That's So Handy

Sadly, I think racism is one of those things that will never end. You can't tell someone how to think or how to treat someone, and sensitivity and true consideration for someone else is a skill that is disappearing slowly and slowly. I choose to believe that the only hope is Jesus Christ. Now, does that mean that I don't do anything  about the horrible things that happen on a daily basis? Does that mean that I have no feelings when I hear of another case of inhuman race? Well, it shouldn't! But let's be honest. How many preachers spoke about white supremacy just a week ago? How many statues were dedicated to injustice just a week ago? How many protests occurred to demand equality for Blacks just a week ago? I dare say that these things grow exponential after a terrible event... Is it wrong? Absolutely not! Should it stop? No, that's not what I'm saying. My point is, we are going around in circles and that is exhausting. I feel pain every time...

Jax is my puppy (Japanese Chin and Shih-tzu mix) who we've had for about 2 months now. In this short amount of time, he understands that my husband and I love him and will do our best to take care of him. I love watching this little guy grow, and seeing how much he tries to communicate with us. But even when he is trying to tell us something that he wants, it's up to us to say yes or no. It's up to us to teach and train him to do what we want him to do.  It's amazing what he tries to get away with, and sometimes he'll look back sneakily to see if anyone is watching. It's also mind-blowing that when he does something wrong and gets a beating or gets yelled at, just seconds later he still wants to be near us, wants us to play with him, wants to receive our attention and love. No matter how hurt he was or how angry he was just a while ago, it seems like he strangely understands that we are his owners and that even if we have to correct him...

I was warming up my lunch and the top of my Tupperware popped off while in the microwave. It reminded me of the other day when I was making cookies with my students - someone put the butter in the microwave and the same thing happened; the top popped off. Many of the other students said "just take the top off" so naturally that I thought about how normal it is to microwave food with no covering. Everybody does it. Well, except for my mom. She always used to tell me and my brother to put a paper towel over our plates when we microwaved food. The radiation isn't good for you. I believed it was true and I knew it probably was dangerous, but it didn't seem  or look  dangerous at the time. And after many times of doing it, there were no immediate negative affects that I knew of. I didn't see any consequences where I could say " oh yeah! this happened because of that time I didn't cover the plate in the microwave ". So I'm safe! Right? How many tim...