Tired, But Better

Up till midnight writing last night, it's been a while since I've done that. It was a desperately needed release. I wrote letters I'll never send, half a poem and responded to some long over due emails. This morning I am wearing Carin's sweater and feeling warm and fuzzy, it's chilly out, not frigid, but cool. Flurries supposed to set in tonight and forecast says freezing temps for the next several days. I enjoy the cooler weather. It gives me a reason to dress in cozy things and go to bed early.

Busy day ahead, at least this morning so I'm off to work. Did anyone see McCain on MTV the other night? Interesting way to converse with the public and campaign. I found him to be pretty much the standard politician, humble he is not. Sigh. In about a year, we will have a new president and while I am looking forward to the transition and the subsequent changes, I am still fearful of what may or may not happen in the interim. This thing with Iran weighs on me heavily, there's something brewing there. Meanwhile, in Colorado, Mike Jones (who outed Ted Haggard, New Life Church in CO Springs) is claiming to have escorted Larry Craig on a number of occasions. This is the news in my town, not detail about pending drought this winter or the 1 in 6 children in CO without health care or the reported rise in elder abuse in Jefferson County. Nope, the biggest debate in town is about who's having sex with who and whether it's ethical. It seriously is time for this country to get over itself and it's sexual morality issues. Humans have sex, in all of it's forms, always have, always will. We are driven sexual beings. Gay, straight, bi, whatever....sexuality is a fundamental aspect of our identities, and like all ways in which we grow, we may explore it in more detail or know from birth what our sexual orientation is without question. Attempting to repress that is both futile and oppressive in the most basic form. People are who they are, they will have sex with whom they wish, whether it is deemed 'acceptable' or not and it's high time for us to freaking move past this and start focusing on saving our planet, making sure everyone is fed and healthy and stop trying to blow each other up. The fact that this issue is still up for debate totally boggles my mind. WHO CARES? It's two consenting adults, they are big boys, they can make their own decisions. Besides the fact that outing a pastor or a senator points out the total dysfunction of our culture sexually, I really could care less who's having sex with who and why. And if people really want to focus on the issues of sex in our culture, they should consider the bigger picture regarding the protection of sex workers or the sexual exploitation of children. THAT is some horrifying stuff and is where people should be focusing their energies, protecting women and children. But debating whether it's ethically acceptable for a United States Senator to engage in homosexual activity is a moot point. It's already a done deal. I'm tired of living in a homophobic state, I'm tired of people reporting what is essentially gossip as news and I'm really tired of the endless debate about what people are doing in their bedrooms. Get over it America!