Have you seen the Geico commercials where young people are taking hand’s on lessons so they don’t turn into their parents?  They are quite clever and funny commercials.  In one of them the students are in a store with their mentor when a blue haired kid walks by and the mentor is cautioning. “Don’t say it.  Don’t say it.  We all see it. “

And so it begins. I watched the Inauguration yesterday. It was a sight to behold. The pomp and circumstance, the oath taking, new leaders, the entertainment, the poetry, the ex Presidents and their First Ladies. Very touching to watch. Then this morning as soon as I got out of bed I heard that there was some uproar about Garth Brooks’ attire. I didn’t even notice his clothing but some people did. For Pete’s sake, can we stop this critical mindset? He’s expressing his culture and that’s diversity too. Choices in clothing, hair color and styles, tattoos, jewelry, are personal expressions. What right do we have to judge? We do have the right to dress as we wish. It’s America and that’s what we do.

The next time you critically notice something, do you know what to do? “Don’t say it. Don’t say it. We all see it.”