541 we know better

There were important things that happened this week. Let's talk about blackberries.

It's a big deal when blackberries get ripe. Nature continues to provide.

The visible planets and moon also lined up in a spectacular display that let us know our place in the galaxy. What a miracle to be here!

We bought this little "no parking" sign at a local hardware store, and it worked!

We continued to make progress on this garden.

Slowly but surely.

Well, at least we were sure.

Bringing a vision to life isn't such a sure thing if you're not the one with the vision, eh?

Oh yeah, and the people in power (the people with all the money) continued to flail at creating division, keeping the fingers pointed at anyone but themselves, and the conversation about anything other than their needy pathetic hoarding of resources.

And they should be.

Oh who cares about money? Money is the new god, but we all know god is a bunch of hokey. 

Oh, I understand and appreciate the power of belief and community. Even enjoy it. But please, use your own intelligence and education to choose your beliefs, don't just take what you're given.

And fuck your historical precedence. As we say, "those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it." 

Emphasis on doomed. It really is tiring, all of this stake burning and witch dunking. Seriously? You religious nuts have been wrong, so fucking wrong, all the time. Every time. Earth is the center of the universe? Uh huh. Midwives are witches? Go to hell. Wait, what is hell? Hades? That's not in the bible, that's Greek mythology.

What the actual fuck, people?

What fucking rock were you born under? It's the 21st Century. We have science. We might not know everything, but shit, we know better.

Mmm... blackberries!

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