Got to get a pair of these for the Missus
A closer look at what makes them special
Or maybe a pair of these
Friday, March 2, 2007
Is (s)he wearing Hoof Boots?
Got to get a pair of these for the Missus
A closer look at what makes them special
Or maybe a pair of these
The fear of God and the feel of the rod
Some are worried that the youths of the world will think that Christianity condones killing in the name of God. Didn't the Holy Crusades teach us anything? There are plenty of examples of this in history. Maybe we should stop our kids from reading history books too. Oy Vay.
I once said that if there are more than a dozen people doing it there's a magazine for it. It would appear that this carries over to calendars as well.
This and other oddities can be found at the City Morgue Gift Shop http://www.citymorguegiftshop.com/index.shtml
In the FREEBIE section you can download an Elvis Autopsy report and a realistic looking Toe Tag (hmmmm)
This and other oddities can be found at the City Morgue Gift Shop http://www.citymorguegiftshop.com/index.shtml
In the FREEBIE section you can download an Elvis Autopsy report and a realistic looking Toe Tag (hmmmm)
To have and to hold...
I'm quite proud to live somewhere where legislation is being worked to equalize relationships regardless of gender. The quote at the end of the article is worth the read alone but I do have one question. Why the need for one of the partners to be above the age of 62?
{courtesy of the Seattle Times}
Domestic partnership bill passes state Senate
By Andrew Garber
Seattle Times staff reporter
OLYMPIA -- A domestic-partnership bill for gay and lesbian couples appears headed for state law.
The state Senate this afternoon passed the measure by a 28 to 19 vote after a long, emotional and at times heated debate. The bill is expected to easily pass the House. Gov. Christine Gregoire has said she supports the measure.
The legislation would give gays, lesbians, and unmarried heterosexuals age 62 and older the right to visit a partner in the hospital, inherit their property without a will and make funeral arrangements, among other things.
Opponents of the measure argued it would ultimately lead to gay marriage. "Call it what you want, but this bill is absolutely conferring rights that are reserved for married couples" to gays and lesbians, said Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver.
Sen. Val Stevens, R-Arlington, said: "This bill is not about equal rights, it is about changing society in ways that will ultimately harm it."
Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, the bill's lead sponsor, said he supports extending the right to marry to gay and lesbian couples, but this bill does not do that. Instead, he said, it extends some basic rights to those couples.
The requirements
Under legislation that passed the state Senate today, couples wanting domestic-partnership status must:
• Share a residence.
• Be at least 18 years old.
• Not be married to another person or in a domestic partnership with anyone else.
• Be capable of consenting to the relationship.
• Not be blood relations.
• Be either members of the same sex, or if in a heterosexual partnership, have one person be at least 62 years old.
"Imagine for a moment your spouse was in the hospital and dying and you could not go into the room and hold her hand," Murray said. "This bill will do the work of justice and end that hurt."
The bill's key sponsors, a coalition of gay lawmakers in the House and Senate, have said they see the measure as the first step to gay marriage law. A bill that would allow gays and lesbian couples to marry died in committee earlier.
In the meantime, supporters say, the domestic partnership bill is a way to provide some basic rights that married couples already have.
Among other things, the bill would allow domestic partners to:
• Inherit when there is no will.
• Give consent for health care if a partner isn't competent.
• Make funeral arrangements.
• Authorize organ and tissue donation.
The bill requires a central state registry of domestic partnerships that would be kept at the Secretary of State's Office. Couples would have to file an affidavit of domestic partnership with the office and pay a filing fee.
During the debate, Murray noted that the state Legislature passed a law banning gay marriage in 1998, told lawmakers: "You have prevented us from marrying, please do not prevent us from caring for each other."
Andrew Garber: 360-236-8268 or agarber@seattletimes.com
{courtesy of the Seattle Times}
Domestic partnership bill passes state Senate
By Andrew Garber
Seattle Times staff reporter
OLYMPIA -- A domestic-partnership bill for gay and lesbian couples appears headed for state law.
The state Senate this afternoon passed the measure by a 28 to 19 vote after a long, emotional and at times heated debate. The bill is expected to easily pass the House. Gov. Christine Gregoire has said she supports the measure.
The legislation would give gays, lesbians, and unmarried heterosexuals age 62 and older the right to visit a partner in the hospital, inherit their property without a will and make funeral arrangements, among other things.
