[from Granny Artemis]

Here's something that comforts me when thinking about the 11 states in our
fair land that passed anti-gay marriage amendments on Tuesday.

Leo Alard was the first Hispanic to become an
Episcopalian bishop in the U.S. His pioneer spirit emerged early on. As a
young priest in the 1960s, he headed a racially integrated parish in
Cattahoochee, Florida. The bigots of the KKK didn't look favorably on his
work, and on one occasion they burned a cross on the church lawn. Alard,
who was supervising a youth group on that particular night, brought the
class out and had everyone toast marshmallows over the fire.

So let's all toast some marshmallows!

--
"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
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Here's something that comforts me when thinking

And here I was comforted by the thought that you were on your way to China and
Ingrid was doing her banking in a mattress.
Me, I'm buying pharmaceutical stocks.