Ah, Doris, you are always on focus! Jim Wiegel “That which consumes me is not man, nor the earth, nor the heavens, but the flame which consumes man, earth, and sky." Nikos Kazantzakis 401 North Beverly Way,Tolleson, Arizona 85353 623-363-3277 jfwiegel@yahoo.com www.partnersinparticipation.com On Monday, September 25, 2017, 12:56:19 PM MST, Doris Hahn <dshahn31@gmail.com> wrote: I don't know whose idea this was, but it has shut down the Russia conversation for a few hours.Doris On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 10:54 AM, James Wiegel via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: MORE ON TAKING A KNEE: "Borrowed from Gail Larsen: Our country is injured - take a knee!! Sam, age 15 "Mom, I don't understand the outrage over people taking a knee. It's actually the most patriotic thing one can do when our anthem plays right now." I asked him to explain his train of thought. "My coach taught me you take a knee when a player is down from any team. You do it as a sign of respect and send energy to that player that he can not only get up, but not have an injury that he can't overcome. You're thanking him for a game hard played and hope he can join it soon. Both teams want the game to begin again, knowing their players are going to be ok and united in a show of comaraderie. Anyone with half a brain knows our country is injured, we have people down. It's time for all sides to take a knee and focus their energy on helping the injured so the game can go on. Our team, the U.S., is actually disrespectful if we stand and cheer while we have players down. I love my team, I care for its players. When the anthem plays I will take a knee and send energy to healing so that the team can play on." Jim Wiegel401 North Beverly Way, Tolleson, Arizona 85353Tel. 011-623-936-8671 or 011- 623-363-3277jfwiegel@yahoo..comwww.partnersinparticipation. com We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master. Ernest Hemingway On Sep 25, 2017, at 05:06, Lee Early via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: I thought I could cut and paste this paper but, I’ll just attach it. Hope you can un-attach it and read it. <Glad you asked.docx> Have at it. Lee Lee Early19230 Forest Park Dr. NE A-102 Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 Phone: (425)212-7997 lees.mail@comcast.net ______________________________ _________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/ listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net ______________________________ _________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/ listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net