Opponents of the measure argued it would ultimately lead to gay marriage. "Call it what you want, but this bill is absolutely conferring rights that are reserved for married couples" to gays and lesbians, said Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver.
Sen. Val Stevens, R-Arlington, said: "This bill is not about equal rights, it is about changing society in ways that will ultimately harm it."
Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, the bill's lead sponsor, said he supports extending the right to marry to gay and lesbian couples, but this bill does not do that. Instead, he said, it extends some basic rights to those couples.
The requirements
Under legislation that passed the state Senate today, couples wanting domestic-partnership status must:
• Share a residence.
• Be at least 18 years old.
• Not be married to another person or in a domestic partnership with anyone else.
• Be capable of consenting to the relationship.
• Not be blood relations.
• Be either members of the same sex, or if in a heterosexual partnership, have one person be at least 62 years old.
"Imagine for a moment your spouse was in the hospital and dying and you could not go into the room and hold her hand," Murray said. "This bill will do the work of justice and end that hurt."
The bill's key sponsors, a coalition of gay lawmakers in the House and Senate, have said they see the measure as the first step to gay marriage law. A bill that would allow gays and lesbian couples to marry died in committee earlier.
In the meantime, supporters say, the domestic partnership bill is a way to provide some basic rights that married couples already have.
Among other things, the bill would allow domestic partners to:
• Inherit when there is no will.
• Give consent for health care if a partner isn't competent.
• Make funeral arrangements.
• Authorize organ and tissue donation.
The bill requires a central state registry of domestic partnerships that would be kept at the Secretary of State's Office. Couples would have to file an affidavit of domestic partnership with the office and pay a filing fee.
During the debate, Murray noted that the state Legislature passed a law banning gay marriage in 1998, told lawmakers: "You have prevented us from marrying, please do not prevent us from caring for each other."
Andrew Garber: 360-236-8268 or agarber@seattletimes.com
Where's Sir Ulrich when you need him
What sort of wimpy ass country do you have to be from if you get invaded by Switzerland? Seriously, aren't you just asking to have your ass kicked by any country or Red State trying to make a name for themselves.
"Hey Jeb what are you doin this weekend?" "I dunno George, wanna go kick some Liechenstein butt?"
{courtesy of the Seattle Times}
Swiss accidentally invade Liechtenstein
ZURICH, Switzerland — What began as a routine training exercise almost ended in an embarrassing diplomatic incident after a company of Swiss soldiers got lost at night and marched into neighboring Liechtenstein.
According to Swiss daily Blick, the 170 infantry soldiers wandered just over a mile across an unmarked border into the tiny principality early Thursday before realizing their mistake and turning back.
A spokesman for the Swiss army confirmed the story but said that there were unlikely to be any serious repercussions for the mistaken invasion.
"We've spoken to the authorities in Liechtenstein and it's not a problem," Daniel Reist told The Associated Press.
Officials in Liechtenstein also played down the incident.
Interior ministry spokesman Markus Amman said nobody in Liechtenstein had even noticed the soldiers, who were carrying assault rifles but no ammunition. "It's not like they stormed over here with attack helicopters or something," he said.
Liechtenstein, which has about 34,000 inhabitants and is slightly smaller than Washington DC, doesn't have an army.
"Hey Jeb what are you doin this weekend?" "I dunno George, wanna go kick some Liechenstein butt?"
{courtesy of the Seattle Times}
Swiss accidentally invade Liechtenstein
ZURICH, Switzerland — What began as a routine training exercise almost ended in an embarrassing diplomatic incident after a company of Swiss soldiers got lost at night and marched into neighboring Liechtenstein.
According to Swiss daily Blick, the 170 infantry soldiers wandered just over a mile across an unmarked border into the tiny principality early Thursday before realizing their mistake and turning back.
A spokesman for the Swiss army confirmed the story but said that there were unlikely to be any serious repercussions for the mistaken invasion.
"We've spoken to the authorities in Liechtenstein and it's not a problem," Daniel Reist told The Associated Press.
Officials in Liechtenstein also played down the incident.
Interior ministry spokesman Markus Amman said nobody in Liechtenstein had even noticed the soldiers, who were carrying assault rifles but no ammunition. "It's not like they stormed over here with attack helicopters or something," he said.
Liechtenstein, which has about 34,000 inhabitants and is slightly smaller than Washington DC, doesn't have an army.
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