Happy birthday bcat1

Whoops!  I’m almost too late with this.  (In my defense, I did leave a message on her answering machine.)

Happy birthday <lj user='bcat1'>!  I hope your day was wonderful and I can’t wait to see you again.  Much love to my little sister and to her whole family. 

The Proposition 8 decision

A good summary of the decision striking down Proposition 8 in California, and why the details of a decision that is certain to be appealed still matter an awful lot.