clock radio

[kodalai]

The timing on some things really is almost supernatural.

My alarm clock is set to radio -- normally it picks up on a nice classical station, but depending on the time it also picks up on news.

This morning:

Click.

"--And the Massaschusettes high court has declared the banning of gay marriages to be unconstitutional."

That woke me up in a hurry.

Comments

[razorqueen-gw.livejournal.com]

I really, really don't get why anybody gets their panties in a bunch about other people's private lives. Could someone explain how allowing people to marry whoever they want undermines the fabric of our society? Huh?

[skyblueandblack.livejournal.com]

If everyone did what they wanted to, our strong central government wouldn't look that strong, would it? It's funny how the Republic platform is for a weaker central government, but they're so much more concerned with people's private lives...

[kodalai.livejournal.com]

I think they figure they'll be much more able to wield a weaker central government if they make sure that everyone is doing the right thing privately first.

Or something. I'm not quite conversant in fucktard philosophy.

[skyblueandblack.livejournal.com]

More like, "everyone can do whatever they please, as long as we've approved it first."

Or, if you prefer, "Big Brother is watching."

[razorqueen-gw.livejournal.com]

Sigh. Don't even get me started on them. Right now, I'm at a Department of Labor thingie. I saw on the agenda for tomorrow that we are supposed to sing "My Country Tis of Thee." I have NEVER been at a federal meeting where we sang a patriotic song. Never.

I think I'm going to sing "God Save the Queen" instead.

[skyblueandblack.livejournal.com]

Heh. Remakes always suck, anyway...

[kodalai.livejournal.com]

Could someone explain how allowing people to marry whoever they want undermines the fabric of our society? Huh?

Because, gosh darn it, we're a Christian Nation, despite all that stuff that the Founding Fathers said to the contrary. And that means we need to have Christian Values, or else God punishes us by sending AIDS and telemarketers.

[titlecharacter.livejournal.com]

"Treaty of Tripoli? What Treaty of Tripoli?"

[kodalai.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

YESS!!!!

[kodalai.livejournal.com]

It's only at a state level, so I gather from looking at some news articles on it, but it was just the timing of it that got me.

[titlecharacter.livejournal.com]

Yah, the ruling depends on elements of the Mass. state constitution that obviously aren't in the US one, like a clause forbidding second-class citizens. But every state that comes to its senses brings us that much closer to nationwide sanity - in law, at least, if not in society.

[okaasan59.livejournal.com]

I'm going to focus on the truly important part of your post (and that's sarcasm, folks)...your clock radio. So your clock scans the radio and picks a random station when the alarm goes off? Or do you have a way to set it to different stations at different times? (This new technology befuddles me. My clock/radio is older than you are. Seriously.)

Oh, yeah. Go Mass!

[okaasan59.livejournal.com]

Okay, in re-reading your post, I realized that it is the same radio station that sometimes broadcasts news. I am completely stupid. You may now return to your regularly scheduled intelligent surroundings.

[kodalai.livejournal.com]

Oops, heh heh...

[kodalai.livejournal.com]

Oh, no. I just have it set to one station -- uhm, lemme check -- looks like 91.5 or something. It's a classical station, but sometimes, depending on how many times I hit the snooze button, I get news too.

[oysterverse.livejournal.com]

Isn't Massachusetts wonderful?