tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153160032008-07-03T13:25:44.692-07:00RWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454722380924796917noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15316003.post-54465943161312495702008-06-29T22:53:00.001-07:002008-06-30T01:30:23.342-07:00

I arranged to charter a little Piper Arrow to take the Cajun to Catalina Island for his birthday, only to find out that he is terrified of small airplanes... So, I took him to Sea World. The highlight of the day was, from an underwater viewpoint, watching two male Beluga whales try to bonk for half an hour. They didn't succeed but it wasn't for want of trying. Too bad for you, the light wasn't

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You can click inside any photo to make it larger Bob Lehman and Tom Felkner All photos: County Administration Center, downtown San Diego Inside photos: Office of the Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk Nearly 200 same-sex couples were expected to get married or pick up their license at this location today. There are four other offices in the county for civil marriages. All photos by Rex Wockner

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Sunday was Jess Durfee Day in San Diego. City Councilwoman Toni Atkins, right, presents the proclamation at Jess' 50th birthday party. Jess scored his own official day because he's chair of the San Diego County Democratic Party, and reportedly is quite good at it. Above, the Cajun, our friend Shaun from Irvine and our pal Paul from London/Oslo strike a pose at the party.

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Today was the San Diego LSU Alumni Chapter's 20th Annual Crawfish Boil, a yearly ritual for us because the Cajun graduated from there and remains fanatically devoted to their football team. The mudbugs are trucked in live from Louisiana. Above, from left: Rick, Moya, Jess, Robbie, unknown female, Fergal, David, Hieu and Cheryl. Clicking inside a photo will make it bigger. About 3,000 people

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Ellen DeGeneres is becoming increasingly vocal on gay issues and, now that she's planning to marry Portia de Rossi, you really don't want to get in her way, as John McCain found out today. Watch the video at Towleroad.

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"You know, I'm wishing everyone good luck with their [same-sex] marriages and I hope that California's economy is booming because everyone is going to come here and get married." --California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger addressing an Environmental Defense Fund event in San Francisco, May 20. Photo by me

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Eight and a half hours till the California Supreme Court releases its decision on legalizing (or not) same-sex marriage. Above: My friend Hank from channel 5 reports live from Market and Castro for last evening's news. Below: Matt and Hank wonder what those dang justices are going to do, as we finish up dinner.

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The weather cleared up today Which made for happier pics from our Twin Peaks balcony The photos are basically left to right And if you click inside a photo, it'll get much larger Oakland seems to want to be in every photo It has some kind of complex Mikey and I met in 1984 in Champaign-Urbana Tonight we ate "soul food"

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Vinimos, comimos, bebimos

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Three Cajuns strike a pose I use my powers to shrink the Cajuns Bay Bridge My Cajun has a thing for football stadiums Even ones being taken over by weeds Let's vogue UC Berkeley

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Let's just say it was a late night...

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My pal Matt recently stepped down as head of NGLTF and moved to S.F. Matt's here but his furniture isn't. Maybe life with an air mattress, a roll of toilet paper, a coffee cup and a teddy bear isn't all that bad. Either he's contemplating that ... or some woofy bearcub is passing by on the sidewalk. This is Matt's view. Click on the pic to make it bigger. Middle-right: the Castro Theater.

RWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454722380924796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15316003.post-287747969165104792008-05-06T16:15:00.000-07:002008-05-06T16:28:33.149-07:00

I've not ventured out from Mario's condo yet today, though it's probably not as cold as I think it is. SoCal people are spoiled.

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Palace of Fine Arts Late lunch Below: Ocean Beach

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Coastline, Marin Co., just over the GGB

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Point Bonita Lighthouse

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Battery Mendell at Fort Barry Info

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Vista #122 Because it's there Because they're gay Because it's there No idea. No comment. No clue. Lookin' out the restaurant window Rod (another Cajun!) ChrisMarioRex & Greg (yet another Cajun!)

RWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15454722380924796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15316003.post-64631588657445579192008-05-02T22:51:00.000-07:002008-05-05T09:47:24.492-07:00

From the balcony of our Twin Peaks base Walking down to the Castro Back on the home front

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San Onofre State Beach Late afternoon sun Nudist trail Liberals sacrificing sandstone Nuke plant in the distance Almost to the top Cajuns usually eat these As I sat in the car doing a live radio program...

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After today's hike, we ducked into México. Where it is exceedingly important not to bring your shotgun. We visited the border town of Tecate. The brewery is there. The central square is traditional and pleasant. They say Municipal Palace. We say City Hall. All things ice creamy. I needed to go to confession. Not. But it's a mighty purty church. The beer garden at the Tecate brewery wasn't open on

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I can't tell you precisely where we went hiking today because I was in the back seat and didn't fully pay attention. It's somewhere south of I-8 from the turnoff to Julian. But the cows reminded me of my Illinois cowtown hometown. Then we sat on a rock and dissed Dubya, etc.

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The next new big thing in the gayborhood. Union-Tribune coverage here. Moments later the firepit basically exploded and singed a woman's hair. Which led management to refuse to relight it. So then we were cold. Because San Diego isn't exactly Guam when it comes to weather, you know. The complex includes its own pizza joint. Bonus points for that!

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Schwarzenegger: Marriage-ban effort 'a total waste of time' 200 at Log Cabin convention No McCain endorsement yet by Rex Wockner SAN DIEGO -- Speaking April 11 at the Log Cabin Republicans National Convention, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the effort by anti-gay forces to amend the California Constitution to permanently ban same-sex marriage is "a total waste of time" and that he will fight

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