Sun and Clouds

You know, today we are having rapid turnover between sun and clouds.  There has been a little rain, and the robins and cardinals, not to mention the Grackletown citizens in our pine trees, have been toting food and nesting materials into the branches of our trees and bushes.  Yesterday, there was a prolonged battle between two male robins for territorial rights.  They kept popping up into the air and then down behind a small hill for more than 15 minutes.  I'm not sure of the outcome, but I wasn't choosing sides to begin with.  It's all life - clouds and sun/sun and clouds. 

Here's a reply to my email response to hate mail yesterday:

The emporer is muslim at heart. Since he has been in the blacks in congress have become arrogant fools. Sheila Jackson lee, foghorn Clyburn, jesse Jackson, rev wright, the black from ca that steered 5,000,000 to her  husbands bank, al sharpten.  We have many great blacks in this country but these fools make me and many others racist. I know 2 women in their late 80’s that have never done anything racist in their lives that call the emporer and his wife niggars. Check on snopes and see what divinity school that jesse and al went to, or did they buy it for $45. I hope you like your tax dollars going for  the emporers vacations. $1,400,000 for xmas. If he is going to spend that kind of money he should his wife some clothes.. oh yes, your taxes are paying for her to have 22 assistants, great. It is way too late to blame bush, it all belongs to this ass. ern

Taking a moment out of life to contemplate this deathless prose, I discover that, like the robins, we are going up in the air and down over territory that I don't want.  So, I have handed over to this friend the rights to his viewpoints, while telling him frankly that I am glad they are not my own.  My life's moments have no further time for mindless arguing, either his or mine.  And within days, his wife will tell me that his health suffers when he gets into one of these "discussions".  He has had a number of health issues, and his medicine cabinet is full.  Look.  One robin has stopped hopping, and now the other one can rest.  Easy, there.  There are many healthier places to speak out.  Sun and clouds/clouds and sun.