The Panda Bear admits she has been neglecting her blog
because instead of being inside blogging she is enjoying being outside and reading
(The Panda admits she has a dull life in that the high point of her summer is sitting outside reading
a book).
The Panda Bear has been using eReaders for about a
year. She still finds them very convenient
though they are not without technological problems. Three e-Readers have become broken in the
course of a year (one Kobo and two Nook eReaders). They were all under warranties from Best Buy
so these problems did not cost the Panda Bear money-she simply exchanged the
e-Readers for newer one.
The newest eReader Panda Bear has is the Nook with the Glow
Light. She finds the Glow light helpful
but in order for the eReader to work it needs to be frequently recharged.
The death of Father Panda in June 2012 also has caused the
Panda Bear to have a busy summer. She
has been helping Mother Panda with all the paperwork death involves. Mother Panda says no one should every die;
death involves too much work. The Panda
Bear finds it distasteful all the work that needs to be done regarding Father
Panda’s estate.
However, what has prompted the Panda Bear to write a post are
the recent attacks in the US
on the Sikh community. The Panda Bear hopes the US does more to protect them and
makes violence against Sikhs a separate hate crime from those involving the
Muslins.
The Panda Bear condemns all attacks against innocent
civilians on the basis of their religion/race/nationality/ethnic origin.
However, the attacks on the Sikhs seem especially worth
commenting on for two reasons.
One is the extreme ignorance/bigotry of people lumping them
together with Muslim when they are a separate religion. It seems the basest/lowest form of hate crime
that does not correctly identify what group to attack.
Secondly, much of what the Panda Bears hears about the Sikhs
and the Sikh beliefs
seem highly commendable. The Panda Bear
shares the Sikh beliefs of equality, service to others, and religious tolerance. The response of the Sikh community has been
remarkable in its freedom from hatred and calls for revenge.
In short, the Panda Bear feels spiritual kinship with the
Sikhs and hopes the US
does its best to protect them from hate crimes.
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