Thank you for that site.

I think everyone should be required to learn at least one other language. It doesn’t have to be spanish.

I have always been facinated by tattoos. Some are beautiful, some not so much. I’ve never gotten one because of the idea of the pain. I am such a wimp. In my mid-forties, I planned to get one when I turned 50. I chickened out. Now I’m 52 and my daughter has drawn me a beautiful one. This is the year for it. She has 2. She has a ying-yang on her forearms and a piece of her own art on her back. When I told my 76 year-young mom that I was going to get a tattoo, she said “I’ve always thought about getting one.” I almost fell out of my chair! Maybe I can get her to go with me to get mine - to hold my hand.

Did you see the movie “Frieda’? In it she and her husband each have a house next door to each other with an above ground (a couple of stories up) walkway connecting the houses. I laughed out loud when I saw that. It was great.

I would need to know the things I know now, but I would love to go back to my 30s. That is when my children were born and my marriage was falling apart. I would like a do-over for some the stupid mistakes I made.

I loved both Molly Ivins and Ann Richards. I still miss them. Ann Coulter is not even close to being in their league. Not enough class.

I do not like George W Bush and I do not like Ann Coulter. She is a ‘mean girl’. I do not like people who are so condesending.

Steven, What does this have to do with the article?

Valerie, I did not get the idea they were being glib. We hear so much about how much Muslims in the Middle East hate Jews. I just took the statement as ‘there are other groups in trouble’. Just my take…

We have a very large Baha’i population in the Santa Fe, NM area. I never realized they had a connection to Islam. I thought they were mostly from India. I believe that is where their religion began. I can’t believe how much hatred is started because of religion. Most (maybe all) of the world religions start with loving our neighbors. I just wish we all practiced what we preach.

I’ve been thinking about this post since it first appeared. I think it is presumptive of Ms Goldsmith to label these people ‘whining’ and how dare she tell them to ‘get over it’.

She has always been a hero of mine. Always will be.

Tinka, I do the same. ;)

Hidge, thank you for using your delete powers when I hit the submit button twice on another thread. I think you deserve the tiara, but that’s just my opinion.

Crystal, welcome. I agree with you - This is a great place. Everyone is welcome to voice their opinion here. You may catch hell for it and/or have to defend your position, but at least you get the chance.