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Photography - (see my website: http://www.cjohnsonphotograph... )
Travel (if it involves a passport, even better)
Reading (history, current affairs novels, Harry Potter)
Swimming, snorkeling
Old movies
Cooking
Wine
Dogs
NPR junkie

jazz - the soft stuff

The West Wing (I so miss having a real president.)
Biggest Loser
American Idol (oh, I'm sounding shallow now, aren't I)
Antiques Road Show
History Detectives
Frasier
Everybody Loves Raymond
and I'm an old Star Trek fan (the original and Next Gen)

A Lion in Winter
Auntie Mame (not Mame. The one with Rosalind Russell)
Friends in Good Company
Sordid Lives
Air Force One
Princess Bride
Fail Safe
Shogun

anything on presidential history
Memoire of a Geisha
Kite Runner
Harry Potter

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."
Mohandus Gandhi

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  • Do you consider yourself a closet homosexual ?

    +9 raves I left the closet looooong ago!!!

  • Is it right the California supreme court, with a vot... Is it right the California supreme court, with a vote of 4 to 3 should wipe out the ban on same sex marriages? This to me says why vote when they can just overturn what 61% wants. (more)

    +57 raves Many who oppose same-sex marriage seem to argue their position based largely on God and religious... Many who oppose same-sex marriage seem to argue their position based largely on God and religious convictions, not on a legal basis or interpretation of existing civil law.

    Those who argue that the people have a right to vote on the matter of same-sex marriage misunderstand what this is about. This is not about "what the majority of people want." It is about rights as defined by our existing and long-accepted laws.

    The recognition of civil rights is not traditionally put to the people. Rights are given, not removed, by the Legislature. They are interpreted and protected by the courts.

    Would those with disabilities have free access? Would women vote? Would we have mixed-race marriages? Would African-Americans have the right to vote? Indeed, would they even be free if the decision had been put to the people? The advancement of civil rights - the rights of women, of people of color, of the physically challenged - has come about through the testing of our laws in our courts.

    Every one of these topics in their day met with great opposition. How many of these rights would have been granted if put to the voter of the day?
    If the people were asked to vote on these matters in the days in which the issue was initially addressed, when the topics were so emotionally charged, these rights and protections probably would not have been granted. Decades later, we see how obvious these rights are. Extending these rights to those previously denied them did not threaten or undermine our society; to the contrary, we are stronger for it. The same is true for the matter before us today. The right of two people of the same sex to marry is not a matter for the populous to decide.

    The Supreme Court of California has tested the state's laws and has come to a clear and reasoned judgment. Indeed the purpose of our judicial system is to protect the rights of those whose voice is not yet loud enough, to guarantee that they too have the same rights that are enjoyed by the majority. To this end, the Court acted exactly as they should have. Marriage is a right - a right available to all our citizens regardless of the gender of the parties.

    Contrary to the inevitable claims that this judgment was made by "activist judges," they have not been activist or revolutionary. In fact, their ruling stems from a conservative letter-of-the-law interpretation of our constitution.     (more)

  • If You Were President, How Would You React After Bei... If You Were President, How Would You React After Being Told "America Is Under Attack"? (more)

    +12 raves W's lame explanation was "I didn't want to alarm the children" - oh puhleeze!!!... W's lame explanation was "I didn't want to alarm the children" - oh puhleeze!!!

    I think any reasoning adult could figure out how to excuse themselves from a group of kindergarteners without alarming them!

    I would say:

    "Excuse me, boys and girls. Mr. X just told me that I'm needed in the other room for some 'president things'. I'm sorry, I need to say goodbye to you now. I'm so happy to have spent time with you today!"

    I'd calmly walk out of the room and then I'd jump into action getting the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, my National Security Advisor, and the Vice President on the phone immediately.

    I do NOT criticize Bush for not returning to Washington until things had calmed down. It was appropriate for the President to be in a secured location under the circumstances. Heck, if he had been IN Washington, they probably would've evacuated him! I think that part was handled well - but I doubt that was his decision. It was probably a pre-defined operating procedure for such a scenario and was insisted upon by the secret service.     (more)

  • Who was George M. Cohen?

    +3 raves He was a Yankee Doodle Dandy!

  • Most news media have Obama a shoe in as our next P... Most news media have Obama a shoe in as our next President,do you agree? (more)

    +3 raves "shoe-in", no. But I think the odds are with him. But, there is an awful lot that could... "shoe-in", no. But I think the odds are with him. But, there is an awful lot that could happen. After listening to the intensity of the hate against Obama being voiced here on SH, it makes me a little nervous about how many people might feel that way. But I want him to be Mr. President! (more)

  • do you support gay marriage

    +18 raves I support it so much I decided to get one for myself! I support it so much I decided to get one for myself!

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  • How much do you know about Christian symbology? Pt. 2?

    +3 raves It is called a "chi-rho". It is the overlaying of two Greek letters - "chi" w... It is called a "chi-rho". It is the overlaying of two Greek letters - "chi" which equals "ch" in English and "rho" which is an English "r". It is, therefore, a symbol for Christ because it is the first two letters in the Greek word for "christ". It is also one of the earliest examples of a cruciform symbol being used by Christians. (more)

  • peanut butter: smooth or crunchy?

    +8 raves My Golden Retriever likes creamy, too! (great picture of the dog with the peanut butter jar!)

  • How much do you know about Christian symbology? Pt. 1

    +4 raves It comes from the Greek word for "fish" - ichthus (I don't have a greek keyboard, s... It comes from the Greek word for "fish" - ichthus (I don't have a greek keyboard, so I can't give you the five greek letters that spell that word.)

    Each Greek letter in the word is the initial letter for the Christian phrase: "Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior"



    EDIT: I just did a search and found this pic that shows and explains the Greek:

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  • how many people want Hillary to just go away for goo... how many people want Hillary to just go away for good ??? (more)

    +4 raves Obama supporter here. But I love Hillary too!
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