We all want "things". I want clothes. It is my weakness! God created me this way - I did not get it from my parents...God gave me the "clothes gene"! My mom has never liked shopping - for anything - but in particular she does not like shopping for clothes. My dad enjoys nice clothes and he will - occassionally - splurge on custom made shirts for church - but this is once every 6 years or so.
Me.......I am "out there" all the time looking for a good deal. And I almost always find it! If I am not responding to your texts, or I am late for an appointment with you, there is a 99% chance I have stopped by a store - and I am shopping.
I have friends who love jewelry - simple costume jewelry - but they LOVE it. When it is their birthday or Christmas - jewelry is all they want and all they ask for!
And I think almost ALL women love shoes!
Men love cars - but we all LOVE THINGS of one type or another.
I heard a story on the radio this morning, that reminded me how UN-important "things" are. It was just a part of "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pauch, a man in his forties who is dying (he has since died) of pancreatic cancer. Randy talked about how as a teenager he got a new car. He then went to pick up his niece and nephew to take them for a ride. The kid's mom was telling them to be very careful in Uncle Randy's new car....do not get it dirty...etc. Randy opened a soda and poured it all over the back seat. Because he realized that this new car - although he cared for it a lot - was just a "thing". It is not LIFE. It is not losing a loved one. It is not burying a loved one. It is not missing that loved one every single day for the rest of your life. It is just a "thing".
May we all keep the UN-importance of "things" in perspective.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
Name Change
Woo Hoo - with a little luck, my email ID will be changed by Monday morning.
Might take more than a little luck actually. The last time the Help Desk was going to make a "weekend update" for me, it took 2 weekends.
Anyway, I am very, very happy about my name change! I am glad Aleta was sitting beside me during my "divorce concall" with the Judge and encouraged me to do it. She knew I wanted to....I just dreaded the hassle of all the paperwork.
Hmmm......and so the email trail goes on and on........
Oh well! Back to the "Basics" mom and dad - I got my Maiden name back!
Might take more than a little luck actually. The last time the Help Desk was going to make a "weekend update" for me, it took 2 weekends.
Anyway, I am very, very happy about my name change! I am glad Aleta was sitting beside me during my "divorce concall" with the Judge and encouraged me to do it. She knew I wanted to....I just dreaded the hassle of all the paperwork.
Hmmm......and so the email trail goes on and on........
Oh well! Back to the "Basics" mom and dad - I got my Maiden name back!
Monday, July 21, 2008
The Other Boleyn Girl
This one kept me on the edge of my seat. I tend to "doze off" during movies I rent/watch at home, but - not this one - it kept me wide awake.
Message of the Movie: There are 2......."Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"........and "You reap what you sow".
Two Boleyn sisters - the "good" one is Mary, the "bad" one is Anne.
At the urging of her father and uncle, Mary becomes one of the King's "concubines" (she is married at the time, but her husband offers no resistance to this proposal). Their "reasoning" is if the King is sleeping with Mary, then their family will receive special priviledges, better lodging, and financial gain. Although Mary is (initially) shocked at the proposal, she agrees to do it "for the good of the entire family".
Mary is a good woman with a good heart. There is a halo of innocence around her throughout the entire movie (concubine or not). The King treats Mary with gentleness and respect (she received neither from her husband) and she falls deeply in love with him. Mary becomes pregnant with the son the King has longed for for many years (the Queen has birthed only daughters).
About half way through the pregnancy, Mary is put on complete bedrest. This is the perfect time for her sister, Anne, to return from Paris...and she does. Upon seeing that Mary is "out of the picture" as far as 'entertaining' the King is concerned, Anne puts her plan into motion. Her "Plan" is not only to steal the King's affection away from her pregnant and bed-ridden (only) sister - but to (ultimately) become the King's bride - his Queen.
Anne starts playing her manipulative game with the King. She impresses him and wins his affection by being assertive, outspoken, intelligent, beautiful, witty, charming, and - above all - "hard to get".....one thing the King has never dealt with. Anne leads him on and on - with the promise of one day "bedding" him. He concedes to one demand of hers after another - each time thinking this is the last one, but Anne wont' stop until she is Queen.
The King becomes putty in Anne's hands. When Mary delivers the son the King longed for, he will not even look at the child or at Mary. Mary's heart is shattered.
Anne continues to make and get all of her demands - she insists the King divorce his wife and marry her....and he does. Anne ends up getting everything she demanded, but having nothing because the King ultimately realizes that for the "love" of this woman - he has betrayed his country and he has betrayed himself.
