Mudlark I read about the ban on oil drilling in the Arctic last night. And that IS good news! And today is the first day of spring ... yahooo!!!!

Yeah Doug, if it weren't for the finer things of life there'd be not much point to life at all, eh?

Well, I've just finished tending the "thistles" I planted on Beccy's "support our troops" thread. Why? Because I stand by what I've said, just as I stand by my apology for perhaps overstating my point and inadvertently hurting people in the process. I also managed to tend those thistles without throwing around either profanity or attacking anyone personally.

I used the trusty Ann Landers method for deciding whether or not to say something - asked myself 3 questions about what I wanted to say:

Is it true? Yes, to the best of my knowledge!
Is it necessary? Yes, the truth must be known if badly-needed changes are ever to happen!
And is it kind? Yes, the truth hurts sometimes, but I presented it as kindly as I could while still doing justice to the horrific facts of the matter.

Thistles have an important place in the great scheme of things! Very protective indeed. So I'm still feel pretty rosy!

When I hold up a "mirror" so to speak, if people are insulted by the truth of what they see in it, then that's a reflection on them, not me or my mirror.

A makeover would seem to be in order, in that case. And Spring's a wonderful time for a makeover!

daylia