I’ll take Time Warp for $1000, Alex! I’m disturbed by how fast 2013 is going by. It is both good and bad for us: good in that the bankruptcy will fall off credit and bad that we are still in GA. Argh. This is a random catch up post, so get ready for a ride on the Middle Aged Random Thoughts Express™! Wheeeeee!!!
Have you ever experienced having someone that you know (either well or just casually) just pop up with some crazy religious crap? This lady I am casual acquaintances with, the wine steward at Kroger, really shocked me with a religious bit recently. We were chatting and she mentioned ‘the wedding’ then said, “oh, you haven’t heard! My boyfriend and I are getting married!” I said, “Boyfriend? I thought you were already married!!”
Kroger lady: “No, but we’ve lived together for 20 years.”
Me: “Then why bother getting married now? For the benefits, right?”
KL: “No, it’s just the right thing to do.”
Me: “What do you mean?”
KL: “It’s the right thing to do.”
Then I went into why we got married (strictly for the bennies, we don’t give one hoot about the piece of paper) and why I just don’t understand why the benefits are restricted to straight people. Either we ALL get them, or NO ONE gets them. Her reply shocked me: “Well, they are an abomination and it’s not right in the eyes of God.”
After I picked up my jaw from the floor, I said, “What are you talking about? If marriage is all about the church, then why do we go to the COURTHOUSE to get a license? I don’t see how the church has anything to do with it.” Continue reading “Half of 2013 gone. Wow.”