I just stood on the stage where Gov. Davis will sign AB 205 - The Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2003 in 3 hours!

EQUALITY CALIFORNIA
and
THE SAN FRANCISCO LGBT CENTER

Invite You to Witness History As It Happens

PLEASE JOIN US AND GOVERNOR GRAY DAVIS

AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY FOR AB 205
EQCA'S DOMESTIC PARTNER RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES ACT OF 2003

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH
AT SIX O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING

SAN FRANCISCO LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER
1800 Market Street at Octavia
on the Muni "F" Line


This groundbreaking legislation was authored by Assemblymember Jackie Goldberg (D-Los Angeles)
and co-authored by the other members of California's Legislative LGBT Caucus:
Assembly Speaker Pro Tem Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego)
Assemblymember Mark Leno (D-San Francisco)
Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz)
and by Assemblymember Paul Koretz (D-West Hollywood)

Govener Davis and Al Gore will be here at The Center tomorrow!

DUE TO THE HURRICANE-LIKE WEATHER, THE TRIP TO SEE MY MOM HAS BEEN DELAYED.

I shifted my flight from Friday to Sat. morning so that I may avoid being killed in an airplane crash due to highwinds and thunderstorms.

I'm excited about my change because:

1. I don't have to wake up at 4am in the morning to get to the airport.

2. I have a WINDOW seat (I can NOT function in a middle seat- I have anxioty attacks when strangers talk to me- and it is WORSE when they TOUCH me or fall asleep on me!!!).

3. I changed my arriving airport to DCA; Washington National..ummm...I mean Washington REGAN airport. I have not been to DC in YEARS and am looking forward to seeing the Washington Monument again!

I've been taking many suppliments lately in order to improve my health and releave my stress level.

One of my favorite suppliments is this:
Fish oils: A cure for depression?
WASHINGTON, DC. On a worldwide basis more working days are lost to depression than to any other illness. The incidence of depression is growing with people born within the last 50 years being twice as likely to suffer from it than were their parents. Dr. Joseph Hibbeln of the National Institutes of Health believes that the reason for the increase in depression can be directly attributed to a major shift in dietary patterns, specifically fat intake. He points out that the vast increase in the use of soy, corn, palm and cottonseed oils in the last 100 years has totally changed the traditional ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids in the diet. Soy oil consumption in the US, for example, has increased thousand-fold in the last 100 years helping to skew the omega-6 to omega-3 ratio from about 1:1 to today's 16:1. This, Dr. Hibbeln believes, spells trouble. The brain consists pretty well entirely of fat so clearly one's fat intake could affect one's brain composition, particularly the ion channels which channel signals in and out of the brain. There is also evidence that low levels of omega-3 fatty acids are associated with low levels of the mood hormone serotonin. Dr. Hibbeln's hypothesis is supported by the fact that the incidence of depression is considerably lower in countries with a high fish consumption.
Fish, particularly fatty ocean fish, is an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids and its frequent consumption would help to nudge the ratio back towards the optimum 1:1. At least three clinical trials have observed a marked improvement in depressed patients given relatively high doses of fish oils. This has spurred other scientists to look closer at the potential benefits of fish oil supplementation. At the moment there are at least 10 clinical trials underway evaluating fish oils in the treatment of depression, attention deficit disorder, and schizophrenia.
Small, Meredith F. The happy fat. New Scientist, August 24, 2002, pp. 34-37
Editor's comment: Daily supplementation with 1-3 grams of a high quality fish oil is entirely safe and may not only improve your mood, but help protect you from heart disease, stroke and arthritis as well.

I just spoke to my 19 year old nephew (I can NOT believe how time flies- I can remember clearly the first day he was brought home from the hospital!).
He told me that "grandma" was out- shopping, which is a good sign, when I mentioned her strength, he replied that she had enough strength to be bitchin and hollering at him this morning- ALSO A GOOD SIGN!

Now I just hope I have a safe flight thru the hurricane.

Virginia, and my mommy are just 3 days away!

I'm excited to give my mom hugs filled with love, but I'm a little concerned about breaking down in front of her.

I must be strong for my mommy.

I'm going "home" to see my mommy on Friday!