I heard on Bill Maher the other day that America has FINALLY turned the corner: 53% of Americans approve of gay marriage. This has been a long time coming. I’ve long said that it is only a matter of time before gay marriage is legal across the land and this is more proof of it. The wheels of justice move slowly but once they get going, they can be impossible to stop.

I just wish that President Obama would take that bold step of coming out and supporting gay marriage. Honestly, you know he does support it but is too much of a pussy to admit it; too afraid of what he would lose politically. Back in December when asked about gay marriage he responded by saying his thoughts and opinions were “evolving” which is political speak for “once a majority of the country supports it, I will support it since I won’t have as much to lose.”

It is not only him. It is pretty much most of the Democratic party that is for gay marriage but too afraid to admit it. It is frustrating because the only way we are going to win this battle. Look, we will never have the full fledging support of the Republican party. Come to think of it, we will never have pretty much any support from the Republican party. In fact, the Republican party won’t just not support us, they will kick, scream, and fight to keep us down for a long as possible. Fuck I hate the Republicans. But I digress…..

I think we should rejoice in the fact that a majority of the country is finally for gay marriage. I didn’t expect this to happen anytime soon, especially with this large backlash of extreme conservatism that has hit America. Is it possible that gay marriage could come to all of America within 10 years? I’ve been saying for a long time that it could come down to the Supreme Court, which does not bode well since the Court is a majority conservative. But, hopefully Obama will win reelection and get to appoint one or more to the bench, increasing the odds of gay marriage bans being ruled unconstitutional.

Just think about this for a second. Gays have never been more accept in America. What a great time we live in but potential for much greater times.

Every month I commit to donating at least $100 to charity. So, about a month ago I got an email from the Red Cross regarding a contest they were having in which you could win tickets to a Cubs game in Los Angeles. Tickets were $50 each or three tickets for $125. And they were only selling $500. I liked my odds, so I bought three tickets. I tried to get a couple of friends to buy some tickets to increase our odds, but nobody else bought tickets.  I knew the drawing was in early April as the games are in May.

So yesterday I was walking out of work at 6:15 and listened to a voicemail. It was a lady from the Red Cross saying I fucking won! I yelled (rather loudly I might add) HOLY SHIT! And then stopped and thought about it for a second. Wait a minute. It is April Fool’s Day. How do I know this was real? As cruel of a joke it could  be, this is something that my friends would do and I would find it hilarious. So I called the lady back and got her voicemail. She was indeed from the Red Cross. Holy shit, this is real!

I called a few friends to excitedly tell them about it. I mentioned to one of my friends the potential that it was a joke but somebody would have to go to great lengths to put together a voicemail and phone number just to prank me. She responded by saying “well, you know, all somebody would need is a friend of a friend…………..” That bitch! She pranked me. Or so I thought.

I got home and read the original email which stated that the drawing would be on April 1 at 5:30 pm and the winner to be notified immediately. And I clicked on the link to find my name on the site saying I won!! Nobody is going to go that far for a prank, I’M GOING TO L.A BABY!!!!

By the way, here is the link:

http://www.chicagoredcross.org/general.asp?SN=483&OP=484&SUOP=14823&IDCapitulo=VF223FBDFD

Check that shit out, I get to go on the field before the game and meet Dodgers manger Don Mattingly. Also, I get to watch batting practice from the warning track. For some reason, they are giving me four tickets to the game but only 2 plane tickets. I’m hoping to use this to get people to bribe me to go!