It’s not often I read newspaper articles all the way through – I’m often too late to a news story to play catch-up trying to understand what has gone on before, or there’s far too many words to get the gist of what’s going on or you have to get dirty newsprinted hands man-handling the paper into a position where you can read it … however this morning the Mister showed me an article about my favourite author Patricia Cornwell. She’s just recently released her latest Kay Scarpetta novel and has spoken in public about her same-sex marriage. I’ve never really thought too deeply about the politics of same-sex marriage other than to be angry that governments or religious groups get to dictate what’s right and wrong in terms of how other people live their lives in terms of the choices they make. I understand the need for rules and laws to stop people beating and killing and stealing but not who they choose to live with. But then you know me, I probably got distracted by something orange and never gave it another thought. And then I read this interview and learned (unless it’s journalism liberties) how ‘rules’ in the States prevent same-sex couples from just getting on with their own lives. It’s also hard to understand the concept of ’states’ with us being such a small country. Amazing to think that you can do certain things in one part of a country yet not (and be treated differently) in another part. Hmmmm, pretty eye-opening stuff for a Saturday morning!

“If we were outside of Massachusetts and Staci were in a horrible car wreck, a hospital could forbid me from seeing her. The federal government does not honour same-sex marriage, so couples can’t file joint tax returns and, in terms of death benefits, people have to go to extraordinary lengths with lawyers to try to make sure that their partner isn’t evicted from the home.”

From the Telegraph

Definitely something going on in the street.

Last night they blocked off the car parks and today when I came home there was a container with electricity, more cones, cables across the street with a mobile judder bar thing over them AND a Ruth Pretty catering van. What could it be?

Update Saturday afternoon – 6pmish:

We think it’s something to do with David Beckham being in town … more things have arrived … golden posts with black velvet ropes to guide a queue, big security guards, a strobe light, traffic barrier fences, red carpet and red cellophane over the building lights. Who knew something like that would go on in the building down the road … it’s just a bakery with a few offices above it …

We’re checking every once in a while to see what happens next!

Update Saturday night 10.30pm onwards …

Stretch limos, crowds behind barriers, tuxes, tiny dresses, flashing bulbs, tour buses aaaaaaaand David Beckham! Didn’t actually see him but heard the ’DAVID’ screams and saw the crowd push forward waving and thrusting phones, cameras and marker pens in his general direction.

I’m sure there are allowed to be Mac fan girls just like the Mac fan boys’ club … not that I’m a convert, own one or am using one right now … BUT. I am on my mouseless, powerless Sony right now and I have to say, based on my limited use of the Mister’s Mac what I am missing currently is the little thingy that says how much life the battery has left in hours and minutes (I mean how does 53% help me? Seriously! About half the amount of battery that I had when I started? When was that? 20 mins ago? 30? 10?) and 2-fingered scrolling (it’s bleeping 2-HANDED scrolling on this machine!)

P.S…10 seconds later …

AND the built in app-regardless spell chekr