[johnnycap]

No one can argue with your personal experiences. They are what they are and they are legitimate. However, I lived in Emeryville, CA for five years. From my bedroom window, as I closed the curtains each night, the last lights I saw in the distance across the bay were those of San Quentin.

It’s odd that you say “no heterosexuals even came close to being in San Quentin, for trying to kill an ex-lover.” The last two people I prayed for at night were in San Quentin because I could see their windows in the distance from my own. The first was Scott Peterson, who was straight, and killed his pregnant wife and dumped her body in the bay below me. The second was Charlie Manson, who was straight and who had his straight followers kill Sharon Tate, who was also pregnant. Both are still at San Quentin.

Your personal experiences are your personal experiences and they are legitimate. But let’s not confuse them with the total reality of our world. With that, I am closing my curtains and adding you to my prayers this evening...even though I cannot see your window from my own.

Have a good night.

J

[savagesusie]

You missed an important statement. My friends all had the same beliefs as I. I also lived in the progressive Bay Area for 30 years. Many of my closest friends are celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary and their children are in graduate schools, nursing, are married and have children, etc. One person I know had an alcoholic husband who abused his kids and they ended up in JD, probably in prison now, but I really didn't like the mother very much. She was not a good friend. I watched her kids when they were four, but had to quit because of their bad influence on my children. I could never trust her kids when they were out of my sight--even for a minute. It was very sad. I felt very bad for her kids, but could not endanger my children.

Peterson did not live by any moral code. I doubt that I could have spent a minute with him although some people are really good at deception. Just when people stay married and their kids blossom and do great things for others, you have to know that they did something right.

That is what life is all about when you belong to a society--leaving the world a better place for the future generations.

Do pray for me; I really do appreciate it. Look towards Arizona!