Cup of Tea (For all parents out there)

... or even uncles who think that little kids with teapots are "the most adorable things..."
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Cup of Tea

One day my mother was out and my dad was in charge of me.

I was maybe 2 1/2 years old and had just recovered from an accident.

Someone had given me a little 'tea set' as a get-well gift and it was
one of my favorite toys.

Daddy was in the living room engrossed in the evening news when I
brought Daddy a little cup of 'tea', which was just water. After several
cups of tea and lots of praise for such yummy tea, my Mom came home.

My Dad made her wait in the living room to watch me bring him a cup of
tea, because it was 'just the cutest thing!' My Mom waited, and sure
enough, here I come down the hall with a cup of tea for Daddy and she
watches him drink it up.

Then she says, (as only a mother would know.. :)

'Did it ever occur to you that the only place she can reach to get water
is the toilet?'

Direct from Pat Boone: Protestors = Terrorists??

Apparently, we Proposition 8 protesters are now terrorists!! Who knew Pat Boone was so astute? Check out his own words on Prop 8 Protestors = Mumbai Terrorists.

Though the 1960 civil rights riots were actually completely violent, destructive, and truly, physically injured people, they actually resulted in good, positive change. Pat Boone states that people "obtained" the right to vote. NO SIR! They FOUGHT for that right; they didn't just reach up and pick a low-hanging fruit - people died for that right.

It will never cease to amaze me to what lengths religious leaders will go to make the Prop 8 issue a religious issue. IT'S A CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE!! We should simply adopt similar perspectives and legislation as Britain did on civil unions in 2005. Their legislation kept the religious focus out of the discussion and people are happy and peaceful.

When anyone gets married in the United States - whether by the Justice of the Peace or a minister, in order for that marriage to be legal, the couple and the person performing the marriage act have to sign a marriage certificate (certain minor things differ from state to state - this is a lame, but pretty informative website, and I'm highlighting CT). Only after the couple signs that piece of paper and sends it back to the county clerk's office does the US government consider the couple legally married. The couple doesn't have to go through the religious ceremony. On the other hand, if the couple goes through the religious ceremony and doesn't sign that piece of government paper, the US government doesn't consider the couple married. Without that paper (which has NOTHING to do with the religious ceremony - remember separation of church and state??), that couple cannot and will not be able to take advantage of anything related to the benefits of the US government marriage license.

I posted a article yesterday for myself (privately), just so I can remember the article and its statements. The article might get taken down from the news site, but I wanted to save it for me for a long time to come. I should post it fully on here because it makes so much sense to me and others might find the words useful.