Dibs on Reepicheep!

I love giraffes.  They are beautiful and awkward and far sighted, so this road sign had my immediate attention and has held my thoughts for several weeks.  I don't have the patience to study through the "No Labels" website to see where I agree and where I disagree, but the folly of our current stand off is so obvious it reminds me of Reepicheep's cry of "Stop fighting!  Push!" 
Even when everything is in such chaos, some of the best people I know won't even shake hands with some of the other best people I know, at least not without Purell nearby.  I have a friend who is uncompromising on the issue of safety--he will keep you safe, whether you like it or not.  His dedication and passion encourage me and make me feel safer.  On the other hand, I have a friend who picks up those people who have already been trampled by life and helps them find a way back to breathing.  His compassion inspires me.
Getting those two in the same room is unlikely, but if I could get them talking about Chinese food or something, I think they would like each other and see that their hearts and goals are similar.  What they might never acknowledge is that they need each other.  That the world at large needs them both.
"Stop fighting!  Push!"

You Are So Right!

I've decided it's time to have a little faith in me, just a little, not a lot.  I've decided to listen to those things I tell myself all day long and to affirm the good ones.  So I listen then I say, clearly and with authority, "You are so right!"  I didn't expect it to be such a mixed bag.

I have an obvious interest in Medieval Literature

The Consolation of Philosophy might not be a great work, but it's awfully handy

The second section of my novel should divide into three sub-sections

A severed corpus callosum would be a bad thing.

A missing cerebral hemisphere would be worse

Jimmy has to wear pants

Cheese is delicious

It is sad that I need to encode my life experiences in poetry before I feel comfortable expressing them

A shortage of evidence makes deciding hard

Eating should be an unshakeable right that no one can deny

Education should follow eating pretty lickety split

In this day, there are no local politics

Don't buy a pig in a poke

Being a Catholic is an open admission of my inner world view

Regular pencils are so much better than mechanical ones

Believe your beliefs and doubt your doubts

Always look out for your friends

Valley Voice

Attractive
          as strained fly soup
Nutritious
          nonetheless 
Inviting
          like a kick to the head
Truthful
          nonetheless 
Desirable
         as a partial drowning
Valuable
         nonetheless