Queenkv’s Brainpickings

The highest court in the state is taking another look at same-sex marriages.
I found this informative pie chart on Wil Wheaton’sblog. It shows us what happens if gay couples marry.
more music charts
Are you afraid yet?

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Viva my weekend.
I’m taking it easy for these last days of being 29-years-old.

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Last month, we ended up in Lodi after the Stockton Asparagus Festival. An air-conditioned wine tasting at the Lodi Visitor’s Center helped revive us. The festival was fun but we were wiped out from walking through 100-degree weather and [...]

We snapped this picture at our engagement party in Vegas, two years ago. I was amazed this was their first time inside the Star Trek bar after all the trips they’ve made to Vegas. Then again, some people at the party said stepping inside Quark’s was one of the nerdiest things they’ve ever done in [...]

It’s snowing now and we’re waiting to see if it’s cold enough to stick on the ground.
Back from my Christmas vacation to Vegas, LA and San Francisco. I felt relaxed with my break from work and my graveyard hours. I caught up with my friends in the Bay Area, traded gifts with my family and [...]

It felt amazing to go home last weekend. It’s been almost year since I hopped on 57 East and drove across the country to my new gig in Kansas. Over the last year, I’ve visited San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland and Vegas….but last weekend was the first time in almost a year since I’ve stepped foot [...]

Two years ago, Mark got down on one hand and knee here…on the beach at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. He proposed, I said yes…and that was the start of our next great adventure.

One year ago, we tied the knot. It was the most amazing day of my life. I’m grateful we were surrounded by [...]

PANERA, WANAMAKER — Daisy’s taking a nap after her nice romp at Bark Park. She behaved nicely. She played/wrestled with the big doggies…and she let some little kids pet her.

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I found this game on Chewy’s livejournal site. It made me laugh my pants off…almost.
What’s a “tort”?
(from Merriam-Webster)
Main Entry: tort
Pronunciation: ‘tort
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, injury, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin tortum, from Latin, neuter of tortus twisted, from past participle of torquEre
: a wrongful act other than a breach of contract for which [...]

Well, our little weather adventure lasted about an hour. It looked like dusk at about 3:00 pm - yesterday. Then the rains died down and the sun popped out. We saw a rainbow over I-70.
On Thanksgiving - we spent part of the afternoon on the phone with our families in Cali and NY. Folks [...]

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Last weekend, we jammed down to Oceanside for my Tita Irma’s b-day - plenty of eating and drinking….and eating again.

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