{"id":28282,"date":"2021-07-18T22:14:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T02:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=28282"},"modified":"2021-07-20T18:17:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T22:17:11","slug":"5-friday-faves-loki-theme-on-classical-guitar-farm-to-table-the-color-of-law-good-trouble-and-lotr-memes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=28282","title":{"rendered":"5 Friday Faves &#8211; Loki Theme on Classical Guitar, Farm to Table, The Color of Law, Good Trouble, and LOTR Memes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrinkToFit\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2.jpg\" width=\"1458\" height=\"927\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Weekend. Friday Faves. Go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Loki Theme on Classical Guitar &#8211; <\/strong>Twice a month a video. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/beyondtheguitar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nathan Mills<\/a>\u00a0 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/beyondtheguitar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond the Guitar<\/a>) drops two classical guitar arrangements every month. Twice a month. It&#8217;s a happy time when that happens. Here&#8217;s his arrangement of the main theme from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marvel.com\/tv-shows\/loki\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marvel Studio&#8217;s Loki<\/a>. Enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LOKI Main Theme - Classical Guitar Cover\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jKVrq1HGxaw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Farm to Table<\/strong> &#8211; Summer in this part of the world is a feast of flavors and colors as farm harvests come in. Markets abound and we reap all the good.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4577.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28299\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4577.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4577.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4577-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4577-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4577-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4579.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28300\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4579.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4579.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4579-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4579-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4579-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4587.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28301\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4587.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4587.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4587-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4587-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4587-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4589.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28302\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4589.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4589.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4589-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4589-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4589-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4590.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28303\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4590.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4590.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4590-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4590-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4590-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4591.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28304\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4591.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4591.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4591-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4591-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4591-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4597.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28305\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4597.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4597.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4597-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4597-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4597-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5287.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28312\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5287.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5287.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5287-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5287-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5287-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5288-e1626571985487.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28313\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5288-e1626571985487.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5288-e1626571985487.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5288-e1626571985487-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5288-e1626571985487-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5376.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28315\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5376.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5376.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5376-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5376-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5376-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3) The Color of Law<\/strong> &#8211; Much of my adult life, I&#8217;ve lived in cities &#8211; Atlanta, New Haven, Cairo, Tunis, Casablanca, and now, Richmond, Virginia. Cities are where our children grew up. Amazing experiences for us all. Now we, who own homes, live in the suburbs. Last week I had the great privilege of hearing educator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagodeirichmond.