Officially disguised as a Canadian
I read another email from Microsoft today (apparently written by Steve Ballmer himself), and within the usual crap about how wonderful Vista is (it isn't), and the wonderful ribbon toolbar for Office 2007 (it's crap), I saw this line and almost heaved my delicious dinner:
This letter has been reproduced verbatim from News24.com. See related link.
The deputy president signed the new Civil Union Act into law yesterday to "beat the deadline" set by the Constitutional Court on 1 December 2005, so now it's legal for same-sex couples to get married in South Africa.
I'm getting a new PC at work in the near future because this beast is too slow and the hard drive isn't big enough for the massive reports that I have to automate.
I've come to the realisation (although I've had my suspicions in the past) that being gay is pass', especially in Johannesburg. Gone are the days of marching for our rights. M even noted the other day that there are only two gay support groups in the whole of Gauteng, in a region that services more than half the country's population.
Thanks to the Vatican City, "The Nativity Story" is another reason why I hate Christmas.
On the Civil Union Bill which is being rushed through parliament to beat the Constitutional Court's 1 December 2006 deadline: "Why are we fast-tracking the passing of legislation that a majority of South Africans don't want, this is forgery," said the Inkatha Freedom Party's Jeanette Vilakazi.
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I’m about a third of the way through the book “Freakonomics”, and one of the most profound statements is explored in the beginning – that crime in USA dropped dramatically in the 1990s because abortion was legalised (see Roe vs Wade).
Yesterday I spent pretty much the entire day playing computer games, because I needed a break. M played as well (and kicked my ass in Starcraft on Friday night), and is showing quite an aggressive stance in Civilization IV.