13: Stop in the Name of Love
1. Standing near our town’s one stoplight during the No Kings protest, I was caught in some shots that were later posted on Facebook by friends.
2. It didn’t rain but the wind was so strong that the sign I held up felt like a kite and I worried about flying away.
3. I had two signs exactly the same but with different messages. One said “Honk for Democracy” and the other one said “Love Thy Neighbor.” I saw a friend who didn’t have a sign so I gave her one. I meant to give her “Love Thy Neighbor” because I wanted “Honk for Democracy.”
4. So there I am for a solid hour thinking I was getting vehicles driving by to honk, and at the end of the protest I noticed that I gave away the wrong sign and mine said Love Thy Neighbor. So, they were honking on their own all along.
5. Back on the sidewalk, Colleen!
6. Dance like it’s Juneteenth!
7. Juneteenth was celebrated in Floyd the same day as the No Kings peaceful protest (story and photos coming soon). Hosted by Floyd Care with a mission to inspire Community Action for Racial Equity in Floyd County, Virginia, the celebration commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. Dancing to the music of Jerome Claytor and Touch of Class brought us all together… At one point Jerome came off the stage and up close and personal. I thought I was being busted for talking too loud! But it was a serenade. I wasn’t the only one! – Read June 14th Justice Bookends in its entirety HERE.
8. The next day I didn’t know whether I wanted to cry or dance listening to the transcendent and emotional music of “In Concert with Nature: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons” conducted by Maestro David Wiley at the EcoVillage’s Celebration Hall. Bravo!
9. It was such a busy weekend and all I want to do now is weed my garden
10. Our supposed hen might have he/him pronouns.
11. Bands that recorded Little Red Rooster: Willie Dixon Little Red Rooster Howlin’ Wolf, Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Jim Morrison, The Grateful Dead.
12. Years ago when Joe and Josh and Dylan and I went to Key West we recorded a video as Colleen and Funky Bunch to Diana Ross’s song “Stop in the Name of Love.”
13. Does the chicken or eggs come first on my shopping list?
_________Thirteen Thursday
June 18th, 2025 4:25 pm
Good turnout for the protest. Looks like a lot of fun.
#13: It would depend on how your store is laid out and which side you start on. When I go shopping, it would be chicken, then eggs. But only lately as they moved the chicken aisle.
June 18th, 2025 10:20 pm
Great turn out. I went to the one in my town. I made and video and took pictures. You can see them on my blog.
June 18th, 2025 10:57 pm
I’m going to say chicken comes first!
June 19th, 2025 11:09 am
It sounds like your days were filled with important things! In my world… the chickens come first, then the eggs!
June 19th, 2025 6:29 pm
#s 10 and 13 made me smile!! Our city had No Kings protests too (a 7-mile human chain along El Camino Real).. though at that time, we were driving back from SoCal to my son’s college town for his graduation on Sunday)..
June 19th, 2025 7:24 pm
Does look like a busy weekend.