Wednesday, January 23, 2008

I wonder if there is racism among squirrels. I saw two squirrels presumably trying to harvest their nuts, on this cold winter morning. One squirrel was sporting the grey fur, and the other was sporting a much darker shade of fur, and here they were scurrying all over the grass looking for God knows what. I don't see the darker shade of squirrels too often, so I stopped dead in my tracks, and watched them interact for about 5 minutes, and yes I realize how crazy that sounds considering this is a work morning. At one point, each squirrel stood up on their hind legs and looked at me, and they went on about their business. This entire paragraph feels a bit off, but I do wonder if I had followed them throughout the course of the day, would I notice anything unusual. That would actually be an interesting experiment to conduct and then write about; however, that is also a sign of a person who has way too much time on their hands.

Up until very recently, when someone would ask me to pray for them, I didn't think too much of it. Sometimes I would do it, and other times I would tell myself, I'm not overly religious so what good would my prayers do. But recently, because of my health scares, and other things going around me, I take that very seriously, and as I am typing this I realize how selfish that sounds but its true. Yesterday, a friend of mine mentioned to me that her mother was going into surgery, and I told her not to forget to pray, and I said one for her, her mother, and the surgeons. My rationale? I may not be the most religious brother in the world, but I do consider myself to be humble, and I do realize that a greater power is guiding and directing things in a Quincy Jones like fashion. So what harm will it do to give a little thanks or ask for a little extra assistance?

This makes me sad.

Never Too Much - Luther Vandross

3 comments:

Jo said...

Too bad about Caribou . . .they have been holding out for a while now . . . but even though DC is the most well read city, I guess it isn't well read enough . . .at least not as it relates to colored folks. Anyway, I guess another one bites the dust . . .

Miss Black River said...

I'm sad too - Karibu is an institution. Great place to get gifts and always excellent selections to choose.

Janelle said...

thanks for the prayers. it really means a lot to me and before I get all mushy and sentimental, I think I'll shit on da bitch!