- What I am reading Proving that everything that is old is always new again. Or, perhaps I just got really bored and stopped paying attention and this industry never actually died. I'm sure there's at least one person who remembers when I worked for Camera Cafe. I knew this world. It actually was part of the impetus behind #nakedfridays and my own wish for everyone to love themselves as they are. I'm not surprised that the world is dangerous. It was then, it can only be more so now. We forget that people are actually HUMAN BEINGS.
- What I am eating I have to make something to take to a party. Who doesn't like chocolate and caramel? I mean, some people obviously do not, but I'm pretty certain this will just disappear and I won't have to deal with bringing home leftovers.
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What I am Listening To Stella is missing her brother. I'm thinking she might even need a heating pad with a heartbeat in it, if I can find such a thing. She used to sleep wrapped around him and now, well, now she sleeps with her head burrowed under her blankets. Times are tough. The music helps.
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What I am watching Feeding my Gilmore Girls habit. However, it's even better because Amy is not constrained, has a far bigger budget and, well, we get to go on a deep dive without commercials. Stella joins me on the couch for every episode. Also, the New York Times gives us this fab list of reading material to add to the fun.
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What I am thinking about The money quote: “I hope — I pray — we don’t have to use this fund,” DeAngelis said. “But odds are we will.”
What they do not really mention in this article is that the State of Colorado is creating a 501(c), based on the generosity of others, to take care of victims of mass tragedy in their state. While I know that we're human and we all respond with caring hearts when mass tragedy happens, what bothers me most here is that why not also fund this fund by collecting additional dollars from the sales of guns? Maybe?? Or does that cross some line drawn in the sand. Or even with additional fees for gun licenses? And, yes, I know that most mass tragedies occur at the hands of people who probably had illegal access to guns in the first place. However, I'm a big believer in helping to make the entire community (in this case gun owners) take responsibility.
If you're going to need a FUND for the victims of Mass Tragedy and you want people to donate to fund the fund in advance of the tragedy that you know is inevitably going to happen, why not also ask for money from the makers of the guns that will probably also contribute to the tragedy. It just seems like common sense to me. - What I am really feeling: Like I want to throw up. Pleasant, I know. However, it's the truth. And I'd like to think when I read this however long from now in the future that I'll perhaps not feel like throwing up because things will have somehow sorted themselves out. A girl can hope.
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