(1) Interesting day - Earlier I tried to put together a COMPLAINT about  a distant relative's prior complaint about one of my previous FB publication of Black and White photos, demonstrating Racist Statements, to which he point out that they were evidents of days gone bye!  i.e, - Racism isn't here anymore! Yesterday, I put together a cartoon of an older guy being told off for his failures by his Mom - as Mom's often do, and the cartoonist drew the character's faces with Big Noses. To which my relative, who protested last week the presences of RACISM in Today's America - Asked if the mother in the cartoon with a big nose was" Mrs. Goldberg"? Wonder what he ment, since there is NO Racism in America. Many of us have forgotten or IGNORE the fact that SUBTLE HATE is as BAD and UGLY and UN-AMERICAN as ABSOLUTE NARROW-MINDED HATE! How do we miss that similarity? Maybe, it's due to the  ORIGINAL NATIONALITY of the Commentator - Oh I'm sorry - did I offended the OFFENDER?  (2) Today was the last of my first series of Drawing for Water Color classes. Some of the other students were really skilled and talented … Some of the OTHERS…. Did you catch that? I could use a little practice but at my age there may not be enough time??? Oh well I'll keep TRYING, I'm not Dying - YET! Pass the Magenta! 

While presidential candidates experience proctological scrutiny from the press, mega-donors experience relatively little. (AKA Who cares it's only money and our DEMOCRACY!)

Last night I went an Emmaus meeting with guys at my parish. Emmaus is a men's group that gives guys a chance to exchange ideas (sometimes) + usually some time to share, discuss/consider our/their experiences, hopes and lives - past, hopefuly present and maybe future. On the way home, it occurred to me that when I and my EGO look back and consider what I have done or what has happiened, the "then" - I have tended to enjoy, with some regrets the "Recalling of Experences - It like watching an old movie or a TV program that I have already seen - It is what it was, what I was and/but I can't change a thing even with my EGO trying to let me still play ME as THE HERO! Whereas if I consider the NOW + FUTURE (Today and the Tomorrows) - Whatever time I have! - i.e. "LIFE  - I have choices and options! Now some of my "old Movies" were fun and entertaining but aren't apprecited by EVERYONE!  BUT NOW, Do I have the guts to leave the theaters or change the channels, and get on wiht a BETTER LIFE and into the "Here and Now and Later"? It's hard to change my tastes in "entertainment" - I like and have felt comfortable with "The ME" channel or theater!  A little Help, Thanks God!

Went to see a edgy film at the quaint but surprising crowded - The Coral Gables Art Cinema Movie theater. Had been there before! It’s across from “Books and Books” – Oh, don’t know where that is – well it across from …. Never mind! - The film: “All about Elly”- It was an Iranians film with sub-titles. (Yeah, my favorite too!) – Interesting but to much – However I should have know with a title which included “All About” – Onward, a family decided to take a holiday on the Caspian Sea. Yeah, I didn’t know where that was either! This maybe a sincere non-English speaking film but after 119 minutes of challenging misdirection with one near + two actual drownings, followed by a series of inquiries as to a missing albeit practically unknown women teacher. The police find a body and need ID + Information – Enters “unknowing but soon to be informed ex fiancé – Not a happy fellow! The family repetitively steps on their own tongues trying to make up stories of why the “water soaked” prospective but unrelated and disenchanted prospective bride was with them – basically strangers! FILM = To long but an interesting look into contemporary Iranian Middle class life style and interpersonal culture. Stuff I didn’t know and had not thought about! Do it again? Don’t think so!

I didn’t know Freddie Gray. But it was easy to assume that he was black, probably unemployed, willing to mouth off and sought some status and appreciation from the demonstrating Baltimore crowd, when he got arrested….. but again I didn’t know Freddie Gray.  I didn’t know any of the police officers involved but I assumed that they were under great pressure, tense due to their role and their perception of the situation: i.e. It was a riot! They may have seen themselves as Good Guys, Peace Officers or maybe not! Maybe it was Pay Back time! Seeing snippets of the demonstrations aka RIOTS, I assumed that the police, although not angels dresses in blue assisting old ladies, school kids or puppies cross busy streets, had a job to do!  Freddie Gray got arrested allegedly for having a illegal switchblade which in fact proved to be a totally legal pocketknife. Hey, we all make mistakes! The officers made another, well maybe more than just one more!  When they arrested Freddie, they cuffed him and put him in a Patty Wagon but didn’t strap him in. Yeah, it human to err! They didn’t use the available, functing and purposeful seatbelt and didn’t hear or chose to ignore Gray's repeated pleas for HELP and medical attention, while their moving vehicled repeatively stopped, started, and stopped again and re-accelerated, moving and rerouting, to accommodate another publically retained passenger. Gray's body rolled around, apparently striking the van's metal interior - repeatedly! The State’s Attorney Mosby has said and will allege that along the way, "Mr. Gray suffered a severe and critical neck injury as a result of being handcuffed, shackled by his feet and unrestrained inside of the moving BPD wagon. Basically, Mr. Gray was a hog-tied, human ping-pong ball inside a metal bounce house!  Mosby said that along the way, "Mr. Gray suffered a severe and critical neck injury as a result of being handcuffed, shackled by his feet and unrestrained inside of the moving, starting and stopping Police Wagon." Six officers are facing charges in the death of Freddie Gray, a Baltimore black man who died from a spinal injury – a nice way to say BROKEN NECK after being arrested and taken into the custody by Baltimore’s finest. All six police officers have been charged with felonies. I guess that they are probably now saying- "Sorry Freddy G. and family – Shit happens, huh?"  God give these six officers a fair trial, the best of legal representation and have the judge grant a change of venue and hug Freddy, and Lord, can you speed up and put an end to this racial and ethnic hatred and the pain that it cause. We need your help, since it doesn't appear that we can do it alone! Thanks God!

