What were your thoughts...your reactions?What sort of response did others have?What dynamics changed in everyone's relationship?What differences do you think manifest from living a... moreWhat were your thoughts...your reactions?What sort of response did others have?What dynamics changed in everyone's relationship?What differences do you think manifest from living a lie so longas opposed to welcoming and walking in truth much earlier?A lovely song adopted by the Gay Communitythat speaks to the power and peace that comes fromexisting out in the open, not hiding in shame and fear.
Out in the Open
Amy Grant
They were the sweetest words I'd ever heardMy heart could barely take it inLike water offered to the lipsOf a tired and thirsty man
'cause it's a tangled web of wovenI don't know all the reasonsBut it amazes me to wake upTo your mercy every morning
So I'm standing here spinning aroundIn the fields of freedomAnd I'm still alive and reaching outAnd I can feel the healing
'cause you sayCome on out come on outCome on out come on outOut in the openCome on out come on outCome on out come on outInto the lightThere is no juryThere is no judgeReady and waitingAre the steady arms of love
For the sake o... less
If you were the president of the United States of America would you embrace the words of hostile foreign agents and throw your own citizens UNDER THE BUS? That is what the trump do... moreIf you were the president of the United States of America would you embrace the words of hostile foreign agents and throw your own citizens UNDER THE BUS? That is what the trump does every time. This is a worthy loving patriotic president who does this? Seriously. You gotta be kidding me!
Mine is a gospel song by the Reverend Alex Bradford called "I Know Better Now". It contained the lines "I used to sing for fortune / I used to sing for fame", and I thought the fir... moreMine is a gospel song by the Reverend Alex Bradford called "I Know Better Now". It contained the lines "I used to sing for fortune / I used to sing for fame", and I thought the first part sounded like "I used to sing for poitín". Poitín (pronounced "potcheen") is a kind of Irish hard liquor made from potatoes, so it would make sense in context.
The trump supports defends the Putin all the time. The trump never puts his country first. Always rolls over and sucks up to hostile foreign leaders. That is what the trump does be... moreThe trump supports defends the Putin all the time. The trump never puts his country first. Always rolls over and sucks up to hostile foreign leaders. That is what the trump does best as president. Suck up to powers he admires and maybe even loves. A good president should do that right? Throw his country and its citizens under the bus to suck up to despot dictators he obviously wants to impress. Are YOU impressed?
Love thy neighbor as thyself.We aren't teachable. We are useless to anyone that expects anything of us We take up space ruin our environment wage war. What are we really good for? Nothing.
Diarrhea of the south can be flushed down a toilet and away. Diarrhea of the mouth goes out into the surrounding air and multiples there. Just our luck to be stuck with an anomaly.
Mayor Pete is very young and has many miles to go before he sleeps. Elizabeth Warren needs to seize this moment because she is not getting any younger. It may be Kamala Harri... moreMayor Pete is very young and has many miles to go before he sleeps. Elizabeth Warren needs to seize this moment because she is not getting any younger. It may be Kamala Harris who takes it all. She's young enough and old enough to be just right. I dunno. Another horse race no doubt. Any dark ones in the running?
How many countries exist today where that is true? Where an inane insane wackadoodle crackpot despot dictator doesn't target you for extinction or punishment by simply speaking up ... moreHow many countries exist today where that is true? Where an inane insane wackadoodle crackpot despot dictator doesn't target you for extinction or punishment by simply speaking up and sharing your thoughts?England? Canada? Australia? France? Germany? Is it still safe to say what you think in those countries without being maligned attacked denigrated threatened insulted? Must be nice to live in a country like that.We used to enjoy that privilege in the United States of America. We didn't know it had a shelf life a "use by" date or "discard by" date or a drop dead date. SIGH. less
They don't cross him. They say nicey nicey things about him. They attack his critics. We thought it was to survive his wrath. Mebbe they are as viciously RACIST as he is and ... moreThey don't cross him. They say nicey nicey things about him. They attack his critics. We thought it was to survive his wrath. Mebbe they are as viciously RACIST as he is and they're just letting him carry their water? Maybe he is the performing dog and they are the trainers? We know the Stephen Miller is the racist source for the trump. But others who are silent or deflect or divert could be vitriolic vicious racists too and just pretend they have no choice. A totally United new Republican Party. Racists to the core once more and forever. I dunno. How we do know which end is up? If the trump is just the figurehead the mask the symbol and all the power is REALLY being wielded elsewhere how do we know what is or isn't if even the trump is in the dark and thinks he's in charge? He performs the way Stephen Miller wants him to and Sean Hannity and Putin. He isn't the brains he is just the programmed "talent". I dunno. Could be. Mebbe. He isn't the best "best people" selector. That I can tell you. Everyone... less
