Adam Sunny Flanders

Summer is finally here and I’m nearly finished with PomRush. I’ll update as soon as it’s accepted into the AppStore. It’s a lot of work but I’ve also learned a lot in the process. I’ve been programming since early high school and Objective-C is one of the most complex languages I’ve come across. At the WWDC this month, Apple announced a new language of its own creation called Swift, so I’m excited to begin learning it this Summer. I won’t be staying inside all Summer though. Already I’ve been biking, rollerblading, and playing lots of tennis.

Following my previous post about going vegetarian, this past winter I gave up my pescatarian diet (seafood) and I have been strictly vegetarian. It’s been fairly easy for me and I’m confident it’s something I’ll stick with for the rest of my life. I feel healthier and it’s helped me stay in line with the Okinawan diet and calorie restriction.

President Obama recently announced he would sign an executive order that will ban workplace discrimination against LGBT people who are employed by companies that contract with the federal government. It’s not as broad as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) would be, though it’s still an important step that will help tens of thousands of Americans. The Republican-led House continues to block ENDA. In many states a person can still be denied a job or promotion, or even be fired for being gay.

Also, lawsuits are now pending in all 31 states that have bans on same-sex marriage. So far, every court to hear such cases has ruled in favor of marriage equality and against such bans, striking them down as unconstitutional. Many of these cases will likely be consolidated before the US Supreme Court within a year or sooner. Last year in U.S. v. Windsor, the court seemed to signal that it is prepared to make marriage equality the law of the land.