Think that there is no way that Republicans can move much further to the 

              “RIDGED + ROTTING + MYOPIC RIGHT”?  YOU’RE WRONG!        

The"We're Right cause we're white, rich, straight, God toying, Crazy Wing Nuts who have a plan!  House Republicans on the Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Subcommittee held a hearing a few day ago - April 29th

To eliminate the birthright of American citizenship               guaranteed in the 14th amendment, which states:                     “…all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the USA".

It’s not a new concept! Any one of us, born in the US, are citizen! Been that way since the Country was founded. When it comes to, let’s say, MARRIAGE, Republicans won't/can't tamper with TRADITION!”  but Citizenship for FOREGINERS! That's a different problem!  Theyapparently have no problem destroying the longstanding TRADITION of granting citizenship to children born on American soil, even if their parents are not citizens. It’s a Xenophobic, Boggy-Man, Asinine notion and frankly-A STUPID ANTI-AMERICAN IDEA!                          To understand the argument, Steve King, a Republican Rep. from Iowa, + Louisiana Republican David Vitter. King said: “I don’t think I’m hearing an argument as to why it would be a good idea to grant automatic citizenship to any baby that just was born in the United States to any mother who could find her way to get into the United States ( Wink, Wink!. ) That hands over the immigration policy to everyone except   (TFV-Added Emphasis) “RED BLOODED, FLAG WAVING AMERICAN, Hatefilled, Ass Kissing, bigoted Republican Voters - ” MARRIAGE- Must be TRADITIONAL! But Citizenship -  Hell Know! Not for the Others! So it's a long rooted standing TRADITION + principles-So What Naw! House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), said “Evidently, there is no American principle too sacred not to be surrendered in the Republicans’ to pander to the most radical, anti-immigrant corners of their party. (TFV-AKA Hood wearing, Cross burning, The Right Wing, Bible Thumping, Illiterate  NUTS!) .” Gotta lovethem for their hypocrisy! Or they believe or are assuming that everyone else is DUMB! They ‘ve unleashed an unconscionable assault on birthright citizenship that not only dishonors to our History and the Founders’ visions, but it betrays the future of our country by insulting millions of American citizens who will and have contributed and should enrage my Republican friends from Spanish speaking America! Can’t wait for Rep. Presidential Candidate Rubio to get wind of his party’s latest idea! – Not only can’t he be PRESIDENT- Hell, He won’t even be a CITIZEN! Hasta Luego, Senator Muchacho+Our Constitution!

Racism doesn’t always come from the gun or taser of rogue Policemen whose non-thinking and vindictive actions, sadly embarrassing his employer community and it’s citizens. Or from an illiterate’s graffiti artist, some time people who you would think more of –  but act and say UGLY, STUPID and UN-AMERICAN THINGS! A powerful Florida Republican legislator sparked an avalanche of Twitter attacks Thursday with a barbed description of the Florida Supreme Court petition filed by Senate Democrats, challenging the unilateral adjournment of the 2015 legislative session by House leaders. Two Democrats filed a lawsuit with the Florida Supreme Ct. citing that Florida’s Constitution forbiding either the houses of our legislature to adjourn for more than 72 hours without agreement by the opposite chamber. Hey it’s only the Law! The Republican controlled House adjourned without warning at 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, leaving the Senate to complete the 60-day session alone. But Florida ain’t Nebraska! We be BI-CAMERAL – Not UNI-CAMERAL!  You would have thought that the leadership of the Republican led House would have known that! According to some of the opinioned Republicans -"This lawsuit (filed with our Supreme Court)  reads like it was researched by Senator Bullard and drafted by Sen. Joyner!" … Both Joyner and Bullard are BLACK. Want to know why some/a lot of people are angry -  I know one reason – Leadership in my HOME STATE IS UNCARING, STUPID and RACIST! I’m embarrassed for Florida as a Floridian!.