Why I'm glad we're having a boy

7 Random Facts

I got tagged by Savannah, so I'm partially obliging by posting 7 random and/or weird facts about me but I'm not going to continue the fun because I'm a known chain-breaker (and I like it). If someone wants to do it as well though, feel free.

1. I can make my neck pop on command at least once or twice a day.
2. I once read almost the entire Microsoft Word manual....for fun.
3. I'm a night person and can stay up all night pretty much on command regardless of how tired I was that day.
4. I always wipe a phone off after talking on it.
5. I love to watch the credits after movies, especially in theaters, but nobody really obliges me unless they know there's a clip at the end.
6. I once listened to One by Metallica (the S&M version) for an entire month straight. I had the song on repeat and listened to nothing else. I was trying to get sick of the song and instead it turned into one of my favorite songs and now the beat is permanently stuck in my mind. I'll find myself humming or tapping the song even when I'm thinking about something entirely different.
7. I can say my ABC's backwards.

Proud to be an American?

After this recent election, I am not that proud (if at all) to be called an American. Not only did about 122,006,241+ people pick a bad choice for President (in my opinion), but 3 states have passed measures to ban gay marriage. Are we really that presumptuous? These people are good people. They have done nothing wrong to anyone. Yet, allowing them to marry under the state is such a travesty that we need to deny them that privilege? It truly sickens me to see how people treat other people that think or act differently when it does them NO harm whatsoever. I will say it again, GAY PEOPLE MARRYING WILL DO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY NO HARM WHATSOEVER. Letting people be free, treating them equally, with respect, and most importantly, treating them how you would want to be treated is the only good and proper course of action.

Note: This post was written with some time between the writing and the posting. During the transition, I happened upon a quote which I feel partially explains (to me) this hysteria and the results.

"Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without a rudder, is the sport of every wind. With such persons, gullibility, which they call faith, takes the helm of reason, and the mind becomes a wreck." - Thomas Jefferson

Please also note that I will be moderating comments on this particular post and will gladly delete those which do not represent diligent thought or respect.