Thurvey time. The air is full of politics and pollen as March brings an early spring and Republican presidential hopefuls to Alabama. The stage is set for freedom of expression, economic, political and spring break at the beach. So spread a bit of your own fertilizer and let the marketplace of ideas bloom with the flora of your responses to the Thurvey this week. Simply write your thoughts in the comment box below, click on the "comment as" drop down menu, click on "anonymous", then click on "publish". Sign your name to your response if you wish. If the comment box does not appear below, click on the little "comments" word below the post and the box should appear.
#1 Spring historically gets mixed reviews. Tennyson wrote "In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love . . ." On the other hand, the Shakespeare's soothsayer warned Caesar " . . .beware the Ides of March." I love the first warm breezes of Spring. I don't care for the pollen carried on those breezes into my nose, or when those breezes start swirling into a funnel. When I was a younger buck I enjoyed the early preview of swimwear on the lawn of Tutwiler dorm. Now it bothers me that they let children enroll in college and behave like that. What are your likes and dislikes of the vernal season?
#2 There is a lot of conversation about climate change. Some say that it is due to the greenhouse effect in the earth's atmosphere from carbon dioxide, either naturally occurring or man-made. Some say it doesn't exist at all. I suggest that this year's mild winter and spring is definitely a result of human activity . . . the bloated hot air and gas emanating from the politicians criss-crossing our nation. Expect weird conditions in Alabama this week as the Presidential hopefuls join the locals in Alabama. Which politician or other person has been a dangerous source of hot air? Give your favorite, or most perhaps more appropriately, least favorite example of such blustery gusts.
#3 As recently as this yesterday, God's name has been dropped in the political arena. Romney said it would take an act of God for any other candidate to get the nomination. Santorum said that he would certainly welcome an act of God. While this exchange was more light than some of the other invocations, some have raised serious issues about the intersection of faith and politics. Have you ever been inspired by a politician's comments about God? Have your ever been troubled? Describe the incident or comment.
#4 If the Alabama legislature could do only one thing during this session, what should it be?
As usual, feel free to suggest another question you want answered, or just free-style.
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In the spring, I, like many other folks in Blount County, enjoy the outdoors with sex and tacos, though not necessarily in that order.
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I have a different question. Do we care that Snooki is really pregnant? This seemed concern is a real concern to me. I don't necessarily think we should get as heated as you do about politics, but...really?? Isn't our world decaying fast enough with rising divorce rates especially among Christians, waning concern for the order of marriage and children, the growing trend of thumping Bibles all the while rationalizing what is actually written there to fit our own ends, and the increasing lack of respect for others especially those we call family and friends. I'm not sure if life is imitating art or the other way around, but boy am I pissed about the state of affairs when she is what we care about and role model.
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