Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Who has the best pizza?

hmm... that's a toughie. I like Papa John's pizza, but I will NEVER order from them again after they let my dog out on their last delivery and then told me it was my fault they let my dog out. That is poor customer service.

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Sunday, June 06, 2010

What's your favorite Kool and the Gang song? Everybody has one!

hmm.... I'm only aware of one of their songs.. Celebration! So, I guess that would have to be my favorite. :)

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Thursday, June 03, 2010

What inspired you to get a forsmspring, momma?

Dunno. I know a few people who have them, and I thought it might be fun. So far, you are the first to ask me any questions.

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Monday, October 19, 2009

Luca Era Gay - Why The Outcry?

This morning, my sister posted a music video on FaceBook. It was "Luca Era Gay" (Luca once was gay) performed by Giuseppe Povia. This is a beautiful song about a man who at a time thought he was gay, but then met a woman and decided to transform his life to be with her.

The song was scheduled to be performed at Italy's "Festival di San Remo"; however, gay activists fought hard to block it's performace. When their actions failed, they did succeed in 'counterbalancing' the song with a reading of Oscar Wilde's "De Profundis" by Roberto Benigni and a personal message from former president of ARCIgay, Franco Gillini.

The crowd at the concert was not swayed by these measures and has been quoted as 'hissing' (Italy's version of booing) at Gillini.

My question is this: Does the gay community believe that once a person decides to be gay, there is no going back?

"Luca Era Gay" is a song about one man's journey. It is not anti-gay or judgemental. The song does not advocate in any way what people should do. It is simply the story of this man's life and a choice he made.

Why is there such an outcry against this song?

Click here to watch a video of the song with English subtitles.

Click here to read the article, "The Ex-Gay Story in the Pop Music World."

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Dave's grandma passed this morning. We knew it was coming, but it's a new experience helping the kids through it. Probably just going to be a quiet day with lots of hugs. I'm glad we went to the zoo yesterday.