Preparations For The Big Wedding!
The big day is fast approaching. There are lots of things that everyone would like to know, right. And what better way to spread the word than to post it on the MATHERLYFAMILYBLOG. Come on folks. It really isn't that hard and once you get going it can be rather addicting. Think about it. Your words cast upon the waves of the internet, wafting across time and space, gently carressing... well you get the idea.
Anyway, there's big things happening here in the Bull City. Summer has hit with a vengence. It feels like we are walking under water a lot of the time what with 600% humidity and all. It is so hot that I have had to mow the lawn in thirds (I don't think it has anything to do with weight gain, asthma, and my headlong rush into middle-age but I could be wrong). Yuan Yuan is growing like a weed herself and beginning to ask some of those difficult questions like "Does your skin go to heaven with you when you die?" or "Why do our friends have such a big clean house and ours is so small and dirty?" I guess that's why kids are made so cute, right?
My trial date comes up on July 7th. Keep your calendars open 'cause I expect every one of you to be in the audience with black arm bands on chanting "Free the Durham One" or something along those lines. If you're interested it is VERY likely that the bill to mandate that all public bodies have "Open Public Comment" sessions will indeed pass. It is likely to pass the Senate and be signed into law by the Gubna before my trial. Wouldn't that be nice.
For those of you living out of state you may not have heard that we had three cross burnings in one night on the 25th of May. Since then the white folks have been busy denying that they are racists and hold what we call "Kum Bia Yah" and "Feel Good" rallies. These rallies serve the purpose of calming the black folks down so they don't get the idea that a few burned crosses reflect the feelings of all white folks. Few blacks attend these white washes. The idea is to put a patch on things and get back to business as usual. Heaven forbid we should actually talk about race relations and prejudice. That might lead to some real change and we don't want that, do we?
Since I came back from our trip to Champagne-Urbana to visit the folks out there I have been riding my bike. One day while we were out there I took Walter's clunker for a spin and really enjoyed it. Two days after we got back I saw a bike for sale at a yard sale and I bought it for $10. I had to get new brake pads but that was about it for now. It has 18 speeds on it. I am loving it. I ride to the store for a bottle of wine. I ride to the coffee shop early in the morning for coffee. I ride to the Ben & Jerry's for Ice Cream.... hey wait a minute. I'm sensing a pattern here. Oh, well. At least it gets me out and about. One of the things our group, the Concerned Citizens of Durham, NC, is planning, on my suggestion, is a "Ride Against Racism". We have been taking a lot of complaints similar to the ones we have that come from counties all around central NC. So, we are going to "Ride Against Racism" and go from Roxboro near the Virginia border all the way to Richmond County which is on the South Carolina border. I am going to have to do some serious training for that. It is planned for the third week of July but we plan only to ride in the early morning and late afternoon.
So, keep those cards and letters coming. I'll post again soon.
Steven
Anyway, there's big things happening here in the Bull City. Summer has hit with a vengence. It feels like we are walking under water a lot of the time what with 600% humidity and all. It is so hot that I have had to mow the lawn in thirds (I don't think it has anything to do with weight gain, asthma, and my headlong rush into middle-age but I could be wrong). Yuan Yuan is growing like a weed herself and beginning to ask some of those difficult questions like "Does your skin go to heaven with you when you die?" or "Why do our friends have such a big clean house and ours is so small and dirty?" I guess that's why kids are made so cute, right?
My trial date comes up on July 7th. Keep your calendars open 'cause I expect every one of you to be in the audience with black arm bands on chanting "Free the Durham One" or something along those lines. If you're interested it is VERY likely that the bill to mandate that all public bodies have "Open Public Comment" sessions will indeed pass. It is likely to pass the Senate and be signed into law by the Gubna before my trial. Wouldn't that be nice.
For those of you living out of state you may not have heard that we had three cross burnings in one night on the 25th of May. Since then the white folks have been busy denying that they are racists and hold what we call "Kum Bia Yah" and "Feel Good" rallies. These rallies serve the purpose of calming the black folks down so they don't get the idea that a few burned crosses reflect the feelings of all white folks. Few blacks attend these white washes. The idea is to put a patch on things and get back to business as usual. Heaven forbid we should actually talk about race relations and prejudice. That might lead to some real change and we don't want that, do we?
Since I came back from our trip to Champagne-Urbana to visit the folks out there I have been riding my bike. One day while we were out there I took Walter's clunker for a spin and really enjoyed it. Two days after we got back I saw a bike for sale at a yard sale and I bought it for $10. I had to get new brake pads but that was about it for now. It has 18 speeds on it. I am loving it. I ride to the store for a bottle of wine. I ride to the coffee shop early in the morning for coffee. I ride to the Ben & Jerry's for Ice Cream.... hey wait a minute. I'm sensing a pattern here. Oh, well. At least it gets me out and about. One of the things our group, the Concerned Citizens of Durham, NC, is planning, on my suggestion, is a "Ride Against Racism". We have been taking a lot of complaints similar to the ones we have that come from counties all around central NC. So, we are going to "Ride Against Racism" and go from Roxboro near the Virginia border all the way to Richmond County which is on the South Carolina border. I am going to have to do some serious training for that. It is planned for the third week of July but we plan only to ride in the early morning and late afternoon.
So, keep those cards and letters coming. I'll post again soon.
Steven
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