Divide and Conquer!
The blood moon (lunar eclipse) arrived last night, and as I sat on my front porch steps (Yes Tuna...I have a front porch), I looked up at the moon and just took in the peace of the night. It's a trying week, for me and others, and I do think about those of you that I know and what you are going through.
Yesterday and today I have to go back down to the middle of nowhere Ohio to work again in the operations center of the bank my company recently merged with. The people working in this building know that their jobs are going to be eliminated, and for the most part...the office workers have sadly accepted it. It sucks, and these people are getting shafted. My heart goes out to them.
I've been staying up, watching the World Series (GO BOSTON!!!!). Athough I would have liked to see Boston win in Boston...I think for safety's sake, it's better it happens in Saint Louis. The crowds in Boston are normally nuts. It's going to be crazy for days.
Driving down the roadways in Ohio this month puts me in such a mood. The signs supporting the candidates are something that I actually respect. No matter which candidate you support, I'm the first person to encourage you to rally behind that candidate. For those of you supporting Bush...you know my opinion and why I can't vote for him...and know that I respect your decision to support your candidate. My mood has to do with the signs I see lately. They say "Protect marriage! Vote yes on Issue 1". This is the gay marriage ban that is on the ballet in Ohio. Chances of passing? VERY high. What ticked me off, was on the entire way to the middle of nowhere Ohio, I never once saw this sign. I have to travel through several different small towns...where the only social center is the church. I'd expect to see those signs there. Nada!
Where I see these signs is in MY NEIGHBORHOOD! A neighborhood that has several gay bars, and a fairly large gay population. Seeing houses that post signs that will blatantly discriminate against me has just pissed me off. Someday...these people are going to need me for something...and I'm not sure I'm going to be willing to help them.
The culture war is back on, and this country is so divided. I can't speak for others, but I know in my case, I may be a US citizen, but I don't feel welcome in my own country. It's almost as if the conservative zealots of country are doing everything they can do to push me back into the closet and be done with me. I live and let live, but this election has left me feeling that the other side is not of the same principle.
What happened to middle ground? The minute the two opinions split this far...with no respect or connections, they can no longer work together. Do I just move to NYC with nearly every other homo and then succeed from the country?
on a side note...Aaron...You can be the first to photograph my eyes! XOXOXO!
