Two Articles on Gay Marriage

Last night, my brother sent me a fascinating post on gay marriage from a libertarian point of view.

Linky!

It takes some really solid historical points and weaves them into... well, not an anti-gay marriage post, that's for sure. In fact, the author is quick to point out that they have no opinion on gay marriage, and is pretty sure this article will convince no one anywhere of anything they didn't already believe. But it was an excellent read, and something to consider moving forward.

Article 2 was written by a gay man who is against gay marriage, though he supports civil unions. Before anyone claims that I'm just saying, "LOOKY HERE, IT'S A GAY MAN WHO OPPOSES GAY MARRIAGE! HE MUST BE RIGHT!", um, no. I'm not. He brings a really interesting perspective to the conversation, one that he is uniquely qualified to bring because he's seen both sides of the issue. Naturally, his experience (and those people whom he talks about) aren't universal experiences, but they *are* valid experiences.

Both good reads. Enjoy.

Current mood: intrigued

Atheism

*snerk*

Current mood: amused

Car Stickers, Redux

So I've had two events lately that required an update to my car stickers. The first was the addition of my new daughter to the family in the beginning of January. The second came when our junker car blew a piston and required a full engine replacement. Jenny and I had no desire to spend that much on a junker, so we purchased a 2007 Honda Pilot for a great price, which means I finally had a worthy car for an additional set of decals. 

First off, here's the little Marion on our Accord.



And then a whole new awesome set on our Pilot!



*sigh* I am so immensely pleased with the geekyness of it all...

Current mood: nerdy

SHE IS HERE

Sarah Alexandra[1] Vassilaros was born on Friday at 6:30 pm. She weighed 7 lb, 9 oz and was 20" long. She is already calmer than her big brother and has slept on her own for several hours. Granted, since she came as a c-section, the drugs coursing through Jenny's body may well be affecting Sarah as well, but even with that being true, she's still quieter and calmer than Jackson was during the same circumstances. :)

We're still at the hospital and hope to be home tomorrow night. Jehn had contractions for 50 hours before we finally went to get a c-section.

It's been a long week. :)

[1] - Yes, dang it, Jehn nixed every single one of my totally awesome middle name suggestions. Fine, Alexandra is super classy and pretty, but it's not punny awesome like the ones I liked. Ah, well...

Current mood: happy