301,139,947

I've been a bit stunned these past couple of weeks at the news rolling in from China and Myanmar; the state of the world and the tragedies abound. This week has brought quite a dichotomy of emotions for me. I was depressed as shit earlier thinking about a loss of 98,000+ (death tolls surpassed 20,000 in Central China and 78,000 in Myanmar)in this world from natural disasters and then multiply that number a gajillion times to account for the countless families utterly destroyed over this. I can't imagine there are many (if any) families that didn't suffer the loss of a family member or loved one in those areas of the world. It's unbelievable. It's terrifying.

And then today's news rolled in and the headlines were about the California Supreme Court rejecting the ban on gay marriage. Waahoooo!!! Way to go, Arnold - Terminator Man! Can't say that I ever thought you had it in ya. And that news made me feel all warm and tingly inside. Almost like I had wet myself, but not quite; I was just smiling all over my insides. It's a similar sensation but I don't recommend trying it at home without the guidance of a professional. Anyway... there is progress being made, slowly but surely in America. A friend of mine, along this same conversational tangent, noted today that we have a damn good possibility of having either a WOMAN or a Black guy elected President. THAT's PROGRESS!!! That's awesome! We have limitless possibilities. Hell, maybe one day we'll have a black woman LEZBO running for President. Maybe I should run for President? I match two of the three! I mean sure, I know almost nothing about politics and my jaw twitches when I tell lies and I don't belong to mensa or have a Juris Doctorate (although my wife does... does that count?), I wouldn't be caught dead in a skirt suit and high heels, and my only compelling campaign agenda would be to instate a 4 day work week and mandatory happy hour at the office at least 3 of those 4 days a week, but hey... I could do it! I can be charming and I was cute for a brief period at one point in my life circa 1993-1999, so that should count for something. I mean... isn't that how so many other president's have made it to Pennsyvania Ave.? Counting on the flippancy, shallowness and utter stupidity of a sad many Americans? I could make big posters and hang them all over the streets of D.C. that said something like... "ERAE FOR PREZ... SHE'S A DAMN GOOD LEZ" or... "ELECT ERAE. SHE'S KINDA GAY AND SHE'LL MAKE YOUR DAY!" and pass out lollipops and stale peeps to star-struck passerbys. Drakey probably wouldn't vote for me unless I agreed to let her make all of the important decisions, but I understand that there are 301,139,947 people in the United States and you gotta figure that oh about 70% of those folks are over the age of 18 so that leaves approximately... shit... my calculator doesn't go up that high (and neither does my brain)... let's just say "a few" votes to get. I could get a few votes. 4 day work week, people! Who wouldn't vote for that? and SCREW everything else. My stance will be about priorities of the every day, regular People. The PEOPLE, YO!

Yah. Anyway. If you're the praying type, I hope you have the poor citizens of Myanmar and Central China in your prayers. and you should probably pray that I don't run for president while you're at it. and also if you're the sane and rational type, at all, do me a favor and raise a toast tonight to the California Supreme Court!