the exception that (hopefully) will not become the rule
yesterday
i wrote a blog,
and right when i went to publish it
i lost the connection and of course lost what i wrote
this weekend was pretty crazy
well mary and francis were over on Fri. night
that was superfun
we had a night of wine and long conversation
and good music
i played my latest song for them
i can remember two of the important conversations really well:
1st was the awful gun conversation
mary said she was thinking seriously about buying a gun to cary for protection.
i told her that that idea (and discussion) made me nauseous and so surprised.
well, after writing about it yesterday, i feel weird (and not motivated to re-write it) but i’ll be happy to talk about it in person.
but some of the things i told her were: that i wouldn’t let her into my house with a gun. and these thoughts point directly(and obviously) to the idea that she should not longer live in the city.
but also, francis said that because i said that “i would rather be killed by someone that is trying to rob me than kill them with my own gun”, that i had no sense of self-worth. and i asked him if that means anyone like the Dalai Lama who believes to “turn the other cheek” have no sense of worth for themselves? i argue that is almost the opposite.
we also talked at length about people with autism and Temple Grandin. and cows of course. if you don’t see the connection, i would highly recommend reading Temple’s first book: Emergence: Labeled Autistic. like i recommend it to my friends, b/c they were asking these questions about how she felt about her work (she designs slaughter houses). since they didn’t know what autism was all about i recommend this book.
oh, wait
i’m in an internet cafe
and a smart/cute guy just asked me to dinner.
i’m not lying
i guess i’ll write later!!!
the best (i’m finally a woman again) betsy
