Today, I was struck. Be at ease. Don’t get exited.
I wasn’t struck by fist, or by lighting, or vehicle. My sensibility was struck.
So if you don’t mind me doing so, I’d like to share a few of these strikings.
Bad Decisions.
Down in Louisiana, a man was out with three friends. They had been drinking… apparently a lot. I am not sure if they were walking or operating a vehicle, but they happened across an 11-foot alligator in the road. The gentleman decided to drag it out of traffic. Well, the aforementioned alligator had different plans. The thing railed around and bit the guy. On the hand. Hard. Eighty-stitches hard.
They man told officials…. the next time, he will call Animal Rescue. Yep. He said the next time. Like I pointed out …. this happened in Louisiana.
Yellow-Carded.
Fox News staple Ann Coulter recently wrote a column arguing that “any growing interest in soccer can only be a sign of the nation’s moral decay.” Now, I have heard it all out of Coulter’s mouth. (Coulter’s case against soccer is pretty far-reaching: it’s “foreign,” you can’t use your hands, liberal moms like it, and on and on.) Shear decadence, I’ll tell you.
Honest to goodness. Should this woman be reporting the “news” for anyone? I think someone needs to test her for mental competence. If you are a fan of Coulter’s … please share your comments, and perhaps, help me understand.
Being Four.
I went to Titus’ 4th Birthday party tonight. Kids are just so dang expressive. That is all there is to it. If they are happy, or sad, or excited, or upset… YOU know it. Right away. They don’t mask it. They don’t hide. If it hurt, they cry. If it is funny, they laugh. Kids just wear it on their faces… as plain as the day is long.
Somewhere along the line, we start filtering this… as older kids… and then adults. Some of us have WAY more masks than others. I like it when kids completely put it out there. No holds barred.
Great Idea.
Every time I see the GE commercial, I love it more and more. The little girl is with various scenes, and says things like… my Mom makes trains who are friends with trees. My Mom builds hospitals that can fit in your hand. (Her Mom does a TON of other things in the commercial… and it doesn’t matter if it is a Mom or a Dad…. they are tremendously cool things.) And. She finishes with… “My Mom works at GE.”
One of their observations … “We imagine a better world and we make it come true.”
This is total genius.
They speak to their role in their research and development, and things scientific which help the world
But what would happen if this was EVERYONE’S “Catch-Phrase”? But specifically to our talents, and our resources, and our abilities? What if we all used this to move through each day?
“We imagine a better world and we make it come true.”
Yep. I have to say it. “What IF?”
“I really don’t think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don’t mind the failure but I can’t imagine that I’d forgive myself if I didn’t try.” – Nikki Giovanni