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Today’s quote is from an author: “What is traveling? Changing your place? By no means! Traveling is changing your opinions and your prejudices.”
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Soul searching
This is the morning my dad has his doctor’s appointment. I can’t help but feel a little scared.
Well if this Washington post story is true, about the only reason people don’t like Obama is because, you guessed it, they’re racists! No other reasons, like his liberal socialistic views, or his lack of support fo the war on terror. Nope, just racism. No other reason is mentioned, or even considered. And notice how Pa. and Ind. are especially singled out. Gee, maybe because he lost there?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24588813
Well if this Washington Post story is true, the only reason people don’t like Obama is because, you guessed it, they’re racists! Notice how they single out Pa. and Ind.. Gee, maybe because he lost there? No other reasons are considered or mentioned. Like his liberal socialistic views, or lack of support for the war on terror, or his nanny state mentality. Nope, just racism. There are only 52 cards in a deck. They’ve played the race card so many times, they gotta be almost out of cards. But I’m starting to think the deck is stacked, and it’s got nothing but race cards.
http://tinyurl.com/5bpkvc
AJ, it reminds me of a newspaper story about my great-grandmother’s encountering a bear in the woods behind her house. She was the only one who saw it. I’m not saying it didn’t happen, but. . .
praying for your dad, Kim.
I’m thanking God this morning for a safe resolution to a situation last night. An armed man, who at first had a hostage, held off the police SWAT team, sheriff, and State Troopers for three hours on the I-190 near Buffalo last night. He gave up the hostage early, but was threatening to kill himself or start shooting others.
The road was closed off in both directions, but many people were stuck on the closed-off sections. My five-year-old daughter and I were stuck for 40-45 minutes on the closed-off section, about 1/4 mile from where the person was standing. They finally send a trooper back to where we were, and started turning people around to head the wrong-way up the thruway, and get off at an earlier exit.
Thankfully, through the skill of the SWAT team and negotiators, there was a “good” ending; the person was arrested, and no one was injured.
While we were stuck, we prayed for the safety of the people who were stuck with us, the police, and the person threatening to kill himself. {Although, little Rambo-lina’s first instinct was - “Will the police kill him, or will they take him to jail and THEN shoot him?”
My daughter, though, was just fascinated by the whole situation, based on what she heard on the radio. It was on the TV, too, when we got home, and she wanted to watch it, but of course, I wouldn’t let her.
I’m having a difficult time explaining to her all the questions she is asking. Why does someone want to kill themselves? Are they bad, or is their brain not working right or both? Why don’t they understand that God loves them and wants them to be good? And many many other questions.
She seems much more curious than worried or concerned. Still, I’m praying for wisdom to give her honest, truthful, and appropriate answers to her questions.
Kim and Thomas,
Praying for you both.
Mom!! word press is eating posts again. I tried to post #2, and it disappeared. I re-wrote it because I didn’t save it, that was post #3 at 8:19. I left for the Dr. at 10:30, and #2 wasn’t there, but #3 was. Now an hour and a half after that, #2 shows up with the 8:11 time. What gives?
And the Washington Post should of included this in their story.
http://tinyurl.com/3zlf4b
That, unlike the uncorroberated stories from Obama campaign workers, is a verifyable example of racism.
My stepmother called me. My dad is going tohave an out patient balloon procedure done Thursday and they are going to look around at things. Hopefully all will go well.
The Eldorado, Texas FLDS children who were kidnappped by the State … you remember them, right?
What is it that Scripture says about Satan coming as an angel of light?
This morning I had two interviews based on my second book. One was originally supposed to have been yesterday (a newspaper interview–my first ever) and one was originally scheduled for tomorrow (a radio interview). They converged on today instead, and I think they both went well. I’m also answering another reporter’s questions by e-mail–fortunately, since he’s asking tough ones I’d rather not have to answer “live”! Interviews make me nervous, but I enjoy them too, and hadn’t done any for several years, since shortly after my first book came out. I have one more (radio again) tomorrow.
Frank in Phoenix #10 - How many of those young girls “kidnapped by the State” turned out to be either pregnant or already had given birth? That constitutes child abuse and the state certainly should have stepped in.
Cheryl - That’s so exciting!
Kim & Thomas - Prayers are with you. And, of course, God is with you.
Cherl D,
What kind of books do you write?
Aj,
I have a second cousin that looks exactly, and I mean exactly, like Alfred E. Newman. I thought his looks were cool and unique if someone wouldn’t have done a cartoon before he was born. He was a very good and smart kid but my wife told me his parents were very sensitive about his looks.
I told my wife he looks a lot better than either of them by a wide margin but I am sure he doesn’t feel like his parents are ugly or odd nor is he sensitive about their looks - and he should be since they are hideous. His grandfather looked just like him and had some difficult times with his looks because he was self conscious about it.
When he was older I had a t-shirt made for him one year for Halloween. He was spooky MAD to the hilt. He never knew who AEN was, so I showed him on the Internet. As soon as he saw Alfred he said ‘That’s Me’ - He was already very famous and didn’t even know it. Now they have the MAD TV show - his favorite. He is not self conscious at all.
I think with the right coaching and handling, Obama would grow into a fine Curious George type. He certainly has the looks for it. This would be a step up for him and something he could fall back on when he loses the election to McCain
Hey, I look look just like my twin brother who is no shake of perfection but there isn’t anything I can do about it. It is best to grin and learn to bear it.
Cheryl D: That is really exciting - can you divulge any information about those books or if they are (or eventually will be) available?
