Allegiance

I was listening to a talk about the pledge of allegiance being ruled Unconstitutional because of "under God". even as a Christian, based on the current interpretation of what "separation of church and state" means, I don't see how any public school or government agency could promote or encourage people to say this if they don't actually believe in God. I wondered about this when I was in grade school and had to recite the pledge of allegiance, but what I wondered about most was the fact that, if you take off all the rest of the pledge, we basically say, "I pledge allegiance to a flag". Is it just me or is it weird to pledge allegiance to a piece of cloth. I realize that it is the 4th of July and all, but forgive my unpatrioticity... I never understood that part of the pledge.

After that un-American comment, I have to display me patriotism. (actually it's probably just more a love of great music).

In this Talk Of The Nation discussion from New York on July 4th, they have the greatest rendition of Stars & Stripes Forever that I have ever heard (You have to fast forward to about 28 minutes into the clip).

I was hot tonight at art class... I should stop calling it "class" since there is no instruction, we basically all just pay to have a model sit there, but I don't know what else to call it... "Art Session"? whatever... I felt good tonight, and noticed after 2 weeks of not going that I have actually gotten better. I have posted tonight's drawings, as well as some of the practice drawings I have made between last "session" and tonight.