Archive for October 2008
I know why people believe in reincarnation
Posted by: Kathy on: October 28, 2008
Although I personally think it’s a bunch of poppycock, I see why some people believe it. My older son looks so much like his father, that it’s incredible — his mom says that looking at Keith running around and playing is like seeing Chuck as a little boy again. While he does have some of [...]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Posted by: Kathy on: October 27, 2008
I watched this movie for the first time recently, and must say I was very pleasantly surprised. Having grown up on Gene Wilder’s version (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory), I was tentative to say the least at messing with a good movie. When I was little, I assumed that Willy Wonka was true to [...]
Pain and Presence in Parenting
Posted by: Kathy on: October 25, 2008
Click here to read an excellent essay on real parenting — specifically, the difficulty that exists sometimes even in the most “mindful” of women, when faced with certain circumstances that tempt them to make choices that go against their desires. For instance, we all know we should eat healthfully and that fast food just ain’t [...]
Some days it’s just not worth chewing through the leather restraints
Posted by: Kathy on: October 25, 2008
(I don’t know why, but this phrase just appeals to me on some level.)
Today was one of those days, in one respect. I like to go to yard sales, and get stuff that way rather than buying stuff new from the store. My mom gets the local paper (it’s published twice a week — oh, [...]
Why, why, why?
Posted by: Kathy on: October 24, 2008
My older son will be 4 in a couple of weeks, and he’s in that stage — questioning everything. The problem with kids this age is that it’s mostly just a way to have a conversation, not really to communicate. And it’s very frustrating — especially when he messes up his words, asking “who is [...]
How Independent are Vaccine Advocates?
Posted by: Kathy on: October 24, 2008
Not very.
This CBS investigative news story links the top vaccine defenders with the pharmaceutical companies who produce vaccines. While not all of the money that changes hands is public information, enough millions of dollars is known to make their claims of independence suspect.
If I come up with a product I dub “Vitamin X” and I [...]
I hate Halloween
Posted by: Kathy on: October 23, 2008
The candy is fun, but I don’t need it, and I’d rather buy it the day after Halloween and spend a lot less.
But the main reason I don’t like Halloween is all the death and “spooky” things about it. Putting aside the demonic origins of the “holy-day” — getting past the fact that the reason [...]
Fight FOCA
