Had a pretty good weekend. Friday afternoon was an all about me afternoon. And when I say ALL, I mean all. Everything I did that afternoon was for me. I went swimming, went to the bookstore and bought some books, ordered others. I went to a restaurant for lunch. Then I went home and watched two movies, giving my full attention to both. No laptop, no iPhone. The movies weren’t great but not all movies are of course. Just like not all horror movies are scary. FYI, none of the horror movies I watched on the weekend were scary.

Saturday the boyfriend and I went to a beer tasting in Waterloo. I drove so he could sample. The brewery was very nice and they had a good turn out. But lots of people drinking free/cheap beer has the conversation going all over the place. Some of it good, some of it not so good. Most of it though, had me more determined than ever to finish a few stories I have on the back burner.

Interesting word all. A lot of people use it without thinking about what they’re actually saying. All was thrown around quite a bit Saturday afternoon. If you’re going to use the word think about what you’re saying first. All women think men are jerks. No, they don’t. Plus, have you asked every single woman on the planet what they think of men? So how can you make that statement? All men think women should be barefoot and pregnant. Uh, no. At least not the men I know. And have you asked every single man on the planet? All religious people think non religious people are lazy. All non religious people think religious people are fanatics. Hmm. Did you talk to every religious and non religious person on the planet to come up with those conclusions?

You can say a lot of women who have been hurt by men think men are jerks. Or the women I talked to think men are jerks. You get the idea. FYI I do not think men are jerks. Some are sure. But most of the men I know are great people. I do not believe any of the all statements in the previous paragraph either.

Now here are a few alls you can use. All men are people. All women are people. All thumbs are fingers. All horror movies are movies. You get the idea. Think about what you’re saying before you use all to make a statement about someone, something, a group of people. We’ll all be happier if you do.

Okay, off to work. Where all the work I have to get done will not be finished in one day.

Until next time…

Cindy