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FEATHERING OUR NESTS: O-MAMA’s Perspective on SPRING CLEANING

Spring is in the air.  The birds and the bees are flitting around doing their thing…nature abounds.  The birds are feathering their nests and laying their eggs, while the bees are busy pollinating every flower in the garden.  The air is crisp and clean.  Chirping and buzzing fills the air.

Everything seems fresh and new.  So, let’s take a new look at Spring, shall we? The first thing that comes to mind is cleaning. Ugggh.  But, let's talk about the birds and the bees instead...the part of the story that happens...

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If You Had Five Minutes With The President: 5 Minutes; 55 Personalities; 1 President
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HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

PRESIDENTIAL QUICK READ FOR OUR O-MAMA MAMAS.....

This patriotic pick was published in 2004—so pre-Obama.  The book was compiled and published by The Creative Coalition—a well know group of activist types that also happen to be famous for other reasons—whether actors, comedians or musicians. 

Interestingly, some of the celebrities took the question to mean, if you had 5 minutes with President Bush (specifically), what would you say….others took it to mean: 5 minutes with the president—whoever that may be. 

Obviously, by the publishing date, one would expect a lot of opinions about the war.  Also obviously, because of the artistic nature of most of the participants, many focused on the arts and the education system.  Some ranted and raved.  Others took the question very seriously and approached their thoughts systematically.

Overall, they were extremely well-informed across the board.  Mary Stuart Masterson sounded like a bubblehead suggesting that Peace Talks begin with massages and then be conducted in the nude.  On the other hand, Patty Hearst made an extremely insightful observation about eliminating the Electoral College in an effort to achieve a true democracy: one man, one vote.

What’s cool about reading these patriotic books simultaneously (this, and Thanks and Have Fun Running The Country) is that, again, for the most part, we all want the same things.  We may have different ways of expressing things; and we may diverge wildly on how best to implement these goals, but I think the men who fought for our independence so long ago—those early Americans who believed in this country’s future—would be happy to know that so many still care and so many still believe.