We'll never get to thinking in terms of we and our as long as we keep thinking in terms of us versus them.
Now that President Obama was
seen taking a selfie with the British and Danish prime ministers
(during Nelson Mandela's memorial service), does that mean selfies are
no longer obnoxious?
I like to study trivia so that when people sarcastically say to me, "Tell me something I don't know", I can do just that.
16 weeks ago, Pattrick McConlogue, a 23-year-old
computer programmer, offered Leo Grand, a homeless man, a deal: $100 cash, or
programming lessons for one hour each day on a laptop computer. Leo
chose the lessons. The result? A mobile app called Trees for Cars, which
connects carpoolers to share rides. McConlogue has relinquished his
share in the profits, so all the money goes to Leo.
Some say McConlogue should've just given him the money, but on the Google Play
store alone, the app has been purchased over 500 (the app is also available on Itunes). Also, Leo has
learned enough to develop more apps. I'd say he picked the right door,
wouldn't you? Talk about "teach a man to fish."
Electrician Chris Gillott
started a trend by using the lights in the Blue Cross/Blue Shield
building to pay tribute to Walter Payton when he died 14 years ago. The custom has
been repeated many times over the years to commemorate several things, including the national soccer team, pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and breast cancer awareness. When Gillott died last week, the custom was once again used in
tribute to him.
Thamsanqa Jantjie, the sign language interpreter
employed during Nelson Mandela's memorial service attributes his
failure to correctly translate what was being said to
hallucinations caused by his chronic schizophrenia. I know this is
terribly insensitive, but when I think of the fact that this man
continued making those senseless gestures (called nonsense and jibberish), and nobody
stopped him, I burst out laughing.
My favorite quote this week goes to Sofia Vergara, who was nominated again for the Golden Globes, but was passed over for a SAG awards nomination: "My Golden Globes are still going strong! That's why I don't sag."
Have you noticed that more
medications are listing suicidal thoughts among their side effects? How
is this acceptable? I bet they wouldn't be able to list homicidal
thoughts among their side effects.
The only time I'm slightly
bothered by my shellfish allergy is when I see a particular loved one
have a rather orgasmic reaction to her first bite of either lobster or
crab cakes. I don't quite know what that says about her, but it is
something to see.
The advice "Be true to yourself" seems very incomplete. Would you say that to a violent racist?
Agape' -- P
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