The Karen Needs A Lobotomy Fund

When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree,
There will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted there is
Still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the night is cloudy,
There is still a light that shines on me,
Shine on until tomorrow, let it be.
I wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah let it be.
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah let it be.
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

 

~Paul McCartney~

 

Send funds ASAP to:

Lobotomy Fund

(in care of) The White Rabbit@ Feed-Your-Head.com (fictiticious dotcom for those among us who take everything literally)

 

Those unable to contribute to this worthy cause, please leave your words of wisdom here.

Doing The Right Thing

When do we actually know whether our actions are the right thing or not?  What moral barometer should we or do we use?  Is it as my mother says "the squeaky wheel gets oiled" or do we use some other measure? Like what seems most horrific at the time instead of focusing on an ongoing domestic problem? Many would say that it is horrible how our own country has homeless, hungry people and many citizens who can’t even afford adequate health care for themselves and their families, yet we rush off to help save others in dire need.  Is that our moral imperative or our responsiblity to do so? In our eyes, is it the cries of the many elsewhere that outweigh the cries of the many on the homefront?  Please do not misinterpret my words and see it as me saying I don’t think we should help anyone that is not an American citizen.  What I am asking is how can we neglect our own while we pour money into other countries in the form of foreign aid ( http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/28778.pdf  scroll down the document to the complete International Affairs Summary for the past 3 years)? What justification do we use?  I’m sure several homeless people needlessly died yesterday due to exposure to the elements or from some illness they couldn’t get treated properly. 

I have to admit that I didn’t know about the following event.  Perhaps, I can plead ignorance due to where I live (mild climate), but now that I do know as a result of doing a search for statistics regarding how many homeless people die each day in the United states due to exposure to the elements, hunger or improper health care, I have to say I will find out if such a memorial is observed in any city in Northwest Florida.  May I suggest that you do the same in the cities in which you reside?  If a memorial doesn’t occur, maybe organizing one for December 21, 2005 would be a worthwhile civic project you could help do. 

The following is a brief overview and the URL for more information regarding the whole event.  Please check it out. 

"Each year since 1990, on or near the first day of winter and the longest night of the year, National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) has sponsored National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day to bring attention to the tragedy of homelessness and to remember our homeless friends who have paid the ultimate price for our nation’s failure to end homelessness.

In an effort to maximize the impact of the day, NCH has encouraged local and statewide organizations to hold memorials of their own. Last year, over 100 cities across the nation, from Detroit to Seattle to Washington, DC, sponsored events to honor those who had died and to recommit to the task of ending homelessness."

http://www.nationalhomeless.org/memorial01.html