Meriwether's Musings: Violence and Silence

Yes! Yes! Yes! A thousand times, yes!

Everyone should watch this video.

Thank you, Dr. Jackson Katz, for having the courage to stand up and speak the truth!

Bucket List

Walk across Scotland
Thru-hike the Florida National Scenic Trail
Learn to swing dance
Live in Montana--Accomplished! :) May-September 2012
Build a tree house
Fly in a helicopter--Accomplished! :) April 2016
Tour the World War II battlefields in Europe & the Pacific
Swim with the manatees in Florida
Go backpacking in New Zealand
Learn to play the piano--Accomplished :)
Kayak in Alaska with the whales
Plant trees
Train a German Shepherd
Attend World War II Heritage Days in Georgia--Accomplished! :) April 2015, 2016
Go parasailing--Accomplished! :) June 2011
Learn a foreign language--working on it
Ride a camel--Accomplished! :) December 2012
Learn to ski
Watch the Lipizzaners perform at the Spanish Riding School in Austria
See the Northern Lights
Join a Search & Rescue team with my dog
Learn to play chess
Thru-hike the Appalachian Trail
Take a flight in a hot air balloon
Go dog sledding
Learn to crochet
Go sea-kayaking--Accomplished! :) June 2011
Visit all 50 states--25 to go!
Travel by train
Build a house
See the Painted Elephant Festival of Jaipur
Go scuba diving
Visit Australia with Shelby
Attend a concert at Carnegie Hall
Ice skate in Rockefeller Center
Participate in a Color Run
Climb a 14er in Colorado

The best things in life...

Planning adventures & making them realities
Helping children
Long talks with old friends
Peanut butter
Handmade quilts
The enthusiastic greeting I receive from my dogs every time I return, whether it has been 5 minutes, or 4 months
Autumn leaves
Old typewriters
Homemade pie crust
Children's books
Norman Rockwell paintings
Play-Doh
Fruit Orchards
Sending & receiving handwritten letters
Peach tea
The smell of woodsmoke from a fireplace
Crayola crayons
Hot apple cider
Reading a book that is so intriguing, the rest of the world fades away and I stay up until 2 a.m. to finish the story
Mechanical pencils
Big band/swing music (happiest music I've ever heard)
Libraries
Christmas trees (the real ones with the sharp, pine smell)
Gathering seashells along the shore
Yellow roses--sunshine on a stem
Taking long walks by myself to think
Snow
Laundry hanging outside on a line to dry
Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake
Antique stores
Living History events
Kicking off my flip-flops and running through the sand to the edge of the ocean
Sending flowers to people
Singing and dancing in the rain
Front porches
Rocking a baby to sleep

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Violence and Silence

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