Every year we contribute the sweet potatoes to my in-laws’ mega-feast. The potatoes are cubed and boiling, soon to be mashed and baked.
Two of our kids did a 5K Turkey Trot with their grandfather and are now vegging in front of the TV. The other kid is taking a too-long shower and his mother is primping for the festivities. Yours truly is blogging from a Blackberry and trying to properly time his first adult beverage of the day. All is right in the world.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
With a Nintendo DS in hand.
Welcome to Costco!
My daughter’s team played in the Lake Norman Fall Classic this weekend, winning their division – Go Royals! Those of us who watched them chase the ball around the fields in Statesville enjoyed some fine North Carolina fall weather, even at 7:15 in the a.m.
Parking lot of Cracker Barrel in Clemmons.
Erin went up for a header in her soccer game today, missed the ball and made great contact with her opponent’s teeth.
Indianapolis has an interesting take on crossing signals. Rather than blink on and off, the woman dances.
Protest at the Hyatt in Downtown Indianapolis
You’ve likely heard about the controversy surrounding the flying of a Christian flag at a public veterans memorial in King, NC. It’s been going on for a few months, but the headlines really started when the King City Council voted to stop flying the flag for fear of violating the law over the whole separation of church and state thing. After the decision lots of pro-flag folks started protesting, marching, etc.
The council reconvened and revisited the matter, eventually deciding to pursue a compromise which would have them rotating the Christian flag with other sectarian flags recognized by the military. That decision has ticked off some of the Christian flag folks. Now keep in mind that at least some of them have been saying that they were arguing for the ability to fly any religious flag, not just the Christian flag. Also keep in mind that the folks opposed to the flag were saying all along that they were opposed to any government endorsement of religion because there are Americans who are unaffiliated with any religion and they shouldn’t be made to feel uncomfortable at a public memorial.
All that sets the stage for a story today about a pro-Christian flag group threatening to sue if they don’t like King’s policy. A quote from a group member makes a perfect argument in favor of the flag opponents’ position:
“Now the group, known as “The King Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Foundation,” said it plans to see exactly how the City Council’s new plan will work.
“The question we’re raising now is the possibility of having say, the Wiccan flag flown or the Satanic flag flown, which are recognized by the U.S. military — or a Muslim flag flown over a U.S. veterans memorial,” group leader Stephen James said.”
Seriously, can he not see that he’s making the perfect argument for those who are opposed to any sectarian flag flying at a government owned facility? Folks if it’s okay to fly a Christian flag then it also has to be okay to fly a Wiccan, Atheist or Muslim flag.
I have to ask Mr. James one question: If those symbols are good enough for the US military because people with those beliefs have fought and died for our country, why are they not good enough for you and your fellow members of the The King Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Foundation?
Here’s a link to the story.
Here’s one of the kids’ projects after a little more work. In the previous post I asked for some guesses as to what the kids were making for their school projects. One guess was brains, another Rice Krispie treats. Both were close, but the answer is skulls made out of Rice Krispie treats. The flag you see identifies the frontal lobe, and many more flags will be added.
Befuddled 