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Love, by Roy Croft

I love you,
Not only for what you are,
But for what I am
When I am with you.

I love you,
Not only for what
You have made of yourself,
But for what
You are making of me.

I love you
For the part of me
That you bring out;
I love you
For putting you hand
Into my heaped-up heart
And passing over
All the foolish, weak things
That you can't help
Dimly seeing there,
And for drawing out
Into the light
All the beautiful belongings
That no one else had looked
Quite far enough to find.

I love you because you
Are helping me to make
Of the lumber of my life
Not a tavern
But a temple;
Out of the works
Of my every day
Not a reproach
But a song.
I love you
Because you have done
More than any creed
Could have done
To make me good,
And more than any fate
Could have done
To make me happy.

You have done it
Without a touch,
Without a word,
Without a sign.
You have done it
By being yourself.
Perhaps that is what
Being a friend means,
After all.
posted 12:33 PM

Asheville, North Carolina

Visitor Center - 151 Haywood Street, Exit 4C off Interstate 240.
Airport Address -
Biltmore Estate -

posted 10:43 AM

Ideas for a Trip to France

Chateau de Beaumesnil (gorgous castle surrounded by moat)

Monet's garden - Giverny - Jardins de Claude Monet Grigneuseville

Le Souterroscope des Ardoiseres (Normandy cave light show)

Hotel - Hotel Saint Paul - paris Latin Quarter


posted 1:31 PM

www.mediamatters.org

posted 7:58 AM

Last night I watched a future president of the United States give a speech

...and it was magnificent.  I've not felt inspired as he made me in years.   My favorite line of the speech....

"Yet even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us, the spin masters and negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of anything goes. Well, I say to them tonight, there's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America. "

As if that wasn't brilliant enough he continued...
 
"The pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States and Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. But I've got news for them, too. We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States"
 
I was inspired by his life story...awestruck by the genius of my country and by the promise fulfilled by his life...  Barack made me so proud to be an American, I was almost bursting with pride.  He eloquently detailed exactly what we love about this country...all of us...  

"That is the true genius of America, a faith in the simple dreams of its people, the insistence on small miracles. That we can tuck in our children at night and know they are fed and clothed and safe from harm. That we can say what we think, write what we think, without hearing a sudden knock on the door. That we can have an idea and start our own business without paying a bribe or hiring somebody's son. That we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution, and that our votes will he counted - or at least, most of the time. " 

It was my honor and great privilege to watch Barack Obama last night.   And even greater honor is that I am an Illinoisan and I'll get the privilege of having him represent me in the senate.





posted 8:04 AM

Newspapers around the world

Russia Journal

posted 5:34 AM

Republicans Want Terrorism Law Made Permanent

ABSTRACT - Congressional Republicans are maneuvering to make permanent sweeping antiterrorism powers granted to federal law enforcement agents after attacks of Sept 11, 2001, in so-called Patriot Act; move is likely to touch off strong objections from many Democrats and even some Republicans in Congress who believe law has already given government too much power to spy on Americans; provisions are set to expire at end of 2005 unless Congress re-authorizes them (M) Working with the Bush administration, Congressional Republicans are maneuvering to make permanent the sweeping antiterrorism powers granted to federal law enforcement agents after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, officials said today.

The move is likely to touch off strong objections from many Democrats and even some Republicans in Congress who believe that the Patriot Act, as the legislation that grew out of the attacks is known, has already given the government too much power to spy on Americans.

posted 11:19 AM

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