Don't Make Assumptions

This headline caught my eye, so I took a quick look...although I'm wholly unqualified to critique something such as an inaugural address, Robinson, a self-admitted former speech writer, made some very good points. I've been having similar thoughts, but have struggled to verbalize them.

1) Inauguration day 2009 was a momentous event because it marked the swearing in of our first African American president. Awesome, fabulous, I totally agree. I never disliked Obama because he's black- you all know that.

2) Just because it was a momentous occasion, does not mean we're all unified in purpose now. Remember that, people. Don't assume that we all agree with you. It may have been less than a majority, but there were many who voted for McCain, and still identify closely with his ideals.

3) It takes a lot to begin to have respect for someone with whom you wholly disagree, and Obama has made that a lot more difficult. The feeling I was left with after watching the inauguration (and which Robinson relates) is that he spoke only to and for those who voted for him. Don't bother to speak to the rest of us, who have simply stuck to our beliefs. Don't bother to draw us in, and begin the process of unification, like you've promised so many dozens of times- you got elected without our support, why should you need it now?

I'm all for unification in America. I'd love to see the day when we're truly an integrated society, with blacks, whites, hispanics, everyone working together to get back to American ideals. This won't be accomplished under false pretenses. I give lots of people respect before they earn it. Once they lose it, however, they must earn it back- I'm not just handing it over. And I know I'm not the only one.

So the comment: "Everybody in America is unified right now except for you." Not true. And I don't feel bad about it.

Can you guess what he's stockpiling?

I know I haven't posted in awhile.  This is just too precious to keep to myself...and funny.  Always looking for humor in the mundane tasks of life.

Anyway, I found out that Julius is hoarding two different things in different places in our house.  Can you guess what they are???

1) Behind the toilet in the front bathroom, I found a wrapper from a single roll of TP, that he had pulled out of the trash.  He had tucked it away back there, and began making a pile of certain items on top of it.  I didn't have the heart to take it away.

2) The other place is crazy...you won't even believe where he's putting stuff.  You know the drawer beneath the oven, which, depending on your setup, is either for broiling or for keeping baking sheets and stuff?  Not sure how he found this, but Matthew saw that Julius had lined up another collection (of different items) along the handle of this drawer, which is completely hidden from our view.  The only way you can find this place is to get down on the kitchen floor, which doesn't happen to often at our place. :)  My only thought on this is...how did he even get them up there???  That's the beauty of it being just Matthew and I...we both know I didn't do it and he didn't do it, so that only leaves "the boys."

So- guess!  guess!  I want to know what you think he's storing up!

PS: If you have to ask how we know this was Julius's doing, and not Sinatra's idea, then you obviously have not met Julius.  Part dog, part pig, trapped in the body of a meow.