Three Random Rambles: On Magical Candy Bowls, Ikea Green Beans, and Yoga Twerking

This is PeachBird, the crazy-eyed pigeon I met in NYC. He is my blog's new mascot. Because . . . how could I not make him my mascot?

1. The highly skilled people of the universe should develop a candy bowl that spontaneously gives rise/gives birth to new candies (i.e. once the Reese's are fully depleted, slowly-one-by-one the Skittles will begin to pile up; once those delicious bites have been consumed, M&Ms will arrive. Then the Dots. Butterfingers. So on and so forth.)

2. I had a dream recently (perhaps it was a nightmare) that I purchased Ikea's entire stock of green beans--and then some lady started fighting me for them! Messed up dream because . . . I don't think Ikea even sells green beans?! #DreamRealmsBeFlawed

3. The Yoga-Teacher-Master in class recently used the word "twerk." As in, don't "twerk" your leg the wrong way. I write for a celebrity tabloid blog so, naturally, my Miley-Cyrus tainted mind went in so many different places. Dear Yogi, please stick to your fancy yoga language nobody understands.

Fight for Equality (In a Time of Global Warming)

It's important to look at the variations in our world as being things that not only add color and interest to the universe but create a solid ground whereupon we can journey onward in our fight for equality.

Every day we see our species working toward honoring different perspectives and welcoming variations of all types; however, there's neverending work to be done in this voyage toward acceptance. Ignorance and hate, as looming entities, will always exist--but, if we fight hard, perhaps we can all strive to make the world a more welcoming place for everyone, without discriminating them based upon their backgrounds, cultures, or perspectives. 

I'm an optimistic person, and always strive to see the good, and will continue be an advocate for this notion that great power rests in the existence of variation, variability, and diversity.

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I recently read Francesca Lia Block's Love in the Time of Global Warming, a piece of YA fiction with a wonderfully diverse set of characters on an Odyssey-sized adventure: totally epic in a quiet, literary sort of way. Her voice is unlike any other's, and her careful attention to language makes one wonder if each sentence was cut with a diamond. The story got me thinking not only about the importance of diversity in YA literature but how important it is to fight for equality--of every kind--within our everyday lives. Literature is just one of the many tools that can aid in this fight.

[Header image by Nick]