I'm going to have to get a new picture to replace the one on the left, just for those days I'm not feeling all happy and smiley. Kind of like today.

Don't worry, I'm not in a pissy mood like I was on Monday. But I am angry. I am also feeling disbelief and frustration and very, very sad.

As pretty much everyone knows, yesterday was Super Tuesday. The big primary. Eleven states held primaries to elect delegates for the GOP and Democratic nominations. One of those states was my own California.

I didn't care so much about the the whole presidential aspect of the primary, since none of the leading contenders interested me and I was just going to vote for Ralph Nader anyway. (I should really change my registration from Democratic to Green Party, especially since I voted for Nader in the last presidential election.)

No, my interests were more about the propositions. Three, in particular:

• Prop. 18 - Murder: Special Circumstances
  Which would give the State of California the approval to kill even more people in the name of "justice" and "public safety".

• Prop. 21 - Juvenile Crime
  Which would give the State the approval to treat children as young as fourteen as throwaways in the adult prison system.

• Prop. 22 - Limit on Marriages
  Which would deny the right of partners to visit their sick or injured companion in hospitals, the right to inheritance, and the right of a remaining companion to live in their home.

You can probaly guess how I voted. The fact that I'm both surprised and upset will no doubt give you a clue as to the eventual outcome of these propositions.

After the whole anti-immigrant debacle of several years ago, I don't know why I'm surprised. I guess I thought, in my heart of hearts, that my fellow Californians were better people. I can only guess that the majority either didn't have a true grasp of the potential ramifications or are just heartless people without a shred of compassion.

Or maybe I'm just a idealistic fool.

Apropos of nothing, William Shatner guest-starred on 3rd Rock From the Sun again last night, as part of an hour episode. The second half will be filmed on 3/21/00. So if anyone (especially you Trekkie types) is going to be in the Los Angeles area then and wants to watch Shatner over-act in his own inimitable style in person, drop me a line and I'll let you know how to get free tickets. Maybe if you're super-nice, and can answer the following Shatner trivia question, then I'll see what I can do about putting the first six of you on a guest list, which guarantees admission as long as you're on time.

Please submit your answers by Wednesday, March 15. And good luck!

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