Audry Delucia of San Francisco spent most of Sunday afternoon in San Luis Obispo’s Mission Plaza helping local gay couples commemorate their recent marriages on T-shirts and hats. It was her first time as a vendor at Pride in the Plaza. And half of her orders were from local newlyweds buying shirts that said: “Justly married.” “It feels good,” said Delucia, who married her partner in San Francisco on June 17, the first full day that marriage between two people of any sexual orientation became legal in California. “We’re not just second-class citizens now.” Organizers of the 13th annual ...

I’ve got some stuff in mind to post, but first I have to get lunch and do any number of things. And I might not get around to posting anyway. Since a big portion of my day job is promoting other people’s writing, I might as well do the same here. Besides, I come across more worthwhile content than I have space to promote at work. And if I’m not creating any content myself…. Anyway. Here’s some of what I’ve been reading this morning. A Court of RadicalsE.J. Dionne In knocking down the District of Columbia’s 32-year ban on handgun possession, the ...

Heller.  Yes.  I know this bothers some of my friends but I completely agree with yesterday's supreme court decision regarding D.C.'s gun ban.  But this kind of rhetoric, from McCain's campaign, really bothers me... Today’s decision is a landmark victory for Second Amendment freedom in the United States... Blah...blah...blah...  Here's the part I mean...  Unlike Senator Obama, who [...] ...