by Chexy on July 31, 2009
The Quakers, aka Friends, became a friend to gays yesterday in London when at an annual meeting of 1,000 members, they agreed to “treat same-sex committed relationships in the same way as opposite-sex marriages, reaffirming our central insight that marriage is the Lord’s work and we are but witnesses,” reports AFP. The Quakers are the best. They founded Philadelphia!
Spokesman Michael Hutchinson added, “Many of our meetings have told us that there are homosexual couples who consider themselves to be married and believe this is as much a testimony of divine grace as a heterosexual marriage,” he said. Is that a compliment?
Gay human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell praised the Quakers as “trail-blazing,” but cautioned that it “exposes the homophobia of other faiths that refuse to recognize love and commitment between couples of the same sex, and it specifically exposes their denial of religious marriage to same-sex couples.” Mormons, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, are you listening?
Gay weddings have been legal in Britain since December 2005.
This post in memory of Mrs. Hufflepuff, who was part Quaker.
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by Chexy on July 31, 2009
Matt Bowen of the Cowboys celebrates with teammates after scoring in Australia. This has been Chexy’s Sports Roundup, Sandwich edition.
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by Chexy on July 31, 2009
Bobo meets GloYo! Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo posed for pix in the Oval Office with President Obama yesterday on her first visit.
They discussed fighting Islamic extremists and other subjects — like how to make a good pancit.
Your Chexy was in the Philippines a few years ago while working in the computer animation business. When a taxi driver there heard that, he replied, “I know Adobo Photoshop!”
(“Sarap” means “flavor” in Tagalog.)
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by Chexy on July 31, 2009
This gal is clearly ready for her sailor to be home, as seen in Norfolk, Virginia as the USS Eisenhower arrived yesterday with its 6,000 sailors (whew!)… after spending five months deployed in Operation Enduring Freedom.
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by Chexy on July 30, 2009
Frederick Bousquet of France seen after the Men’s 100m Freestyle Semifinal in Rome.
This has been Chexy’s Sports Roundup, Golden Boy edition.
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by Chexy on July 30, 2009
The 14th Dalai Lama is in Germany for a series of lectures. Contrary to popular belief, he is not a vegetarian.
From the web site of his holiness, here’s a lovely excerpt on his “Three Commitments in Life:
Firstly, on the level of a human being, His Holiness first commitment is the promotion of human values such as compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, contentment and self-discipline. All human beings are the same. We all want happiness and do not want suffering. Even people who do not believe in religion recognize the importance of these human values in making their life happier. His Holiness refers to these human values as secular ethics. He remains committed to talk about the importance of these human values and share them with everyone he meets.
The other two are here.
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by Chexy on July 29, 2009
HRH Camilla simply refuses to stop wearing this ensemble. She wore it to the Flower show yesterday July 28 (above), and just five days ago and the West Wiltshire show (below).
and June 22…
and April 28…
I believe that Camilla sleeps in this outfit… which causes my nightmares.
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by Chexy on July 29, 2009
My imaginary daughter Amy, 6, has a new hobby, which she clearly gets from me; she’s now obsessed with discount shopping, I have only myself to blame. Her mother, Carolyn, sent me the above picture last night just to aggravate me — showing her indulging Amy in the two things I forbid her to have; junk food and television.
“Why don’t we go to Barnes and Noble, Ricky? I got a 10% off coupon in my email this morning,” she tweeted to me this morning. “What are you reading, anyway?” At the time she asked, I was reading the latest court order I’d obtained against her mother.
It’s a wonder Amy has any sense of money with Carolyn being a profligate spender with the belief that her debt to income ratio is superfluous information, akin to what might be suitable for Amy on The Learning Channel. I have no idea what her boyfriend Fahd makes selling Amway, but he’s not exactly enjoying his Hi-C and Captain Morgan Rum cocktails on a yacht. Yes, Amy does provide me with the most curious info.
“We could go to Target, they have toilet paper on sale, the kind you like,” she tweeted again about 5 minutes after her first message. “Do you need eyedrops? I have a coooooopon!”
Meanwhile, Carolyn posted on her facebook about her new Balenciaga shoes. Apparently, cankles in gladiator sandals are all the rage. I had a chance to read her facebook when Amy left it on my screen — Carolyn deleted me as a friend shortly after our last encounter in Family Court over her proximity to Amy while smoking. Amy took this picture of her on that day, and as you can see by Carolyn’s expression, she was unamused, but thinner.
I then received a text. “Cost Plus has the coffee you like, the French Toast on sale.”
Yes, she meant French Roast, but we call it French Toast as a broken family joke since she made that mistake when she was four. Later, Amy sent me an instant message on the merits of two-for-one shopping. “If it’s 50% off, that means you get one free if you buy one,” said my budding mathematician. “You can’t beat that,” she chirped, mimicing one of Carolyn’s Bostonianisms.
So I picked up Amy from her friend Shennae’s house and we stopped by the mall for a little shopping (it’s actually how I get her to exercise). She spotted a pair of Hello Kitty sneakers in the window of Sanrio and declared, “I must have them, I don’t care what they cost!”
I can’t imagine where she gets that. Yes, I know those sneakers are large. She’s big for six.
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by Chexy on July 28, 2009
A bloated Kevin Federline appeared at a celebrity golf event yesterday, looking like he’s been well fed while following ex-wife Britney Spears around the world with her Circus tour.
It can’t be long before Jenny Craig calls. Either way, we’ll be seeing a lot more of Kevin.
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by Chexy on July 28, 2009
Hotties Lewis Hamilton and Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger celebrate Lew’s victory of the Hung. Formula One Grand Prix in Budapest.
This has been Chexy’s Sports Roundup, Nice Work If You Can Get It edition.
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