Quote of the day

Think about it.

What are you "not able to comprehend"?

Right now.

Now, the opposite: things I love and things I think we need

In sharp contrast to my entry earlier, here are all the things I like/love. (Because my friend wanted me to be positive, admittedly):

Peace
Love
Understanding
Open-mindedness
Sunrises
Sunsets
Lakes
Vacations
Nature
Mountains
Trees
Flowers
Friends (this one should be far higher up, forgive me)
Happiness
Music
Classical Music
Rock and Roll
The Beatles
Van Morrison
Smiles
Travel
Blues music
Food
Cooking
Conversation
Dining in (with friends)
Hallowe'en
Costumes
Childhood
Youth
Clean (as in being)
Swimming
Hiking
Camping
Photography

The friend's additions:

"Coffee talks"
Conversation
Laughing with friends
Laughing at friends
Reading
DVRs
T-shirts (with really good cotton--my addition. lol)
Hammocks
Pool parties
Sarcasm (just not when I do it. kidding. mostly)
Wine (good point. Sorry I missed this one)
Family visits
Violence prevention
Cuddling (yow)
NPR
PBS


Have a great weekend, y'all!

Big day on Facebook

In case you're unaware, today is "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" on Facebook. You can go to that page and join in.

The point is a good and imprortant one, I think, so it shows the cohesion and unity of everyone who is against the suppression of free speech, of course.

But it's much more than that, too.

It shows that same unity and cohesion of people around the world who are against the threat of violence, at minimum, and actual violence against others, all because someone may have drawn a cartoon or picture of the leader of a religion. In this case, a picture of Mohammed.

What it is not is racism.

What it is not is hate.

What it is not is disrespect.

Those points need to be made and made clear.

So anyway, it's a big, weird day on Facebook, just so you know. Watch for it in the news. It is to be an annual event, too, according to the posted page. The zaniness is on the "Just Others" page, so you know.

When people are no longer threatened or, worse, beaten up for drawing pictures of religious leaders, it will go away.

It's all about tolerance and acceptance.

As Elvis Costello said, "What's so funny about peace, love and understanding?"

Have a great day, everyone.