we need a new resolution

(random song title -- you can find the song here, it is awesome)

today is easter sunday. not coming from a particularly religious family, we use this as a day to gather, eat, laugh with and enjoy each other. (and of course watch-slash-wager on whatever sports are aired today...)

but for some reason, in my current predicament, i thought about the j-man that supposedly riz today or sometime this season, and then in more of a south park (cartoon) than religious reference, thought about "wwjd?" since i'm in the headspace of trying to figure out why people do what they do....which led me to coin a new phrase in the same vein: "wwyms?" which stands for "what would your mom say?" in this case, referring to people who treat other people crappily and feel no accountability about doing so. i mean, if your mom knew you were blowing people off and not giving them the benefit of an explanation, what would she say? i know mine, and i suspect the person in question's, would say exactly this: i did not raise you to treat people that way. so if you are agnostic/atheist/whatever but still maintain a moral compass (and you like and respect your parental units), that might be a helpful lens through which to think about how you treat people. just an idea.

me, i'm glad i've held onto my ani difranco cd's after all these years because they are serving me well at the moment.