I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

lewing -- What a terrific idea to have the wedding at the foodbank warehouse, and to have the soup kitchen chef do the catering!  You helped both charities and I bet all your guests truly appreciated it -- both the facility/food and the assistance to such sadly needed endeavours.

Love is lovelier, the second time around.  Okay now, everybody sing!!!

sotaria,

One of the core beliefs of Hindu religions is Ahimsa, or non harm.  This includes all living beings, including animals as well as people.  Just as pedophiles are not true Christians, so rapists are not true Hindus. 

Westboro Baptist Church sincerely believe that homosexuality is causing the downfall of America.  Their focus on Leviticus to the exclusion of the New Testament may be reprehensible but in their point of view it is Biblical.  They seem to have missed Matthew 7: 1-6 (KJV)

Can't wait to see more pictures of the wedding! Beautiful. Oh, Kam, I had no idea things were THAT bad in India. I would have nightmares for years having seen and heard what you experienced. So sad.

A lovely photo, lewing, congratulations!

And welcome home, yorkiemom.

Happy New Year girls!!! We're staying in and will probably go to bed early  - old fuddy duddies

2013 is here, hope its a good one!

Linda, gorgeous picture! Congrats!! 

It's really sad that in India cows are revered and never intentionally harmed, but girls and women are routinely abused. Something is seriously wrong with THAT picture. 

Yorkiemom, I didn't respond last night about your India experience, and the horrific rape that has sparked so much (long, long overdue) outrage.  Mainly that's because I just can't find the right words.  It made me think back to an Indian friend of mine from grad school, who was very passionate about the condition of women in India -- she talked about the prevalence of "Eve teasing" on buses -- the term used for sexual harassment, which made it sound almost light-hearted and innocent.  This was 25+ years ago, so I sort of assumed things had changed.  I was chagrinned to read in the NYT this morning that even as the violence has escalated, it's still called "Eve teasing" and treated accordingly by the police.  Just horrible.  I hope the demonstrators stay organized and keep pressing for change.

Lindasa, we chose the food bank as a wedding venue because my sister-in-law used to work there, and knew their second floor space was used for events (their annual fundraising dinner, etc.); she suggested it almost jokingly, but it was absolutely perfect for us.  Among other things, it gave a natural focus for all the people who wanted to give us gifts (when we've been divesting ourselves of stuff in order to consolidate two households in a Brooklyn apartment) . . . we just asked everyone to donate to Gleaners instead.  And I think the Capuchin soup kitchen is definitely going to get some additional catering income from guests who just couldn't believe their food.

Oh, music!  Since I missed out on the whole music conversation earlier, here's a sampling from our playlist.  We walked in to Yo La Tengo, "Our Way to Fall" and struck up Stevie Wonder "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" after our kiss.  First dance was Claudia Brant's version of "No Me Doy Por Vencido," which led into Jimmy Cliff ("You Can Get It If You Really Want") and the Supremes ("You Can't Hurry Love") . . . waiting a long time for the right person was kind of a theme. 

Time to wake up sleepy-headed DD and hit the road. 

Linda

(Forgot to add - the gorgeous photograph wasn't by our official wedding photographer, but by a friend who brought his camera and took a ton of great shots.  I'll share a few more but don't want to overload things.  Can't wait to see the "official" pictures, which I know are going to include some, shall we say, unusual ones.)

I've been worried about Hillary too ... hope that it is not something even more serious.  The tabloid media of course will be speculating about everything they can think of. 

The problem IMO is not those who 'follow' a religion ... it is those who 'use' their particular religion as an excuse to do evil and blame it on 'God says'.

Men taking rape seriously has always been and continues to be a huge problem.  Look at all the hoopla over the stupid comments our last election cycle.  The only thing I can figure is that too many men see it as 'sex' instead of the violent attack it is. 

Lewing ... wishing you and Eric a lifetime of happiness!  What a beautiful picture!     

Just heard on the news that blood clots resulting from concussions would NOT be treated with blood thinners so the press release from Hilary's office "contradictory." (Newssource's word.). The hospital has yet to release any statement on her condition. Gads, let's hope that Enquirer story isn't true.

From CNN:

Clots can form inside veins or arteries or even the heart, the NIH says. "A blockage in the vein will usually cause fluid buildup and swelling," the NIH website says. Among the possible threats: Sometimes, a "clot can break loose and travel from one location in the body to another."

Sometimes, it can "partly or completely block" blood flow in a blood vessel. If a clot blocks an artery, it may "prevent oxygen from reaching the tissues in that area," the NIH says.

If not "treated promptly, it can lead to tissue damage or death."

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN chief medical correspondent, says the fact that Clinton's clot is being treated with anticoagulants may offer a clue to the clot's location.

Anticoagulants are drugs that prevent clots from forming in the heart veins and arteries, according to the American Heart Association. Anticoagulants also prevent clots from growing larger.

"I think it's very unlikely this is a blood clot on top of the brain or around the brain specifically, because you just don't treat blood clots on the brain that way," Gupta said. "That would worsen the bleeding."

Happy New Year to everyone.  wishing all my friends a wonderful year to come. (Wanted to get my wish in before DD gets home and hogs my computer.)

Kam, to your point - can airline flights lead to blood clots - yes, definitely!  That's why you'll read that you should move your legs often, and they used to say get up and walk around but since 9/11 they don't mention that as much.

I have no question to airline flight leading to blood clots, but with such latency?  Certainly Hilary hasn't flown for a few weeks now.

Bill has not looked good since his heart attack, in my opinion, but his losing weight (which is good), exacerbates his outward appearance of frality, for whatever reasons that is being caused by.  Per the documentary "Heart Attack," his dietary treatments (Vegan) have actually reversed his atherosclerosis.