{"id":82,"date":"2004-08-12T21:22:38","date_gmt":"2004-08-13T05:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kellybeanz.com\/?p=82"},"modified":"2004-08-12T21:22:38","modified_gmt":"2004-08-13T05:22:38","slug":"bummer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kellybeanz.com\/?p=82","title":{"rendered":"Bummer…"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, this morning, the California Supreme Court decided<\/a> that dear Gavin<\/a> had overstepped his authority and<\/b><\/u> nullified the 3000+ gay marriages that took place. If marriage is really & truly based on love…who’s to say that two people who are deeply in love and committed to each other cannot be recognized as “married”?<\/p>\n

I was hoping that the dictionary was going to support me on this, but it’s a toss up…<\/p>\n

Main Entry: mar\u00b7ry<\/b>
\nPronunciation: ‘mar-E also ‘mer-
\nFunction: verb
\nInflected Form(s): mar\u00b7ried<\/b>; mar\u00b7ry\u00b7ing<\/b>
\nEtymology: Middle English marien<\/i>, from Old French marier<\/i>, from Latin maritare<\/i>, from maritus<\/i> married
\ntransitive senses<\/i>
\n1 a : to join as husband and wife according to law or custom b : to give in marriage (married<\/i> his daughter to his partner’s son) c : to take as spouse : WED<\/b><\/u> (married<\/i> the girl next door) d : to perform the ceremony of marriage for (a priest will marry<\/i> them) e : to obtain by marriage (marry<\/i> wealth)
\n2 : to unite in close and usually permanent relation
\nintransitive senses<\/i>
\n1 : to take a spouse : WED
\n2 : COMBINE, UNITE (seafood marries<\/i> with other flavors)
\n– marry into<\/b> : to become a member of by marriage (married<\/i> into a prominent family)<\/p>\n

In other…strangely related…news, the governor of New Jersey stepped down today, amidst corruption allegations and admitted to having an affair with another man. I thought of the Julianne Moore movie, Far From Heaven<\/i><\/a> – which I have yet to see in it’s entirety. But I give props to McGreevy for having the courage to come forward and tell the truth…but I don’t think that he should have left office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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