New Prop: NO MARRIAGE FOR ANYONE

Our constitution has a separation of Church and State, but when it comes to marriage, the line is rather muddled. I propose we draft a brand new proposition:

NO MARRIAGE FOR ANYONE, NEITHER GAY NOR STRAIGHT!

The state would replace the word "marriage" an only recognize "Domestic Partnerships" or "Civil Unions" or whatever we deem appropriate.
The definition would be the same as "Marriage Pre-Nov 4, 2008"

If a couple would like to get "married" and or embark on the Holy Sacrament of marriage, they may do so through their religious affiliate.

Ducks in a Row

It's been an auspicious week.
I've selected my 4 classes:

1. Monday @ 1 pm - Interpersonal Communications
2. Tuesday/Thursday @ 7:30 am (yeesh!) - Scientific Method in Communications Research
3. Tuesday/Thursday @ 9 am - Survey of Communications
4. Wednesday @ 6 pm - History Of The Media

No Friday classes, no Monday mornings, not too shabby. There will be some early mornings, however. This works out better for me. I'd rather start studying earlier in the day. AND if I actually bartend/promote for clubs, I'll have Thursday afternoon - Sunday night with sleep in time on Mondays.

God Shuts the Door, but Opens a Window?

This July, I was laid off by the first nonprofit to ever hire me.
Nothing personal, just budget misappropriations on various shoulders-- Arnie's being some of them.

Earlier this year, I looked at FAFSA in an attempt to complete my bachelor's degree one evening class at a time. Now, I truly took this setback in employment as an opportunity to attend school full-time. At Sac State, the PR degree is only 3 semesters long--so if I'm studious enough, I can get done by this time next year!

From Ashes to Ashes

Remember, O man, that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return. (Latin:
Memento homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris.)
—Genesis 3:19

As a cultural Catholic, I made a quick visit to the Cathedral today for Ash Wednesday. With all the craziness of event planning in my office, I missed the 12:10pm mass, but I was able to go and have a quiet moment for prayer and reflection.

An usher led me to the a deacon who was smearing anotherCatholic with an ashen
cross. I waited behind him for my turn. He motions toward me and says, "Remember that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return".

And all I could think of was Lao Tzu:

Rather than turn away from "the world of dust," Lao Zi advised others to
"join the dust of the world." What he saw operating behind everything in
heaven and earth he called Tao (DAO), "the Way."

From there, I was thinking about the Catholic approach to dust as the reminder of repentance. I looked at my life and the definition that I would recognize as sin: "disruption of harmony".

How often have I "disrupted" another's "harmony"? Perhaps a couple of times.

How often have I "disrupted" my own "harmony"? Probably countless times.