Pondering world events from the perspective of Mormonism; I take my new camera on coffee break for the first time
Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 1:00PM ;)
It was Margie's first full day at home all week. She had the news on. It was grim. I grew up Mormon and one of the things we were constantly taught was to be honest, never to lie. Now, I see, a man can be a Mormon in good and famed standing within his church, rise to the national stage, lie constantly, get called on it even by many on his side and have the facts laid out indisputably before him and simply bear down upon the lie - as if by repeating it it somehow becomes true.
But it doesn't. It is deeply dishonest - not good Mormonism.
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So I decided to go get my afternoon coffee. It was a rainy day, on the gloomy side, a bit of a breeze blowing - forecast to get into the 60 mph range by nightfall Saturday but up to 110 on the Anchorage Hillside. Down towards Seward, nine inches of rain are forecast to fall in one day.
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Young Writer Study, #8888: Shoshana prepares to pour cream into my Americano.
Awhile back, I reported that Shoshana was going to be leaving Metro Cafe soon, for another opportunity. It turned the other opportunity did not work out the way she had hoped, so she will be staying for awhile longer.
We decided I will keep photographing Young Writer studies and then in a year or so, we will make an electronic book for the iPad and such to combine short written pieces from her with a selection of studies.
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Umbrella over his head, rubber boots on his feet. I sip my coffee and continue on.
I pass by Grotto Iona. I sip my coffee and drive on.
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Down the road a bit, I come upon Wesley and his grandpa Tim. Wesley had a little accident with his bike. In the midst of a very important phone call, Grandpa fishes it out of the bushes for him.
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I continued to sip my coffee. Boy, did it taste good - and that's the honest truth!
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By the time I reached this fence, my coffee was gone. It was time to return home.
Reader Comments (4)
Sadly the candidate is not only a bad Mormon, he is also not such a good human being. Happily though, your photos have captured our weekend here in northeastern Ohio. My favorite time of the year. . .
I think dishonesty is a human condition , not a religious one. Just the way I see it though. A lot of us are taught certain thing, but if we act on it is a question of character .
Bill,
I am so glad you are getting a bit of a chance of experiencing the remnants of summer before winter really sets in. Plus, the collaborative e-book sounds like a great idea.
Before I read the text, I looked at the photo of Margie and it felt like she was experiencing what many of us seem to be as of late. She may have been just tired, but for me I transferred it to my emotional exhaustion when listening to political news.
It is rare for me, but after turning on my TV on Sept. 12th and listening to M.R. speaking about an ongoing world situation in a way which could put folks more in harm's way, I shut off my television for the day. I only hoped I wasn't the only one feeling the anger. In my case I would have been staring at a black TV screen..
From my perspective, the allure of power seems to have trumped a moral compass and common sense. Perhaps, he should have called his distant cousin, Former Ambassador Jon Huntsman(China), for advice before making this tragedy about him?
The picture of Margie is so poignant.