Two things I'm not -- a homophobe and a stand-up comic. But if I were a stand-up comic, this would be part of my act:

"A lot of people I know are against same-sex marriage. I love the way they try to rationalize it. 'If we let gay people marry, straight single guys everywhere will wed their roommates for tax purposes.' [Pause to let quiet laughter roll over the crowd.] Who the fuck are these guys? Most guys won't admit to liking Madonna or drive a Volkswagen in fear of possibly being perceived as gay. Now they're going to remove all doubt by marrying up, for a few deductions and dental?"

Turns out, I was wrong. Two Canadian dudes are engaged. Straight dudes. Bill Dalrymple (56) and his best-friend Bryan Pinn (65) are planning to marry in Toronto. "I think it's a hoot," said Pinn. Not only am I surprised straight men are marrying each other, I'm surprised a straight man used the phrase "it's a hoot."

I have the feeling that ten or twenty years down the road, the anti-same-sex-marriage people will be looked at like the pro-segregation people of the 1950s and 1960s. Glad my support for same-sex marriage is now saved for all time in the YesBut archives. In addition, despite their growing perception as a "sleeper team," I think the Arizona Cardinals are going to suck just as badly this year as they always do. 7-9, tops. Wanted to get that on record, too.