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In an article on the current Massachussetts case involving the possible legalizatin of gay marriage, I found this favored chestnut of the right:

Carried to its extreme, however, Justice Martha Sosman argued, that argument could justify the legalization of polygamy.

"What would the difference be?" Sosman said. "These would be adults, consenting adults, saying this is the relationship we want."

And my response is "So let them."

I mean, really, what is so wrong with consenting adults who want to be in a group marriage being allowed to do so? It doesn't hurt ME if Jim wants to be married to Jane and Ellen. Hell, it doesn't bother me if Jim wants to be married to Jane, Ellen, and Anthony.

Maybe I just read too much Robert Heinlein growing up, but the idea of group marriages doesn't bother me. Hell, I'll even go so far as to say that if Mike and I could find the proper person(s), we'd do it.

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Some of the captions on this page are stupid.

Many are so funny I had to stop reading. I'm at work, after all.

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Sick to death of studying for this afternoon's test (after five HOURS), I loaded MechWarrior 4: Vengeance back onto my PC last night (I recently got the expansion, since it finally fell to a price I was willing to pay) and began playing it from the beginning (rather than loading up the expansion and playing that -- I'm an immersive gamer, I like to go whole hog).

I'd forgotten how much I love this game.

The MechWarrior/Battletech universe is just really neat. Combining giant 'mechs, warfare on a grand scale, a culture that is simultaneously high-tech and feudal, and a cohesive, connected storyline spreading across literally centuries where choices DO have consequences, it's a dream to play in.

MechWarrior 4 is the game that best brings all the political maneuvering of the game universe to the story (though you don't control it). I am in heaven.

Come to think of it, I'd also be willing to run a MechWarrior RPG. But probably not with the published rules. They stink. Alternity would work better.

Besides, nothing beats bearing down on a target in a 60' tall battlemech.

Steel Battalion, by contrast, is a great game sim-wise, but lousy storywise. In fact, what story? The least they could have done was hire GOOD translators. Sheesh!

A new Filter

I've talked before about how I still censor myself in this journal, posting relatively little of the deeper issues I'm concerned about. I mean, it's not as if I don't believe or mean what I say, but there's a lot I don't write because I'm sure at least some of my readers don't want to see the true, unadulterated me.

Introducing the All Access filter. If you want into this one, just let me know in comments or via email. If you don't, do nothing. I won't hold it against you. Really.

FAIR WARNING

Do not ask to be included if you cannot handle:

Reading things that might be about you.

Reading things that might piss you off (I'll always welcome disagreement so long as it's intelligent).

Actual facts about my life -- the stuff I've rarely talked about.

Frank, open and honest discussions of sexuality, including but not limited to hangups, desires, and frustrations.

Anything else that might offend someone.

Anyway. There it is.