Just got a friendly PM from Weelittledrummer asking what's been going on in my life. I realized that the answer lies mostly in this thread. It's turned out to be a welcoming place to come for us to talk about just that... what's going on in our lives. Or, what's going on in our heads.

This afternoon, Joe, Frankie and I are going to sing in a nursing home for a church Mother (an honorary title in the black Baptist church) who celebrated her 104th birthday in February. There was a snowstorm that day and I wasn't able to get there when the Men's Chorus we all sing in sang at her party. So, Joe, Frankie and I are pulling off a surprise party for her. They're really excited about it at the nursing home because she has no idea that we're coming. No more excited than we are.

I'm looking forward to Ron Davies pulling up a chair for a coffee break today. So, how was your weekend, Ron?

And everyone else.

Ruth and I went to a Muslim Mosque's celebration honoring 8 women who have made a difference in the community... a great antidote for all the ugly news surrounding conflicts between the extremists of religious sects. The food was good, I ate too much, and the company was good, too. It's time that people of good will step forward and express love for each other. That's always true.. but especially true in these times. My wife Ruth's two sons (and now mine) are Muslim, her daughter (and now mine) is a Baptist minister and Pastor of a church, my oldest son is Catholic and my youngest is Agnostic and a member of a Unitarian Church. We got a spiritual United Nations all in the same family. And we all love and respect each other's faith.

That's how it's supposed to be.

Jerry