I’m sorry I’m so late today. Honestly, in addition to being tired, I’m surrounded by so much sad news that I wasn’t really motivated to post. But the show must go on, so here goes…
The saddest news of all, to me, surrounds the issue of and debate over civil unions in Hawaii, which would extend marital rights to same-sex couples. I support civil unions, equality for our fellow citizens, and justice for a demographic often ignored or discriminated against. And I know if I ever want to run for office one day that those words will come back and be used against me, but I still believe it. I’ve even given my friend Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu Prop of the Week for his support of this legislation.
So I was more than disappointed with Councilman Gary Okino’s comments earlier this week in his testimony against civil unions. Luckily, the more enlightened in our social media and blogging universe were not as close-minded. I think the Hawaii Blog was first out of the gate with comments. Others, including ScuttleButtMoTV, Big Island Chronicle, The Kona Blog, and Pharoe followed suit, just to name a few. Most impressive was the entry of Equality Hawaii, a new blog that was started because of Okino’s comments; and they’re even on Twitter. And don’t miss Joe Gedan’s take, The case against civil unions…sort of.
If you’d like to weigh in, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin is running a poll here.
In other sad news, as I Tweeted yesterday, the end of newspapers continues, as the Rocky Mountain News in Denver published its last edition today. Many wonder how long it will take until we are reading a similar headline about one of our two local dailies. That will be a very sad day, but as the economy worsens, one that looks more and more likely.
Next up in the sad news department are cats. My fiancee’s mother lost her cat, Picki, after more than 16 years with the family. My almost mother-in-law is understandably shaken up about this. If I can find a picture of him somewhere, I’ll put it up here or on the photo blog. I’m much more of a dog person, but I understand how close people can get to their pets, in many ways equal members of the family. So I could truly relate to the sad news about Mr. Leo, Hawaii blogger Ian Lind‘s cat, and the avatar of his Twitter profile. As I was writing this post, I learned that Leo passed away. Ian and Meda, my condolences.
While this pales in comparison to what I’ve written above, here is my last bit of sad news. After much consideration, I have decided to stop daily posts on Capsun’s Corner. My goal will be to post on a weekdaily basis, but I may post as few as three times a week. My next post, on Monday, will be Props and Slops, on it’s new day. Perhaps one day I can return to daily posting.
See why I wasn’t motivated to blog?
Mahalo!
Capsun I think that's one of the best things you can do now. A new beginning on the horizon :)
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