The hardest part of creating this blog was coming up with the title. I knew it had to be cute and I wanted it to have some sort of meaning. I know that some you may have initially thought that it came from a random thought from my beautiful mind, but sometimes my brain is short on cute, meaningful things. The title is actually part of a larger quote:
"There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California."
Edward Abbey was an author who spoke a great deal about preservation, conservation, ecology and the American West and I know practically nothing about him. But here's a good summary from the Denver Post:
"Edward Abbey is one of our foremost Western essayist and novelists. A militant conservationist, he has attracted a large following -- not only within the ranks of Sierra Club enthusiasts and dedicated backpackers, but also among armchair appreciators of good writing. What always made his work doubly interesting is the sense of a true maverick spirit at large, within it -- a kind of spirit not imitable, limited only to the highest class of literary outlaws."
To make a long story short, I'll blame it on Google. I wanted a good title, so I googled "California Quotes", found the above quote, and the rest is literary history. But it makes sense, it gets my point across, and chicks dig it. Wouldn't you agree?
And now that I've brought up Mr. Abbey and his environmental stance, it seems that the White House had a turn with Mother Nature this weekend in what many are seeing as instant karma, global warming style.
It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature (insert lightning and thunder here).
In other biological news, a recent study found that the number of brothers a man has could influence his sexuality. This exciting discovery ads credence to the argument put forth by people such as myself who believe that sexuality is genetic and hard-wired. It goes without saying that gay people everyone should rejoice in this news, having added another gay feather in our gay-collective-cap. But, with all of the evidence that is gathered to strengthen our defense, there are inevitably more questions.
When in the life cycle does gayness begin? Is Gaydar also genetic? Can a gay man's superior accessorizing abilities be scientifically proven? Most importantly, if the whole brother thing is true, then which of the Brady boys is gay?
Greg had fabulously decorated attic/loft/bedroom, the best cloths and the nicest teeth. He also had a musical intuition that was far superior to Bobby and Peter (When It's Time To Change...) AND he had his Johnny Bravo alter-ego. How gay is that? Most importantly, he talked about girls entirely too much as if he was constantly trying to remind even himself of his (absent) heterosexuality. And who can forget the time he turned his room into a bachelor pad? It looked more like a backroom at a discotech to me...
When I started college as a journalism major, my instructors stressed the importance of making the story local. I also learned that it is important to somehow bring all of the elements of a story together in your conclusion with some sort of anecdote or uniting characteristic. This weekend I went to a Bear (gay, conseration, environmentalism) event call Bear Kamp at a hot, sweaty nightclub (global warming) where I saw the new Paris Hilton (bad news) and Go-Go Bears.
"There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California."
Edward Abbey was an author who spoke a great deal about preservation, conservation, ecology and the American West and I know practically nothing about him. But here's a good summary from the Denver Post:
"Edward Abbey is one of our foremost Western essayist and novelists. A militant conservationist, he has attracted a large following -- not only within the ranks of Sierra Club enthusiasts and dedicated backpackers, but also among armchair appreciators of good writing. What always made his work doubly interesting is the sense of a true maverick spirit at large, within it -- a kind of spirit not imitable, limited only to the highest class of literary outlaws."
To make a long story short, I'll blame it on Google. I wanted a good title, so I googled "California Quotes", found the above quote, and the rest is literary history. But it makes sense, it gets my point across, and chicks dig it. Wouldn't you agree?
And now that I've brought up Mr. Abbey and his environmental stance, it seems that the White House had a turn with Mother Nature this weekend in what many are seeing as instant karma, global warming style.
It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature (insert lightning and thunder here).
In other biological news, a recent study found that the number of brothers a man has could influence his sexuality. This exciting discovery ads credence to the argument put forth by people such as myself who believe that sexuality is genetic and hard-wired. It goes without saying that gay people everyone should rejoice in this news, having added another gay feather in our gay-collective-cap. But, with all of the evidence that is gathered to strengthen our defense, there are inevitably more questions.
When in the life cycle does gayness begin? Is Gaydar also genetic? Can a gay man's superior accessorizing abilities be scientifically proven? Most importantly, if the whole brother thing is true, then which of the Brady boys is gay?
Greg had fabulously decorated attic/loft/bedroom, the best cloths and the nicest teeth. He also had a musical intuition that was far superior to Bobby and Peter (When It's Time To Change...) AND he had his Johnny Bravo alter-ego. How gay is that? Most importantly, he talked about girls entirely too much as if he was constantly trying to remind even himself of his (absent) heterosexuality. And who can forget the time he turned his room into a bachelor pad? It looked more like a backroom at a discotech to me...
When I started college as a journalism major, my instructors stressed the importance of making the story local. I also learned that it is important to somehow bring all of the elements of a story together in your conclusion with some sort of anecdote or uniting characteristic. This weekend I went to a Bear (gay, conseration, environmentalism) event call Bear Kamp at a hot, sweaty nightclub (global warming) where I saw the new Paris Hilton (bad news) and Go-Go Bears.