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Shout out to fellow DU'er tool_of_the_people--he prep'ed everything and purchased the ingredients, and he and his son and I fixed a big sushi dinner this evening.
    I went to an Orchid Show (I know, nerd alert) today and took a few pictures (second nerd alert). These were all live orchids, not fake.
         A message to Congress:
  The crowd assembling:     I never got the story on this older gentleman, pre-march:  Chilling:        A message for the Supreme Court:  And finally, this was in the Capitol police horseshit:  Hey, shouldn't they be in Iraq? Too bad I didn't have any Enlistment Forms for them. (Sorry the lighting is so bad--they were across the street where it was dark.)  We had about 100 people there. And those 2 idiots. We got a lot of honks and shouts of support from cars passing by. Here's a few other photos from tonight. She had a message on each side of her sign:    ----------------------------- the Baptists and their pro-slavery stances. You know, that they got from the Bible.
 Embarassing for them. Once again. I predict in another 100 years, or however long, they'll have to hang their heads for being backwards socially once again. Baptists at the 1998 Convention should go back and read the pro-slavery sermons, tracts and treatises of the founders of their denomination. Their Biblical expositions of Negro inferiority were based on Noah's curse of slavery upon Canaan, son of Ham, who was presumed to be the ancestor of the Black race; and also based on the patriarchal and Mosaic acceptance of slavery, and, also based on the New Testament commands of Peter and Paul regarding slave-master relationships. Rev. Furman stated, "For though they are slaves, they are also men; and are with ourselves accountable creatures; having immortal souls, and being destined to future eternal reward." The Southern Baptist view was that slaves were better off under the loving, tender, compassionate care of Christian slaveowners, and the institution of slavery was to be "a blessing both to master and slave." One hundred and fifty-five years later, after a Civil War that left six hundred thousand dead and one million wounded, we recognize that our Southern Baptist forefathers and foremothers were on the wrong side of history and Biblical interpretation…But if the slave subordination and submission passages are no longer binding upon the church, then why are the female subordination and submission passages? http://www.edwardtbabinski.us/religion/sou... She was incisive, funny, energetic, insightful and charming. I couldn't take my eyes off her--couldn't wait to see what character she would slip into next, or what she would say about politics ("Dumbo meets Gumbo") or current events. She's definitely a liberal and she's definitely mad as hell about Bush.
Anyway, all her old characters were there--Edith Ann and Ernestine *snort* and the whole gang! She even did a long Q & A (the q's were submitted beforehand on note cards) with the lights up at the end. Off the cuff, she's just as charming and witty as during her performance. "Our greatest tool for survival is our ability to delude ourselves" was one of her memorable quotes tonight. During the Q & A session, someone asked "What do you think about gay marriage?" Lily said, "I think imitating heterosexuals is a slippery slope. I mean, what next? Monster truck shows?" *sigh* I just love her.  She has a good website with her partner, Jane, here: www.lilytomlin.com |
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