I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

I'm so sorry to hear about your dad, Alexandria.  Sending thoughts of strength and peace to you and your dad.

alexandria,

Best wished for your dad to recover.  It's so hard when a parent is ill.  Best wishes.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/police-search-for-active-shooter-on-grounds-of-washington-navy-yard-in-southeast-dc/2013/09/16/b1d72b9a-1ecb-11e3-b7d1-7153ad47b549_story.html

I have a friend who works here.  Please keep him in your thoughts.

Alexandria ... I am so sorry to hear about your dad.  I hope he is improving today.

Enjoyful ... That is really scary.  I'll keep your friend in my thoughts.

hugs,

Bren

Great news, E! 

I'm a little outraged over the outrage.  Seems a great segment of our society is very un-happy that an Indian actually WON the Miss America title.  If I hear one more of them say they are not racist I think I'll end up regurgitating  on one of their heads.  I choose to see life as a gift and I can't see spending and using my great gift to be demeaning and destructive about and with people who are not just like me.  Don't they ever, but ever stop and think.....what would you hate and despise if you didn't have others who are not quite like you.  It is my belief that I can learn a great deal more by loving than I ever will by hating.  

If perchance, somewhere out there in the great beyond there is a Creator to meet and I do think there is, I certainly have no intention of having to own up to the years and years spend hating people and  holding them back.  I'm sure I will have deep regrets to list, but so far in this life, whether I liked someone or not, agreed with them or not....I've always wished them well.  I find people who are so intolerant just totally ludacris.  Watch out for the karma, its inescapable.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/09/16/miss-america-right-wing-racism/

  so sorry.....spell checker is out hiking somewhere apparently.

E....forgot to say glad your friend was not in harms way and Alexandria......healing thoughts for your Dad and hugs to you.  I hope things will get better, soon.

Jackie

If you start a sentence with the phrase, "I'm not racist, but ..." - then you are a racist and have identified yourself as such.



An Indian-American Miss America absolutely exemplifies American values.

Chickadee, the initial reports say that the shooter was a civilian contractor for the Navy, but used someone else's ID to get into the Navy Yard. Right now they think it was a lone gunman.

Bren, Jackie - HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAYS

Chickadee - I was thinking of Pope John 23 too.  Still miss him, but think this one is gonna be GOOD too.

Enjoyful - all fingers crossed for your friend...so SO sad we are living thru another crisis like this...oh, when will it STOP!!!

Sandy - thinking of you, hope Dad is gonna get better...

Jackie - thanks for the pic of the MA ( my ) Senator.  And YEAH, Summer's ain't gonna be head of da fed!

Science: figured out why the tree frogs ( thanks jackie for identifying) climb up the window screen in late August, September, they are nocturnal,  I leave the light on in my bedroom while reading in bed, attracts little buggies to the screen, and I can now watchlittle froggies catching them and munch, munch, munch.  They are so sweet, tender, fragile,  I can SEE their little bodies, stomachs side view, moving with the heartbeats. 

News on me - colonoscopy today, only one small polyp, removed, expect it to be fine.  And if it ain't, it was small enuf not to be a problem.  BTW, I think the Prep for Colonoscopy should come with a DVD to keep us amused: 

"A River Runs through It."    

A real thought here and basically true:

Alexandria - warm thoughts to you and your father in this difficult time.  It's wonderful for him that he has a daughter like you.

Miss America is really beautiful, isn't she?  What on earth are people thinking when they say she doesn't reflect American values?  She certainly reflects my values, and I'm American.