While I Was Sleeping...

I was pretty much of a slug yesterday, sleeping a lot.  However, while I was sleeping my day away, there was quite of bit of political action as it was election day in most places.  The results were a big bag of good news for the forces of progress.  Seattle elected its first openly Gay Mayor in Ed Murray while Houston's openly Lesbian Mayor Anise Parker handily won reelection.  In Virginia, the Tea Party and religious wing nuts took a big hit as Democrat Terry McAuliffe defeated rabidly homophobic Ken Cuccinelli to win the Governor's office while religionist and wing nut E.W. Jackson lost his bid for Lt. Governor to his Democratic opponent, Ralph Northam.  In New Jersey however, Marriage Equality opponent Republican Chris Christie won his reelection bid.  The good news there is that Marriage Equality is already the law of the land in New Jersey and there is nothing he can do about it. 

In other news on the Marriage Equality front, the Illinois House passed an amended bill and sent it back to the Senate which rapidly approved it, sending it on to the Governor who is expected to sign the measure into law.  Illinois becomes state number 15 with Marriage Equality as law of the land.  Meanwhile, over in Hawaii, the citizen's fillibuster of wing nuts, religionists and homophobes was unsuccessful in preventing the Marriage Equality bill from moving out of Committee and onto the floor of the House where the measure is expected to pass and be sent on to the Senate.  The Senate is also expected to pass the measure and the Governor is expected to sign it into law.  Hawaii would then become state number 16 with Marriage Equality.  Marriages will begin next June in Illinois and Hawaii could have Marriages beginning in December.  All in all a very good day for Marriage Equality as now roughly one third of these United States provide Equality for All their Citizens.

Your Midweek Musical Moment features the music of Giuseppe Tartini with Five Flute Concerti including three in G Major, one in D major and one in F Major.  The performance today is by I Solisti dell'Ensemble Respighi featuring Massimo Mercelli as the Flute Soloist.  

Then I have a comely collection of sun worshippers frolicking in, on or around various pools, beaches and baths of the world in this week's edition of Wet Wednesday.  Thanks for sharing part of your day with me, come again soon.  Until next time as always, Enjoy!