Autumn in the air…
Yesterday, the weather was balmy… for HALF the day. The whole summer, we just don’t seem to have got more than a few half-days of decent weather.
An acquaintance and I were chatting in downtown McBride about the crappy weather we’ve had, and she sighed, saying, “At least we don’t have hurricanes and floods!”. I agreed, adding, “Nor earthquakes, poisonous spiders, venomous snakes, or BUSH for our President.”.
This lady went on to say that at least “they” (American people) had a leader who “isn’t afraid to PRAY in public, and isn’t afraid to make a decision to do something, even if it’s the WRONG thing.” I was dumbfounded: what does praying to a Christian god say to peoples of other faiths, and what is right about making a decision to do a wrong thing? Now, I’m pretty much unarmed for a political debate, but I’d rather see Michael Moore for president of the U.S. than George W. Bush. This reflection would have been wasted on the gal I was having the discussion with, so I told her that I didn’t think that Bush was good for the country or the WORLD. And, too, I’m just self-serving; I wanted this person to come to my Fall Bulb Sale next weekend, because she always spends money, so I didn’t want to argue to someone whose mind was totally made up on all things political.
I’ll have to get back to this later… must run away to do laundry, shopping, etc.
Have a good day, my friends !!
