san diego, non-discriminatory discrimination, and the woman at the convenience store...

pent the weekend in san diego...beautiful city. it was nice to see the ocean again...although now that i am back i am not sure that it did any good in the long run. didn't get to take in as much "culture" as i would have liked, but time spent sitting on the rocks wishing the water could just rise and swallow you up as you listen the waves coming in on windy day is good for the soul. the mountains have some company.

the vatican finally published its paper/finding/ruling/whatever-they-call-it on gays in the priesthood. the good ol' catholic church is up to it's amusing shenanigans again. apparently the church thinks gays should be treated with respect and not discriminated against...and then goes on to call homosexuals "objectively disordered"...and it gets better..."the church, while profoundly respecting the persons in question, cannot admit to the seminary or to holy orders those who practice homosexuality, present deep-seated homosexual tendencies or support the so-called 'gay culture'"...here we go again. in case you ever forgot you live in a world full of hatred and bigotry...just look to the church to set you straight.

speaking of how wonderful bigotry can be...i had just finished enjoying my first morning at the ocean, walking around on high cliffs...watching people enjoy the water, having some peaceful alone moments, observing seals...and while walking back to the car some asshole passes a foreigner sounding kid talking on the phone, and when his girl asks him to slow down his response was basically "you want to sit around and listen to that terrorist?" nice and loud too...just to advertise so that everyone knows he was an asshole. fantastic. sometimes i love this country so much it hurts.

but i had a moment this morning that reminded me of how good some people can be. the woman at 7-11 this morning made me feel better than i have in awhile (although briefly). she smiled...asked questions...was incredibly pleasant...the kind of thing that you never get anymore. i should take her some flowers.

if you knew that you would die today, saw the face of god and love...would you change?