Mickey Z
Cool Observer
Saturday, November 13, 2004
Rules of Engagement
love u too mr. z
xoxo
john lennon said “love is the answer”, I’ve been soooo blessed with it in so many ways..
and a note from mrs z to your readers..maybe love won’t solve all the problems but it sure is a great place to start..gotta spread it generously tho..Posted by michele on from um..the next room 11/13 at 06:10 PMHappy engagement anniversary to the two of you! Quite the perfect marriage. How many hours of begging on both knees at the fanciest vegan restaurant in Queens did it take to get Michele to say yes to marriage (and affordable healthcare), Mickey, or did you have her at hello?
Posted by Mark Hand on from 11/13 at 07:36 PMHappy anniversary, Mr. & Mrs. Z!
Posted by Paladin on from Michigan, USA 11/13 at 10:01 PMThanks, Mark...and to the mysterious Paladin.
Posted by Mickey Z. on from 11/13 at 10:07 PMi want to hear more about the poetry “slam” at the health club that i hear started it all…
here is a poem from ee cummings for you and michele:
love is a place
& through this place of
love move
(with brightness of peace)
all placesyes is a world
& in this world of
yes live
(skilfully curled)
all worlds(this was what we used as the invitation to OUR wedding 15 years ago...)
-n
Posted by nancy on from 11/13 at 10:53 PMIt just delights me to see (or read on weblogs) people who are still in love. Congratulations!
Posted by harry on from 11/13 at 11:43 PMAh, I can feel the love indeed...from the humblest of weblogs may grow a mighty oak. Thank Harry and Nancy…
Posted by Mickey Z. on from 11/14 at 07:52 AMOne of the things about living in Canada for which I can give thanks. My partner and I have not been forced for sheer economic reasons to abandon our stance of “we don’t need the state or the church to validate our love”
(Ironic that an anarchist is giving thanks to the state for having allowed him to maintain his anarchist ideals?)
We had a ceremony to celebrate our love, but we never got the piece of paper, or stood in a church. We enjoy all the tax/social/etc. benefits of marriage, but without having to actually be married. The gay-marriage fight actually won a lot of the privledges given to married couples for non-married, cohabitating couples.
At least one of the resolutions on gay-marriage that passed during the most recent U.S. election was particularily scary because it seemed to attack all non-traditional relationship arrangements.
Maybe couples should be forced to produce a receipt indicating they spent at least five figures on a wedding before being truly considered married. Then, only those who are actually married may have kids. Anyone caught having kids out of wedlock will be jailed and the children sent to make microchips for Intel.
Posted by troy on from ottawa, ontario 11/14 at 09:58 AMWas that the same Michelle who posed a thought-proking question from the front row of CSPAN’s Outside the Ballot Box presentation? Congrads on your anniversary. And may you both continue to revel in the reflections of yourselves that you see in each other.
Posted by Nader Rider on from 11/14 at 10:17 AMExcellent info, Troy...thanks for sharing and I hope to see you back here soon.
NR: Very perceptive. That was my Michele in the front row...sharing her thoughts.
Posted by Mickey Z. on from 11/14 at 11:12 AMHehe. I’m not so mysterious. Just a Nader supporter and volunteer who happened to find your blog while searching for voices of sanity and reason in the midst of all the hysteria this election cycle.
Your page is now a regular stop on my daily travels down the internet highway. Thanks for the insightful reflections and commentary. And here’s hoping you and Mrs. Z have many, many more years of happiness together!
Posted by Paladin on from Michigan, USA 11/14 at 12:03 PMGlad to have you aboard, Paladin...and I hope you’ll spread the word.
Posted by Mickey Z. on from 11/14 at 12:06 PM
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