Haydennet.com, personal site of Joseph A. Hayden, J.D.

As technology improves online, exciting things can happen.  I’m currently loving my free trial of Ancestry.com, which has already found at least 3 generations on dad’s side I never knew about.  That means that my daughter’s great-great-great-great grandfather Hayden was born in New Jersey, right over the river from her!  I’m finding lots of details and have to remember to go to sleep.  I think I will have to keep a subscription, but will have to check very frequently.  Fortunately some of my relatives in Arizona are unwittingly helping me make some connections.

It was pretty predictable, but still kind of cool to watch.  I’m a big fan of hers for years before I realized she was gay.  The romance was played down.  The special effects were pretty high tech.  The child actress was the same one from Miss Sunshine.

Just as shocking as ever, with an amazing cast, I’m glad they were renewed and happy to hear that they won an Emmy!

Both of them made me cry for different reasons.  I was very glad to see poor, rural Chinese citizens distraught over losing their children speak up about the shoddy construction (citing specific examples of there being no mortar between the bricks and small wires for large walls), including cursing at the Party leaders who were trying to stop a demonstration.  Some things don’t need translation, but what made this even more painful to watch is the one child policy that China has, which means that the likelihood that many of these parents who lost kids in the schools that crumbled while other buildings remained upright are probably unable to have any other kids either because of forced sterilization or because they are beyond child-bearing years.

Heading up to Petaluma tonight to hang out with friends and a welcome change of scenery.

I find it very interesting that for the price of parking my (shitty, old) car downtown in the FiDi, I can RENT a car for a day in comfort, so that’s what I’m doing.

When did people start forgetting the United States President is the de facto Commander-in-Chief of the military?!  That is clearly stated in the Constitution and it has worked to prevent us from having coups in this country.  Countries with coups have an army ”independent” of the executive branch.  Obama said repeal DADT!  End of discussion! This should have been handled 17 years ago, but hypocrites like McCain who said he would follow “military leadership” (as if Bill Clinton himself wasn’t the Commander-in-Chief) reneged even when people like Colin Powell have changed their minds.

I know at least three active duty servicemen who I keep in regular contact with who are very comfortable with the fact that they are gay, even though it is not discussed where they work.  I don’t think they are particularly afraid of losing their jobs, but it sure would be a lot less stressful ON THE BATTLEFIELD if they didn’t have to worry about their own colleagues turning their backs on them.

I’m excited about IBR starting next week, but miffed that my bear411 profile was inexplicably dismantled!

Ironically I didn’t take the regular flu shot earlier in the winter that my job offered, and I ended up trying to get it at my regular doctor’s office, but they were out of it!  I’m not sure if it will even be worth taking it a month from now, but fortunately I’ve not been ill this year.  I just need to get my blood sugar under control, because my blood pressure and cholesterol are really good now.  Losing weight is part of the goal, so I’m taking some prescription and over the counter appetite suppressants.  I’m also eating a lot more from home, but probably not getting any exercise as of late.

Yes, it’s a tax write-off, but TEN BILLION dollars for children’s vaccines to save untold millions of lives?  How many rich people even think of such benevolence?  By comparison the United States committed 100 MILLION to Haiti relief, even though I realize it might become far more as a result of the military efforts and that many of the expenses will benefit the American economy as companies from the United States will be providing many of the supplies.



John Edwards’ former assistant Andrew Young and his family who feigned Andrew’s fatherhood of Rielle Hunter’s baby should be highly compensated for their sacrifices with their book proceeds and otherwise!  I would think someone capable of such loyalty would be highly employable if he should ever have to worry about his marketability.