Jeez oh pete, as my sister would say, where have the updates been?! I've been one busy and incommunicado chica the past week or so. I was house/pet-sitting for seven solid days with no connection to the internet, thus no updates. And after that I was oh so tired and needed to catch up on some relaxin and some sleepin. But I'm back like jack with info for the next two, count 'em TWO, updates! And now, on with the update...

I have posted two of my past writings from the old edition of Soulsmiles. I have posted Let's Dance and At the Beach for your reading enjoyment.I have had some requests for them so I just thought I'd go ahead and post them, just in case you've missed my winning humor (hardy har har). They are posted in the archive section under the heading Past Writings.

Ok, so does anyone else see the ridiculousness of Arnold Schwarzenegger running for governor of California? I knew he was a gung-ho Republican but now he's running for office. I am trying very hard not to take this as a sign of the apocalypse, but with North Korea threatening nuclear war, Saddam and Osama on the lose, and the country's obsession with Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck it's kind of hard not to. And what's even more shocking than the fact that he's running is the goddamn media coverage this meathead is getting! Ya know, let's celebrate him because he makes movies for our enjoyment, not because he's taking the celebrity that WE gaive him and exploiting it for his own gain. His popularity for saying those three infamous, yet slow-witted, words is going to get him elected governor of freakin California! If you live in CA, please, DO NOT vote for the Terminator as your next governor. He's running against Gary fucking Coleman for godsake! THAT should be your first clue!

I am so damn happy to know that the stuck-up religious community we have in this country has allowed a gay priest to become a bishop. My religious beliefs (I'm a raging agnostic) are well-known amongst my family and friends but I was elated to hear that in the wake of our homophobe president's remarks on banning gay marriage that a religious community in THIS country has cast aside societies views and welcomed the advancement of a gay man. Those Episcopalians, ya gotta love 'em. Unfortunately this news has increased the ferocity of the Pope's campaign against us queers, but he'll be dead soon anyway. Perhaps that last comment was inappropriate, but so is condemning someone for who they love.