Health Care....Can we talk about it, or do we have to scream and yell?

The discourse that so often makes me more agitated than I need to be, continues. I've heard so many spins and none of them seem to solve anything. And then there are those who've been showing up at town hall meetings, venting their anger and in some instances, attacking other people in the audience. I just learned that at one gathering, a Black woman had a Rosa Parks poster snatched from her hands, ripped up and then she was hit repeatedly by the same person who'd destroyed her poster. Of course, when law enforcement showed up, they calmed things down by escorting her out of the building. No, not the poster snatcher and assailant, the woman who'd been minding her business and despite that had been approached violently.

So, at this point, I'm going to provide a link to a CNN interview with Tim Wise from August 16 and his essay in which he responds to the rather challenging e-mail messages he received from viewers the following day. Tim's blog is at

http://www.redroom.com/blog/tim-wise

The CNN interview is at

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/

The New Kid on the Block

is not a singer (yet), or a dancer (yet) but he is already a big celebrity in several cities across the U.S. The amazing thing about this is that he's only 8 days old! Some accomplishment for one so young. He is amazingly beautiful, even when he's asleep. His father sings to him and plays with him and his mother takes the most incredible photographs of him in between feedings and diaper changes and trying to catch some Z's herself.
So, to my extended family of sister, brother and nephew, I extend as much love, peace, joy and kindness as I possibly can. What else are we here for?