This quote is from my brother–at least he’s been telling me the same thing the last week as we’ve traveled through China and Japan.
I’m still not home–I’ve got a layover in LA before heading north–but returned with much to think about. We had a fantastic trip–a glorious climb at the Great Wall, a fascinating inspection at a factory outside of Shanghai and a curious Mother’s Day visiting Mao in his tomb.
We even slipped in a jaunt to Beijing’s Walmart where I bought my daughter a Chinese Monopoly game. The guide asked, “What is this?” She had never heard of this classic lesson in commerce.
We did not feel the earthquake–we were in Tokyo by then–but that same tour guide explained that when a couple loses a child, they can have another one if the dead child is under the age of 10. “If the child is over ten, the parents probably are over 40 and you are not allowed to have a child if you are over 40.”
The high school lost some 900 children–most of whom would have been only children. The paper this morning noted, “There will be much grief in our town–so many of our children are gone.”
The same tour guide is an only child, as is her boyfriend. She explained that the government understands they may have let too many families stay small, and so if she marries her boyfriend–only child to only child–they are allowed to have two children.
Or, as an expat explained at dinner that night, the Chinese language will start to lose words like aunt, uncle, cousin and sibling. (Our guide did not know the word sibling).
Great trip. I’ll be better tomorrow!
Curious George already has his look alike. GWB.
Michelle,
We look forward to more info! How exciting! How are your opinions and prejudices changed? Welcome home.
(By the way, Cheryl D thinks you were speaking in tongues on the earlier whirled but I think she is crazy, so there.)
Moderator, Mumsee called me a name!!! Moderator, moderator!! Can she get a scepter bonk, please? Just a little tap would be enough.
Michelle, so glad to hear from you.
Llama and Drill, I’ve chosen not to get specific about my books/identity on this blog, in order to retain some anonymity. But if either of you e-mails me (through the work website you find if you click on my name, or the e-mail address on my “meet the regulars” profile), I will answer the question, and even send you to my real website. My second book is “newsworthy” this week, basically, so I’m getting interviews based on it.
Michelle shared: “when a couple loses a child, they can have another one if the dead child is under the age of 10. ‘If the child is over ten, the parents probably are over 40 and you are not allowed to have a child if you are over 40.’”
This I never knew and it astonishes me. What else can you share?
OK godlumps, just for you. Curious GWB.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JX-Bx0BETQ
Please watch this! It is very funny.
Cheryl D,
I did not, I merely stated a personal opinion that may or may not be fact, stop that whining and get back to your book writing and editing.
That was funny, Real AJ.
On a radio morning show, a Bush impersonator mentioned liking YOGA - the kind with the fruit on the bottom.
(Disclaimer - I do think our president is much more intelligent than he is given credit for, but I think some of the comedy at his expense is pretty funny.)
I agree with the disclaimer Karen. I also think he has enough of a sense of humor to laugh along with some of it.
Mumsee,
Loophole! Loophole! So I can say anything I want about someone on here as long as I precede it with “I think…” Would you let your kids get away with that?
And I wasn’t whining. I was pouting, and I was asking for you to be disciplined. Not whining.
You were tattling.
Tattling gets you sitting at the table writing a paper about how life would be if you were in charge.
every line single spaced, two pages
Mumsee and Cheryl- Careful, Victoria may take up her claim again as rent-a-cop while Lynn is in the mend.
Michelle- Glad you made it out of China before the earthquake!
If I was in charge of the blog,
Mumsee would be respectful. Nobody would eat all the cookies. No one would accuse other people of being crazy OR of tattling. No one would use bold unless it was absolutely necessary. No one would take Scripture out of context, or use it in any way I disagreed with. No one would end sentences with prepositions. Everyone would use spell check.
Humph. That may not be two pages, but it’s close enough. I still think you deserve a rap from the scepter.
You have a big row to hoe if you think you are going to keep algunes persones from eating all the cookies. I just learned something that has me a bit miffed.
Daughter: You know how it is against the law to talk about God in school?
Me: No.
Daughter: Well the teacher says we can’t talk about God in school but we can after school. So, when I tell a story about what I heard here, I am not supposed to if it has anything about God in it.
Homeschooling here we come.
KayVee (12): How many of those young girls “kidnapped by the State” turned out to be either pregnant or already had given birth?
Frank: I don’t honestly know. But then … do you?
Are you aware that this whole episode began with a hoax telephone report to Texas police from a supposed FLDS “teen bride” who claimed to have given birth to her 50-some husband’s child one year ago — but who actually turned out to be an adult woman in NW Arizona with a prior record of making false reports to the police?
I’m all for protecting children from the abuse you describe. But I also think that certain standards of evidence, testimony and proof should be met before families are wrenched apart by the State.
“When they came for the polygamists I said nothing, because I wasn’t a polygamist …”
Frank,
Well, considering polygamy is illegal and sex with pubescent girls is DEFINITELY illegal, it doesn’t truly worry me that the state of Texas is enforcing the law. Is it unfortunate that this has become necessary? Very much so. But it IS necessary nonetheless.
We could turn it around: “When my next-door neighbor was being abused by her husband, I did nothing because she was a grown woman and she could defend herself. When the neighbor farther down the street was abusing his daughter, I did nothing because the girl’s mother could defend the kid if she wanted to. And when the neighbor farther over kept his women in communes and pretended young girls were his wives, I did nothing because it wasn’t my business.” Yes, indeed, it is unfortunate that no one else acted and the state had to–but had to it did.