I tend to shy away from politics and even culture in this space. Not because I’m not political or even cultural (which I am), but because I prefer to leave those things to people who are more capable and smarter than me.

That said, things do build up in me from time to time to the point where if I don’t say something, I feel like I’m going to bust. Which has been happening lately. There’s much talk about who stands for what and who only pretends to, talk of things like tolerance and equality and this freedom and that. While a lot of my friends who blog have taken it upon themselves to offer their thoughts, I’ve kept my mouth shut. Again, that’s not normally my thing.

But then last week I got an invitation from the ACLU to unzip my lip and fill out a survey. It felt good to finally get a few things off my chest. Initially, anyway.

To read all about it, stop by katdish’s website…