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Dec 17, 2012 heartfelt commented on Maybe Along With That National Conversation About Gun Control We Should Have Some National Conversations About Masculinity, Insecurity, Overcompensation, Dick Size....

Life is complex. To expect consistency assumes a simplicity that simply isn't there.

The gun debate has, for a long time, been divided between rural folks who value their guns as practical tools, and urban folks who fear guns because in an urban setting guns are a threat rather than a help.

The terrible event at Sandy Hook has opened up a more complex debate, a more nuanced view. It is in that complexity that the two ideological opponents are beginning to see (if still somewhat distantly) some common ground. I applaud Dan's addition to this debate. It would be worthwhile to discover if there is a connection between the view of gun as "macho" and the scientifically proven fact that the visible presence of a gun makes people more aggressive even when it is a really good idea to be less aggressive.

Dec 10, 2012 heartfelt commented on The City Hall of Love.

Thank you Dan. Tears in my eyes again.

Dec 10, 2012 heartfelt commented on Love and Gay Marriage at City Hall.

Wonderful pictures and thank you @28 for the link to the flickr page with Dan and Terry photos as an extra bonus. All teary-eyed here and wishing the new couples all the best and love always.

Dec 9, 2012 heartfelt commented on Who's Marrying the First Gay Couple? Judge Mary Yu.

My husband misheard me when I told him the Judge marrying the first same-sex couples in Washington was named "Marry You" and thought I said "Merry Hue." He grinned and gave me a thumbs up and said it fit so well because of the rainbow. I guess there is a double rainbow in Judge Mary Yu's name!

Dec 4, 2012 heartfelt commented on On Purpose In the Universe.

From the mystic viewpoint, the void contains all possibility and matter is becoming everything it can become... stretching out to dance in the void that makes change possible. It is silly to anthropomorphize the universe but I have always enjoyed the thought that our human purpose is to OOH and AHH at what is, what was, and what is becoming, as it comes to our greatest and most powerful ability... our attention.

Nov 17, 2012 heartfelt commented on The Husband of the Woman the General Fucked.

Dear Charles, social psychology experiments have shown that the very first thing one person notices about another is gender. The priority given to this aspect of humanity is probably related to instincts developed by evolution. After all, evolution is dependent (supposedly) on the consequences of who gets to reproduce and who does not. Since this aspect of being human is so hard-wired into the brain, it makes a certain amount of sense that your post (that does just a bit of gender questioning and bending and stretching) would illicit a strong response. Reminds me of an awesome french film I once saw (wish I could remember the name of it... long ago in black and white film) where a normal rom-com plot switched the genders of every single character and which audiences found incomprehensible. What I want to say is to not be discouraged in your efforts to expand folks minds because this subject is a tough one.

Nov 17, 2012 heartfelt commented on The Deepest Time in the Deepest Space.

Ah Charles, I am becoming a fan of your art. Art = that which expands the enclosed universe of our mind.

Nov 17, 2012 heartfelt commented on Get Married at City Hall on December 9.

Tears in my eyes too. This is so beautiful and take lots of pictures not just to spread the joy but because I truly believe it was those first pictures of obvious love and joy in the eyes of folks being married in those massive first gay weddings at city halls that swayed people away from some of their anti-gay views. I have long noticed that personal experience trumps ideology and I believe the rhetoric and ideology of hate was not able to stand against the experience people felt of genuine love when they viewed those pictures. Keep the love rolling.

Nov 3, 2012 heartfelt commented on The Meaning of School.

Thank you again Charles for your insights into the mind of different cultures, for me in this case Zimbabwe. To see from the eyes of a different culture enables one to turn and look at ones own and see how it boxes in ones thinking with assumptions about what is important. I greatly appreciate these vacations that you provide that help me think outside those boxes.

Sep 9, 2012 heartfelt commented on Those 16 Trillion Bones.

Wow where did all the trolls come from?

Thank you for this interesting and unexpected data Charles. I too thought China held much more of our debt than 8%.