Stiff competition, indeed. A friend posted this on Facebook.
Happy Easter!
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The Flip Side of “You People”
Thank you, Jan Wilberg, for thinking great thoughts and putting them into words. Read more at redswrap.wordpress.com.
It was one of the first things I learned as a grown-up person in a multi-cultural world. The term “you people” was bad as in “You people always think everything bad that happens is because of racism.”
“You people.”
After the initial looks of intense scorn from black colleagues, I wondered to myself: what’s so wrong about saying “you people?” I had to piece it together over the next several years. Yes, that’s how long it took.
“You people” is, by its tone, accusatory. “You people” generalizes, assumes that everyone in the “people” group thinks and acts alike. “You people” is derogatory and marginalizing. “You people” is a separating device. There is “us” and then there is “you people.”
I don’t ever say “you people” anymore. And though it took a very long time, longer than I’d like to admit, I don’t even think “you people” anymore.
So it stings…
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Waterford Greenway: Kilmacthomas Viaduct
Oh my! These photos are beautiful! From the wonderful blog of inesemjphotography.com.
We skip 13 km of railway between Kilmeadan station and Kilmacthomas – I hope to return there later when I am in a better form.
My car is parked in the Old Workhouse car park. The Workhouse buildings are very interesting and full of history. I probably have to write about this place again some day. Actually, you have already been there, visiting Marlfield Birds of Prey 🙂 You can also hire a bike there, and I think there is a restaurant too.
Leaving the car park, we approach the Kilmacthomas crossing. There was never a bridge before. The footbridge was put in place overnight in July 201 – a mighty and beautiful structure weighing 50 tonnes.
Kilmacthomas Railway Station.
Village of Kilmacthomas under our feet.
One of the most spectacular structures of the Greenway is a curved eight-arch railway viaduct that was built in 1873 and spans the River Mahon at the…
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Show Us Your Taxes
I’m with Lydia! Read more at her blog, alotfromlydia.wordpress.com.
April 15 is traditionally
The deadline to file tax returns
For Easter the date’s been extended
Still, the population has a concern
(Chicago Photo Credit: Matthew Hendrickson/Sun-Times)
Over 150 rallies
Are taking place across the U.S
The theme being transparency
In what? I’m sure you can guess.
(New York Photo Credit: Reuters)
Donald show us your taxes
What is it you’re trying hide?
You promised (among other things)
You’d show us, but you lied.
(Seattle Photo Credit: komonews.com)
74% of the population
Wants to see them, so what’s the deal?
Cayman Island accounts, jobs shipped overseas,
Ties to Russia—and more— you conceal.
So, who is your master Mister POTUS?
That’s an answer I think we all know.
I’ll give you a hint: He’s Russian
You sold him your soul long ago.
Snapshot #148
I came across this business at Tallahassee’s Chain of Parks Art Walk this morning. Let’s call this one, “Mixed Feelings.”
Snapshot #146
This photo was taken inside Hamaknockers, a great roadside barbecue place near Crawfordville, FL. I’m calling it, “Finally, a Way to Use my Bottle Caps!”
Snapshot #145
Look what other creatures were hanging around the new fairy house–a pair of teeny tiny fairy birds. I’m calling this one, “Petite Cardinals.”
Snapshot #143
I went out to check on the fairy houses this afternoon. Lo and behold there was a new guy taking a nap on the porch of the fairy house built by our granddaughters, McKayla and Harper (with a little help from Studly Doright) a couple of weeks ago. Let’s call this one, “Fairyzzzzz.”
Snapshot #144
I didn’t get out much today. Instead I watched the satellite tv installer work his magic from the quiet of my back porch where I snapped this picture. I call it, “My Biggest Fan.”
©2017 by Leslie Noyes
Snapshot #142
I took this photo after Easter last year while visiting La Antigua de Guatemala. I believe this was a view of one of the staging areas for Holy Week displays, so a good title might be “Santa Semana 2016.”
Praying for Eyebrowz 