So it has been many many weeks–indeed many months, I think–since I have written here. Truth be told there’s no really good reason why. (I know, maybe I don’t have to have a why, but still I wonder.) I can offer different explanations for different bits of time. But really, what’s the point.
The thing is, I am back. Or at least, I’m going to try to be back. I’m going to consider this a restart. I mean, I won’t try for the moment to pick up the threads that were active. And my apologies to all those who have comments lost in moderation. They cannot (for now) be a high priority.
I’m going to keep this post short. All I want to do is sketch out two topics I mean to approach in the comings weeks/months. Of course, I’ll cover current events from time to time–they are far to interesting to resist. But in terms of through threads, I have two in mind right now.
The first is prompted by the increasingly broad recognition of marriage between same sex couples. There are now, I think, 36 states (plus DC) where same-sex couples’ marriages are recognized. Many of these have been forced into recognition by court orders. A smaller number (including my own state of Washington) reached that point via legislative or similar processes. And the United States Supreme Court has agreed to take on the marriage questions and will likely hear four related cases on the topic in late April. A decision would come by the end of June. Continue reading