Yes I Am A Liberal ...and what this means to me

I believe in sharing. I was taught (by my conservative parents) that if there wasn't enough candy to go around, I shouldn't indulge in my excesses. I took this to heart, if a little reluctantly at first.

I believe I should share. This makes me generous.

I believe everyone else should share -- this makes me a Liberal.

I believe there is enough wealth in the world that nobody should be without food, shelter, comfort, education, health care. I believe these basic needs should be met, without hassle, without question, without hoops to jump through.

Sure, there will be people who are satisfied to live "on the dole." I believe, SINCE THERE IS ENOUGH WEALTH TO GO AROUND, it is the right of every person to take a vacation from toil. Sooner or later they'll want more than the dole will provide, and then they'll work for it. Or not, and that's okay too.

Though I am not religious, I believe it is a sin not to provide for those less fortunate.

Yes, I believe our borders should be open. Give us your sick, your hungry, your weary. Let me repeat it: there's enough to go around.

There's no room in this world for selfishness.

I am a Canna

I wonder if there are any other flowers? The person whose blog I got the link from is a canna too!

I am a Canna What Flower Are You?

25 3 things

Ever since I filled out "25 things" on Facebook, new "things" have been scrabbling around in my skull, knocking to get out.

Like:

I've never done a cartwheel. It's simply too far to the ground. With arms and legs outstretched I'd be an eight-foot whirling (collapsing, more like) dervish. I never could do "the splits" either, though I know I'm(still, at age 48) real flexible -- I do yoga(now and then).

I've always weighed a good 10-20% more than it looks like. This is not people saying it to make me feel good; this is carneys --who guess weights for a living-- getting it way wrong.

I have absolutely no mothering instinct. I used to feel bad about this, but now I know other women like me, and it's okay. It's just a shame this isn't more widely known and accepted - a lot of pain and unhappiness could be avoided if women who really don't want children didn't feel society's pressure to have some anyway.

Adventurous Knitter?

Bold = Have already tried this
Italicized = Plan to try this
Unemphasized = Have no desire to try this

- Afghan
- I-cord
- Garter stitch
- Knitting with metal wire
- Shawl
- Stockinette Stitch
- Socks: Top-down
- Socks: Toe-up
- Knitting with camel yarn
- Mittens: Cuff-up
- Mittens: Tip down
- Hat
- Knitting with silk (sari)
- Moebius band knitting
- Participating in a KAL
- Sweater
- Drop stitch patterns
- Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
- Slip stitch patterns
- Knitting with banana fiber yarn
- Domino knitting
- Knitting with bamboo yarn
- Twisted Stitch Patterns
- Two end knitting
- Charity knitting
- Knitting with soy yarn
- Cardigan
- Toy/doll
- Knitting with circular needles
- Baby items
- Knitting with your own handspun
- Slippers
- Graffiti knitting
- Continental knitting
- Designing knitted garments
- Cable stitch patterns
- Lace patterns
- Scarf
- Publishing a Knitting Book
- Teaching a child to knit
- American/English knitting
- Knitting to make money
- Buttonholes
- Knitting with alpaca
- Fair Isle
- Knitting items for a wedding
- Norwegian Knitting
- Household items
- Knitting socks on two circulars
- Olympic knitting
- Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn
- Knitting with dpns
- Holiday-related knitting
- Teaching a male how to knit
- Bobbles
- Knitting for a living
- Knitting with cotton
- Knitting smocking
- Dyeing yarn
- Steeks
- Knitting art
- Fulling/felting
- Knitting with wool
- Textured knitting
- Kitchener BO
- Purses/bags
- Knitting with beads
- Swatching
- Long tail CO
- Entrelac
- Knitting and purling backwards
- Machine Knitting
- Knitting with self-patterning/self-striping/variegated yarn
- Stuffed toys
- Knitting with cashmere
- Darning
- Jewelry
- Knitting with synthetic yarn
- Writing a pattern
- Gloves
- Intarsia
- Knitting with linen
- Knitting for preemies
- Tubular CO
- Freeform knitting
- Short rows
- Cuffs/fingerless mitts/armwarmers
- Pillows
- Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine
- Rug
- Knitting on a loom
- Thrummed knitting
- Knitting a gift
- Knitting for pets
- Shrug/bolero/poncho
- Knitting with dog/cat hair
- Hair accessories
- Knitting in public
- Double knitting

Hmmm.

Sure looks like I'm more experienced than I think I am. Jack of all trades, master of none, that's me.