Disney Trip Part 5: Tobie's Wacky Adventure, Ride the Pony!

Jeff, Tobie, Tom, Rob on a Disney Ferry

This is the 5th blog about our 2 day trip to Disney World during the last week of Feb. This blog focuses on our wacky, no-shame, fun-loving old friend Tobie. 

Tobie took the reigns of the wooden pony

WHO IS TOBIE? -  Tobie has worked for Disney for many, many years, and he is a Disney-holic. In 1995 when I (Rob) lived in Orlando for a year, I was Tobie's roommate. He's easy to love, energetic like a puppy on crack, has a great sense of humor, no shame and laughs a lot and loudly. He's from southern Louisiana originally, so I've always thought of him as a "crazy cajun."   He's a lot of fun and he was on our day in the Magic Kingdom!

Tobie Whooping it up through the restaurant on the pony

RIDE THE PONY - Tobie insisted we have lunch at the Disney Wilderness Lodge, and we took a ferry there. During lunch, Tobie arranged with the waiter to bring out a wooden pony - that they ask Birthday guests (we were celebrating Jeff's 50th) to ride through the restaurant. Jeff was embarrassed and convinced Tobie himself to do it. (Remember I said Tobie has no shame).  
   Of course, all in fun, Tobie took the horse and galloped with it through the entire restaurant (during the packed lunch hour) with his arm in the air, whooping and hollering as everyone laughed. It was hysterical and so memorable!!

Jeff and Tobie strike a pose at Thunder Mountain

STRIKE A POSE FOR A LAUGH- It took about half an hour for all of us to stop laughing after the restaurant, but Tobie was just getting started. He wore a tee-shirt with a picture of a woman on the back striking a pose with her hands in the air- and he wanted to replicate that at Thunder Mountain- so he convinced Jeff to accompany him. They stood facing the ride and posed with their arms outstretched for a picture. Again, hysterical!  

Rob, Jeff, Tobie and Tom

EEEEEK! - Tobie came back to the hotel with us for an hour so he and Jeff could take a swim in the pool (it was 86F and very humid). After their swim Tobie went into a small room outside the bathroom to change while Tom was in the bathroom. Tom came out and saw Tobie in his birthday suit, and Jeff and I heard a screech from Tobie followed by a laugh. Tom was laughing, too, but now he's in therapy.

A Springtime Dog Walk/Thunder Leash!

Rob and Dolly Ready to walk

Over the weekend of March 7 and 8, temperatures FINALLY achieved normal and hit 52F and 55F, so we were able to get out and give the dogs a nice walk. 
THUNDER LEASH - "No Pulling"! 
This time, we came with a new invention that made our Weimaraner's pulling a thing of the past. It's called "Thunder Leash."  Tom found it on-line, and we bought one at Petsmart before the walk. It really helped and it works with ANY collar, including the sporty Dunkin' Donuts collar that Dolly's Aunt Whitney and Uncle Mike sent her last year. :)   (FOR INFO: http://www.thundershirt.com/thunderleash.html

Tom and kids with snow behind them!

BTW- Here in the Washington, D.C. area it's been a nasty February and first week of March with average high temperatures around 20F colder than normal.In fact, on Thursday, March 5th, we had a big snow storm (for us) and received between 5-9" of snow and highs in the 20s with wind chills near zero. Highs on the 6th were about 27F, too, so March 7 and 8 were about 25 degrees WARMER and very welcome. 

Dolly's new ThunderLeash and Dunkin' Donuts collar

So, we took the kids to an industrial park where there are no other dogs to bother us, and had a couple of nice walks this weekend.

Disney Trip Part 4: Mr. Monk's Lawn/ Tomorrowland Wackiness

Mr. Monk's Lawn in Disney's Magic Kindgom

This is our Disney Trip Part 4 and I call this blog Tomorrowland Wackiness  and Mr. Monk's Lawn.

Jeff photobombs Mr. Monk's Lawn

MR. MONK'S LAWN - One of the new green areas in Disney World's Magic Kingdom lies just after Main Street. This green area is actually made of astroturf and is finely sculpted and clean, with clean lines, and precision balanced plants. So, Tom called it "Mr. Monk's Lawn" after the OCD Television detective who has to have everything perfect.  Of course, as I was taking a second picture of it, Jeff stuck his face in the camera making us all laugh!

