45Pines ~ Redux
redux:: Origin, Late 19th cent.: from the Latin reducere – to bring back, revive, renew
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Link reblogged from The Hope Project
WESTPORT, AR (CNN) - A 10-year-old boy from northwest Arkansas says America isn’t following the meaning or spirit behind the Pledge of Allegiance, and had decided he won’t say the Pledge until gays and lesbians are given the same rights as everyone else.
Will Phillips and his father spoke to CNN’s American Morning show about the stand Will has taken.
According to Will, the last line in the Pledge says ‘with liberty and justice for all.’ But Will says that line is not being applied to people in the gay and lesbian community because they do not enjoy the same rights or liberties as people who are not gay.
Will says he has endured taunting and name-calling from fellow students, but he’s determined to stand by his First Amendment right to free speech.
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Polaroid double exposure on our walk this morning at Oakwoods Park, Findlay – overlooking Shank Lake
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Today is Pentecost. Happy Birthday to the Church! It’s been 2,000 years. Maybe it’s time to grow up?
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What do I have to show for this day? A finished book, some watered flowers and a happy heart. All more than I could have asked for.
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I can hear:: birds waking in the trees and singing their morning hellos; Delilah upstairs trying to awaken Ali; the washing machine churning away with its morning chore of washing our yellow blanket
I can see:: the morning sky barely beginning to change from black to charcoal grey around the edges; the peace lily next to me slowly unfurling new leaves; Izzy surreptitiously trying to knock over the dogs water bowl over out of the corner of my eye
I can smell:: detergent, mixed with the scent of fabric softener waiting to join the laundry party; morning breeze
I can taste:: my first cup of coffee out of a brand new bag of Dunkin’ Donuts that I just opened this morning {there is nothing like the first cup, not just in the morning, but when the bag is fresh!}; the excitement of ‘nearly the weekend’ on my tongue
I can feel:: the cool breeze floating in the window, tickling my toes; the question ‘what am I going to eat for breakfast so I can take my antibiotic?’ beginning to cause me some anxiety
