RANDOM THOUGHTS

One of the best things you can do to become a better person is to visit another country. Sometimes we believe that our way is the only way. Visiting another country always teaches us that there is more than one good way to do things.

I am TOTALLY SICK of hearing that men and women cannot be friends. It is like saying that a man and a woman cannot have a professional relationship. No one says that gay men cannot be friends with other gay men. NEWS FLASH! If all you think about is having sex with your women friends, it is YOU that has the problem.

Peaceful assembly is one of the more important rights guaranteed by the US Constitution. Sometimes a government will not listen until its citizens are upset enough to risk arrest and/or death to communicate their anger.

If you can hear music through the walls of your house or apartment, request that the person playing the music put their speakers on a foam pad. The foam keeps the sound waves from using the walls to transmit the sound. The person playing the music can only hear the sound in the air, so the foam does not affect their music.

D0 you own your house or does your house own you? Many people are hanging on to their home, putting all of their financial resources into keeping the home. If the homeowner cannot travel, eat out, or do anything other than pay for the house, it is time to consider selling the home, especially if you have an interest only loan. An interest only loan is like paying rent to the bank. You will ALWAYS have to pay the loan, because you are not paying back the principal.

Many cultures with a history of repression of women, have a special "honorary man" category for professional women. If a woman meets their criteria of a professional woman who is considered to be an honorary man, she is often treated better than a professional woman is treated in our society. The neat thing about being an "honorary man" is that no one judges your housekeeping or cooking. Being an "honorary man" really means that you are judged the same as if you were a man.

The reason that teachers and nurses do not get respect is that teachers and nurses are often women. The treatment of nurses by doctors used to be shameful. Now the treatment of nurses by doctors is better, but doctors STILL do not listen to nurses or respect the view of nurses. No wonder we have to import nurses from countries where women do not expect to receive respect.