Random Musings for Today

 

I really need to get back to blogging…

Strange thing to lead off with, but Phyliss Diller was always one of my favorites. Instead of mocking others, she made fun of herself. She will be remembered, interestingly enough when one considers her humor, as a kind and amazing beautiful person who brought laughter to so many people. The world was a richer place because of her. Her passing at the age of 95 very much ends an era.

The horrible topic of rape is in the news. We have been exposed to such phrases as ‘legitimate rape’ and ‘forcible rape.’ It strikes me that there is no such thing as ‘legitimate’ rape and that all rape is forcible. It seems we need education on the fact that rape is a violent crime that is devastating to victims. I hope these statements are merely mis-statements and not an attempt to impugn the victims.

Doctors, are saying, by the way, that 5% of instances of unprotected sex result in a pregnancy and 5% of rapes with intercourse to completion end up in pregnancy. Those are the facts. Whatever one chooses to do or surmise from these facts is ripe for opinions, but not stating facts correctly is simply wrong.

On a fact finding trip to Israel, there seems to have been a party and several drinks were shared. People ended up swimming in the Sea of Galilee. One person, Kevin Yoder of Kansas jumped in the sea naked. Now there is great controversy. My thought on this is simple. People need to grow up. That this is even a news story is mind boggling to me.

The Princeton Review named the 377 Best Colleges in the United States. They have some interesting categories. The ‘best party school,’ is West Virginia University. The ‘most stone cold sober school’ is Brigham Young University. Brigham Young, a Mormon school, does not allow alcohol, tobacco, or caffeine on campus and they attribute the overall sobriety to the Mormon faith. When asked why West Virginis was the best party school, none of the WVU students were able to remember…

I change my mind every day as to who I am voting for in the next election. All the political ‘ads’ people put on Facebook are influencing me greatly… Not.

I watched a wonderful story on the Today Show about a family leaving $500.00 tips to honor the memory of a son/brother. People are donating money to them and they are leaving these large tips as a ‘pay it forward’ tribute. It’s also a great reminder that servers work hard for their money and a generous tip is good for them and good for the tipper’s soul. Generosity is a wonderful thing and need to be practice.

Someday check out the NBC News website, CNN website, and Fox News website, and you’ll wonder if we all live in the same country.