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sara Kennedy<\/a> talk about the history of Richmond, Virginia. Particularly the history of the last 150 years or so. In just over an hour, she talked through the many laws, ordinances, and covenants put in place to seemingly protect the growth of the white middle class. Also to stifle or curtail the socioeconomic flourishing of African Americans in our country. In particular home ownership. How in the world? Through federal, state, and local laws. Kennedy explored all of this without shaming or judging those in the room&#8230;just talked about the laws, the impact on urban quality of life, and&#8230;&#8221;the color of law&#8221;.<a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5019-e1626571959525.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28307\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5019-e1626571959525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5019-e1626571959525.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5019-e1626571959525-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5019-e1626571959525-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5081.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28308\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5081.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5081.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5081-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5081-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5081-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last year, I watched the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=krfcq5pF8u8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13th<\/a> documentary about the abolition of slavery. It was hard to watch because, over and over, I had to take a breath, shake my head, and acknowledged to myself, &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy focused much of her talk on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/rethinking-homeownership-incentives-to-improve-household-financial-security-and-shrink-the-racial-wealth-gap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the huge impact of home ownership on the racial wealth gap<\/a>&#8230;and how that wealth gap came to be through the laws of our land.<\/p>\n<p>She referred often to a book by economist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Rothstein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Rothstein<\/a> entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Color-Law-Forgotten-Government-Segregated\/dp\/1631492853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em>I am just now reading this book, but below are quotes from the text.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe core argument of this book is that African Americans were unconstitutionally denied the means and the right to integration in middle-class neighborhoods, and because this denial was state-sponsored, the nation is obligated to remedy it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"quoteDetails\">\n<div class=\"quoteText\"><em>\u201cIf government had declined to build racially separate public housing in cities where segregation hadn\u2019t previously taken root, and instead had scattered integrated developments throughout the community, those cities might have developed in a less racially toxic fashion, with fewer desperate ghettos and more diverse suburbs. If the federal government had not urged suburbs to adopt exclusionary zoning laws, white flight would have been minimized because there would have been fewer racially exclusive suburbs to which frightened homeowners could flee.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have created a caste system in this country, with African Americans kept exploited and geographically separate by racially explicit government policies. Although most of these policies are now off the books, they have never been remedied and their effects endure.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read the book. Until you are able to do so, start, as I did, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/work\/quotes\/52832599-the-color-of-law-a-forgotten-history-of-how-our-government-segregated-a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads quotes<\/a> of The Color of Law. Mind-blowing.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m learning. Not taking responsibility for the wrong of previous generations, but taking in the why&#8217;s that such division (in our city, in particular) still exists. Change is difficult but not impossible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/video\/heard-pbpjmt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>&#8220;Heard&#8221;<\/em> <\/a>&#8211; PBS Documentary &#8211; &#8220;HEARD captures the inspiring stories of five people who grew up in &#8216;the projects&#8217; (Richmond, Va.), surviving and thriving in spite of, and often because of, the challenges they&#8217;ve had to overcome. Now they\u2019re giving back to their home communities, trying to make a better life for those who come behind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2011\/03\/29\/134956180\/criminals-see-their-victims-as-less-than-human\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>&#8216;Less Than Human&#8217;: The Psychology of Cruelty &#8211; NPR &#8211; David Livingstone Smith<\/em> <\/a>&#8211; includes a 30-minute listen along with article. It is shocking, though not surprising anymore, to think of how we as humans can treat each other&#8230;important to remember and not repeat&#8230;ever.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4) Good Trouble &#8211; <\/strong>This phrase has been made famous by the late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcitizen.org\/en\/content\/john-lewis-quotes\/?template=next\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congressman John Lewis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSpeak up, speak out, get in the way. Get in <strong>good trouble<\/strong>, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If there was ever a person who turned our world upside down with something that could be termed &#8220;good trouble&#8221;, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jesus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesus of Nazareth<\/a>. In fact, the recent multi-season TV series <a href=\"https:\/\/watch.angelstudios.com\/thechosen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Chosen<\/em><\/a> on the life of Christ has as its theme song <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FzwUnb5l0WI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Trouble&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blog-Jesus-and-the-Chosen-Trouble-Christian-film-blog.webp_.