Saturday, February 17, 2007
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Reminiscing
Strange...
On the way home tonight, it was dark out and I was thinking to myself back to the BIG hurricanes we had a couple of years ago. On the way home back then when I got into my neighborhood I would be looking for signs of electricity and listening for the dreaded, but much needed and useful generators. If I didn't hear the generators chances are we got our electricity back. I would eagerly watch for any kind of light on in a house.
Tonight, I did see lights on in every house as usual. I settled in expecting it to be an ordinary Thursday night. I had Survivor on and was looking through blogs. I was sitting here in front of my computer minding my own business, eating my dinner, playing solitaire, when all of sudden the lights went out!
It was pitch black. I couldn't see anything. I reached for my cell phone because it had light. I used that to find my flash light and I didn't remember where I put the flash light batteries. I turned the flash light on and there they were inside the flash light. Good thing, I didn't know where I was going to look anyway.
I found my way to the living room and sat there. I was doing that for a while, and then the old familiar sound of generators came on. I decided I was going to go to bed. After that was decided the lights came back on. And here I am telling you this story while it's still fresh in my mind.
I was thinking back how we would get the laptop out and go online. That reminds me that I should keep that battery charged in case something happens like this again.
I'm going to bed for real this time. Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite and sweet dreams.
On the way home tonight, it was dark out and I was thinking to myself back to the BIG hurricanes we had a couple of years ago. On the way home back then when I got into my neighborhood I would be looking for signs of electricity and listening for the dreaded, but much needed and useful generators. If I didn't hear the generators chances are we got our electricity back. I would eagerly watch for any kind of light on in a house.
Tonight, I did see lights on in every house as usual. I settled in expecting it to be an ordinary Thursday night. I had Survivor on and was looking through blogs. I was sitting here in front of my computer minding my own business, eating my dinner, playing solitaire, when all of sudden the lights went out!
It was pitch black. I couldn't see anything. I reached for my cell phone because it had light. I used that to find my flash light and I didn't remember where I put the flash light batteries. I turned the flash light on and there they were inside the flash light. Good thing, I didn't know where I was going to look anyway.
I found my way to the living room and sat there. I was doing that for a while, and then the old familiar sound of generators came on. I decided I was going to go to bed. After that was decided the lights came back on. And here I am telling you this story while it's still fresh in my mind.
I was thinking back how we would get the laptop out and go online. That reminds me that I should keep that battery charged in case something happens like this again.
I'm going to bed for real this time. Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite and sweet dreams.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
For my blogging partner, /t....
Friday, February 09, 2007
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
I recieved this in an email...
Proud To Be White
Someone finally said it.
How many are actually paying attention to this?
There are African Americans, Mexican Americans,
Asian Americans, Arab Americans, Native Americans, etc.
And then there are just Americans.
You pass me on the street and sneer in mydirection.
You Call me "White boy," "Cracker," "Honkey,"
"Whitey," "Caveman" .. and that's OK.
But when I call you, Nigger, Kike, Towel head, Sand-nigger,
camel Jockey, Beaner, Gook, or Chink ... you call me a racist
You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you,
so why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live?
You have the United Negro College Fund. You have Martin Luther King
Day. You have Black History Month. You have Cesar Chavez Day. You
have Yom Hashoah You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi You have the NAACP.
You have BET.
If we had WET (White Entertainment Television). we'd be racists.
If we had a White Pride Day .. you would call us racists.
If we had any organization for only whites to "advance" OUR lives ..
we'd be racists.
We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber of
Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce.
Wonder who pays for that?
If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships
.... you know we'd be racists. There are over 60 openly proclaimed
Black Colleges in the US , yet if there were "White colleges" .
THAT would be a racist college.
In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching
for your race and rights. If we marched for our race and rights,
you would call us racists.
You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you're
not afraid to announce it. But when we announce our white pride .
you call us racists.
You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us. But, when a white police officer
shoots a black gang member or beats up a black drug-dealer running
from the law and posing a threat to society . you call him a racist.
I am proud.
But, you call me a racist.
Why is it that only whites can be racists?
There is nothing improper about this e-mail.
Let's see which of you are proud enough to send it on.
Someone finally said it.
How many are actually paying attention to this?
There are African Americans, Mexican Americans,
Asian Americans, Arab Americans, Native Americans, etc.
And then there are just Americans.
You pass me on the street and sneer in mydirection.
You Call me "White boy," "Cracker," "Honkey,"
"Whitey," "Caveman" .. and that's OK.
But when I call you, Nigger, Kike, Towel head, Sand-nigger,
camel Jockey, Beaner, Gook, or Chink ... you call me a racist
You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you,
so why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live?
You have the United Negro College Fund. You have Martin Luther King
Day. You have Black History Month. You have Cesar Chavez Day. You
have Yom Hashoah You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi You have the NAACP.
You have BET.
If we had WET (White Entertainment Television). we'd be racists.
If we had a White Pride Day .. you would call us racists.
If we had any organization for only whites to "advance" OUR lives ..
we'd be racists.
We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber of
Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce.
Wonder who pays for that?
If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships
.... you know we'd be racists. There are over 60 openly proclaimed
Black Colleges in the US , yet if there were "White colleges" .
THAT would be a racist college.
In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching
for your race and rights. If we marched for our race and rights,
you would call us racists.
You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you're
not afraid to announce it. But when we announce our white pride .
you call us racists.
You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us. But, when a white police officer
shoots a black gang member or beats up a black drug-dealer running
from the law and posing a threat to society . you call him a racist.
I am proud.
But, you call me a racist.
Why is it that only whites can be racists?
There is nothing improper about this e-mail.
Let's see which of you are proud enough to send it on.
Friday, February 02, 2007
An American Bird
This is a post
for Bird and myself. We are both due for new posts.
This post is from Little Lamb and /t. to Bird.
AMERICA
for Bird and myself. We are both due for new posts.
This post is from Little Lamb and /t. to Bird.
AMERICA
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