The Daily News
1 Anybody looking?
2 <pssst>
3 Wednesdays are easy.
4 You know it.
5 I know it.
6 Wednesday is the most unassuming day of the week.
7 I can slip past a Wednesday the same way a red-headed schoolboy could sneak his slingshot past a yard duty.
8 Thank goodness.
9 I hope you are all as slippery as am I.
10 Moving on, Part One: We get Friday off.
11 Yay Cesar Chavez.
12 What a brave man, and a snappy dresser.
13 Union guy. Nice to see that we have a day that pays tribute to people brave enough to put themselves out there for higher wages, better working conditions, and more hope.
14 Controversial guy, to be sure, but certainly worthy of a holiday.
15 Sadly, it is only in three states, and one of those is Arizona.
16 For whatever reason, the struggle for human rights continues.
17 We might think about that this week.
18 Moving on, Part Two: I can't believe that in 2013 anybody cares who falls in love with whom.
19 Or who marries whom.
20 Whom.
21 Argh. I'm so uppity.
22 It was nice to see a whole bunch of people putting up red signs on Facebook supporting equality in marriage.
23 In America, shouldn't we have equality in everything?
24 People talk a good game, but come on.
25 It is 2013.
26 I don't think it is asking too much to let all people love and marry the people they wish to love and marry.
27 You either believe in freedom or you don't.
28 I'm not even trying to be controversial here.
29 Twenty years from now, people who were against giving everyone the right to marry are going to look like prejudiced, moronic hypocrites.
30 Count me out on that one.
31 Ah, yeesh.
32 Just leave people alone.
33 I guess nothing logical is easy.
34 Moving on, Part Three: Anybody looking?
35 My trouble with opinions is I know I'm always right.
36 That's most people's trouble with opinions.
37 Every time I start writing about how I feel about things, I know the DN is going down in flames.
38 It's just when it comes to basic human rights, I find it difficult to give any credence to close-minded morons.
39 I have to call them out.
40 Sorry.
41 I love living in this country because of its basic premise of freedom.
42 It has nothing to do with being a liberal or a conservative.
43 It has to do with being an American.
44 Moving on, Part Four: Anybody looking?
45 Yesterday a student came into my room, looked at my new hat and said, "Hey Mr. H! I love your fedora!"
46 So gangsta.
47 I got this new hat that is called a Bogart.
48 You can't even imagine.
49 It has a feather and everything.
50 I love hats. Wait. Let me go Facebook weirdtalk: I love me some hats.
51 Know why?
52 'Cuz I know how to wear them.
53 I've been a hat guy my entire life.
54 Nothing is funnier than a person who wears a hat, but isn't committed to it.
55 I like old movies and hats.
56 That's not asking for too much.
57 It's into the three a.m. and I think I gottago. I've insulted enough people for one day.
58 Remember what I said about Cesar Chavez and gay marriage. I am pro both. I just want to go on record as having said this.
59 I even hope I pissed a few people off today.
60 Too bad. Learn to respect people's rights, and stop being stupid. You might actually learn what freedom is about.
61 I'm going to wrap myself in an American flag and drift off in a patriotic slumber now. I find great comfort in freedom and human rights and all.
62 So there.
63 Gottago. See you again.
64 Peace..
~H~
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