Taboo Tuesday

Back to back updates! I cant remember the last time that happened!! ;-)

Welcome back to the drill. No time for monologues today, lets just get to it

 

Death of a Pioneer

 

Last night, a true American icon and hero passed away. Rosa Parks, who many considered the "Mother" of the Civil Rights movement, passed away at age 92. Parks had been in ill health as of late, but her death was nonetheless shocking to those who knew her and those close to her. Parks' story of how she refused to give up her seat for a white passenger on segregated bus is legendary. Her refusal landed her in jail and sparked a national boycott of buses by colored people everywhere. This event also allowed a relatively uknown activist at the time to rise up and help lead the civil rights movement. That person of course was Martin Luther King, Jr. Its important to realize the impact that her stand made that day. For too long, colored people had been oppressed and ridiculed by the very country they were citizens of. Parks' "Enough is Enough" stance that day became a rallying cry for the oppressed and discriminated. She took a stand, while sitting. All people of color, minorities,etc, owe her a debt of gratitude. Her actions made the country realize "Hey, this isnt right". RIP Ms. Parks, the world is a better place because of you

 

While on the topic of inequality, i know that I often joke alot about stereotypes and what not. I've always said that if we can't laugh at each other, who can we laugh at? But I've always been bothered by racisim and ignorance. Have we come a long way as a society? yes. Could we do better. YES. But its going to take everyone coming together to end it once and for all. Mr. King's dream of a color blind society may come true one day. But only if we as people work towards that dream

 

OK, so people were asking me why I was gone for so long and what happened to me during the time off. In a homage to "The Late Show" I present my own top 5 (yeah i'm too lazy for 10!!) list which I call:

TOP 5 Reasons Doug Didnt Upate his Blog

 

5. Never returned from trip to Disneyland on July 17th

 

4. The Dodgers continued struggles forced him to spend more time at Stadium with the Rally Homer

 

3. Pin induced stab wounds kept him in bed all this time.

 

2. Myspace, myspace, myspace!

 

1. Was too busy camping out a spot for Disneylands 75th Anniversary.

 

yeah that was horrible. i know. ;-)

 

Game 3 of the World Series is tonight on FOX. Can the Astros bounce back and make this a series again? Or will the White Sox take a near insurmountable 3-0 lead in the best of 7 series? Should be a good one tonight. Already some controversy to go with the game. Apparently the Commissioners office has ordered that the roof at Minute Maid Park in Houston remain open for the game. The impact this will have on the teams remains to be seen, but theres no doubt that opponents have had a much tougher time of it playing in the noise/mad house that is Minute Maid Park with a closed roof.

 

I'm still saying Sox in 6!

 

OK, short one I know. Still trying to shake the cobwebs so to speak. Til the next time.

 

DQ