Sea Change

The 2 rulings this morning by the US Supreme Court mark a pivotal sea change in the way forward for our country. The change in attitudes towards gay Americans in just the last decade is remarkable. And I think there is one main reason for this change. We all know someone who is gay.

When gay Americans started coming out of the closet 15 to 20 years ago, it put on face on what was till then hushed up conversations. "Confirmed bachelor" or "Old maid" were euphemisms used to describe many people who would be called gay today.

It is really hard to be a bigot when you are friends with a gay person. Or if a relative is gay. Actually most people I suspect today don't care whether someone is gay or straight. Just that they are a good person.

And that is how it should be.

Interesting Day

I have not written a blog for nearly 3 years. Due to work changes and other issues, I just haven't done it. I have been active on twitter and maybe it is time for me to write.

I am going to give it my best shot and then in a few weeks, maybe I can get back on the local paper and the blogger page. In the meantime here it is Sunday morning and I am in a Star Bucks waiting to be discovered.

Fireworks

Good to see we here in Cathedral City are back to our old ways of selling fireworks in our city. Yes we are selling the safe and sane kind.

A desert town with heat galore and here we are selling fireworks. What could possibly go wrong? I mean no 18 year old kid will be hassled by his young brother to buy fireworks? Plus those warning signs on the Palm Springs side of the the town border will surely force all of those away.

Lunacy prevails. As it should.