UPDATE: JMG reader Kned sends us a photo from the celebration in the Castro.
UPDATE II: Another Kned photo, this time from the Mission.
Reposted from Joe Jervis Thursday, October 30, 2014
Via JMG: Tim Cook: I'm Proud To Be Gay
"While I have never denied my sexuality, I haven’t publicly acknowledged
it either, until now. So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I
consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me. Being gay
has given me a deeper understanding of what it means to be in the
minority and provided a window into the challenges that people in other
minority groups deal with every day. It’s made me more empathetic, which
has led to a richer life. It’s been tough and uncomfortable at times,
but it has given me the confidence to be myself, to follow my own path,
and to rise above adversity and bigotry. It’s also given me the skin of a
rhinoceros, which comes in handy when you’re the CEO of Apple." - Tim Cook, coming out formally at last in an essay published by Business Week.
Reposted from Joe Jervis
Via JMG: Sen. Ted Cruz: Being Gay Is Tim Cook's Personal Choice But I Love My iPhone
"Those are his personal choices. I’ll tell you, I love my iPhone," Cruz said. "Listen, Tim Cook makes his personal decisions, and that is his life. My focus is on the constitutional question of who has the authority to make decisions," he later added. Cruz said that marriage is a "question for the states" because of the country's federalist system. "This is something we’ve seen over and over again, which is the federal government and federal courts deciding they don’t trust the people," Cruz said. "They look down on the people, they don’t trust us to make judgments about our own lives, so the federal government and federal courts are going to step in and impose their own policy preferences."
Labels: Apple, assholery, business, coming out, crackpots, GOP, Tea Party, teabaggers, Ted Cruz, Tim Cook
Flower of the Day: 10/30/14
“Sometimes
one needs to withdraw. When we are going through a healing process and
doing a self-study, we need to sustain a prayer field. If we go out into
the world, we may get identified and fall, so we must allow ourselves
to be alone for some time. At some point, we must also go back out into
the world and relate to others. The key here is being prepared to give
of ourselves and wanting others to be happy. The question is whether or
not we are able to embark on a higher level of study by being a channel
of generosity, sharing our silence and love with others – even if they
don’t know it.”
Sri Prem Baba
Via Daily Dharma
The Right Pitch | October 30, 2014
Cultivating skillful effort, we learn
to distinguish the 'right' amount of effort. Not too little. Not too
much. Just right. In tune. When we find the right pitch, our practice
flourishes.
- Peter Doobinin, "Skillful Effort"
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