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28045\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blog-Jesus-and-the-Chosen-Trouble-Christian-film-blog.webp_.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1334px) 100vw, 1334px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blog-Jesus-and-the-Chosen-Trouble-Christian-film-blog.webp_.png 1334w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blog-Jesus-and-the-Chosen-Trouble-Christian-film-blog.webp_-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blog-Jesus-and-the-Chosen-Trouble-Christian-film-blog.webp_-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Blog-Jesus-and-the-Chosen-Trouble-Christian-film-blog.webp_-1024x576.png 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1334\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianfilmblog.com\/post\/new-trailer-whets-the-appetite-for-2nd-season-of-the-chosen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Chosen, Season 2 Trailer, Christian Film Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Below is a video (and the lyrics) of the song <em>Trouble<\/em>.\u00a0 It was written for the series above by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=533270023966973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew S. Nelson and Dan Haseltine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trouble - The Chosen : Season Two Finale Version\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I6M8Ybz9kFA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>I was one way when you found me<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>I was not the one you see<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>And the only thing that happened<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Was the stranger in between<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>You can say your eyes are open<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>You might think your hands are clean<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Til the wind blows<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>in the dirt kicks up<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>In ways you\u2019ve never seen<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Yeah, trouble<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Trouble ain\u2019t bad<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>If the bad is good<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>You\u2019d make a little trouble if you understood.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=28041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Worship Wednesday &#8211; Trouble &#8211; From &#8216;The Chosen&#8217;<\/em> &#8211; Deb Mills<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5) LOTR Memes &#8211; <\/strong>A meme is <a href=\"https:\/\/duckduckgo.com\/?t=ffab&amp;q=definition+of+memes&amp;ia=definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defined<\/a> as &#8220;an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture&#8221;. The many dialogs woven into <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the <em>Lord of the Rings<\/em> (LOTR) film trilogy<\/a> come from the magnificent <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J._R._R._Tolkien\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J. R. R. Tolkien<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lord_of_the_Rings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">novel of the same name<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the many weighty words of these stories, it&#8217;s no wonder that we would remember them, use them in conversations, and turn them into memes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/lord-of-the-rings\/22573659\/lotr-memes-boromir-simply-walk-into-mordor-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>One Cannot Simply Separate the Lord of the RIngs Movies From Meme Immortality<\/em><\/a> &#8211; <span class=\"c-byline-wrapper\"><span class=\"c-byline__item\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.polygon.com\/users\/Isabelle%20Lichtenstein\" data-analytics-link=\"author-name\"><span class=\"c-byline__author-name\">Isabelle Lichtenstein<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Below are a couple of my favorite memes (with the Youtube links of those scenes from the films). Do you have a favorite LOTR meme?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"c-byline-wrapper\"><span class=\"c-byline__item\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wvK-iKtkV70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube &#8211; <em>Fellowship of the Ring LOTR 1.11<\/em> &#8211; &#8220;One Does Not Simply Walk Into Mordor&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-One-Does-Not-Simply-Walk-Into-Morodor-LOTR-Memes-Know-Your-Meme.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28297\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-One-Does-Not-Simply-Walk-Into-Morodor-LOTR-Memes-Know-Your-Meme.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1874\" height=\"1054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-One-Does-Not-Simply-Walk-Into-Morodor-LOTR-Memes-Know-Your-Meme.jpg 1874w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-One-Does-Not-Simply-Walk-Into-Morodor-LOTR-Memes-Know-Your-Meme-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-One-Does-Not-Simply-Walk-Into-Morodor-LOTR-Memes-Know-Your-Meme-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-One-Does-Not-Simply-Walk-Into-Morodor-LOTR-Memes-Know-Your-Meme-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1874px) 100vw, 1874px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/knowyourmeme.com\/memes\/one-does-not-simply-walk-into-mordor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Know Your Memes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-LOTR-Memes-EsMemes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28298\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-LOTR-Memes-EsMemes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-LOTR-Memes-EsMemes.png 500w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-LOTR-Memes-EsMemes-237x300.png 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/esmemes.com\/i\/one-does-not-simply-walk-into-mordor-false-orcst0it-all-b269ff09aea44378b136c484d2d9ee5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Esmemes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2018\/12\/17\/18141359\/lord-of-the-rings-return-of-the-king-eowyn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Return of the King Screenwriter Philippa Boyens Reflects on \u00c9owyn&#8217;s &#8216;I Am No Man!