Yesterday I bought gas at 8:00 in the morning and when I drove past the same station some hours later, the price had risen by $.10/gallon.  Crazy, right?  What is going on and how much longer can this last?

Well, President Obama knows the answer, and Peggy Noonan tells you about it:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203918304577241623995642182.html?mod=opinion_newsreel

Do you ever have one of those dreams with a large cast of players from your past and it has no connection with the present?  I have to admit that I kind of enjoy them, but I don’t know why.  I think the fun is in the attempt to assign to the dream some meaning.

It was sunny when we left, but got drenched at mile 1.7! SO Huskies. I need a Beaver cap, anyone?

I have not been a big fan of the Ninth US Circuit Court on many occassions, but they got one right today.  In case you missed it, and I am sure you didn’t, a panel of the Circuit Court ruled that California’s Prop 8, which basically outlawed marriage among gays or lesbians, was unConstitutional.  Ted Olson, who is a rock star among attorneys, argued for the couples who challenged the Proposition.  In Los Angeles today, he noted that “This case is about equality and freedom and dignity and fairness and decency.  It is about whether we are going to eliminate government sponsored discrimination written into the constituion of the biggest state in the US.”

If you are not from California, you probably think that everyone in this state is an uber-liberal nut case and it surprises you that the voters would do something so aggregious as to outlaw gay marriage.  Although Californians pay lip service to being progressive, and they elect some real pieces of work to represent them, they do not want to do any of the heavy lifting themselves if it might make them uncomfortable.  That is really what this is about, making people uncomfortable.

Just like it was in 1963 when white people were uncomfortable eating lunch next to a black person.

Just like it was in 1918 when men were uncomfortable allowing women to vote.

Just like it was in 1860 when whites were uncomfortable allowing blacks to be free.

The problem today is we are so programmed to let someone else to the dirty work for us that we want the schools to teach our children about sex.  We want our churches to tell us what to think about gay marriage, morality and sin.  We want politicians to tell us what the right thing is to do and that they are doing the right thing.  

The real problem is that we have delegated so much of our life that we are afraid to do the right thing ourselves.  In this case, today and moving forward, we all need to do what we know in our heart is the right thing.  We must stand up for freedom, fairness and equal rights.

No person outside my relationship can, by their actions, denegrate my marriage or my family.  My marriage, my family relationships are as strong as I wnat them to be, and that requires that I do some heavy lifting.  To stand on the street corner, point at someone I do not know, and say that their choices make my choices less meaningful is an act of self denegration.  It is tantamount to saying I am not in control of my own life and my own choices.  

For myself, I won’t allow someone to make me insignificant in my own life.  I won’t belittle myself by blaming someone else for my failed relationships, for my failure to make hard choices and to take hard actions.

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Sunset view from the back yard a few nights ago.

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Sunset view from the back yard a few nights ago.

Today in sports – Part I
Oregon State’s basketball team is in trouble.  It looks like they are regressing defensively, can’t stop drives and Cunningham can’t play off ball D.  Something needs to change and change today. 

Today in sports – Part II
I am so glad the Broncos lost, I am sick to death of all the Tebow talk.  Football is a team game and Tebow is a mediocre QB, couldn’t play outside the read/option system.  A fad that had to end and glad it did. 

Today in sports – Part I
I have never been a big Kobe fan, but I have to give him his due, given the number of years he has played and the status of his wrist, he is not letting either be an excuse, in fact he disavows either when asked.  Kobe has a work ethic that any player should be glad to have.

Today in sports – Part I
Oregon State’s basketball team is in trouble.  It looks like they are regressing defensively, can’t stop drives and Cunningham can’t play off ball D.  Something needs to change and change today. 

Today in sports – Part II
I am so glad the Broncos lost, I am sick to death of all the Tebow talk.  Football is a team game and Tebow is a mediocre QB, couldn’t play outside the read/option system.  A fad that had to end and glad it did. 

Today in sports – Part I
I have never been a big Kobe fan, but I have to give him his due, given the number of years he has played and the status of his wrist, he is not letting either be an excuse, in fact he disavows either when asked.  Kobe has a work ethic that any player should be glad to have.