Random Thoughts

When I was in school, learning about racism, the teacher would always mention that there was such thing as reverse racism and would listen to students who said that it was just a bad as racism now, even though that's simply not true. People said this because they couldn't say a word that black people could, or joke about black people the same way black people joke about white people. We were taught that racism was over when Martin Luther King J.R died because it wasn't in the forefront of the news or in our minds. It was purposeful ignorance and this past weekend and election proved what happens when people give voice to these lies. If only other white people did a better job arguing against racism and white supremacy. And haven't we learned what nationalism does to nations that go that route? It's sad that these people have a platform now. It's sad that they're still here. The only consolation is that these people will lose power, and dies out. We'll...

Yesterday, (08/07/2017), I went to the library to see if my reserved book is available yet, and I saw that the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine, the one with Justin Trudeau on the cover, was available to read and check out. I looked through it after finding out that my book wasn't available yet, and I looked forward to buying my copy when I got to work. I got to work, it wasn't on sale. So I asked the store manager when new magazines came out, and she told me to look for what I wanted, and I was excited. I looked through about 7 bins of mostly hobby magazines sprinkled with two gossip magazines before I found it. And those were heavy bins. Some were. Others were surprisingly light. I should probably read it. Since I spent so much time looking for it.

This was at the man made pond outside of Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines. I wanted to take more photos, but it started to look like the ducks were crowding about begging for bread, so I left. It seemed rude to stay and not give them anything. It goes to show what happens when wild animals begin to rely on humans. It was a nice day outside.

I found an article a long time ago I think is appropriate to share right now. I know that it's about gay people but I think that it should apply to transgender people too. I'm glad that the Coast Guard is going to keep their transgender solders despite what the president wants. The article is about a pastor who said the something in support of gay rights. He pointed out that people allow other sins, and the hypocrisy involved in not wanting to let others live their lives. Aif we replace gay marriage with being transgender, we have the same point. Here is the link:  http://www.tickld.com/x/pastor-just-said-something-that-blew-his-entire-congregation-away