Space Mountain

TOMORROWLAND WACKINESS-  One of our favorite things to do in Tomorrowland, aside from Space Mountain was the very mellow "People mover" that provided a nice, slow, steady ride around that part of the park. We took a couple of pics and of course some were wacky!
  One of the buildings (I don't know what's in it) looked like the "Hall of Justice" from the old cartoon "Superfriends" that featured the Justice League with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, etc. 

Rob and Tom on the People Mover!

The "Hall of Justice" like building

Jeff on the People Mover

Jeff Striking a Pose on the People Mover

IN 2 DAYS: Disney Trip Part 5: Tobie's Wacky Adventure, Ride the Pony!

What do you Think? Canned or Fresh or Frozen?

Yesterday, we posted a picture of part of our cupboard where Tom neatly stacked canned goods with labels all facing the same way. That set off several friends who kept asking why all the cans. Others asked why we don't get fresh vegetables (we get some and grow some). Why canned soup, baked beans, etc.?  Well, convenience and taste (we grew up on them and like them.  Side note: We don't buy frozen stuff for the most part. Now you can discuss it!

   WHY WE LIKED CANNED STUFF- Organics spoil in a day or two and they offer nothing in our opinion. I'm sure many of you feel differently, and to each his own. Soups are wonderful from a can. Have you tried Progresso soups? Better than mine!  I've heard all the warnings about sodium. So rinse them!

  NOT EVERYTHING IS CANNED - We do buy fresh fruit (summer and fall corn, salad stuff, etc.)  and dried cranberries, raisins, etc. so there! LOL.

  HEALTHY OR NOT? -   We've been eating canned stuff all our lives, and eat everything in moderation. Moderation is the key. We don't eat a lot of anything! Little meals and know when to stop eating. Don't eat until you're full. Stop before that.
We're fit (not overweight and not obese), we're not sickly from eating them, and we like to think we look young.

 BUYING ORGANICS? - Organics "came out" over the last 5-10 years and we've bought them and they rot in a day or two. It's wasteful and it's time consuming to run to the supermarket every two days (unless you have a butler to do it, and we certainly don't).    Some people have no tolerance for any preservatives, and we get that. 

  CONVENIENCE - I also like the ability to take a can of whatever I need to create a dinner and use it.  Obviously a lot of people also like the convenience of canned and boxed foods or no one would sell them. :)

  SIDE NOTE- If you're that concerned, are you going to grow tea leaves in your backyard and pick them yourself, grind 'em and bag 'em to make your own tea? Or coffee beans?  We do have a vegetable garden in the summer and grow what we can. As we've learned, everyone has their own take on things, and do what is right for you- Just BE HEALTHY!

Disney Trip Part 3: Fantasy Land Fun, Meeting Gods and Gargoyles

Tom and his new gargoyle  friend

Day one in Disney took us to Fantasyland. Of course, because I'm generally happy, our friend Jeff (who joined us for his 50th birthday celebration) thinks I live in "Fantasyland" every day. :)  Here, though we got to meet Gods and Gargoyles.

Jeff and his gargoyle

Be Our Guest Restaurant

GARGOYLING- Tom loved the Gargoyle sculpture found in Fantasyland. It was carved in a lamp post!  Jeff found a gargoyle to his liking, too. Jeff's Gargoyle was in the Be Our Guest Dining Room.
 

THE BE OUR GUEST DINING ROOM - Disney recreated the ballroom from "Beauty and the Beast" and made it into an incredibly beautiful dining room. We didn't get a chance to eat there, but we did take some pictures. 

Be Our Guest Restaurant

Neptune and Rob

NEPTUNE KING OF THE SEA- I love the Roman and Greek Gods, and  Neptune was a character in Disney's "Little Mermaid" movie,, so they had a statue of him there. Neptune is the god of the sea in Roman mythology, a brother of Jupiter and Pluto. He is analogous but not identical to the god Poseidon of Greek mythology. He's also the god of freshwater, earthquakes, hurricanes, and horses!  Not to mention he's a muscular guy, so that makes him more appealing. :)   - Although we both have beards, his beat mine out by a long shot!

