So what to write about?
That I haven’t beaten to death already, of course. Politics?
Stupidity of “sequestration” while the Dow soars, unemployment drops and
more jobs are created, Donald Trump takes on Jon Stewart. Sums up the week, unless you want to talk
about Syria of the series of disasters across the globe, and I really
don’t. I could also speak about the
unwanted and abandoned pets that fill our shelters and all too frequently are
killed because no one claims them.
In older news, yesterday was Pete Seeger’s 94th
birthday. If you don’t know him and love
him, I assume you’re very young or have been living in a cave. I grew up with his music and had the
opportunity to see him in person several times over the years. He has never stopped fighting the good
fight—for peace, the environment and justice.
Most people have grown up with his music without even knowing it.
On a darker note, today is the 43rd anniversary
of the Kent State shooting of 4 students by the National Guard. The students were protesting the Viet Nam
War, which many did in that time, including yours truly. The fact of innocents being killed by our own
soldiers was a shock—we should never forget that this can happen in our own US
of A.
If you choose not to dwell on disaster and death, you can
celebrate both Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day in the upcoming week. This is permissible even if you are not
Mexican and neither have or are a mother.
I’m all for celebrating anything that you can; it is a good excuse for
immoderate eating and/or drinking. I’m
also for anything that necessitates the giving of gifts to me.
Should you get gifts just because you’re a mother? I would like to believe that the majority of
mothers love their children and work hard to give them the best lives possible. There are exceptions: abusive, self-centered, neglectful
mothers. What about mothers who have
given up their biological children? Are
they still mothers, or does all the glory go to the mother that has actually
taken on the responsibility? I’ll leave that to the individuals involved to
decide. I guess I don’t believe that the
biological fact of creating a human life entitles you to glory, but making a
good decision might. Actually, the fact
of loving and caring for a child shouldn’t either—that’s the way it’s supposed
to be. Americans are just all about
creating Hallmark holidays to bolster retail purchases.
Today I will celebrate Saturday and the birthday of a
friend. I will rejoice in my 4 rescued
dogs that have found their forever happy homes with us. Monday, with all the reality of sadness that
is my daily job, will be here soon enough.
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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