If they'd only listen to me . . .

Last week (Feb 14), I claimed, somewhat facetiously, that "Someone's been reading my blog" -- because of several instances of my writing something and then finding something similar in the national media a bit later.

OK, so that was a little inflated.    Good ideas are just out there and anyone can grab them and create their own spin.

However, there is one good idea that I've been espousing for a couple of years that I've never heard anyone else mention: '

We could get the gay marriage issue done and over with in a month if everyone connected with putting on weddings would go on strike until it was legal for gays and lesbians to marry.

Think of who puts on weddings and the probable high percentage of gay men who run things:  florists, wedding gown designers, church organists, caterers, hair stylists, make-up artists, etc.  You get the idea.    (Let's forget the bad habit of stereotyping for the moment, because we need to do this.)

Today, there's a news item from New Mexico.  Governor Susana Martinez has had her hair cut several times by Antonio Darden of Antonio's Hair Studio.   But now he is refusing to make another appointment for the governor because of her position opposing marriage equality for gays and lesbians.   Gov. Martinez's aides have called back a second time to see if he would change his mind, but he continues to say no.

Bravo, Antonio.   Now recruit all your buddies and let's get this boycott started.  All it will take is a couple dozen fat cat Republicans whose darling daughters' wedding plans get ruined -- then we'll see some laws change.

Ralph