Hump Day nothings

After class on Tuesday I decided to walk around downtown again and try to put my camera to use. I found a spot by the HP Pavilion, The Guadalupe River Park. It would be a nice park had it not been for the hobos and truants surrounding and living in it. Even in the middle of the day I felt the need to check over my shoulder and make sure I didn’t look at anyone the wrong way. But I still managed to take some pictures in between avoiding the misanthropes.

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A bridge in the park.

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In front of the Tank.

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This picture made me laugh. Who would have thought a shopping cart needed to be locked up. Homeless people are desperate indeed.

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These were two random-ers that I could not avoid becuase they were in my way when I had to go up these steps. They were nice however, just hanging out and rolling up their own “cigarettes.” The guy on the left wanted a picture taken to show people what “San Ho livin’” is all about. If that’s what it’s about then I’m moving.

Taking pictures has become my new favorite hobby and I think it will be one that I will actually stick with.

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All my hobbies in one picture. I used to want to be a bartender, learning mixes of drinks. That ended. My friends and I used to play endless hours of poker. We still play, but what’s the point? Golf has been the most recent hobby we’ve picked up. Basketball isn’t pictured but as with Golf, it’s been put on the shelf due to inclement weather. And lastly, my current hobby, taking pictures. I wonder what will be next?

Anyways, this has been a pretty pointless blog entry. I hope you come back some other time when I have something better to talk about. Later days!

Keith Olbermann Speaks the Truth!

I am not gay but I do have a couple of gay friends. But when all the results came in on election day and the ban on same-sex marriages passed, Prop 8, I was still saddened. Not for my own sake but for the sake of equality. Out of all the states in this country, I thought California got it. I thought we were the leaders of the free world, that we were way ahead of the country not just in terms of technology and money, but also in terms of ideals. Who would have thought that a state that has had it’s own struggles for equality from Cesar Chavez to Rodney King would not let gay marriage be. It’s quite disappointing. Who cares about the institution of marriage and how it has to be preserved for man and woman. Slavery was once an institution and it was correctly abolished because its ideals were outdated. At what point does the religious doctrine saying gay marriage is a sin become outdated? I’m not here to incite angry Christians because faith is not outdated. Faith is a commitment of love and loyalty. Same things that gays have for each other when they marry. But this is 2008 and we’re coming up on 2009, something about the Doctrine if severely outdated.

HE would want equality for all. And if He was around to see this, I’m sure he’d change his views because He wants love for all, not for some.