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Happy 4th of July
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Long Weekend
This is the start of a long holiday weekend. The fourth of July weekend in the USA. Independence Day, July 4. This is the day we yanks commemorate our “Declaration of Independence” from Britain. This usually calls for parades, fireworks, family and friends gathering, barbecues, picnics, and John Philip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever” or
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” ( archives.gov)
Happy 4th of July!
Stream of Consciousness Saturday is hosted by Linda G Hill. Beyonce-God Bless America via Jay Kylie on You Tube. Today’s prompt, “long.”
Fly in the Face of Convention
I like that class of expressions called idioms. “Don’t fly in the face of convention,” means don’t be unconventional, don’t think outside the box, don’t make waves, and don’t rock the boat. I used several more idioms to explain an idiom. I hope you understand what I am trying to say. Well if you fly in the face of convention, you might make waves and rock the boat. Is that mixed metaphors? I like the idea of flying in the face of convention. It is more fun than plodding along in lock step. If we didn’t fly in the face of convention nothing would change. There would be no creativity.
I often speak in idioms in my everyday conversation, like:
They aren’t playing with a full deck.
That cost an arm and a leg.
Don’t beat around the bush.
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.
I feel a bit under the weather.
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She is head and neck above the others.
Which means she’s at the head of the class.
I’m sure you can think of many more idioms. Do you have any favorites?
Stream of Consciousness Saturday is hosted by Linda G Hill. The prompt today is “class.”
Let’s Rumble
Grumble: me before my morning coffee
Jumble: my hair style when I wake up
Tumble: getting up in the morning
Rumble: Street fight between gangs; the Jets and the Sharks in West Side Story
Mambo: Dance at the gym
Russ Tamblyn played Riff, the leader of the Jets. He is a trained gymnast and it shows in his dance performance in this scene. Stream of Consciousness Saturday is hosted by Linda G Hill. Today’s prompt, the letters mb. Mambo from West Side Story via MrsAngelaBelli on YouTube.
Historic
Hillary Clinton is to be the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States.
One Liner Wednesday is hosted by Linda G Hill.
Girl’s Dreams
You voted for my admission to your medical college as a joke. I became the first woman to receive a degree as MD from an American college, Elizabeth Blackwell.
I worked as a teacher for nine years to save enough money to attend Oberlin College. I was a talented speaker but women were not allowed to participate in public debating. The college asked me to write the commencement address for my graduating class, but they asked a man to give the address not me, Lucy Stone.
I was first in my class at Columbia and one of nine women in my Harvard Law School class. After I graduated from Harvard I found out that women were not hired by most law firms. During my legal career I fought against gender bias in the workplace. I am the second woman to become a Supreme Court Justice of the United States, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
I was the first student ever to be a speaker at a Wellesley College graduation ceremony. I was one of 27 women in my Yale Law School graduating class. I said, “human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights..” I want to be the first woman to be President of the United States, Hillary Clinton.
This post is based on true stories. I am inspired by the possibility of having a woman President. Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers is hosted by Priceless Joy.
The Temperature At Which Books Burn
In Fahrenheit 451 the firemen do not put out fires, they set fire to books. Books were not allowed. What got me thinking about this story is a new book I am reading by Lisa See, Dreams of Joy. I just started it and do not know how it ends. So if you know, please don’t tell me. It is about a young Chinese American woman who is inspired by the communist revolution in China and decides to run away to China in search of her birth father and to work for the revolution. This is the time of the Red Guards, mobs who tortured and murdered people because they had “wrong” ideas, or somebody decided they didn’t like them. I did not realize that people would want to return to China during those times, but it seems some did. I keep thinking the character, Joy, in Lisa See’s story is so stupid. Maybe I will get to like her better later in the book. Her mother goes to China to find her. I identify with her mother. I can imagine how I would want to find my daughter and bring her home.
In Fahrenheit 451 a group of resisters decides to save books by memorizing them. The people become the books:
“I am Plato’s Republic. Mr. Simmons is Marcus. I want you to meet Jonathan Swift, the author of that evil political book, Gulliver’s Travels! And this other fellow is Charles Darwin, and-this one is Schopenhauer, and this one is Einstein, and this one here at my elbow is Mr. Albert Schweitzer, a very kind philosopher indeed. Here we all are, Montag. Aristophanes and Mahatma Gandhi and Gautama Buddha and Confucius and Thomas Love Peacock and Thomas Jefferson and Mr. Lincoln, if you please. We are also Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.” -Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
One of people becomes David Copperfield, one of my favorite books:
“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show…..”
Stream of Consciousness Saturday is hosted by Linda G Hill. The prompt for today is “book.” Image of Fahrenheit 451 book cover by RA.AZ on Flickr. Last quote is from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.
The View
Spring is here but there is still some snow on the ground. I take a break after my morning walk and my feet rest on the drifts. At least the sun is out and the view is good. It used to be that I never had time to walk in the mornings because I had a job. Since I was involuntarily unemployed at the beginning of the year, I have a lot of time on my hands, and not a lot of money. It’s a good thing that this bench with a view is free. Looking out over the calm water soothes my spirit. I think I will check those job listings again. Maybe there is one that’s just the right fit for me.
This is Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers hosted by Priceless Joy. Image courtesy of Barbara Taylor.
Full Court Press
Spotted this adorable video from Jukin Media in one of The Dodo’s posts. Had to share it. They do look like they are applying pressure with those stares. Like they’re saying:
OK , spill the beans!
Start talking!
What were you doing last Tuesday night?
Stream of Consciousness Saturday is hosted by Linda G Hill. The prompt for today is “press.”
Notes Tied On The Sagebrush 