Semper Gaudete!

Thursday, September 18, 2014

TV Show Titles

Just for fun, I'm going to take a few tv show titles, and add my own descriptions

Another World:
Sci-Fi about life on other planets.

All My Children:
Comedy/Drama about a family living in a shoe.

The Sopranos:
Drama about opera singers.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

The Penguin John Lennon

I've ordered a book called "The Penguin John Lennon."

That title brings some rather silly thoughts to my mind.

1: John Lennon was not a Penguin; he was a Beatle.
The Penguins were an entirely different group.

Another whimsical thought is the picture that title puts into
my head!

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

I've always enjoyed playing with words. (Come to think of it, if I didn't enjoy it, could I really call it playing with words?) I love writing poems where the sounds are more important than the sense.

I was going to put several of them in this one post, but I've decided to share them one at a time instead.

This one was written in the 1980s.

GREEN-SONG IN L

Lila, in a lovely olive dress,

lying alone on the emerald lawn

lightly licking a lime lollipop.

Abortion Activists Vandalize and Ransack Pro-Life Group’s Office

Abortion Activists Vandalize and Ransack Pro-Life Group’s Office

This is disgraceful.
Prayers are definitely needed.

Monday, September 15, 2014

Kanye West Incident (with link to an old blog post)

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I very, very seldom comment on the behavior of celebrities, but this time I have to say something. Actually, a few things.

Whether or not a concert-goer is disabled, he or she is not obligated to stand up and dance. Some people really don't

enjoy dancing at concerts. They'd rather just sit back and

enjoy the performance, and that is their right. Paying for

their tickets GAVE them that right.

I also feel disturbed and angered by the fact that members of the audience started chanting "Stand up! Stand up!" and booed

those who remained seated. In a strange way, it reminded me

of this incident in my own life.

Perhaps I am basing my reaction to the Kanye West incident, at least in part, on what happened to me. But, putting things into perspective, I can see that what Kanye did was so much worse. The people on the bus thought that I should give the lady my seat; they did not believe that I was disabled. If I did not know about hidden disabilities, I may... no, I probably would... have reacted the way they did.

So why do I say that what Kanye did was so much worse?
Simple. When people come to see you perform, you do not
hassle them, you do not heckle them, you do not harrass them,
you do not humiliate them.
These people came to SEE the show, not BE the show.

If I could say anything to Kanye West, it would be, "Apologize... and mean it."

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Hair Ribbons

I may be past middle age, but I love hair ribbons. In fact, I like them better than when I was a little girl! I used to have so MANY of them, but most of them were lost when I moved; I now have only two, one green, one yellow, both

grosgrain.

I used to wear a grosgrain ribbon during the week, and a satin or taffeta (I love the word taffeta!) ribbon on Sundays. Now, however, I go ribbonless during the week, and reserve my ribbons for Sundays.