Rob, Jeff and Tom

LITTLE MERMAID RIDE CLOSED! - We walked to where the entrance of the Little Mermaid ride was and there was a wooden wall put up, so we walked past it and found another entrance that proclaimed "Ariel's Grotto" (Ariel is the little mermaid's name). We walked in and found a woman dressed as Ariel sitting on a rock with Disney photographers telling us to get our picture taken with her. We didn't realize that the ride was closed and this was what they were offering instead, so after a brief minute of confusion we posed with her for a picture. :) 


NEXT WACKINESS IN TOMORROW LAND, MR. MONK'S LAWN

Disney Trip Part 2: Coronado, Architecture Check, "Made for Each Other"

Rob and Tom's Breakfast

 This is the second blog about our two day Disney adventure that will highlight the Coronado Resort, the Architecture Checks, and "Made for Each Other"
 
EASY TO GET AROUND - During this trip we stayed on the Disney property to make it easier, and ensure that we could get around by Disney transportation and not rent a car. That worked well, and buses come often. However, sometimes at the parks, certain buses don't go to certain resorts, but you just have to ask. 
 

The Coronado on our first foggy morning

CORONADO RESORT - This was a Mexican and Spanish themed resort and it was nice. I liked how the walls were well insulated and it was quiet at night. There was also a ceiling fan in the bedroom, which helped, since the humidity was near 100% (yes, in late February).

Tom bringing coffee and tea

BREAKFAST - I know that Disney needs to make money, and confirmed it with my (Rob) breakfast. All I eat for breakfast are pop tarts and coffee, and I got that for breakfast at the Coronado's breakfast place. At home, I pay $2.50 for a box of 8 poptarts, and at Disney it was $2.50 for a package of two.Tom had a muffin and tea every morning - yes, we're creatures of habit, and not big eaters. :)

Tom at Main Street

Jeff in a pastry shop on Main Street

 MAGIC KINGDOM MAIN STREET - We went to the Magic Kingdom on the first of two days. The rain had stopped that day, and it was just cloudy, humid and about 85F (which is hot for that time of year).  Since there's not mu

Jeff and Tom doing an Architecture Check!

ARCHITECTURE CHECK!!  - Wherever we go, Tom loves to check out the architecture and construction as well as the materials used to build structures. Tom had a field day at Disney, tapping walls, studying floors, windows, etc.

Rob and Tom plotting the day, Jeff in back

MADE FOR EACH OTHER - 

Rob and Tom wearing the same tee shirt- unplanned!

 Jeff said that Tom and I are made for each other because we have the same habits, likes and dislikes - and he's so right. Not only that, but this time we inadvertantly even dressed alike!  **We packed our bags at different times before we left, so neither of us saw what the other was packing. On the morning of day one, while Tom took a shower I put on a tee shirt in the other room. Tom dressed in the bathroom and came out wearing the SAME EXACT TEE SHIRT!  It said "Keep Calm and Hug a Weimaraner." (Our dog Dolly).
  It's even more strange because we only have a couple of tee shirts that are identical. Even funnier is that Tom doesn't usually like to wear the same shirt as me.
  We noticed that we were wearing the same shirt just before we left the room to go to The Magic Kingdom, and I told him that we were "Made for Each Other" and that was the perfect way to show it. :)

Disney Trip Part 1: Soggy Arrival

Rain pouring off our bus from the airport to the hotel

Last weekend we went to Orlando for three nights and 2 days to help our friend Jeff celebrate his 50th birthday. We thought that would be a great way for him to celebrate since he's had a very bad year. It was a nice time. Here are some pics from our arrival on a Saturday in the early evening. 

Rob and Tom on the bus

  SOGGY SATURDAY  - The arrival was a soggy one. Moderate rainfall fell, and we learned it rained the entire day. In fact, Orlando received .86 inch of rain (which is a LOT) on that day. 

Yay the bus is moving!

  

Jeff and Tom at the Grand Floridian

EXTRA TRAVEL TIME- You'd think that everything is close together, but it's not and rain makes it worse, apparently. In fact, from the airport, it took about 60 minutes to get to the resorts. We decided we'd take a bus to where our dinner reservation was located instead of checking into the resort where we were staying. Good thing we did! 

