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Today we are going to Muse about bigotry and social awareness. If this is your first visit, welcome to Musings. If you have been here before, welcome back. Over time we are going to talk about many things: the past, the present, perhaps the future, travel, art, society and more. Wherever my musing takes me. I hope you will come along with me.

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Oh Wow!

The news this week is full of “black face” and racism. I find it truly distressing . . . distressing because bad behavior is so prevalent, pervasive and accepted without thought.

I went on the internet and this is some of what I found.

I remember Aunt Jemima from when I was a boy.

Wow!

What can I say? There is enough going around to offend everyone.

Frank Cerabino, the Palm Beach Post columnist, recently wrote on this subject and discussed how behavior accepted in other times might be offensive and hurtful today. It probably was before as well. He gave the example of making his own costume at Halloween in the days before everyone just bought their costume. He dirtied his face and tied a bandana to a pole and went as a “Bum”. I made the same costume when I was young, only I called it a “Hobo”. That seemed simple enough.

Today, if we look at it through the lense of the “Homeless Problem” it seems insensitive and offensive. We need to do better.

On a different note

Art Linkletter the comedian, used to make the observation that Kids Say the Darndest Things. The following was sent to me via Facebook. It is in that same vein.

Cute answers to by children to questions asked by their teach

And With Croquet in mind

It is a busy time at the National Croquet Center

You may be interested to know how busy things are at the National Croquet Center, located at 700 Florida Mango Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406. If you are in the area and want to check it out, you are welcome. They even give free introductory lessons on Saturday morning.

Group participating in free croquet instruction — **Studying the proper address of the ball**

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