Chris Moss Online

This past week I traveled to Charleston, SC for business. Charleston is a wonderful city. I have only been there on two previous occasions, the first time was about 20 years ago on a trip with my parents, and then a year ago on business.

Charleston is one of the oldest cities in the country, being originally settled around 1670. The city has a lot of southern charm and beautiful architecture. The neighborhoods in the oldest part on “the peninsula” remind me of those of the French Quarter and Garden District in New Orleans. The homes are colonial style and they also use a lot of decorative wrought-iron. I spent Wednesday and Thursday evenings walking around the city and along the waterfront and Battery Park. I really enjoyed walking around the area and soaking up the atmosphere – a warm evening with people milling about and the smells from the great area restaurants coalescing around the beautiful homes and gardens.
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We just had to say goodbye to Layton, who is moving to Seattle. It was a lot harder than I expected it to be. So long, Layton.

Same-gender marriage is now legal in California. The California Supreme Court’s recent ruling became final at 5pm PDT today, and the first official, legal weddings took place today. No doubt the religious right will be howling and screaming. Indeed, there is already an initiative under way to amend the California state constitution to make same-gender marriage illegal. People like Tony Perkins and his ilk evidently think that something like the below is a threat to America and their own rocky marriages: