What's All Of This White Stuff?

This is what I woke up to this morning. It's actually quite beautiful, but a little cold outside!

Pro-Life???

So, we have been traveling in the south (Alabama) and in Florida. Surprisingly, I have seen quite a few Obama yard signs and bumper stickers. But in Jacksonville, Florida I saw more McCain/Palin "stuff" than I have anywhere. You'll be proud to know that I bit my tongue and didn't voice my opinion...I just charged them double and took their money! (Not really...I just took their money).

Anyway, an older woman, probably in her 60's, was watching Nicol's demonstration. She was wearing a button that read: "I vote pro-life." Hmmmm....I thought.....what exactly does that mean? Well, if you're a Republican/John McCain/Sarah Palin supporter, it means that you are anti-abortion. Period. (Does anyone out there really know anyone who is pro-abortion? C'mon, it's silly-ness).

This was one instance where I did some serious tongue-biting. This is what I wanted to say:

"I see that you vote pro-life. Good for you. So that means you're AGAINST the war. Because as I'm sure you know, over 4000 Americans have lost their life fighting in this unwarranted occupation of a sovereign nation, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi women and children who have lost their lives, by being no more than a citizen of that country. AND, I suppose that means you are also AGAINST the death penalty. I am so glad to hear that. Because as I'm sure you know, there are a lot of people of death row who were convicted of crimes solely based on their skin color. AND since you are pro-life, I'm sure this means you are voting for Barack Obama, because as I'm sure you know, he supports stem-cell research to find a cure for Alzheimers, Parkinsons Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, etc.; AND he wants to put money into research to find a cure for AIDS. He also wants healthcare for all Americans, so we can all be healthy, happy, pro-life button-wearers with a high quality of life! He has vowed to take on hunger and poverty, not only in America, the country where this should never be an issue, but worldwide. After all, by being pro-life, that means that you are in favor of life for EVERYONE, right? not just Americans. And I know that since you are such a great pro-lifer that if some poor girl couldn't bring herself to have an abortion, that you would be right there to help her by adopting that baby, and giving that child a good home and good education."

Sadly, I didn't say this to "that woman." But I'm saying it to you...feel free to use it any time. It's sad that the Republican party has turned this into such a wedge issue. I'm not pro-abortion, but I am pro-choice. I drive a Toyota cause I want to, but if you want to drive a Chevy, well that is a choice you'll just have to live with!

Howdy

I've missed all of you knuckleheads out there. I'll be back soon.

Busy-ness

Hello, everyone! Well, it has been a while since my last blog. Í have been busy, busy, busy. After my mom's funeral, Nicol and I headed back to Colorado for a couple of days, before re-starting our tour of women's shows. We flew back to Charlotte, NC on Tuesday, Sept 30 and drove that night to Birmingham, AL. Our show there was from Wednesday (set up day) to Sunday. Sunday night, we drove to Atlanta (about 2 hrs), got a couple of hours sleep, then drove to the airport for an 8:25 am flight to New York City, LaGuardia airport. We arrived around 10:45...took a cab to the hotel, and began our tour of New York City.


This was my very first trip to NYC, and it was a mad dash. In one day, we did what takes most touristsyears to complete. On Tuesday, Nicol had a meeting with an infomercial representative, and then we flew back to Atlanta at 5:00 Tuesday afternoon. From Atlanta, we drove to Orlando, FL for our next show (about six hours). We had setup on Wednesday, and the show began Thursday. It lasted until Sunday. Then we drove 2 hours to Jacksonville, FL on Sunday for our next show. Finally, we had a couple of days off...Monday and Tuesday....today (Wednesday) we had set up, and our show starts tomorrow.


After Jacksonville, we DRIVE back to Denver (1741 miles), and catch a flight to Canada on Wednesday to see Nicol's mom, then back to Denver for a couple of holiday shows.


WHEW! How exhausting these last few weeks have been! It was so nice to have time off for a couple of days. Yesterday we went to St. Augustine, FL (the oldest city in the US). It was ok, but nothing exciting...however, they do have a great winery there, and we wound up buying a case...in fact I'm having a glass now, and it's pretty darn good!