Pianist in the lobby of the hotel

 GRAND FLORIDIAN RESORT CAFE- Since we've never really eaten at a lot of Disney restaurants, and I (Rob) had to blindly pick whatever was a available, I choose the Grand Floridian Cafe because it had "American food" and we are plain (and fussy) eaters. The chef came to the table to check on food allergies- and that was a nice touch. The waitress was efficient, too, but the meal was not worth the cost.  BONUS- Our friend John who has worked for Disney for 25 years met us for dinner, so we got to enjoy his company!

L to R: Jeff, Tom, Rob, John

     


NEXT: Disney Trip Part 2: Coronado, Architecture Check, "Made for Each Other"

4 instances of people mis-behaving on our flights

This past weekend, we took a 3 night, 2 day getaway to Disney in Florida to help our friend Jeff celebrate his 50th birthday. Over the course of the week, we'll post some pictures and share some laughs and adventures we had. But this short blog is about FOUR instances of people mis-behaving on the flights we had: 1) The Loud Talker, 2) We Know All Your Kids' Names, 3) Nasty Grandma, 4) Family Matters

1) THE LOUD TALKER - On the way back home, seated behind me (Rob) was a loud-mouthed man and woman who talked for the first 60 minutes of the 2 hour flight. When the plane's engine volume increased, so did his volume. I heard all about the book he was "30 pages from finishing" (that I wish he would read and shut up), his car accident when someone hit him in an intersection, his medical condition from it, the lawsuit, his trip to Madison, Wisconsin with a hote

l view that overlooked the Capital building, etc.  I was trying NOT to listen and read my book, so I had to put a finger in my left ear to tune him out. SIGH.

2) WE KNOW ALL YOUR KIDS' NAMES- Natalie, Keith and Gary. Tom knew these three kids names as well as their parents who bitched and moaned at them, and complained, citing their names over and over and over, loud enough for everyone in the vicinity of them in at the airport gate to know who they all are. We understand that kids can be very challenging to travel with sometimes. That's not the issue. The issue is to not shout at them all over and over again.

3) NASTY GRANDMA - While waiting to board in Baltimore to Orlando, there was a little girl who was about 5 years old wearing glasses, and sitting on a chair. She was playing papers, and took a bunch of them out of a bag, causing some to fall on the carpeted floor. Her grandmother (who is in her 60s) pitched a fit and yelled at the little girl. Then bitched and bitched and bitched the little girl out even though she was just sitting there looking at another book.

4) FAMILY MATTERS - Southwest airlines, like other airlines, gladly allows families to board before everyone else because it takes time to get situated with children. That's totally understandable. What's not is families that show up after EVERYONE boarded and were seated and then DEMAND that people move so their 4 little kids can sit together.  YES, that's what happened on the way home. These irresponsible parents showed up just before the door closed and demanded all the kids sit together, ousting people from their seats. THEY were late, they were disrespectful, irresponsible, and rude. SO, Southwest's folks begged people to move. The airline attendant had to bribe people and buy them drinks to move.   *I think they should've told the family to wait for the next flight, and preboard to not inconvenience everyone.- Yes, people are late sometimes, but do 6 other people need to pay for someone's rudeness?

Books I Didn't Finish - Reasons Why

I'm an avid reader. I (Rob) love mysteries and I've read a number of authors. Recently I tried out two authors, one of which is famous and has written mysteries since the 1970s. I recently read a book of hers from 1973.   Another is a writer of

mysteries with gay characters, whose book I read came out in 1994. I decided to give these two authors a try, since they've had a number of books out and appear to be successful. I stopped reading each of them around page 40. Here's why:

WHEN DO I STOP READING? - If I'm not hooked, or interested in any of the characters by page 40, I'll generally stop reading.  That was the case with BOTH of these books.

WHY NOT MENTION THE TITLES OR AUTHORS?  I won't mention the book titles or mention their names because everyone has their own preferences. These just didn't work for me. I guess I refrain from identifying them because I received one bad review on my first book (since retired) and it really, really bothered me. I think if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything about someone's art/work on-line. You can tell people you know though. We're all entitled to our opinions.

WHAT TURNED ME OFF ABOUT THEM? 1) The mystery written by the female author irritated me from the start. The main character was a female art historian, who loved herself, thought she was too good to marry, and talked about her nice figure again and again.  By page 40, there was not even a word about the mystery. 2) The mystery written by the man about 2 gay men trying to solve the mystery of a dead roomate of one of the characters seemed an interesting premise. But, when they find the dead guy in the apartment of one of them, and the murderers (apparently there are several) come back and chase them down the fire stairs and into a sewer system for 40 PAGES, I couldn't read it anymore.


