Well, yes they can!  We are too old to really be saying that we don’t like someone simply because of the college they went to and subsequently the football team they cheer for.  And, as I move through life I am surprised to find how some people are so set in their ways.  They argue vehemently about poltics, religion, raising children and economics, to name a few.  We are not old enough to be so stubborn.  Shouldn’t we teach our children about their right to decide, to make intelligent decisions? That we learn about life more each day, and that it is okay to change your mind?

I don’t know, I don’t claim to be some super smart well informed woman.  However, I do hear lots of conversations about all of the things I mentioned above and more.  There are times I want to scream at people “Do you HEAR yourself?”  People get so fired up and think that they already know everything and the way they believe is the ONLY way.   I try my best to hear every side of every story.  I mean, I can only be better by understanding more, right?

Anyway, this photo is of two very intelligent, funny, and successful men who LOVE their alma maters with a passion that I will never understand.  But here they are approaching 40 – so young, and enjoying each other’s company, and the things that they do have in common.

It is my husband and his friend, our neighbor, my friends husband.  I guess my friend and husband.  Bottom line, we do like each other.  Despite our differences and because of our beliefs.  I do not believe that being a “Seminole” or a “Republican” is part of my title.  I think we all have beliefs and morals, and we have a right to live by those.  But, as Americans, I think we should choose to accept each other, you might learn something!