When I wrote yesterday's post, I had not yet looked up what happened in the Congressional races for the House of Representatives. I have since done so and am happy to report that we have 6 L's or G's and 1 B in the US House for the new term. Sadly, there is no T yet, but that day is coming too. We made giant leaps for Equality across the board and now all we have to do is keep the momentum going forward into that bright shiny new future we are all hoping to live to see.
Will sent me a political joke the other day that I will share with you. This is unusual as Will really does not 'do' politics, but the joke is funny:
A man died and went to Heaven. As he stood in front of the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked, "What are all those clocks?"
St. Peter answered, "Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone on earth has a Lie-Clock. Every time you lie, the hands on your clock move."
"Oh", said the man. "Whose clock is that?"
"That's Mother Teresa's," replied St. Peter. "The hands have never moved, indicating that she never told a lie."
"Incredible," said the man. "And whose clock is that one?"
St. Peter responded, "That's Abraham Lincoln's clock. The hands have moved twice, telling us that Abraham told only two lies in his entire life."
"Where's Romney’s clock?" asked the man.
"It's in my office. I'm using it as a ceiling fan!"
St. Peter answered, "Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone on earth has a Lie-Clock. Every time you lie, the hands on your clock move."
"Oh", said the man. "Whose clock is that?"
"That's Mother Teresa's," replied St. Peter. "The hands have never moved, indicating that she never told a lie."
"Incredible," said the man. "And whose clock is that one?"
St. Peter responded, "That's Abraham Lincoln's clock. The hands have moved twice, telling us that Abraham told only two lies in his entire life."
"Where's Romney’s clock?" asked the man.
"It's in my office. I'm using it as a ceiling fan!"
I guess that will be my last shot at Mr Romney, but I could not resist! On a more serious note, one of my favorite Allies, Minnesota Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe had this to say about the historic vote to defeat that odious anti-Gay amendment there as he wrote for Slate:
"I would like to thank every single person that helped defeat the same-sex marriage ban in Minnesota, as well as every person who contributed to passing marriage-equality legislation in Maryland and Maine and (likely) Washington. Together, we made a statement that America is tired of division. America is tired of discrimination, of exclusion, and of unthinking oppression—the belief that people have to live their lives according to someone else's views rather than their own free will.
"Together, we made sure that the world our children will grow up in is one step closer to tolerance, love, and equality; a world where our children can make their own choices instead of being shackled to dusty hate from the past. Together, we showed this nation that a polity functions best when it includes all of its citizens, when it celebrates their differences as part of one glorious whole, when it synthesizes a wide assortment of cultures and beliefs under the guiding principles of freedom and happiness for everyone.
"Together, we can approach the work still at hand. We can face the continuous fight for equality that every society must wage each generation. We may not know the specifics until they’re upon us, but the underlying foundation is always the same—living your own life vs. someone else making your choices for you.
"Together, we can promote free will over oppression. We can treat others the way we want to be treated, with dignity and respect. We can work together to find common ground, despite our differences, and build a stable, nurturing society. There is work yet to be done, but we passed an important milestone today. Ten, 15, 20 years from now, when our children ask us, 'What did you do when it came time to fight for someone else?,' we can tell them about Minnesota and Maryland and Maine, states where people finally said: Enough.
"Enough with the hate. Enough with the bigotry. Enough with the discrimination. We are all Americans, and we are all in this together. Without each other, we have nothing."
That, my friends, says it as well as it could be said.
When I was writing about yesterday's classical music selection, I said to day, tomorrow and Saturday I was going to have excerpt from Marin Morais' "Pieces de Viole". I seem to have forgotten that there is a Friday in there. I have since gone back and corrected that. But don't worry, I have come up with something really special for Saturday anyway. So today we have excerpts from Book 2 and Book 3. The performance in Book 2 is by Jordi Savall on Bass Viola, Anne Gallet on Harpsichord and Hopkinson Smith on Theorbo. The performance in Book 3 is by Jordi Savall on Bass Viola, Ton Koopman on Harpsichord, Hopkinson Smith on Theorbo and Joel van Lennup on Baroque Guitar.
Finally for today I have my Thursday salute to denim dynamite with this little collection of hunkiness know as Men In Jeans for you to look at and lust after! Thanks for the visit, see you again tomorrow. Until next time as always, Enjoy!
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