All right, I have my rant for the morning. It concerns gay marriages. As of late, the mayor of San Francisco has been allowing City Hall to perform same-sex marriages. What do I have to say to that?

It's about friggin' time.

The ban on same-sex marriages is one of the more wrongheaded thing I have come across in my 26 years on this planet. The logic behind it fails me. It goes hand in hand with the stupid nature versus nurture argument: are people born gay or did something in their upbringing "turn them gay"?

Eh! Times up! Thanks for playing! It is neither nature or nurture, but both. You can't get away from genetics any faster than you can get away from your upbringing. It's a combination, people. Which reminds me of something I once read. I'll admit it, I think it was from Doonesbury. And I severely paraphrase: "Who the hell would choose to be gay with all the problems that come with it?" I always liked that.

What the hell is my point?

Well I'm not sure. I'm rambling. But I think, in the long run, my point is that we have no control over who we love. The heart wants what it wants, so to speak. And I don't think the government should have a say over who we publicly bequeath our love to. And I have a feeling, deep in my soul, that God feels the same way. And if [He] doesn't, I'll be partying down in Hell with all the rest of of the sinners that the Right has identified.

Okay... went away for a bit and reread my rant and it sounds stupid. But honest. That's how I feel. I wanted to re-edit it but I won't. The reason I came back was to mention that the sending of bouquets to San Francisco (read below) has gone national. The Star and Tribune has an article which I will not try and link to now.