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May. 10th, 2012 20:00May 9 Wednesday Business names (fictional, 22nd century): Paper Dollar Saloon, Silver Nickel Saloon, Caffeinated Clio.
***Waite House has moved into Phillips Community Center. So I took a new route to pick up NAPS (Nutritional Assistance Program for Seniors)food.
Phillips is a low-income neighborhood. Walking from Chicago Avenue, I passed through a concentration of Somali businesses and Somali pedestrians. The groceries sold goat meat, among other foods most Americans aren't likely to eat.
Near the Center is the Indian Board of Health (American Indian, not Asian Indian.)
Before picking up NAPS food, I went through the produce distribution line. It was mostly outside today, since the weather was good.
***Back home, learned from Twitter that President Obama had come out publicly in favor of same sex marriage.
In 1996, Paul Wellstone (one of the most liberal US Senators) voted for the Defense of Marriage Act. Bill Clinton signed it into law.
In the 1950s, "Homosexuality is a mental illness" was a liberal position.
"This law will solve the problem forever" doesn't always work. In 1909, Nevada's legislature voted to ban gambling. During the Depression, the decision was made to legalize gambling temporarily.
***Waite House has moved into Phillips Community Center. So I took a new route to pick up NAPS (Nutritional Assistance Program for Seniors)food.
Phillips is a low-income neighborhood. Walking from Chicago Avenue, I passed through a concentration of Somali businesses and Somali pedestrians. The groceries sold goat meat, among other foods most Americans aren't likely to eat.
Near the Center is the Indian Board of Health (American Indian, not Asian Indian.)
Before picking up NAPS food, I went through the produce distribution line. It was mostly outside today, since the weather was good.
***Back home, learned from Twitter that President Obama had come out publicly in favor of same sex marriage.
In 1996, Paul Wellstone (one of the most liberal US Senators) voted for the Defense of Marriage Act. Bill Clinton signed it into law.
In the 1950s, "Homosexuality is a mental illness" was a liberal position.
"This law will solve the problem forever" doesn't always work. In 1909, Nevada's legislature voted to ban gambling. During the Depression, the decision was made to legalize gambling temporarily.