NOTE ABOUT CHAPTER LENGTH - As an avid reader, one thing I like is SHORT chapters. I'm reading another mystery, which I'm really enjoying, but the chapters are quite long and can be broken into shorter chapters. I think it gives me a sense of accomplishment when I can read a short chapter and grasp something that happened quickly.

A Classic Superhero collection: Showcase Presents: Batman Vol 4

I love comics of the 1960s - 1980s, and Batman has always been one of my favorites. Recently I finished enjoying a collection of over 500 pages of Batman (and Detective) comics reprints from the 1960s in DC Showcase: Batman Volume 4.
   These stories are from the 1960s, when Batman's popularity was at an all-time high thanks to his hit liveaction TV series. This collection includes battles with The Joker, The Riddler, Catwoman and a league of assassins, and appearances by Robin and Batgirl. It's a really enjoyable collection  and nowhere near as "dark" and "brooding" as the Batman of the 1990s and 2000s.
  It's one for the collection that will be read over and over again.
  Stories in this collection highlight Batman's 300th appearance where in Detective Comics #327, editor Julius Schwartz decided to give Batman and Robin a "new look". This paperback is the fourth collection to reprint the first stories from Detective Comics and Batman with this new editorial approach in black and white, and in chronological order. This fourth collection reprints stories from June, 1968 to September, 1969.

Photo Blog: Arrow and Felicity Look-Alike Day

Rob and Lynn as Arrow and Felicity

One day this month we had a superhero gathering in the office- and it was purely by accident, but it made for a great memory. 
    Since the TV show Arrow came out on the CW network (about the hero known as the Green Arrow), and Stephen Amell has a closely shaved beard and mustache I (Rob) thought I'd grow one for the winter.
     On Feb. 7th I stopped shaving. By Feb. 13th it had already come in pretty well.

Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity

   So, on Friday, Feb. 13th, because the wind chills were near zero, I decided to go to work (it was casual day) in my jeans and Arrow sweatshirt (with a hood, like Arrow wears), so I resembled the Arrow (the scruff and the hood) when I put the hood on.

Felicity and Arrow from the comics "Green Arrow"

Arrow

 
PERFECT TIMING -  What's really cool, is that my good friend Lynn who works with me (and sits next to me in the office) also loves the TV show Arrow and  the main characters, Oliver Queen (The Arrow) and Felicity (the computer guru/hacker/tech wizard on Arrow's Team), so we've been calling each other "Ollie" and "Felicity."

Arrow airs Wed. nights at 8pm on CW

WHO IS FELICITY? - After proving her hacker credentials by explaining to the Arrow that she knows his secret identity, as well as highly specific details from his superhero, personal, professional and family lives, she offered to become a part of his team out of a desire to help him save the Star City. 
 
     On Friday the 13th, she happened to come to work dressed EXACTLY like Felicity. She even has the SAME eye glasses (yes, she got them on purpose awhile ago).
That's the same day I went to work in in my "Arrow" mode. It was perfect. Here's a picture of us (pic of the actors who play Oliver and Felicity).

Idiots in the News! Be aware of these stupid people!

Here's another blog about idiots in the news. You need to know about them to protect yourself from them, and vote them into a padded cell. There are some really SICK and TOTALLY STUPID people out there.

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1)  Nevada Lawmaker Says Cancer Is A Fungus, Recommends Simply Washing It Out

by Josh Israel Posted on February 24, 2015 at 2:54 pm

 Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore (R) wants to reform the rules of end-of-life medical care so that more cancer patients can simply flush out their disease using baking soda.
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/02/24/3626567/nevada-assemblywoman-cancer-fungus/

2) Idaho lawmaker asks if woman can swallow camera for gynecological exam before medical abortion

Courtesy Idaho State Legislature website

    Article by: KIMBERLEE KRUESI , Associated Press     Updated: February 24

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho lawmaker received a brief lesson on female anatomy after asking if a woman can swallow a small camera for doctors to conduct a remote gynecological exam.

  The question Monday from Republican state Rep. Vito Barbieri came as the House State Affairs Committee heard nearly three hours of testimony on a bill that would ban doctors from prescribing abortion-inducing medication through telemedicine.

