Friday Shout Out and More!
My fabulously wonderful friend, Molly Malone has started up a blog that you must go visit! Redheadedrover.blogspot.com is a quirky mix of politics, family, life etc. Molly is a natural comedian and it comes out in her writing, particularly to her one imaginary fan, Niamh, in Shopshire, England. Browse at your leisure, you won't be sorry you stopped by!
United States Figure Skating Championships are on - this is very big! These championships are essentially Olympic trials for Torino. Already some big upsets. One of the girl favorites, Alissa Czeiny, fell twice in the short program, now stands in fifth and well, is a long shot to go. That is a shame, she is a pretty skater but America's women's program is too deep, they won't send her without a two top finish here. 2002 Bronze medalist Timothy Gabel might not be going either, he landed in fifth also. But he has been flaky since the last Olympics so this comes as no surprise. Finally the pair team of Inoue and Baldwin are all the way down in fourth and with America only being able to send two pairs teams, this does not bode well. However, in their case I could see the USFSA giving them the second slot - just cause international Inoue and Baldwin are America's best hopes for a top ten finish. All very fascinating for a figure skating fan.
Saw on the news that some punks in Ft. Lauderdale beat up (with bats) three homeless people. I started to cry. How could anyone do that? Homeless people are the bottom of society, the most defenseless, many suffering severe mental health problems. Beating on them (one died) is like kicking a puppy, reprehensible. Where is our morality? What kind of society are we creating that these, looked like affluent white kids, would feel a need to do this, to physically harm another human being, for what gain? What do these poor people have in their lives already anyway? Why would you hurt them further? oh great, I'm starting to tear up again.
Right, I'm off to London for the weekend - see y'all Tuesday!
United States Figure Skating Championships are on - this is very big! These championships are essentially Olympic trials for Torino. Already some big upsets. One of the girl favorites, Alissa Czeiny, fell twice in the short program, now stands in fifth and well, is a long shot to go. That is a shame, she is a pretty skater but America's women's program is too deep, they won't send her without a two top finish here. 2002 Bronze medalist Timothy Gabel might not be going either, he landed in fifth also. But he has been flaky since the last Olympics so this comes as no surprise. Finally the pair team of Inoue and Baldwin are all the way down in fourth and with America only being able to send two pairs teams, this does not bode well. However, in their case I could see the USFSA giving them the second slot - just cause international Inoue and Baldwin are America's best hopes for a top ten finish. All very fascinating for a figure skating fan.
Saw on the news that some punks in Ft. Lauderdale beat up (with bats) three homeless people. I started to cry. How could anyone do that? Homeless people are the bottom of society, the most defenseless, many suffering severe mental health problems. Beating on them (one died) is like kicking a puppy, reprehensible. Where is our morality? What kind of society are we creating that these, looked like affluent white kids, would feel a need to do this, to physically harm another human being, for what gain? What do these poor people have in their lives already anyway? Why would you hurt them further? oh great, I'm starting to tear up again.
Right, I'm off to London for the weekend - see y'all Tuesday!
The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.
Martin Luther King Jr., "Strength to Love"
posted by Virginia Gal @ 7:53 AM
3 Comments:
London! My, you are taking advantages of that work connection. Please, travel now as much as you can, enjoy it all.
Can't wait to hear about your trip! Hope you had a wonderful time.
Divine Calm - hee hee, don't worry about the spelling, I am the worst! speller in the world.
Joe - yup, I'm taking full advantage, the company never thought they would take a loss on me, hee hee.
Laurie - thanks, I need to be reminded I'm lucky, cause lately I fall quickly into self-pity, being single, job loss etc.
Merci - It was suprisingly good, will write about it today.
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