ok, so jon has gone home...........the house seems strangely quiet, even though he said little.......i will miss andrew when he goes back to school on sunday......he has been quite enjoyable this summer, and i treasure the time we have spent sipping wine and chatting, as i know that the summer will come when he doesn't come home.......on the way home, my mother and i failed to see eye to eye on the alabama 10 commandments issue..........she cannot understand why the monument cannot stay......she contends that the constitution does not say that the basis of our laws cannot be publically (?) displayed........i argued the freedom of religion point.........we are guarenteed our right NOT to be christian in america, hence, a christian symbol cannot be displayed in government buildings as it would convey the notion that we must be christian to receive justice.........my mother countered with ' the ten commandments are the basis of our law'........which is only partly true.....yes....thou shall not steal and thou shall not kill......but how about honor thy father and mother......or thou shalt not have any gods before me.........or thou shalt not covet thy neighbors wife.......last i knew these issues were not legislated.........2 out of 10............so much for basis of our laws............heaven's sake...if adultery was illegal, half of congress would be disqualified...........