Harmless Crocs + Harmless Prank + Harmless Remark

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:  HOPES & DISAPPOINTMENTS

“Love bears all thing, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Cor. 13:7

“The love of Christ revealed in His life & upon the cross becomes a deep well for us to tap into & bring its power into our lives. Such love becomes our power to bear disappointment, to believe that God remains faithful, to continue in hope rather than despair, & to endure rather than be crushed.”  At the Crossroads: Devotions for Lent, by David Kehret, Creative Communications for the Parish, 2016.

There Is No Place Like . . . Florida

Norfolk Daily News (5/18):  "On a whim, a (St. Petersburg, FL) high school senior asked the Crocs shoe company to supply its foam shoes for her & all of her female classmates to wear to graduation, & the company said OK--if her request could get 2,018 retweets. Sarah Agee said she & other classmates were concerned about wearing high heels, so she suggested Crocs. 

          Agee tweeted Crocs, asking how many retweets it would take to send white shoes for Seminole High School's graduation. The response:  2018--obviously. Crocs chief marketing officer Terence Reilly said when they got the retweets, they shipped the shoes. Agee & her friends crossed the stage WED wearing the Crocs. Agee said she learned, 'It can't hurt to ask.'"  COMMENT:  My sister-in-law lives in St. Petersburg.

Criminal Minds

NDN (5/17):  "Police praise Wisconsin students for prank that was just an illusion. Police had praise for students who created an illusion for a senior class prank that appeared to show a car crashed into the principal's office. Students at Cumberland HS in WS used a junk car, some bricks, some tape & a black tarp to make it look like the car had crashed into their school.

          Police arrived on the scene only to realize it wasn't really a wreck. The Cumberland Police Dept. wrote on Facebook that it was 'one of the best senior pranks." COMMENT:  One of the funniest senior pranks I ever read about involved students letting two pigs loose in their school building. They marked one pig #2 & the other one #3. *
* As a former school administrator, I can neither encourage nor discourage such wanton acts of prank. 

Political Potpourri 

Omaha World Herald (5/18):  "Animals:  President Donald Trump drew criticism after referring to some people who cross the border illegally as 'animals.' Trump's remark WED was in response to a comment about MS-13 gang members. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said THU that Trump was 'very clearly referring' to the MS-13 & said:  'I don't think the term that the president used was strong enough.' Tump said he'd use the term again."  COMMENT:  DT is nothing if not intemperate in his comments, but Trump's enemies might have problems coming up with a different label for these violent, murderous gang members. 

          For the record, I've cut back on my political commentary. Politics in general demoralizes me more than ever. However, had a certain other fearless leader used the same terminology, I wonder who would have objected?