And, apparently other media plan on being at the church's wedding vigil. The hook that got the press' attention was our plan to offer free weddings to any loving couple who show up with a license from anywhere in the state.  So, we're looking to see if there are more people who will come at 7 tonight (at Franklin/Geary) to add to the audience for the hour of the service vigil.Wanna come?  I don't know if this is a fire drill or a real fire, but it could be fun.  Details at www.uusf.org/#vigil .

KCBS radio carried a report on our minister's wedding. Good story, and the reporter was friendly when he visited. But, did they need to include someone from "Yes" on 8 as part of the story? Would you invite a racist to comment on an interracial wedding? It was a lovely wedding! Rev. Greg Stewart and Stillman Stewart after being married by Assemblyman Mark Leno yesterday

Fun scene in the Castro on Friday. Here are a few pictures.

From today's Field Poll on Prop 8: All age subgroups under age 65 are opposing Prop. 8 by doubled-digit margins. However, voters 65 and over are strongly in favor of the initiative, backing Prop. 8 by a nearly two to one margin (62% Yes vs. 32% No).Most of the people over 65 who I know are militant lefties, firmly in the 32% camp.  Yet, I'm trying hard not to say something snarky about wanting to honor more old people on the Day of the Dead,... or going to the older enclaves of Orange County and giving a Klingon battle cry, [...]

For a one-day honeymoon on Monday we explored to the renovated California Academy of Science in Golden Gate Park. We arrived at 9:30 when the doors opened, snagged our 10:30 am planetarium tickets, whizzed through the Rain Forest, saw the planetarium show, viewed the roof garden, ate, went to the bug show, braved the strollers to walk through the remaining space, and left happy and a bit dazed in the middle of the afternoon. The Academy preaches environmentalism in all exhibits, floor space, and in nearly every utterance. They have a point of view. Unfortunately, they promote their view at the expense [...]

I find it odd to be surfing the Internet and running into a picture of myself that I did not post.  I'm not worried about having my soul stolen. But, I have trouble with the concept that someone would consider something I'm doing important enough to share as part of their life. Found on Facebook.  A picture of our first dance (a C-1 tip) on Saturday.  Sandie Bryant was the caller.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMwe_nI2p8EWe're still high from yesterday's ceremony. My first time on the Internet as a married man I was greeted by these wishes from a college friend in Seattle who couldn't make it to SF yesterday.

Goin' to the Chapel: A Wedding and a Vigil to Defend Marriage for All. You're invited to attend the wedding of Rev. Greg Stewart to Stillman Stewart, his partner of 28 years. Assembly Mark Leno will officiate the marriage at the Unitarian Universalist Church (1187 Franklin St @ Geary), Sunday, November 2 at 11 am.On Monday evening we're having a Wedding Vigil service at 7:30 pm, and we're keeping the church open until the polls close at 8 pm Tuesday. Clergy will be at the church 24 hours a day to wed any couples who come to us will a [...]

Each morning we get up and check the overnight blogs and poll analysis on Fivethrityeight.com . The site aggregates polls and weights their results through statistical analysis of the pollsters past record and their collection methods. Fivethirtyeight's guru is Nate Silver who previously made his money and fame by analyzing baseball statistics and predicting winning teams. We've watched the projections stay mostly even over the summer, drift blue during the Democratic Convention, and veer red after the Palin selection.  The last couple weeks have been more comfortable to watch. Nate talks about the Bradley Effect and how he's accounted for other common [...]

18 years ago Geoff and I started our relationship. Today at 9 am we pick up our marriage license for our October 25th wedding. What a nice anniversary gift!  Thank you, State of California. Thank you, Gavin.Happy Anniversary, redozdachs!  I love you!