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8 random things about me - A meme

May 19th, 2008 | 5 Comments | Posted in Nonfiction by Chris Pommier

Looking in the wrong end Recently, Crystal at Big Bright Bulb, a blog chock full of great advice and insight for small business owners and entrepreneurs, tagged me with a blog meme that’s been making the rounds. I was flattered because it makes me feel a bit more like I’m part of the blogging community. The ideas is that someone comes up with a post, writes it, and “tags” a few other people to write a similar post. Everybody reads the others’ posts, and comments on them. Links are exchanged in a friendly way, everybody has fun, and then we move on with our lives.

So, this one is simply a list post of eight random things about me that you may, or mat not, know. I’m supposed to tag 8 other people at the end, but I don’t know 8 people who blog. So, I tagged three people at the end. I guess I really need to stop lurking on all those great blogs I read. I hereby resolve to comment more.

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California Judges Say “Go Get Gay Married!”

May 15th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Gay by Chris Pommier

Pictured below: John Lewis, left, and Stuart Gaffney

reacted to the court’s decision in San Francisco.

Uploaded to Flicker on May 15, 2008 by Gay Weddings

Uploaded on May 15, 2008 to Flickr by Gay Weddings

The California Supreme Court today ruled that gay and lesbian Californians have a constitutional right to marry. Despite a robust domestic partnership status in California, the Court ruled that denying gays and lesbians the right to call their unions a marriage impinges on our constitutional rights.

After the jump is an excerpt from the conclusion of the ruling. I bolded quite a bit because I’m happy.

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