Friday, January 16, 2009

Friday Five

From Songbird at RevGalBlogPals
Although written by a young man, this song from "Rent" became an anthem for women of a certain age ready to be taken on their own terms. Maureen and Joanne love each other, but they are *very* different.

Whether it's new friends or new loves or new employers, what are five things people should know about you?

1. I am a bitch. Don't expect me to be a simpering-sweet Southern belle pastor type. I'm not.

2. I am an unabashed liberal. Don't give me that namby-pamby progressive label. Full-out total liberal.

3. I love the scriptures. I love reading them, seeing the nuances there, being awed by the literary power of them.

4. I love to be outside. I love hiking and biking and swimming. I love being in the sunshine. I love scuba diving. I love being a part of God's world and enjoying God's creation and God's creatures.

5. I love to travel and to experience different people, places and cultures. Don't expect me to go to the usual places. I can do that when I'm older. And, no, it's not a mission trip to China or Mongolia that I'm on.

6 comments:

Terri said...

Yes. I am a solid liberal too....always have been....and can't really understand any other way...

Jules said...

Yes, Ma'am.

Unknown said...

I didn't even know progressive was namby-pamby, that's how out of it I am!

Gannet Girl said...

Left you an award at my place, sweetie!

Dr. Laura Marie Grimes said...

Interesting semantics, which may be slightly generational differences--I always think of progressive as more radical/left wing than liberal.

Jennifer said...

I've always said it's good to know where somebody stands.
I like where you stand.