Sweeping in honor of International Peace Day

I haven't looked at the news, locally or abroad, to find out if the world is participating in our global Hallmark holiday. Chances are I will do that after I write here. Interestingly, I'm just trying to keep peace in my home and in my various bosses' offices. That is about all I really can do....keep my own porch swept and in order, so to speak.

Maybe if we just kept our own porches swept, we would have a lot more sweeping than kabitzing going on. And if we had more sweeping than kabitzing, while we'd probably have a few more allergies initially (cuz some of our porches are pretty dusty), we'd probably work up an appetite. And if we worked up an appetite, perhaps we would invite folks over to have a meal. And if we had a meal, we'd probably play a bit of music. And in all this food and music, we'd be so busy eating and singing, there would be no time to dismiss the deep beliefs and experiences of people who are different than us....we wouldn't be publishing on the front page of every newspaper the pros and cons of having a mosque at ground zero, or the dichotomy between Lindsey Lohan's treatment in the court system and Paris Hilton's treatment...and maybe there would be a bit of peace amongst the sweeping. If nothing else, there would be some peace because everyone's mouth would be full.