I have heard it said that a messy desk is the sign of a messy mind but now, even after my desk is cleaned off, I still have a messy mind. Lots of stuff swirling about in the folds of my brain. Do not mistake swirling for confusion, however; simply much to consider.
Today, in the wee hours, 3:50 a.m. to be exact, I found myself awake, needing to take a walk. “Redeye” was on TV and it was fun to see Greg Gutfeld at this hour, his normal hours, as well as on The Five at 5:00 pm. I like him very much on The Five, bringing some humor to sometimes tense conversations. It didn’t take long to fall back to sleep.
The soreness is still in my throat and now have added a little cough for good measure. Not like I had last Christmas, at least, not so far. Terri T. told me she has a sinus infection and since I was with her on Sunday….No, I won’t let her take the ‘blame’ for this as my sinuses are fine.
On the news this a.m. there was footage of huge riots and protests, and I had trouble figuring out if it was Greece or the USA. The particular scene I glanced up at was actually Greece but sadly, it could have been Wall Street. When one reads the placards and signs being waved in NYC, they are primarily concerned with money and who has it. I have not seen one sign or protester complaining about the basketball players or other athletes bargaining for millions of dollars.
The other day there was a music mogul with the protestors, Russell somebody, who first gave a speech, the one I mentioned when the kids chanted back to him everything he said, including, "Thank you all for coming out today!" He then sat and meditated with some of the Buddhists and yoga people. His net worth is $350 million dollars---I wonder if his fellow people on the line knew this. Or cared. After all, he looked like he was their ‘class’.
If he had walked around and handed out $100 bills to everyone there, would they accept it or refuse the money? After all, are they not opposed to people having money? Isn’t $100 money? Or would they hand the money to the person next to them, since they are all about sharing the wealth? If he is opposed to wealth, why does he charge people for music? Why don’t the musicians work for free?
There was a chart I saw on-line that showed what people who live at the poverty level, as determined by the government, have as far as assets. Yes, the very poor have assets. According to the 2005 census, one of the figures which caught my eye was the high percentage (well over half) of those in poverty with more than one TV. Almost all have at least one car, have A/C in the home, and yes, those with boys also are likely to have a game system.
If you look at the protestors on Wall Street, many are recording the goings on with their Apple iPhones and their iPads, or other electronic devices in near proximity to their person. They won’t lay their phone down and walk away from it, leaving it for someone else, because it is ‘theirs’. Sharing the wealth ends with the cell phone or laptops.
On another note: the other night at Ladies’ Group, we ladies and the pastor sat around the table, waiting to see who else was coming. One lady announced, “Amanda is on her way home…” Who? Amanda who? Someone from church? No, she was referring to Amanda Knox, the young woman who had just won her appeal in Italian courts regarding her murder conviction. Interesting...
