Greece is in the middle of an interesting situation...a little reversal of promises by their new "leader". Surprise, surprise. And in honor of one of my favorite comedians Jim Nabors....one more..... SURPRISE! Coming soon to YOUR local country.

Racism

The term "racist" has been thrown around what seems like every few seconds this year.  Does anybody know what a racist really is?  People who openly criticize Obama are not racist, because racists are covert.  I think of Obama as equal;  therefore, I can openly criticize him, because the color of his skin is not important to me.   Racists hide behind lies and masks.  They're secretive.  They pretend.  They hide the fact that they voted for Obama from their friends and neighbors, especially if their friends and neighbors voted conservative.  They're not very proud of their vote obviously.   

GOOD MORNING, BREAKFAST CLUBBERS!

Good morning, breakfast clubbers! Jim surprised me with tickets to see Carol Burnett in "concert" at Rudder Auditorium at A&M in College Station last night. We drove over, had a leisurely dinner at Cheddars and went to the show then spent the night at the Holiday Inn. Thank you, darlin', for a great early anniversary gift. Carol was delightful....mostly she answered audience questions and talked about her career and herself; showed clips from some of the funniest and earliest shows she and Harvey,Tim, and Vicki had done. She admitted to being shy, and made the statement that she could not tell a joke to save her life. So she and her ensemble all call themselves comic "actors", rather than comedians (as in stand up comedian). Hence the "skit" format of her show. Well, it was the treat of my life....she's always been my favorite actress. The evening was relaxed and spontaneous and I will cherish the memories. ♥

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  Dinny Lucas Your evening sounded wonderful! By the way, you walked right by the last office I had in Rudder on the first floor. Great place.

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  Brownie Mackie Dinny, our waiter at Cheddars was an A&M freshman majoring most likely in civil engineering....sweet and well mannered young man named Kirt. He is a big football fan, so we congratulated him for being part of the big Alabama/A&M win! It was a wonderful evening.

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  Brownie Mackie Hey...all my "Once Upon a Mattress" kids...let me hear from you. I have such hilariously funny memories of that show and the first "musical" we did from McCullough on a stage at Oak Ridge..."Jack and the Beanstalk".

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  Dinny Lucas Was it still very noisy at Cheddars? I remember the noise and the good food.

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  Brownie Mackie Yes, Jim kept adjusting his hearing aids, but we survived. It's always noisey in the chain restaurants....bad acoustics...sound isn't absorbed.

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VETERANS' DAY! I am beyond PROUD of my husband Jim, who spent his whole career in the Army and served with military intelligence; my son Craig, who was a medic with the Fleet Marines and served for four years; my son Eric, who served in the Army with a special cannon unit before and during Operation Dessert Storm and is now with the US Border Patrol; my first husband, Morris High, and father of my children was in the Naval Reserve for two years and served on Guam; my dad and uncle who served with the Texas Nat'l Guard for a long time during WWII. And in addition: my gt. uncle Glenn Younger who served in WWI with the army. And gg uncle William Armistead Younger who died from disease while in a Yankee prison camp during the Civil War and is buried at Rock Island, Ill Confederate Prison Camp. My gg grandfather John Wilson McKisick, who served in Texas during the Civil War and his grandfather before him, Daniel McKisick, who served as a Captain in the Rev. War during the Battle of Ramsour's Mill in Lincoln County, NC and was wounded severely. Not to mention....my ggg grandfather, Absalom Bonham, who served in the Revolutionary War in both MD and NJ. And there were those who served in the War of 1812, Williamson Younger and Edmund Barry. (Edmund was a Confederate spy) :-) And to our many military friends and relatives.....

All you guys did your part, and I salute you! And I love you all with all my heart! Thank you for helping to keep our country safe.

LET THEM GET MARRIED!

With Emily Dickinson in mind:  "This is my letter to the world, who never wrote to me......"  Actually, this is my letter to all the "good Christian"  bigots who never wrote to me......

In high school, I ran around with lots of people...both straight and gay.  I didn't know what straight and gay were back then (we didn't discuss such things), and I weighed 90 lbs. dripping wet and was about as sexy as a leafless stick on a dead tree, so I didn't know anything about sex either and frankly, didn't want to.  But I was artistic and musical and "dramatic"....so learned to love a great diversity of people.

 I think the seriousness of the difference between being straight and gay really hit home to me after I began teaching.  I had lots of students ages 14 and up who came to me to talk about their homosexuality, because they felt they couldn't talk to their parents. Many were contemplating suicide even back then, because they didn't know if they could live in a world that shunned and treated them so badly because they weren't considered to be like everybody else.  Well, I put the quietus on the "suicide" bit immediately.  I told the kids to be themselves and be strong and reminded them that suicide is the most selfish thing that anybody can do to their family.  AND...if they killed themselves...they would have no chance to change other peoples' thinking.  Fortunately, none of my students committed suicide.  We just had fun instead.  But I learned more from those experiences than they did. And I began to look at homosexuality differently and with great respect. 

It amazes me that there is still the need for them to struggle to be accepted after all these years.  It amazes me that there is still hatred and bigotry toward these wonderfully talented and kind and gentle people.  

By damn...let them get married legally!  What's so tough about that?

My next topic will be "Good Christian Bigots".  :-)

REPUBLICANS! As a current staunch Republican and conservative I want a party that prays less, preaches less, and understands ALL people more. Prayer is good...but it belongs in the church and home....not on the political field nor in a diverse public. Our party needs to embrace all people. We've got intelligence, perseverance, business acumen, and morality in our favor, but it's not necessary that we wear any of that on our sleeves; it is necessary that we use those talents for good, not talk about them incessantly. Stick your noses to the grindstone and get to work!