A chamber ensemble from my choir is presenting a program this Friday night in commemoration of UN Human Rights Day.

11 pieces celebrating human rights in multicultural multilingual style...Hebrew, Russian, French, German, and more.

Details here: www.rothkochapel.org/UNAChoir.htm

"Songs of Our Souls"
Friday, 7 December, 7:30 PM
Rothko Chapel, Houston, TX
1409 Sul Ross
near the Menil Collection, just south of Alabama, b/t Montrose and Shepherd

I generally skim the daily emails but I liked this one (quite appropriate!) FYI, I deleted a few lines here and there.

March 27, 2007
Your Allies On Life's Journey
Finding Your Tribe
***Our tribe members are those people who accept us as we are without reservation and gladly accompany us on our journeys of evolution. Among them, we feel free to be our imperfect selves, to engage unabashedly in the activities we enjoy, and to express our vulnerabilities by relying on our tribe for support. We feel comfortable investing our time and energy in the members of our tribe, and are equally comfortable allowing them to invest their resources in our development.***

The individuals who eventually become members of your unique tribe are out there in the wide world waiting for you. Sometimes your own efforts will put you in contact with your future tribe members. At other times, circumstances beyond your control will play a role in helping you connect with your tribe. If you look about you and discover that you are already allied with a wonderful and supportive tribe, remember that there are likely many members of your tribe you have not yet met. On the other hand, if you feel you are still living outside of your tribe, broadening your horizons can help you find your tribe members.

However your life develops after you come together with your tribe, you can be assured that its members will stand at your side. On the surface, your tribe may seem to be nothing more than a loose-knit group of friends and acquaintances to whom you ally yourself. Yet when you look deeper, you will discover that your tribe grounds you and provides you with a sense of community that ultimately fulfills many of your most basic human needs.

Go to Google and type in your name with "____ looks like"
(and don't forget the quotes)
and fill it in with something from the first page of hits.

Some highlights from people who did it before me:
1. "Jason looks like total crap." -- thanks google, thanks.
2. "PJ looks like he'd be down to whoop some ass anytime"-- i think that google is scared of me.
3. "Katie looks like recycled cat food" Ouch
4. "Michael looks like he's playing naked" (OMG do they like have a camera inside the screen or what!!!!!! Who knew??)
5. "Harley looks like a hot bitch" - yeay for me!! :D
6. "Dana looks like a travelling Dutch hippie" Thank goodness!
7. "Leslie looks like, oh forget it, let's just go back to Arizona."
8. "Zak looks like a migrant worker picking grapes" HA!
9. "Aaron looks like he's about eleven and there is nothing cute or sexy about the prepubescent chest of a young boy"
10. "Judd looks like he's really mean to dogs."
11. "Jen looks like she's gonna stab you with that fondue stick."
12. "Reed looks like the face of EVIL"
13. "Marcy looks like a Japanese Translator"
14. "Tim looks like any old white kid who can't jump."
15. "Erin looks like she just escaped from the mental hospital, for god's sake."
16. "Evan looks like Wankus on steroids."
17. "Elise looks like the kind of toy no one wants to share." (yay for the lotus "Elise")
18. "Sue looks like one of those McDonalds Happy Meal toys they promote whenever a movie comes out."