"From this hour I ordain myself loos'd of limits and imaginary lines, going where I list, my own master total and absolute, Listening to others, considering well what they say, Pausing, searching, receiving, contemplating, Gently, but with undeniable will, divesting myself of the holds that would hold me."
Walt Whitman (1819-92)
"When I look back now over my life and call to mind what I might have had simply for taking and did not take, my heart is like to break."
Akhenaton (d. c.1354 BC)
And now, the current weather, from some random person we pulled off the street:
Saturday, April 03, 2004
OK folks, fold yer gowns and grab yer crowns its time for this blogs Blogger Idol Week 11 Top Picks!
This week's competition was strong and the cats were out fighting with all they were worth. As the dust settles, here are the entries that impressed me:
Skywalking - what do I look for in a friend...a metaphorHey, I'm a sucker for metaphors, particularly when they border so closely on "parable" as this one does. I'm not likely to forget this picture.
Rasita - Why, oh why, did you enter this pageant?This one kind of left me with a feeling of wanting to read it over and over so I would make sure I got the point, and each time I was able to find a new meaning. Intentional? I dunno, but I liked it!
Kristal - let me tell you about my family!How cool is it when a description of your family is so neat that it makes me call my wife into the room and then email the page to my daughter? Cool enough to get in the top five, obviously!
silent tribute - You're joking, right?Wonderful entry, and a must read if you are a young and handsome unattached computer geek anywhere within a 20 hour drive of Quebec. And if you scroll down to the previous day's entry, you'll see her in the swimsuit comp... OW! Darling, why did you just kick me? You don't like me looking at what? Uh, forget I said that.
HR LADY - Princess Diana...Mother Theresa... In the list for the plain and simple fact that I totally completely agree with what she said, and loved the passion with which she said it.
There, that's that then for this time. (Read that three times fast without spitting!)
Emotional Education A group of about 50 parents of students at DeKalb, Ga., schools showed up at a meeting to protest the adoption of an abstinence-only sex education policy, saying kids need more information about contraception and disease prevention. The parents included doctors and infectious disease experts from Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, both of which are in the vicinity. “We feel passionate about the issue of sex education,” says parent Tanya Cassingham, an Emory AIDS research coordinator. “We have tried fear-based programs in the past.” Cassingham points out that the programs have not been peer reviewed by qualified researchers to ensure they actually work. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) ...Certainly “Just Say No” will work with kids, as Nancy Reagan already proved. Available in This is True: Book Collection Vol. 11
