Marriage Equality demonstration on the State Capital last night.
The State Senate is back in session and poised for a vote on gay marriage in New York!
Let's make it happen!!
Call our State Senator - Senator Saland (who is AGAINST gay marriage last time I heard) and tell him to support it!
Albany Office 617 Legislative Office Building Albany, New York 12247 518-455-2411
District Office 3 Neptune Road, Suite A19B Poughkeepsie, New York 12601 845-463-0840
Now, do I believe in gay marriage? Sure.
(I think that marriage shouldn't be legislated by the government AT ALL....gay or straight...but that's not really the issue. Or, there should be equal government 'civil unions' for gay and straight couples - as in France - and let the term 'marriage' be determined by the person's religion. But, that's not going to happen anytime soon....and any legislator that uses that argument to explain their "No Gay Marriage" vote - I think is bullshit.)
In the interest of EQUALITY - gay marriage should pass in the state of New York! Our State Senator - representing Dutchess and Columbia counties, should vote IN FAVOR of gay marriage.
Call him and let him know.
Now, what do I really think?
These state senators didn't want to vote on this issue until AFTER the election. They're afraid of being pegged for or against this issue.
Let's see how Saland votes.
You know that if he votes against it.....I'm organizing a Trixie's Whorehouse bus load of Hudsonians to pay him a visit.
Don't fuck with me, Saland....I've been to the RODEO!
One gym, they use for their serious work outs, the other more fashionable gym, was used just to walk around, look good, and meet guys.
They spent at about $200/month on gym memberships. More, if you include classes and accessories.....and protein drinks.
(There were various forms of PROTEIN DRINKS at these gyms, if you know what I mean....)
The point of working out six days/week is to be able to go to Fire Island and look glamorous.
Then, I moved upstate.
Little did I know that Albany has the third largest BEAR scene in the country! There was even a Logo special.
Here's the banner for Bear Albany. It's this weekend. Saturday is Bear Hugs night at Rocks, 77 Central Avenue.
For legal reasons, (maybe), they don't show the guy's faces in the ad....but their hairy backs, fine.
These guys don't worry about their gym memberships - even at the local Planet Fitness, which is $100 for an ENTIRE YEAR!
The last Bear Albany night I went to there were FREE Little Debbie snack cakes and hot dogs. You need to feed the Bears.
The Albany Bears are happy folk. They love to drink, eat and party.
Plus, there are plenty of thin twinkee, boys siding up to the Bears, who want some big "Bear Love".
....and Bears LOVE Twinkees - in all forms!
At Bear Albany parties, I feel thin and pretty! So, that's where I'll be Saturday night....Bear Albany! YAY!
If you don't want to go to Albany, then you can stay in Hudson and go to yet another art opening and try to put some intellectual meaning behind oil on canvas. There's one happening at the Deffebach Art Gallery, 135 Warrren St, on Saturday, November 7th from 6-8pm. Click on the image at top of the blog post and get the information.
You can stand back looking at art and drink some free wine - while I'll out partying with da Bears!
woo-hoo!
If you don't want to travel an hour to see fat guys with back hair, then I'm sure that something can be arranged for you here in Hudson.
Bears gotta eat - and Trixie is bringing her cream puff!
If you click on it, you'll be able to read it all...
I know what you're going to think....
Trix, what the fuck? Don't you have something else to do?
You're going to think that at the end of this blog post. You're right...but...
I have two options....either I can upload all those Halloween photos to this blog, which takes FOREVER (because I have to do them individually), or I can write about something that annoys me.
Guess which option I'm going to choose?
Here we go...
There I was, at the gym this morning (it was empty, day after Halloween - surprise, surprise), and I stopped to read that free news/arts/whatever paper call "Our Town".
'Let me take a break and read this quaint publication. La La La.'
That's what I was thinking. La La La.
I'm reading it, and in the back is a little story on our city of Hudson.
How sweet, I thought, let me see what "Our Town" has to say about Hudson, page 52, Fall 2009 - The Columbia County Tourism Issue.
La La La. I'm reading.
The beginning of the article is fine, all good press and publicity.
Then I read this one sentence.....and I was like....hmmmm.....
"Should you be inclined to stay forever, the plethora of available buildings, fine amenities, low rents, and big spaces, the laid-back atmosphere, the not inconsiderable nightlife, the diversified community, and the chance that your vote can actually make a difference, add up, as many have discovered, to an engaging and not illogical alternative to life in the Big Apple (only two hours away, after all) at greatly reduced overhead."
'What's wrong with that, Trixie?' you may ask.
First of all, it's a run-on sentence. No big whoop. That's fine.
It's the two double negatives that get me.
"not inconsiderable nightlife" and "not illogical alternative".
It's good to know that all of my countless hours of effort putting together events for Hudson (and everyone else who does it, too!!) is considered by "Our Town" to be a not inconsiderable nightlife.
Thanks, fella. I guess I should be happy.
Or, should I say, not unhappy?
Why use double negatives? Why not just say "active nightlife" or "viable alternative"?
By using double negatives, is the author trying to refute a premise that Hudson has an inconsiderable nightlife?
ugh....whatever....
Remember, there's no such thing as bad publicity, as long as they spell your (domain) name right.