&#8217;<\/em> &#8211; Karen Han<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dQ_-rmuPZC4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube &#8211; <em>Eowyn Meets the Witch King of Angmar<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-LOTR-memes-I-Am-No-Man-Know-Your-Meme.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28296\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-LOTR-memes-I-Am-No-Man-Know-Your-Meme.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1075\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-LOTR-memes-I-Am-No-Man-Know-Your-Meme.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-LOTR-memes-I-Am-No-Man-Know-Your-Meme-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-LOTR-memes-I-Am-No-Man-Know-Your-Meme-768x1286.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blog-LOTR-memes-I-Am-No-Man-Know-Your-Meme-612x1024.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/knowyourmeme.com\/photos\/2075718-i-am-no-man\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Know Your Memes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it. Hope you have a refreshing weekend. Thanks for stopping by. Blessings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonuses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_5JW6l _36UM9\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/b99787_6e4407a5a91c482a889fd005b34e2ac9~mv2.png\/v1\/fill\/w_740,h_557,al_c,q_95\/b99787_6e4407a5a91c482a889fd005b34e2ac9~mv2.webp\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.hilaryjacobshendel.com\/post\/confusion\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/b99787_6e4407a5a91c482a889fd005b34e2ac9~mv2.png\/v1\/fit\/w_1000%2Ch_1000%2Cal_c\/file.png\" \/>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilaryjacobshendel.com\/post\/confusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hilary Jacobs Hendel, <em>From Confusion to Clarity<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilaryjacobshendel.com\/post\/confusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>From Confusion to Clarity<\/em> &#8211; Hilary Jacobs Hendel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/b99787_9d4fc89484ba4c58a7d8c770ea49c1bd~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_549,h_391,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01\/b99787_9d4fc89484ba4c58a7d8c770ea49c1bd~mv2.webp\" alt=\"The Change Triangle\" \/>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilaryjacobshendel.com\/what-is-the-change-triangle-c18dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HilaryJacobs Hendel, What Is The Change Triangle?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/quotes\/a-prayer-for-a-wanderer\/?fbclid=IwAR0yNktQfxFu3TPGAhYXSIH4x2Z7eq9yIUK1ByLxUnWGP6admqcQ_QBl8m4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Prayer for a Wanderer<\/em> &#8211; Tim Challies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standup-international.com\/us\/en\/?twclid=11416840272223293442\"><em>Stand-Up International &#8211; Let&#8217;s Fight Against Street Harassment<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackieHillPerry\/status\/1416759845869395972<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekend. Friday Faves. Go. 1) Loki Theme on Classical Guitar &#8211; Twice a month a video. Nathan Mills\u00a0 (Beyond the Guitar) drops two classical guitar arrangements every month. Twice a month. It&#8217;s a happy time when that happens. Here&#8217;s his arrangement of the main theme from Marvel Studio&#8217;s Loki. Enjoy. 2) Farm to Table &#8211; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=28282\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5 Friday Faves &#8211; Loki Theme on Classical Guitar, Farm to Table, The Color of Law, Good Trouble, and LOTR Memes<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[810,957,3396,5628,3121,926,371,34,1628,2126,1705,1148,183,2736,2307,3976,808,3208,249,1801,2547,1267,33,18,1732,5130,317,795,2611,432,1002,32],"tags":[958,2548,9316,9317,9309,9195,2094,9314,9300,9305,9307,1802,9197,9315,9312,5881,1835,9304,9313,4964,9302,9194,9301,1136,9303,648,9310,9311,9319,9318,9306,6376,9308,1338,2330],"class_list":["post-28282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-good-gifts","category-alzheimers-disease","category-america","category-anxiety","category-arts","category-attending-or-focus","category-bookmarked-summer","category-books","category-character","category-community","category-conversations","category-critical-thinking","category-culture-religion","category-disney","category-emotions","category-fear","category-film","category-finishing-strong","category-food-drink","category-friday-faves","category-guitar","category-healing","category-inspired","category-jesus","category-leadership","category-legacy","category-lessons-learned","category-love-2","category-love-your-neighbor","category-music","category-transformational","category-walk-with-god","tag-alzheimers-disease","tag-beyond-the-guitar","tag-change-triangle","tag-confusion","tag-dallas-jenkins","tag-dan-haseltine","tag-dementia","tag-disney-plus","tag-eowyn","tag-farm-to-table","tag-farmers-market","tag-friday-faves","tag-good-trouble","tag-hilary-jacobs-hendel","tag-imago-dei-community-school","tag-jackie-hill-perry","tag-jesus","tag-karen-han","tag-loki","tag-lord-of-the-rings","tag-lotr","tag-matthew-s-nelson","tag-memes","tag-nathan-mills","tag-philippa-boyens","tag-prayer","tag-richard-rothstein","tag-sara-kennedy","tag-stand-up-international","tag-street-harassment","tag-summer-food","tag-the-chosen","tag-the-color-of-law","tag-tim-challies","tag-trouble"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pauPAB-7ma","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28282"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28354,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28282\/revisions\/28354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}