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/293718211.html

3)  Kansas GOP Senator Mary Pilcher-Cook Wants To Criminalize “Harmful” Books

February 25, 2015 By Erin Nanasi  **SOUNDS LIKE NAZI GERMANY TO US**

  Republican senator in Kansas, Mary Pilcher-Cook, has introduced a bill to the state house to amend the current public morals standard. Senate Bill 56 would, according to The Courthouse News Service, “… amend Kansas’ public morals statute by deleting an exemption that protects K-12 public, private and parochial schoolteachers from being prosecuted for presenting material deemed harmful to minors.” In other words, any book could result in the arrest, prosecution, and possibly jailing of teachers and librarians, if “deemed harmful to minors.”  Read more at: http://www.courthousenews.com/2015/02/09/kansas-lawmaker-wants-to-throw-teachers-in-jail-for-teaching-harmful-material.htm

A Republican senator in Kansas, Mary Pilcher-Cook, has introduced a bill to the state house to amend the current public morals standard. Senate Bill 56 would, according to The Courthouse News Service, “… amend Kansas’ public morals statute by deleting an exemption that protects K-12 public, private and parochial schoolteachers from being prosecuted for presenting material deemed harmful to minors.” In other words, any book could result in the arrest, prosecution, and possibly jailing of teachers and librarians, if “deemed harmful to minors.”

Read more at: http://www.forwardprogressives.com/kansas-gop-senator-mary-pilcher-cook-wants-criminalize-harmful-books/

Kansas GOP Senator Mary Pilcher-Cook Wants To Criminalize “Harmful” Books

Read more at: http://www.forwardprogressives.com/kansas-gop-senator-mary-pilcher-cook-wants-criminalize-harmful-books/

Kansas GOP Senator Mary Pilcher-Cook Wants To Criminalize “Harmful” Books

Read more at: http://www.forwardprogressives.com/kansas-gop-senator-mary-pilcher-cook-wants-criminalize-harmful-books/

Kansas GOP Senator Mary Pilcher-Cook Wants To Criminalize “Harmful” Books

Read more at: http://www.forwardprogressives.com/kansas-gop-senator-mary-pilcher-cook-wants-criminalize-harmful-books/

Kansas GOP Senator Mary Pilcher-Cook Wants To Criminalize “Harmful” Books

Read more at: http://www.forwardprogressives.com/kansas-gop-senator-mary-pilcher-cook-wants-criminalize-harmful-books/

Kansas GOP Senator Mary Pilcher-Cook Wants To Criminalize “Harmful” Books

Read more at: http://www.forwardprogressives.com/kansas-gop-senator-mary-pilcher-cook-wants-criminalize-harmful-books/

4) Texas conservatives hold controversial cake-cutting over gay marriage ban
Dylan Baddour | February 25, 2015\   FROM THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE- Feb. 26, 2015

 Republican leaders in Austin joined members of the conservative coalition Texas Values to slice a ceremonaial cake on the 10th anniversary of the passage of the so-called Texas Marriage Amendment, which defined marriage as "one man and one woman" in Texas.  (source: Texas Values Facebook page)) ARTICLE:http://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/State-leaders-celebrate-ten-years-without-6101014.php

Look at how sickly gleeful these bigots appear. These are the faces of bigotry, intolerance and hatred. These people and people like them disgust us.

5) In State Legislatures, Anti-LGBT Onslaught Continues

Filed By John M. Becker | February 25, 2015 12:00 PM | 5 

As marriage equality advances across the country and polls show that an overwhelming majority of young people reject anti-LGBT bigotry, opponents of LGBT human rights are growing increasingly panicked.  But instead of recognizing that they're on the wrong side of history and moving their prejudicial views out of the Stone Age, they're hysterically trying to cause as much damage to LGBT people as they possibly can, while they still have the power to do so.  Nowhere is this more evident than in the states, where conservative lawmakers are rushing to create special "rights" to discriminate against LGBT people under the guise of protecting "religious liberty" and banning cities and counties from adopting LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination laws. We've covered the onslaught of anti-LGBT attacks in the states READ HERE FOR THE sampling of the latest anti-LGBT attacks 

 Read more at http://www.bilerico.com/2015/02/anti-lgbt_onslaught_continues_in_the_states.php#oG0Fj63HSPwPtzTJ.99