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By Jeralyn, Section Blog Related
Posted on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 01:19:55 AM EST
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"The Wedding Song" from Bob Dylan's Planet Waves album, great lyrics.

It's never been my duty to remake the world at large,
Nor is it my intention to sound a battle charge,
'Cause I love you more than all of that with a love that doesn't bend,
And if there is eternity I'd love you there again.

You turn the tide on me each day and teach my eyes to see,
Just bein' next to you is a natural thing for me
And I could never let you go, no matter what goes on,
'Cause I love you more than ever now that the past is gone.

It's time to get politics out of marriage and welcome a future where everyone is free to love and marry whomever they choose.

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    Sleeping at a decent hour (5.00 / 1) (#7)
    by Esme on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 04:35:01 AM EST

    is becoming increadingly hard to do for me. I'm a light sleeper, and the recent bout of thunderstorms has been keeing me up all night. I can't seem to fall asleep anymore! Anyone have any good remedies for that? I've tried warm milk, reading, and putting on sost music. I hope it stops raining soon, or I'm going to turn in to a zombie.


    My son, the human pogo stick (5.00 / 1) (#9)
    by Fabian on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 06:39:29 AM EST
    woke me up at 1 am.  He doesn't pull on my hair and say "Wake up! Wake UP!" anymore.  He just kneels and pounces on his pillow over and over and over again.  The whole bed bounces.  

    Finally we went out into the living room with one of his books.  "What do you want to do?" I asked.  He straddled my lap and used my shoulder for a pillow.  When I was sure he didn't want anything else, we went back to bed where he went to sleep.

    So what kept him up for two hours in the wee hours of the night?  I don't know.  But if we ever have an earthquake in the middle of the night, I'll probably grumble "Kid, cut it OUT!" when the bed starts shaking.

    Parent

    I long for those days (5.00 / 1) (#10)
    by Burned on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 07:59:08 AM EST
    My 20 yr old son wakes me up peeing in the hall closet.
    I guess it's genetic, his dad had the same dreams when he overindulged in alcohol. Or maybe it's a guy thing. I don't want to seem sexist. :)

    Parent
    Aw! (5.00 / 1) (#13)
    by Esme on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 08:15:06 AM EST
    Your son sounds adorable! I can definitely relate to his pogo stick-ness! I've had to get up and take a spin on the treadmill some nights to burn off the energy!

    Parent
    Earplugs? (none / 0) (#11)
    by Burned on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 08:02:56 AM EST
    My sister in NYC uses them every night.

    Parent
    Esme - a couple things you can try (none / 0) (#12)
    by Anne on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 08:12:37 AM EST
    Start gradually dimming your lights as the evening wears on - lack of light is a signal to the body that it's time for sleep.

    Try some exercise - swimming is great, or even water-jogging (if you have access to a pool with a shallow -waist-deep - lap lane, trying to jog through the water is great exercise), or take a walk, but not too late.

    Try shutting off your brain - sometimes I find that if I go right from the computer to bed, my mind is still switched on.  Reading used to put me to sleep, too, and now I think I could real all night if I wanted to!

    If all else fails, I try what I call "reverse thinking;" rather than lie in bed as my mind jumps from one thought to another, I try following my thoughts back to their origin.

    And I never, ever look at the clock!

    Parent

    Thank you! (none / 0) (#14)
    by Esme on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 08:17:08 AM EST
    I've never tried the reverse thinking. Guess I'll do that night!

    And I should stop reading before I go to bed. Like you, I now find reading all night easy to do.

    Parent

    My Quick Fix Is 1 Tyninol PM Tablet (none / 0) (#18)
    by MO Blue on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 11:12:07 AM EST
    Seems if I start having trouble sleeping it forms a pattern of not sleeping or of waking up in the middle of the night. If I break that pattern for one or two nights, the problem goes away for a long period of time. 1 tablet does the trick for me without making me feel all muggy in the morning.  

    Parent
    I think... (none / 0) (#2)
    by Alec82 on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 01:58:15 AM EST
    ...in the long run, it was over the minute it became a national issue.

     Granted, as Keynes would say, in the long run we're all dead.  But progress on gay rights has come at lightning speed.  By 2040, this will be a nonissue.

     Which, unfortunately, is more than I can say about global warming and nuclear proliferation.  

    Does obama (none / 0) (#4)
    by Edgar08 on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 02:31:32 AM EST
    still refuse to have his picture taken with mayor Gavin newsom?

    Since Obama (none / 0) (#5)
    by LoisInCo on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 02:38:06 AM EST
    didn't have the grace to congratulate LGBT persons in CA on their up coming nuptuals, I think Gavin should refuse to have a pic taken with Obama.

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    Nice choice (none / 0) (#6)
    by vail beach on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 04:08:10 AM EST
    I've always loved this song, which is one of Dylan's more obscure gems.  It segues perfectly into his next album, the classic Blood on the Tracks.

    Most fitting on this day.

    agreed :-) (none / 0) (#8)
    by kempis on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 05:41:59 AM EST


    Thanks Jeralyn and to all of our (none / 0) (#15)
    by Joelarama on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 09:10:01 AM EST
    straight allies.

    Banishment laws (none / 0) (#16)
    by MikeDitto on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 09:28:55 AM EST
    It seems some are starting to unravel as they are found to be most unworkable.

    Thank you Jeralyn (none / 0) (#17)
    by just victory on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 09:29:09 AM EST
    Wonderful song choice. The acknowledgment means a lot. The new reality is having a hard time sinking in. I suddenly turned to ask my partner of 17 years the other day, "You will marry me, won't you?" We were doing some routine, mundane chore around the house we've owned together for 15 years, when I thought to pop the question.

    Fortunately, she said yes.

    Congratulations (none / 0) (#19)
    by MO Blue on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 11:17:01 AM EST
    Glad that you are finally given the chance to "pop" the question and equally glad that the answer was yes.

    Parent
    Nice YouTube (none / 0) (#20)
    by squeaky on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 05:47:40 PM EST
    I had not heard that one before. The album artwork is nice too. Thanks...

    Domestic Terror Plans On The Rise? (none / 0) (#21)
    by squeaky on Wed Jun 18, 2008 at 11:08:41 AM EST
    A federal judge in Johnstown on Wednesday declined to jail a Clearfield County man accused of telling undercover agents last year that he planned to visit Pittsburgh to shoot black people from a Downtown high-rise.
    Bradley T. Kahle, 60, of Troutville had been in custody since Sunday, when the Pittsburgh Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested him and others on weapons charges. Agents discovered 16 improvised explosive devices while searching the home of the Vietnam veteran and self-proclaimed militiaman.

    U.S. Magistrate Judge Pete Pesto said he wasn't convinced that Kahle posed a threat.

    link

    Would the judge be just as lenient with a Muslim or a African American? No Waaaaaaaay.

    In any event, a pattern is already developing, ranging from the Klan fellows who promise that Obama will be shot to the white supremacists who are actually rooting for him to win because they're certain he will fail. We're hearing a lot of language from the racist and "Patriot" right indicating that they expect a Democratic president to enact policies (particularly regarding gun control) that will inspire "civil war." Which means they are looking for excuses to act out.

    Dave Neiwert

    If nothing else marvelous (none / 0) (#22)
    by jondee on Wed Jun 18, 2008 at 11:23:47 AM EST
    in the way of culture had occurred, we could still thank people like Bob, Laura Nyro, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell ( I know Im leaving alot of people out), for reviving the ancient bardic tradition and reintroducing it into the so-called mainstream.

    And why not? After all, we were born before the wind...also younger than the sun..

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