Mr. Sulu ties the knot, with Mr., umm, I guess Sulu.

Utterly non-flippant congratulations to George Takei and Brad Altman.  My feelings about George Takei are similar to those of my co-blogger Derrick.

Wayne Gibbs, of Georgia, has been punished to the tune of $150,000 because he didn’t marry RoseMary Shell after he discovered that she is a vampiric leech.

RoseMary Shell said she moved to Hall County from Florida, leaving behind a high-paying job, to join Wayne Gibbs. She also said that she has suffered emotionally and financially since their break-up in 2007.

Gibbs said he paid off $30,000 of Shell’s debt during their engagement and also took her on trips. When he found out Shell had even more debt, he canceled the wedding. He notified her by leaving a note in their bathroom.

Cruel and crass without a doubt. Gibbs should have confronted Shell like a man rather than running away like a coward. But he also shouldn’t have married her. With that level of debt, the marriage would be on a fast track to failure anyway. But, but, but again, she also was better off not married to Gibbs, who (duh!!!) didn’t love her after discovering that she was a vampiric leech.

Presumably the jury would have preferred Gibbs to have married Shell, then separated and initiated divorce proceedings the next day, before they could accumulate marital assets, property, and debts.

Whatever the wrongs and the rights, God will balance it all out in the end.

Texas State Representative Warren Chisum (R-Sanctity) is looking to require a mandatory two year waiting period for divorces. Unless, of course, couples are willing to attend a special ten hour course that I’m guessing somehow convinces them to butch-up and try harder. Similarly, his proposal would increase the cost of obtaining a marriage license from $30 to $60, unless the couple attends an eight hour course first – then the fee is waived. I would hope there’s some basic accounting lessons taught during those eight hours. Like maybe something about how unfunded mandates, err home projects, cause fiscal strain?

Remember folks, marriage is serious business.

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When you get married, don’t elope.  Don’t do it before a major holiday either.  We did this, and while it seemed right at the time because we were young radicals, in the end I regret that the experience wasn’t shared with our families, who’ve been good to both of us.

But if you must, one advantage is easy reservations on anniversaries.  I just scored the best table in the best restaurant in the state, a multiple James Beard award winner for cuisine and for bakery/dessert, for our fast-approaching ninth.  On almost zero notice.

I shall food-blog soon.