“If God had not intended for us to eat animals, how come He made them out of meat?”

Sarah Palin, Going Rogue

Tags: health, politics, vegetarianism
Mood: confused

Many conservatives complain that the health care bills are too big. Wait, they mean too long in written words? In there ongoing quest for irrelevancy, the Republican Party is trying it's best to be the party to oppose anything the Democratic Party does. They are also trying to redefine themselves as more conservative, which should lose them even more moderates. Instead of focusing on solutions to problems, they just want to make a spectacle and stop any progress. If you saw Unruly Republicans Disrupt Health Care Debate you'd see what I mean; objections for objections sake. Here's some examples from SPIN METER: 'War and Peace' in 209 pages? from AP.

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Tags: health, news, politics
Mood: irritated

I am now trying to become a vegan, but that will probably be a harder transition than becoming a vegetarian. This was something I always wanted to do, if I was only ready to. I had mentioned before that I was cutting out eggs and milk products, so that will be a big focus of mine, but there's other things I will have to change. Doing the right thing is often not the easy thing to do. It should be a happy thanksgiving in two weeks!

Tags: environment, health, vegetarianism
Mood: determined

It is starting to look like one issue could stop health reform from being passed: abortion. I'm really getting tired of this issue popping up to divide people into uncompromising dichotomies. We need health care reform now, regardless of abortions. This is not the time to try and score political points on divisive issues!

Tags: health, politics
Mood: annoyed

House passes health care reform bill - CNN

If we can come this far, there's no telling what else we can change. We can become a more compassionate and conscious people. A more perfect union is always possible, if we can put forth the effort. Yes we can.

One of the 39 Democrats to vote against it was Scott Murphy from my district. I called his office on Friday, the first time I've called a Congressman and learned he was still reading it, but I told them my preference.

I just sent an email asking him to explain his vote, so we'll see how that goes.

Tags: happy, health, news, politics
Mood: accomplished

Holy Testicle Tuesday!

What a plot twist...

Tags: movies, transgendered
Mood: silly

CNN - Obama signs hate crimes bill into law... a law that makes it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity... Former President George W. Bush had threatened to veto a similar measure, but Obama brought a reversal of that policy to the White House."

"Our nation's first major piece of civil rights legislation for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people." - Joe Solmonese, HRC President

This makes me feel better about being out in society, although I still try to avoid violence, regardless.

( President Obama Commemorates Enactment of Hate Crimes Prevention Act )

Tags: happy, news, politics, relationships, sex, transgendered, video
Mood: ecstatic

I made a new video where I talk about many things, but mostly about sex. It's not graphic, and it's not comprehensive, but it covers a lot about how I feel about that activity. Survival and reproduction are primal drives, but that doesn't mean our lives have to revolve around them! We have the ability to choose our own path.

Tags: camcorder, philosophy, sex, video, vlog
Mood: not horny

Today is my first day of hormone replacement therapy as you can see in my new video! I also got my ears pierced with 14 gage, 1/2" hoops, since they had closed up after I took my earrings out 2 years ago. Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009, showing that many in the world stand behind our vision. There will be more good days in the near future, but today is one that I will be special in my heart. Tomorrow, it's time to celebrate!

Tags: camcorder, happy, health, politics, transgendered, video, vlog
Mood: happy

Cora: Crying. Alana: Nodding. I'm with you, Michael Moore, in standing for the average worker. I'd rather be called a democratic socialist than a 'Reagan Conservative' capitalist. The United States of America is not based on, nor are it's people benefiting from, free markets. Regardless of how I feel about things, or the movie, the question remains: what will we do about it? F.D.R. had the concept of a Second Bill of Rights and while that may not be possible with the current political environment, I believe it's worth working towards.

Tags: movies, politics
Mood: determined