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   Friday, June 13, 2003

THE WORLD SPINS ON

When you start to feel -- as I've been prone to -- that everything's changing and will never be the same again, consider that the following huge events have taken place this week without any direct effect on my -- and perhaps your -- life:

-- Gregory Peck died yesterday, taking with him both memories of Golden Age Hollywood and that sort of stolid, heroic dignity that few actors today can carry off. He was not only successful in bringing Atticus Finch to the screen but honoured one of literature's great heroes. Do yourself a favour and pick up a copy of "To Kill A Mockingbird" this weekend if you haven't seen it already.

-- Gay men and lesbians can now be legally married in the province of Ontario, placing one-fifth of Canada (mine includes Quebec!) on a par with France, Germany, Sweden and other bastions of civilization. Conservatives continue to bleat that this will destroy their families, marriage itself, all of society and possibly the ozone layer, but here on Day 4, Ontario has processed hundreds of applications and we're all still standing. As Stan my boss said this week, "I don't get these people. The gays are lining up for acceptance from the government, the church and everything else these guys stand for. The right-wingers should be kissing their feet!" Well, ew, no, but it's nice to hear someone else affirm what i've been saying for years: gay marriage is a conservative act. Arguing against it is either progressive or illogical.

-- Over 400 people have died this week in the latest round of fighting in the Liberian civil war. If you're like me, you probably just stopped a moment to think, there's a civil war in Liberia? And where is Liberia again?

-- Roommate Jerry paid his rent in two installments this week, taking a massive weight off my mind. (88 Lines About 4.4 Roommates still holds, however.) Meanwhile, I'm working like a mad bastard but, at this rate, I could actually be debt-free by early next year. This is a huge deal for me but, again, has no impact on anyone else.