Other than the DOJ memo where is it written that A SITTING PRESIDENT CANNOT BE INDICTEDOR CHARGED OR TRIED OR CONVICTED OR IMPRISONED FOR CRIMES COMMITTED WHILE IN OFFICE? Talk abo... moreOther than the DOJ memo where is it written that A SITTING PRESIDENT CANNOT BE INDICTEDOR CHARGED OR TRIED OR CONVICTED OR IMPRISONED FOR CRIMES COMMITTED WHILE IN OFFICE? Talk about the dreaded OVERREACH about which Republicans get frenzied and hissyfitty and flip out as it applies to the Supremes LEGISLATING FROM THE BENCH INSTEAD OF JUST INTERPRETING EXISTING LAWS WHADDABOUT the overreach of the Justice Department? Writing A lousy MEMO that is treated as if it were a LAW?When did Congress LEGISLATE THEIR APPROVAL of such a dispstick "rule"? When did the states vote on it? This is a cheap maneuver not based in law being followed because someone says so? Are you serious? How insane and inane and illogical is that? less
"What you see and hear is not real. That is not what is happening."He said it. I believe him. What we see and hear is not real.There is an explanation in there somewhere but it won... more"What you see and hear is not real. That is not what is happening."He said it. I believe him. What we see and hear is not real.There is an explanation in there somewhere but it won't come from him Any idea where the United States of America is right now? Being held hostage by terrorists? I wonder how much money it will take to buy them off and release us from the dark dungeon they have thrown us in?The head terrorist of course is the trump. We KNOW money will buy him off. How much is unknown. Any idea how much he wants? He probably will demand enough to make him be the world's first TRILLIONAIRE . It's all about money.Any billionaires out there willing to pool their riches and buy this thug off before he kills us? less
They also get tans cuz pasty white isn't as healthy or sexy as a nice tan. They go to tanning salons for goodness sakes! Do women of color go to tanning salons?
Is there something somewhere that triggers their appearance in frightening numbers which also accounts for their disappearance for years at a time? Are they predictable?
He will have gone back to where he came from. Well half of him. His daddy's daddy was born in Germany. Now the trump mummy was an IMMIGRANT from Scotland. The other half of h... moreHe will have gone back to where he came from. Well half of him. His daddy's daddy was born in Germany. Now the trump mummy was an IMMIGRANT from Scotland. The other half of him could go back to Scotland. I don't know which half though! Slice him vertically or horizontally?
No one will be left but his base. After he has "made America white again" he will look to the world and start his hatchet job on them. Let the Good times roll! Hot diggity dog digg... moreNo one will be left but his base. After he has "made America white again" he will look to the world and start his hatchet job on them. Let the Good times roll! Hot diggity dog diggity BOOM what you do to me. Just you wait and see what the big he will do to thee!
The trump spends EXECUTIVE time every morning in his jammies binge-watching news shows. He thrives on TV. He is a child of TV. Like MIKE TV in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Th... moreThe trump spends EXECUTIVE time every morning in his jammies binge-watching news shows. He thrives on TV. He is a child of TV. Like MIKE TV in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The trump TV will be thereQuestion. Is that what will make the timebomb bum explode?
They used to gather in dens and caves and dark rooms and whisper their racism for fear that identifying themselves would be bad for them.NOW? Identify identify identify! Only good ... moreThey used to gather in dens and caves and dark rooms and whisper their racism for fear that identifying themselves would be bad for them.NOW? Identify identify identify! Only good will come of it. You will be called a PATRIOT for doing it. Worm turns. Sky falls. World ends.
Can you envision him going out of his way to seek information and knowledge FOR ITS OWN SAKE?Many people haunt libraries and bookstores and museums their entire lives. I wond... moreCan you envision him going out of his way to seek information and knowledge FOR ITS OWN SAKE?Many people haunt libraries and bookstores and museums their entire lives. I wonder if by any measure the trump has ever been part of "the many"?
For me it is hands down THE EXPLORATORIUM on Lyon Street in San Francisco. "The Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception". Ever had the good fortune to visit it?It's a won... moreFor me it is hands down THE EXPLORATORIUM on Lyon Street in San Francisco. "The Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception". Ever had the good fortune to visit it?It's a wonderland of exhibits. Teachers bring their classes there to "play" and learn. There are hands-on exhibits you try on for size. There are lectures going on covering all kinds of nifty things. It's set up so that any person of any age will be informed mystified excited enthralled.I have never been to the Smithsonian. I expect that would top the list for everyone. A zillion buildings and tons of historical things pertaining to my country t'is of me and mine and thine. Surely there are other magnificent museums...some specialized, some generic....all over the world. That would be a fun thing for a wealthy person to do. Visit the museums of the world and soak up the information and history. less
