Lilly Sway

I looked up the proper accounting of what racial profiling is and I found That it is the inclusion of racial or ethnic characteristics in determining whether a person is considered (likely to commit a particular type of crime or an illegal act) or to behave in a “predictable” manner. It is often confused with the more comprehensive offender profiling and has been perceived to be directed most often (toward non white) individuals. Although this practice has been common for centuries, the practice became (particularly controversial) toward the end of the 20th century in the United States, as the potential for (abuse by law enforcement  came to light.

I would like to thank Wikipedia for clearing that up, now should every person who is non white looking be profiled,well lets see maybe their car should be profiled, or their groceries, should a person be afraid to buy foreign music, eat foreign food, oh my God we have the Italian food fest every year (and I might add the food is wonderful). I have thought of the broader spectrum of the goings on in our world and something like this is uncouth, unfair, and just plain wrong. Has anyone looked up Jan to see if her “background is that of an “acceptable” PROFILE of what an AMERICAN should be. Does she eat beans or salsa oh my there should be a law! Oh wait there is. I wonder if Jan Brewer has put much thought into resigning her post as she has shown herself to be inept for the position in my opinion. When you give a mouse a cookie!!!

Food for the Mind

Lilly’s Way

I must say that I am outraged at the circumstances of what is going on in our country at the moment. There is a fact that all just seem to ignore out of convenience, indifference, in ability, or just plain apathy for what we are becoming. In my opinion If allowed to proceed in this manner Arizona will be the ground laid out for future profiling , of Gays, Blacks again, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, or any “non looking American. What is this truth is yes we have a big border problem yes we are at the brink of drastic measures, but knowing the short time just a while back we were struggling with this untouchable subject as a nation, and the underlying effects are in full force, where would someone object to the Federal Governments reprimand to correct a wrong and in this instance an injustice to any one who has either been born here or nationalized themselves for the very freedom of just being able to call themselves an American.

I am all for controlling our borders North South East or West, to any treasonous, communist, drug cartel, or terrorist organization. We are all of a decent from somewhere else on this planet there are the true Americans the Indians who could possibly be thinking that this is that old cliche of /History repeating itself again and again. We are a mixture that has melded a new people Americans we all look differently, think differently, and have our own distinct unique way about us. We as Americans in the greatest nation that professes to help those in need from Tyrants, Dictators,and the like (Hitler) for instance who would profile any and all for his inhumane cleansing of the Jewish people. Well this is a pickle we are here and there in this country and that helping Africans to be free from genocides, caused by the unjust rulers The plain extinguishing of a race that does not fit into their opinion of who should be there or not.

Well call out the Army the Navy , The Marines for Gods sake we are about to fall into a regressive state of tyranny right here on hollowed ground right here where we know better, right here where the Hub of what is wrong with the world, Where people of all kinds and colors and races can turn to for help. Well HELP,HELP,HELP,HELP. We are being duped we are conforming our laws to the will of just a few to desecrate our freedom and our rights to just look different, than what an “American” should look like. I love my country and I love the freedoms I have I have family that has fought for those rights and I am sure you all have or know someone that has given time trouble or sweat and even their lives for those rights as they well should have to benefit from such a great country.

What are we doing? What is it that we can do other than hurt ourselves with an unjustifiable problematic law? Are we who we say we are or are we just professing to be the upholders of humane behavior on this planet?

Food for the Mind

Lilly’s Way  www.lillysway.com

I think that I mentioned to you that I had a child with asthma at one time or another, fact is that I have more than one with asthma. I am often reminded how fragile life really is when there is an asthma related incident in our home. It is down right nightmarish. This is one of those such incidents I tell you this because there are few things that scare me in this life, but most assuredly, I fear that one of my children will leave this world before me, that is just one of the most unnatural things in this world, and it is a parents worst  nightmare.

I have been in a panic mode, battling down the hatches so to speak, I am chasing my tail these days putting out one fire after the other, My husband is still in the keep moving forward mode because we are still at the point where all could most possibly be lost. When I say (all) I mean the things like our home, our car, our required insurance, and the familiarity of  what we like to call a safe zone our neighborhood. This is where our children have known nothing else but the norm, and where I would like to one very far day away from now die.

I am trying to do my best and can get overwhelmed. I know that I am not the only one to live this, and that these adverse circumstances will and have been going on for many of you out there. I also know the unjustness and the nightmare it would be to move, for anyone to have to leave that what they know or love. Of course there are not many people who those things affect accept those who have to live through it. Many of my friends have gone through this restructure and the worst is that there are no saves out there for those who just cannot find work.

In all honesty I have been looking for a full year. Next month will be the anniversary of looking for work one year. I clean others homes do this, and that to help out, buy and sell things, and just plain keep busy. I make a dollar here and there but the waves of need always surpass the waves of have. I buy my sons medication once a month cash a single disk for asthma that saves his life and keeps him in the regular maintenance so there are no regular attacks cost $240.00 a month and then when there is an attack the cost to see a doctor or to luck out and get a prescription is about $400.00 a house payment or someones car note.

My son had one of the worst attacks that he has undergone in a while, and he is still coughing, although he is now out of danger.  I worry right now, about the next time. I never have all of the answers here lately. I have no answers to our problems, but I am still trying to remain positive. When my eleven year old had this attack I held his hand, and cared for him until he was better like so many other times, and one of those nights, I recalled when he was little that he would say “hey mom lets trade you give me your arthritis and I will give you my asthma, but for just a little while that way I will be well enough to study hard, become a scientist, and then I will find a cure for both of us”.

We would laugh at that and put are heads together and then close our eyes and wish as hard as we could. He would always say he felt better even though I knew he really did not. I reminded him of those days this time when he was ill. He put his forehead on my head and said that we should try it, so we did, and then he fell asleep in my arms like when he was very small. He is a lot bigger now and has become quite a comic in our home. When he woke up he asked if I could move so he could get to the treatment machine, as I did he said hey mom I am not happy with the out come of our trading I still can’t breathe and now my knee hurts too. I think I was gypped.

I laughed as I cooked up some breakfast and had a hard time not smiling all day, he reminded me that there are much more important things to struggle for and gave me a renewed fighting spirit. I was loosing, but now I want to try harder, and work smarter, and just plain keep on going. I was put back into that lets try again mode, that we can do our best today and everyday mode, I was put in check and so I will put in another application, and never stop trying today or any other time, I know that I have to keep him safe and healthy so that he can become what ever it is he wants to become tomorrow.

Food For the Mind!

Lilly’s Sway    www.lillysway.com