Tag: Web Goddess
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A Personal Message of Joy, to Several Constituencies
In which your scribe celebrates the gift of a new job.
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Gov. Christie Belatedly Accepts Reality on Same-Sex Marriage
One of the cool things about blogging is the occasional opportunity to say "I told you so," and back it up with a link.
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His & Hers Candidates: When Love Is Stronger Than Politics
On November 6, the Web Goddess and I will walk down the hill to the Presbyterian church and fulfill our solemn civic duty of canceling each other out at the polls.
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“Sarge” Got Married — Now the Web Goddess and I Are Step-Grandparents!
On a brilliant sunny Saturday afternoon in Bremerton, across Puget Sound from Seattle, a handsome Navy petty officer and a lovely schoolteacher pledged to love and honor each other forevermore, as they became husband and wife. The Web Goddess and I were among the witnesses to the back-yard nuptials, and while my wife was taking […]
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No Going Back: Reflections on Gay Pride 2012
I was struck, in a very positive way, by the pervasiveness of corporate sponsorship: Coca-Cola, Macy’s, Delta Airlines, AT&T, Citigroup, Target and New York Life. The buy-in from the titans of commerce testifies to the inevitability of equal rights.
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Gay Pride Month at St. George’s Starts With Forum for Former Leader of GLAAD
"Standing behind every harassed child is a whole lot of clueless adults…. There are certain people who don’t want to be anything other than clueless. Those are the people we will never get. But converting the clueless is the path to victory.
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The Sooner Christie Loses on Same-Sex Marriage, the Better Off He’ll Be
Christie has promised to veto the current marriage-equality bill, and he has to go through with that. But the best thing that could happen to Christie in terms of his future political ambitions would be for marriage equality to become the law of the land in New Jersey without his fingerprints on it.
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Taking Another Look at Newt Gingrich
Much to my annoyance, Newt Gingrich has reshuffled the deck by trouncing Mitt Romney in the South Carolina primary. Coming on top of the announcement from Iowa that they think maybe Rick Santorum actually won the caucuses there (I am so glad we entrust Iowa with such a pivotal role in presidential politics), we have […]
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Brush With Greatness: Episcopalian Edition
I teamed up with the Web Goddess on Sunday to produce a web report published today on a visit to a Jersey City parish by the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. The occasion was a centennial celebration by Church of the Incarnation, launched in an era when black Jersey City residents had to travel […]
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She’s My Summer Love in the Spring, Fall and Winter
Eleven years ago today, on a perfect sunny autumn afternoon, the Web Goddess and I were married at St. George’s Church. The first time I sang to her was a couple of years before that.