jumpergirl

I might just do that.. MIGHT?? I think you should rephrase that to say, "I will do that." See you there!!

I do agree with eveything you said. AND... I know of "gay churches" or "gay friendly" churches. Couldn't a gay couple be married in one of those churches if they choose? I've been divorced, so I can't get married again in most churches. I never was before, so that isn't important to me. But, would it still be ok for the gay couple to be married in a "gay" church?

How many do we have so far? I really hope this goes off this year. I'm so very much looking forward to it!!!!

I couldn't agree more!! Leave the government out of "personal" issues like marriage of any kind. It would make life much easier I think.

Good. I'm glad we seem to understand each other, mostly. No, you don't have to vote for or support something you don't agree with. Again, THAT'S YOUR RIGHT. So, if it ever comes up in a vote, you'll vote "no." That's fine. I'll vote "yes" and we'll cancel each other out.

I never thought about it like that. That's a good point.

You aren't being pushed into voting the way you don't want to. That's illegal as far as I know. You vote how you want, I'll vote how I want, Ron will vote how he wants, Wendy will vote how she wants, that guy sitting in the next room will vote how he wants... that's how it works.

You don't have to change your mind to make anyone but yourself happy. That being said, if it comes up in a vote, feel free to vote against it. That's your right. Just like it's my right to vote against legalizing pot and for legalizing gay marriage or whatever else we (YOU and I) want to for for or against. You don't have to support it. Just try to tolerate it. We all tolerate things we don't agree with. I tolerate things my boyfriend does because I want to be with him. Why not try to tolerate things that make other people happy because IT MAKES THEM HAPPY?

I didn't mean for that to sound like it was directed at YOU specifically and I apologize for that. That's why we have the vote. I won't vote for or support in any way to legalize pot. But those who do support it, can vote for it, and I won't "bash" them or try to protest it. So are you saying you are just going along with the majority? That you have no other reason for your feelings other than, "That's what everyone else thinks, so I'll agree?" That's a "safe" statement for you to make because it's unlikely that gays will ever be the majority. But you know what, maybe they already are. I don't recall there being a question in the Census asking, "Are you gay?"

Why do gays have to legally support hetero marriages? I don't think gays are trying to push anything on anyone. Ok, maybe some are going overboard and actually ARE trying to push things to be recognized, but I don't think they are trying to push anything ON anyone else. You don't have to support it, and that's fine. I don't support drugs, but I'm not going to go out of my way to make someone else's life miserable because they do something I don't agree with. If they are happy, then fine. Don't push it on me and we'll both be happy. I think that's the way the whole "Gay Debate" should be handled.

I really think that's basically it. People are afraid of/intolerant of/uncomfortable with DIFFERENT. I, for one, like "different." I totally support gays. Absolutely. But more importantly, in my mind, I support HAPPINESS and LOVE. It's all about LOVE. Moulin Rouge is one of my favorite movies. It's all about love. My favorite quote is "The greatest thing you can ever learn is to love and be loved in return." What a wonderful way to look at it.

I've seen the cat picture before and laughed about it then... just as I am now!! My mom had a sign in her living room for a while that said, "Cat or Husband for Sale. 25 cents."

I forwarded it to my brother. He just replied and said he remembers hearing that joke in junior high!! I think that was about 10 years ago. Dammit... I'm way behind.

That hurricane picture is AWESOME!! WOW!!

I'm sure I will be flamed for my thoughts, but so what. The latest news that Canada and Spain have legalized gay marriage got me to thinking this morning... Why are people so concerned about the way someone else is living? Why is it so important to protest and try to change someone else's happiness? What difference does it make? **Disclaimer - "YOU" is in reference to the general public, not any one specific person who might be reading this. A lot of people don't live the way I choose to live. I don't care. I know I don't live the way some people would like me to live. I don't care. If you're happy, I'm happy. If I'm happy, I would like for you to be happy for me, too, but I don't care if you're not. What would happen if people told us, "I absolutely don't agree with your lifestyle. How could you live the way are? God didn't give you wings, he gave you feet. (As in "God didn't make Adam and Steve, he made Adam and Eve.) You need to go to counciling to make you change so you won't want to do what you think you love (that being skydiving)." I used to be a lifeguard at the Elks Lodge back home. One of the families that came to the pool was pretty religious. At least the wife was. I guess I had done 8 S/L jumps and was doing tandems to progress to AFF. So I had maybe 10 jumps and was SO excited about it. I told everyone about it. All of the men at the lodge knew about it and were very impressed and very supportive of it. This woman came in one day while I was talking to someone about jumping. She stuck her pointy little nose in our conversation and said, "You shouldn't do that. God doesn't like that. He didn't create you to skydive." I was stunned. I just said, "My God doesn't have a problem with it apparently. But thank you for your opinion." The next day, she brought a couple of brochures from her church that preched about extreme sports and why they are wrong and I forget what else. She handed them to me, I read them all, handed them back at the end of the day, and said, "I appreciate your beliefs and concerns for me. However, they are different from my beliefs and concerns. See you tomorrow!" She never ever said anything else to me about it. The reason I mentioned that story is because I really don't see how it's much different from the way some people treat gays and gay marriage. Wouldn't our world, our lifes, our family and friends, be so much better if it happiness were accepted? Everyone needs to be loved. Period. Does it really matter who the person next to you is loving, if they are truly happy?

OOPS! I'd never heard that one before and didn't think to search for it!!

WOOHOO!! Congrats girl!!

That's pretty funny... I remember thinking once, "I wonder what I should make for dinner tonight?" I also thought once, "I just have a nice conversation with an old friend. Cool."

BUMP!! Hey everyone, we're still needing a minister for SkyFest!! Can ANYONE help us??? We didn't get any replies from the PMs and e-mails sent before. There has to be SOMEONE who can perform weddings in Texas going to SkyFest. HELP US PLEASE!!!!!!! A couple wants to get married at SkyFest and we want to help them have their wedding.

A guy walks into a bar with his pet monkey and orders a drink . While he's drinking, the monkey starts jumping all over the place. The monkey grabs some olives off the bar and eats them, then grabs some sliced limes and eats them, then jumps up on the pool table, grabs the cue ball, sticks it in his mouth and swallows it whole. The bartender screams at the guy, "Did you see what your monkey just did?" The guy says, "No, what?" "He just ate the cue ball off my pool table - whole!" says the bartender. "Yeah, that doesn't surprise me," replies the patron. "He eats everything in sight, the little jerk. I'll pay for the cue ball and stuff." He finishes his drink, pays his bill, and leaves. Two weeks later he's in the bar again, and he has his monkey with him. He orders a drink and the monkey starts running around the bar again. While the man is drinking, the monkey finds a maraschino cherry on the bar. He grabs it, sticks it up his butt, pulls it out, and eats it. The bartender is disgusted. "Did you see what your monkey did now?" "Now what?" asks the patron. "Well, he stuck a maraschino cherry up his butt, then pulled it out and ate it!" says the barkeeper. "Yeah, that doesn't surprise me," replies the patron. "He still eats everything in sight, but ever since he ate that cue ball he measures everything first!"

Tempting?? When?? Details? July 14-17. Skydive Spaceland. www.SkyFestBoogie.com Be there.

Watch out, Bob. I told J I need a small and he's ordering XX-Small!! Oh wait... I don't think that's the same for you... I have a feeling he has other motives...

Do you have any idea how many email addresses are allowed in one email right now? It's pretty frustrating to have to send several emails when I want to forward something (relevent like information) to more than a few people.

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