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- Up early, off to Church.
- Gordon talking about election, Jacob & Esau and their reconciliation - American mothers day - lots about Mothers. Got to Genesis 33:1-11. Interesting the similarities between the deceptions that Jacob used, and those that happened to him - reaping what he sowed.
- After church ate in the park - was rather disgusted by the Second Amendment Sisters - 'Armed Informed Mothers Rally' - a special Mothers day meeting. I read their literature through carefuly. Amusingly reading the paper on how stringent Massachusets gun ( and offensive 'mace' / 'pepper spray' ) laws were, there was a 'Now do you feel safer ?' semi-rehtorical at the end - and in fact I did. It's great to know that not just any whacko can buy an assault weapon, or even mace spray.
- Went and talked to a 'Pink Pistols' guy - funny name, practiced being civil and listening to someone I profoundly disagree with. Ultimately I think the argument has to be that I think I personaly ( and the people around me ) are less safe if I have a fire-arm, [ nevermind them all carrying concealed weapons ], than if only the criminals have guns. And since I have no paranoiac conspiriacy theories about the state trying to enslave me, and am confidant in the Police' ability to protect me, have a reasonable grasp of the probability of my own demise per unit time, and am not afraid to die - I neither want nor need a gun.
- Talked to the policeman standing nearby, he has guns as a private citizen, sigh. Seemingly there is no understanding that the widespread availability and manufacture of legal firearms, might lead to an increased availaility of criminaly held firearms. Also, the assumption that it is quite good and proper to kill someone in your home whom you don't know is quite horrifying.
- Some provocative images though 1 2 NB. You're clearly not a good mother unless you keep a snub nose revolver under the pillow.
- Looked through Simon's photos and discovered some horror pics of Imaginator I look rather younger.
- Decided to run-in my new running shorts - simply go slow for the first 1000 miles. Got further than before without dying.
- Sat around discussing how to break the Realtor inefficiencies in Boston - realized eventualy that while we had lots of good ideas, none of us could get too excited about running the business.
- Cleaned the Cave - what a mess, incredible. Hands went extremely wrinkly with the soap - thought I was going to loose them for a bit.
- Lovely Mexican meal with lots of courses with names I couldn't remember - cooked by Miguel and his friend Daniel. Excellent food, good company.
- Watched the latest Friends - then 'Heavy Metal' - an extraordinary film / cartoon which I didn't really understand.
- Bed - realized I hadn't written to J. must get central heating in the dog house.
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Michael Meeks (michael.meeks@collabora.com) 