June 10, 2005
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FRIDAY FIVE
Appetizer
Name one thing that made you sad this week.
My grandson (no that’s not him in the photo, I just thought it was a cute group) is graduating from 8th grade on Monday and his childhood will now be a cherished memory forever. We spent practically every Saturday together during that time, making it possible for me to see the world in the fresh light of wonder again for awhile.
Soup
What was the last object (not person) you took a picture of?
This rose climbing the backyard fence this morning.
Salad
Who do you talk to when you need help in making a decision?
Depends on the issue – god mostly with a small g. I do have a 12-step sponsor, an attorney, a primary care physician, a dentist, friends, adult children, and of course a local library branch and the internet. Sometimes I just toss a coin.
Main Course
If you were a weather event, what would you be, and why?
A summer day in the mid-70’s temperaturewise (oh mid-70’s yearwise would be good too) with a hint of a breeze, no smog, the faint scent of the forest and the sound of a stream flowing over smooth round stones.
Dessert
Suggest a website that you think your readers would enjoy visiting.
Poets Against the War is a faithful listing of poems submitted continually by people of all ages and from all parts of the world since August 2003 protesting war – lest we forget.
Deep Thought: “The first thing was, I learned to forgive myself. Then I told myself, “Go ahead and do whatever you want, it’s okay by me.”
Today I am grateful for: Reason
Guess the Movie: “You shoot off a guy’s head with his pants down, believe me, Texas ain’t the place you want to get caught.” Answer: Thelma and Louise, 1991.
Winner: twoberry.
Green Party: Impeach Bush Now!
The Downing Street Memo proves that invasion of Iraq wasn’t the ‘last resort’ but Bush’s intent all along, leading to cooked intelligence and other impeachable offenses; Greens note bipartisan and media complicity in overlooking evidence of deceit, urge public protest
WASHINGTON — June 9 – Green leaders reiterated the party’s July 2003 call for impeachment of Bush, and called on all Americans outraged by the Bush Administration’s list of deceptions, violations of the U.S. Constitution, the disastrous Iraq occupation, and policies that have disgraced the U.S. to demand that Congress begin the impeachment process. (Rest of article here.)
End of Day: Fell asleep at computer.
Comments (11)
I very seldom do any memes. But I love them.
Congrats on the garduation.
There should be a website with generic cute kid pictures for grandparents who don’t like to take photos.
I love the two batmen on the ends.
The real question is can Damation Boy beat Batman
The little group at the top looks familiar.
Thanks for your visit and nice comment today. I like the format of your blog. I also like the dinner motif of today’s blog. Your grandson will still be around because you spent time with him, but he will be busier now that he is older. The rose is beautiful and the kids are adorable.
I need to come back and think about this five, but ryc: First, thanks, then, this is exactly what I hope this whole story is illustrating. How easy it is. We think of terrorism and this kind of rebellion as something exotic and distant. But in 1965 Derry it seemed distant, in 1980 Beirut, even in 1990 Palestine. What exactly is the breakpoint where oppression pushes ordinary people just over that line? Can we predict it? As the US becomes a repeat of the British Empire, and becomes viciously more oppressive at home (especially in class division), where will the next “Troubles” appear? And how pathetic will we sound when we whine that we “didn’t see it coming”?
The movie quote was hilarious!
Thanks for reading, and your kind comment.
It’s official. The Friday Five Questions were fabulous, and your answers were even better.
On the movie: I’ll guess Thelma and Louise, even though I saw that movie seventy-million times and I don’t remember that line. Would Harvey Keitel have said it? Mostly, I was interested in listening to Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis (and Brad Pitt, of course).
Thank god, someone guess the movie! Thelma and Louise wins!