Get a cupcake, a pen and human rights...

That's the kind of swag even us media folks don't get. Today, in DC, gay couples can apply for a marriage license, and after a three day waiting period, Tuesday will mark the first day gay and lesbian couple can marry in DC. The nation's capitol joins 5 states (New Hampshire, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Vermont)  in allowing what should be a human right. Especially if that human right includes a free cupcake.

Wish i could have seen this...

"A deputy stopped a pink 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis for a traffic violation at U.S. Highway 70 and Jones Sausage Road around 8:45 a.m., said Phyllis Stephens, a spokeswoman for Wake County Sheriff's Office.

As the deputy approached the driver – identified as Randel Levone Riggsbee, 32, of 503 Sykes St. in Chapel Hill – sped away.

The chase went onto Interstate 40 West, where the state Highway Patrol took over. Sky 5 video showed at least nine law enforcement vehicles chasing a pink sedan, with a "Hello Kitty" vanity plate. The chase reached speeds over 85 mph.

Stephens said the Mercury ran over stop sticks laid down by troopers and went down the Airport Boulevard exit. The Mercury struck an SUV, then crashed into a guardrail, ending the chase around 9:10 a.m.

Riggsbee jumped out of the Mercury and ran into a wooded area, but officers caught him after a short foot chase, she said.

No one was injured in the chase. The SUV sustained minor damage, and the front window of a cruiser was cracked.

Deputies seized an undetermined amount of cash from the Mercury."

Thanks to NC_Wanted