The news is consumed with President Obama’s dim witted remark about Attorney General Harris’s looks.  Who really cares?  He is male.  He thought he was being cute and funny.  I repeat.  He is male.

Meanwhile, North Korea, a country being run by a spoiled rotten ex-child, continues to threaten our country and its neighbors with nuclear weapons.  Surely that threat is more news-worthy that a president being a bumble-tongue.

Heretofore, I have always dismissed North Korea’s threats.  Now I am sitting here thinking is it even possible?   No one is saying it isn’t.  Living 25 miles from D.C. should always have us with perked ears.  The question remains, are we in danger or is it all saber-rattling.

Don’t miss out on this fabulous home grown event sponsored by the Prince William Conservation Alliance!

What a wonderful opportunity, at no cost, to enjoy the beauty of Prince William County.

http://www.pwconserve.org/merrimacfarm/bluebellfestival/

Bluebell Festival at Merrimac Farm April 7, 2013, from 10:00am to 4:00pm

Please join us to welcome spring and view the spectacular display of Virginia Bluebells that carpet the floodplain along Cedar Run for nearly a mile. In the words of one visitor, it’s like walking through Oz.

A bake sale and a hand-painted rain barrel raffle will benefit stewardship projects at Merrimac Farm will round out the event. Concessions and food from N.C. Ribs on Wheels will be available for purchase.

Schedule of Events

Tours last about 90 minutes and take an easy one-mile walk through the floodplain. Each tour has a special focus, although leaders also cover other interesting sights you see along the way. Bring binoculars, cameras and the kids!

I was just reading the Richmond Times Dispatch and ran into the expression “major advocate for LGBTQ rights.”  Huh?

Stop!  I am getting too old for this.  I don’t do alphabet soup expressions all that well anyway but a 5 letter acronym?   In the first place, what on earth does the Q stand for?  Surely not the obvious.

Thank goodness,  it didn’t stand for “queer” which is what I was expecting.  Instead, it stands for “questioning.”   Well, what the hell does that mean?   I have a hard enough time remembering the order of those letters.  I don’t mind trying to be politically correct until I start floundering and it becomes …well…to put it bluntly…just a major pain in the butt.

Is it possible to come up with a word, a real word, for LGBTQ?   I simply can’t keep remembering the order of the letters and what they stand for.  Its too difficult and too much in isolation.  Does anyone else have this problem?  Any suggestions that aren’t offensive?  Help me out here.