For most of human history men have ruled over women. Even in the civilized West women were the property of their husbands up and through the nineteenth century. It took until the twentieth century for the United States to grant women the right to vote. We have come a long way in a very short time. Women now work in the same jobs and for nearly the same pay as their male counterparts. Women are free to divorce their husbands and speak for themselves. They attend colleges and university at rates higher than men. These are all positive achievements.

Many women, however, continue to give up their family name when they marry. This archaic tradition is beyond silly. It is a throwback to a time when women belonged to their husbands. It is a tradition, like marriage, that should stop, and soon.

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A lengthy post regarding Prop-8 is in the works. I’m currently doing research and working on a rough draft.

For now you’ll just have to enjoy this lovely video. Cheers.

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Today I closed the sale of this picture to an ad agency in California. Their client, The Marine Mammal Center, is going to use it in an awareness campaign.

It’ll be nice when selling a photo isn’t newsworthy. For now, I’m thrilled and need to figure out how to do it over and over and over and over and over again.

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