OK  after yesterday's snow day I can comfirm that there can be "too much of a good thing" You know that diet thing I talked about, yeah pretty much shot to hell, I ate so many christmas cookies and goodies, I don't think one healthy thing passed these lips the entire day.

My pony arrived today!!! Hooray!!

Many, many thanks, Jodi!

Yea! I am glad you liked him.

I haven't seen Bolt yet, but it looks cute as well. I'll wait for the DVD

GREAT movie!!!! Whole family loved it.

The movie looks very cute, but I have to say now that I've seen Jodi's
Despereaux, and seeing what the book illustration looks like, that I don't like
what the movie version looks like now! Dammit Jodi!

LOL that is why you are my internets husband, you are such a sweetheart. I just read a review and they said that the movie was very bad compared to the charming book. Which makes me sad because it may stop people from getting the book.

My love affair with Obama is not as strong as it was 2 days ago,I watched Rev. Warren interview last night and that man should not play an important role in the inauguration. So here is the letter I sent to his office yesterday.

 "I housed a campaign worker in my home for 7 months and used it as a campaign office during the primary, I worked during the general election, I donated money and so did my husband to elect Barack Obama, because I believed we were ready for change.  My heart soared on the night Mr Obama was elected. I told my 12 year old son that before that night, black children did not have the same possibilities as he did, life before was not equal. I cried knowing that now, a black mother could tell her children "no dream was impossible" something I had always been able to do.

I am deeply saddened by the choice of Rev Warren. I watched tonight as he said if science proves there is a biological reason for someone to be gay, he would still oppose gay marriage because it was wrong.  Rev. Warren actively campaigned for Prop 8 and I am outraged you would reward this behavior by making him an important part of your inauguration. 

What if my 12 year old grows up and is gay, I am now faced with telling him that I supported a president that was willing to tolerate discrimination against what he was.  Shame on you for this choice and shame on Rev Warren. If you deny someone rights because of the way they are, it is discrimination.

Thank you"

Moyer have a GREAT time in New York, it is one of my favorite places, what a cool vibe it has.

Joakim I have the Mouse Guard series and the action figures, my local comic book guy recommended them to me and I really enjoyed them.

Where has Victor been? or David? and I miss Geoff.

That is all.....oh... love you guys have a great day!

I share your outrage, Peter.  For once it eclipses my disappointment that the people that run this country still feel a need to placate imaginary beings before they get to work.

The crusade against "gay" rights is an embarrassment to this nation.

Dan no offense taken at all on your concern. I have lurked in a lot of threads and posted in several that you have posted in and I find you to be one of the nicest people on here. You continue to bring good clean fun to the forum, when I see you have posted I always check out what you have to say.  I admire your conviction to your religion, you bring a positive face to religion in my book. I have always thought that religious people would do more good, living a kind life and being an example of Godliness, and that's how I feel you are. 

 Like Peter and Kevin I think the outrage is very fair and as they pointed out, I would be upset if they had chosen a person that actively campaigned to deny women rights.

I watched an interview on Rev. Warren and was upset on what he compared being gay to. Ann Curry asked him if they would find a genetic link to being gay, would he feel different about gay marriage? He said no, that genetics dictated to him, that he would like to have sex with every beautiful woman he saw, he said he doesn't, because he controls those urges. And men that are attracted to men , women attracted to women should be able to do the same.

Gay marriage is about making a choice to spend the rest of your life with one person.  I believe with all my heart gay people are born that way, just as I have blue eyes, they are gay. Should they not be allowed to have the same rights as all adults? 

Lets say you woke up tomorrow and the world was different and the majority was gay and you weren't and the gay majority expected you to live the gay lifestyle because you should be able to control those sexual urges you have for women. And if you couldn't, you would be condemned to live your life without the same rights as the majority. To marry a woman, it was against the state constitution.

I helped Obama get elected because in part I wanted bigotry to take a big defeat, I wanted those that would deny equal rights to blacks, see that we as a country would not tolerate that behavior any more. We saw a new day when Obama was elected, only to find the next morning, we still supported a cruelness to a big part of our countries population.

I understand what you are saying about giving him time and see what he will do, I still have faith he will do the right thing and appoint judges and push to have a federal law protecting gay marriage. I think he is an amazing person. But I also am a firm believer in the "squeeky wheel" way of life. As they say I have no dog in this fight, I am not gay, but if I do not stand up for my fellow citizens that are gay , how can I ask them to stand with me, when I have an issue that relates to me? I am a democrat and gay people have always supported traditional democratic issues, like anti war and pro environment and I will show them the same support. Besides that, in my heart I feel it is the right thing to do, this crosses party lines.

I have grown to care for those on here that are gay and my heart aches that they do not have an equal right to marry, as I do.

I wrote to Obama, because since I did get so involved in the campaign, I get emails asking for what issues are important to me, they want to find out what is important to his supporters. If Rev. Warren had not been actively involved in the campaign to get prop 8 passed, but still did not believe in gay marriage I would not have had as big a problem with it. Because most religious people have an issue with it. But he was involved in a campaign of hate, the amount of money they spent to get this passed boggles my mind, I think if they are truely religious, that money could have been used to fight hunger or another worthy cause. That would seem like a more godly thing to do.

I still love Obama and when he does good things I will write a letter of praise. I just feel strongly he screwed up on this issue.

Joakim:Tease!   Here I’m still giddy with anticipation to see how Jodi’s interpration of my request will turn out.  :)

I do love a challenge  and I though Jack of Hearts was going to be the hardest pony ever , Ha! :0)