Saturday, April 22, 2006

Just Another Manic Saturday

Today the town of Tunaville was a bundle of contradictions. In one location there were celebrations of diversity. In another, there were detractors, shaking their fists and howling at the moon. Miles of chain link fences allowed freedom of speech and assembly while protecting the overwhelming majority from a message they did not want to hear.

I chose to stay away from the mess on both sides of the fence.

Instead...
I delivered sandwiches for a blood drive.

Instead...
I dropped off my recycling.

Instead...
I celebrated spring by buying TinyTuna some fun, kicky sandals.

Instead...
I donated clothes to the less fortunate.

Instead...
I joined some choir folk and sang to shut-ins whose average age was about 236.

Instead...
I watched TinyTuna become the Tito Puente of the tambourine during Rock of Ages.

Instead...
I listened -- over a slice of pizza -- to an incredibly moving acapella performance of a thanksgiving chant written by one of the choir folk.

and as always,

Instead...
I started my morning with breakfast at the Grill Dogs.

It may have been a bundle of contradictions everywhere else.
But for us, it was just another Saturday in Tunaville.

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