 30 who opposed this amendment:
Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Kyl (R-AZ)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)

I am so fucking glad McCain didn't win the presidency.

Random Health Insurance Thoughts

A few thoughts, in no particular order...

Not only will insurance companies deny your child a needed liver transplant, their employees will taunt you by giving you the finger. HAHA! Protest all you want, your kid is still dead!

Pharmaceutical companies, while jacking up costs of drugs, at least produce something helpful. I mean, sure, they probably should have cured cancer or AIDS or Alzheimer's before they cured baldness and erectile dysfunction, but at least they have a product. What are insurance companies, really? They are middle men who profit off your health.

If you oppose the "socialist" public option you must not be allowed to use other "socialist" publicly funded programs, such as the public school system, fire departments, police departments, the post office, and libraries. You must also give back any financial aid you received from the federal government for higher education and stop using paved roads and highways.

Health reform must include emphasis on wellness. We're not going to cut down costs if people keep eating to the point of gluttony, smoking like chimneys, drink to oblivion, and live on their couches.