Sen. Ted Kennedy has passed away after a long battle with Brain cancer. A stalwart of the liberal democrats he was always a strong voice in policy making. A man who despite his human frailties, served the people of the United States relentlessly.
I have finally started writing my Diary for our recent trip to Europe. It's probably going to take me a millenium to document the travels. For Jimmy's, that's my other half a great overworked guy, 50th birthday I got him a cruise and took Tom, of the Detroit Sciclunas, and Paul with us. We went to Rome, Pisa, I moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo, Barcelona, The Balearic Islands, Tunisia, Sicily, Naples and back to Rome. It was a 10 day cruise, that was spectacularly wonderful, when we were speaking. I think that if anyone wants to really see one of the most beautiful sceneries of nature, you need to go to the French Riviera- Cote d'Azur. We took a bus tour from Monte Carlo to Nice and then toured back on the higher road through Eze. I couldn't wait to get back home to watch "To Catch a Thief" to see Grace Kelly speed along those cliff hanging roads, which of course, is also where she met her tragic death.
This lovely vacation brings me to my daily rant, well not daily yet since it's only my first rant. While on the Holland America cruise ship Noordam, a nightly game show of the Marriage game was offered. I don't know what made me ask since Jimmy detests game shows, but I inquired earlier that day if Gay couples were allowed to participate and was informed they were not. I was slightly taken aback but slowly simmered as the day went on. I then called the entertainment office and asked how that decision was made and who made it. I was informed that the ship needed to be sensitive to a specific group of passengers. Knowing that the only group on board was The Weekly Standard, a ultra-conservative publication, I stated that while the ship was being sensitive to their dying inbred bigotries, they were failing to acknowledge the legal marriages of gay couples. After much back peddling and information that the dancers in the show were gay and their friends, I still was unable to discover who made this policy. So an e-mail has been sent and I am awaiting a reply. I will then be happy to update my blog with their response as I also forward it to RSVP cruises, Olivia Cruises and Rachel Maddow. I know it seems trivial to some but at what point is ignoring people's basic rights okay, ironically from a dutch based cruise line.
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