season's debt

Lindsey over at Enjoy the Journey posted this funny Steve Martin skit *here*- a spoof on spending. Kind of timely with the holidays approaching, don't you think?

It made me think of this commercial I found, can't remember how- but it made us laugh so much, specially the line..."somebody help me...!"

I'm a little scarce this week in blogland, I have been rendered useless by a nasty sinus infection that will not go away...I am alternately either strung out on lots of sudefed at once- no headache, but jittery...or horrible, bad-mood headaches and tired/not on sudefed. Fun times...fun times...

think, think, think...

An interesting article on the founders of "seeker-friendly" churching/ re-thinking the whole approach and it's product. Find it *here* .
Hmmm.... Some food for thought here, unfortunately my brain is tired so I won't attempt it, but...hmmmm. Picture Pooh bear in his thinking pose,..."think, think..."

I found the quote of Dr. Spock realizing he gave parents wrong advice very interesting too. It's interesting that he had this realization, and yet the many current parenting books I checked out seem to give much of the same (it seems...) useless advice.
Hat tip to Amy for this.

a skank-less holiday for little girls? Um, no

It'll make your hair curl, but go on and read this article...

Preteens Trading Fairy Wands for Fishnets
Halloween Trend Toward Racy Get-Ups Vexes Parents
By Brigid Schulte
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, October 30, 2007; A01
**Here*

When I was a girl, we almost always made our own costumes. I look around with amazement as I watch a very minor children's fun day become a major decorated holiday. I find the push to se*ualize little girls extremely horrifying and destructive. And sad.

and when did parents lose the important piece of anatomy known as a backbone??