Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Same-sex marriage

Quagmire mention I his comment on May 26, 2009
“Today marks 20 year anniversary of gay marriage rights in Denmark.”

Here is some more info:

Registered partnerships in Denmark were created by a law enacted on June 7, 1989, the world's first such law, and came into force on October 1, 1989.
Despite being the first country in the world to introduce registered partnerships for same-sex couples, same-sex marriage has not been debated in Denmark as much as in other Nordic countries.

On 1 January 1998, registered partnerships (Dutch: geregistreerd partnerschap) were introduced in law in the Netherlands. These were meant for same-sex couples as an alternative to marriage, though they can also be entered into by opposite-sex couples, and in fact about one third of the registered partnerships between 1998 and 2001 were of opposite-sex couples. For the law, registered partnerships and marriage convey the same rights and duties, especially after some laws were changed to remedy inequalities with respect to inheritance and some other issues.

The law came into effect on 1 April 2001, and on that day four same-sex couples were married by the Mayor of Amsterdam, Job Cohen. He specifically became a registrar to officiate at the weddings. A few months earlier, Mayor Cohen was the junior Minister of Justice in the government and responsible for putting the new marriage and adoption laws through parliament.

Oh, forgot to tell, I am dutch and live in the Netherlands

A special weekend

Last weekend was a special weekend. It started, Friday, with Tim's return from New York.
I finished to making our house snow free.
We had a French monkey, that visited our Island. (never saw such a avi before)

I made a Samba Whistle with 5 whistle sounds,











a stand for the first jewellery I made and........






.........filled that empty space on the ship at the old harbor.
My brother Matt became Head Builder at Tabor.
And we been to the anniversary party of Chat & Ann, our land ladies.
I will not mention all the IM and chat with big and smaller dramas but it was a great weekend.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

ONE FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE

Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno is a Latin phrase that means
"One for all, all for one" in English.
This song is for both my loves
EMD - All For Love - lyrics

When it's love you give
(I'll be a man of good faith.)
Then in love you live.
(I'll make a stand. I won't break.)
I'll be the rock you can build on,
Be there when you're old,
To have and to hold.

When there's love inside
(I swear I'll always be strong.)
Then there's a reason why.
(I'll prove to you we belong.)
I'll be the wall that protects you
From the wind and the rain,
From the hurt and pain.

Let's make it all for one and all for love.
Let the one you hold be the one you want,
The one you need,
'Cause when it's all for one it's one for all.
When there's someone that should know
Then just let your feelings show
And make it all for one and all for love.

When it's love you make
(I'll be the fire in your night.)
Then it's love you take.
(I will defend, I will fight.)
I'll be there when you need me.
When honour’s at stake,
This vow I will make:

That it's all for one and all for love.
Let the one be the one you want,
The one you need,
'Cause when it's all for one it's one for all.
When there's someone that should know
Then just let your feelings show
And make it all for one and all for love.

Don't lay our love to rest
'Cause we could stand up to you test.
We got everything and more than we had planned,
More than the rivers that run the land.
We've got it all in our hands.

Now it's all for one and all for love.
(It's all for love.)
Let the one you hold be the one you want,
The one you need,
'Cause when it's all for one it's one for all.
(It's one for all.)
When there's someone that should know
Then just let your feelings show.
When there's someone that you want,
When there's someone that you need
Let's make it all, all for one and all for love.

Amazed

Every time our eyes meet
This feeling inside me
Is almost more than I can take
Baby when you touch me
I can feel how much you love me
And it just blows me away
I've never been this close to anyone or anything
I can hear your thoughts
I can see your dreams

I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I want to spend the rest of my life
With you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby, I'm amazed by you

The smell of your skin
The taste of your kiss
The way you whisper in the dark
Your hair all around me
Baby you surround me
You touch every place in my heart
Oh, it feels like the first time, every time
I want to spend the whole night in your eyes

Every little thing that you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I want to spend the rest of my life
With you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby, I'm amazed by you

Friday, May 8, 2009

Liebe Ist

Love is
Translation of the song "Liebe ist" from Nena

You look at me, and I go with you
And it's eternal, this moment
The sun is shining, life is laughing
My heart opens up, I want to give it to you
I want to carry you, I want to love you
For love has remained
Didn't ask, is simply there
There's no running away, that's obvious to me

Love doesn't want
Love doesn't fight
Love doesn't become
Love is
Love doesn't seek
Love doesn't ask
Love is like you are

Good night my marvellous one
And I'd still like to express my gratitude
What you did, what you said
It certainly wasn't easy for you
You think of me in complete love
And what you see only moves forward
You're courageous, you're smart
And I'll always be there for you
That I know for sure

You and I we're like children
Who love each other the way they are
Who don't lie and don't ask
When there's nothing to ask
We are two and we are one
And we see things clearly
And when one of us must go
We are still always there

We are there, we are there, we are there
We are there, we are there, we are there

Love doesn't want
Love doesn't fight
Love doesn't become
Love is
Love doesn't seek
Love doesn't ask
Love feels like you are

Love should not
Love doesn't fight
Love doesn't become
Love is
Love doesn't seek
Love doesn't ask
Love is like you are

Like you are
Like you are
Love is like you are
Love like you are
Love is like you are
Love is like you are
Love like you are
Love is like you are
Like you are
Like you are

Censored

CensoredRod and Tim told me that I had to hide the picture.
But dad did such a great job on it, that I just had to publish it.
I just hope, when I login, I not find more stains on it.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Wedding of Kap and Myles

Thursday April 30th my brother Myles married his girl Kap. The day before the wedding, there was a rehearsal. I been ask to assist and before I know what happen I became the guy that brings the bride. They came with a funny tag. “Escort of the bride”.
This is Kap, the lovely bride.
She is so pretty and she was so nervous that day.
Me in a tux

Escorting the bride

The ceremony


My brother Myles and my sister in law Kap, dancing.
Am I a lucky brother in law? Yes! Welcome Kap.

Later Tim came to. We did try to hide but look what we catch.
Dad was just laughing.
Think he want all his boys get married.
Ps. Thank you, dad, for the great pictures.