Anne bears the King a child - a daughter. She is desperate to give him a son - an heir to the throne, but she miscarries her second child. She is (now) so desperate to become pregnant with a son that she tries to talk her brother (yes I said her brother) into sleeping with her (the King no longer wants to "bed" her).
Although the "incest act" with her brother does NOT actually take place, she is still accused of incest, tried for incest and infidelity in a court of law - and she is sentenced - to be beheaded - and she is.....beheaded.
This movie is based on a true story. If you think you are "getting away with murder" - you are not. Some crimes do not warrant a judgement day here on this Earth. For those crimes the judgement day will be when you stand before your Father in Heaven.
So remember - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you - because you do reap what you sow!
Message of the Movie: There are 2......."Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"........and "You reap what you sow".
Two Boleyn sisters - the "good" one is Mary, the "bad" one is Anne.
At the urging of her father and uncle, Mary becomes one of the King's "concubines" (she is married at the time, but her husband offers no resistance to this proposal). Their "reasoning" is if the King is sleeping with Mary, then their family will receive special priviledges, better lodging, and financial gain. Although Mary is (initially) shocked at the proposal, she agrees to do it "for the good of the entire family".
Mary is a good woman with a good heart. There is a halo of innocence around her throughout the entire movie (concubine or not). The King treats Mary with gentleness and respect (she received neither from her husband) and she falls deeply in love with him. Mary becomes pregnant with the son the King has longed for for many years (the Queen has birthed only daughters).
About half way through the pregnancy, Mary is put on complete bedrest. This is the perfect time for her sister, Anne, to return from Paris...and she does. Upon seeing that Mary is "out of the picture" as far as 'entertaining' the King is concerned, Anne puts her plan into motion. Her "Plan" is not only to steal the King's affection away from her pregnant and bed-ridden (only) sister - but to (ultimately) become the King's bride - his Queen.
Anne starts playing her manipulative game with the King. She impresses him and wins his affection by being assertive, outspoken, intelligent, beautiful, witty, charming, and - above all - "hard to get".....one thing the King has never dealt with. Anne leads him on and on - with the promise of one day "bedding" him. He concedes to one demand of hers after another - each time thinking this is the last one, but Anne wont' stop until she is Queen.
The King becomes putty in Anne's hands. When Mary delivers the son the King longed for, he will not even look at the child or at Mary. Mary's heart is shattered.
Anne continues to make and get all of her demands - she insists the King divorce his wife and marry her....and he does. Anne ends up getting everything she demanded, but having nothing because the King ultimately realizes that for the "love" of this woman - he has betrayed his country and he has betrayed himself.
Anne bears the King a child - a daughter. She is desperate to give him a son - an heir to the throne, but she miscarries her second child. She is (now) so desperate to become pregnant with a son that she tries to talk her brother (yes I said her brother) into sleeping with her (the King no longer wants to "bed" her).
Although the "incest act" with her brother does NOT actually take place, she is still accused of incest, tried for incest and infidelity in a court of law - and she is sentenced - to be beheaded - and she is.....beheaded.
This movie is based on a true story. If you think you are "getting away with murder" - you are not. Some crimes do not warrant a judgement day here on this Earth. For those crimes the judgement day will be when you stand before your Father in Heaven.
So remember - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you - because you do reap what you sow!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
WALL-E
WALL-E was a cute movie. The "message" of the movie is about "going green"..... and the consequences of not doing that!
But there is also a very sweet love story - and of course, that was my favorite part. Think of WALL-E as a 'Blue Collar' worker Robot. No one works harder than WALL-E.....he is DEDICATED to his job - there could not be a more RESPONSIBLE worker Robot than WALL-E! His daily job (of trash compacting and stacking) is the #1 Priority of his life.
His Robot 'body' could definitely use a new coat of paint - but he is not focused on "self".....he has his head down and is FOCUSED on his job - day in and day out. The most attention he gives to himself is to replace his "body parts" from time to time as they wear out (he has a vast supply of parts he has salvaged from the landfills).
But then he meets EVA!!! She is "all that" - every man's dream (well at least every "Blue Collar Robot's" dream) of what the latest and greatest Robot should be / do / look like! We start to see a gradual shift in WALL-E's priorities. He is still "the hard worker Bee" Robot that he has always been, but EVA is always (and I do mean always) on his mind. If she is out of his sight for a second.....he is running around and calling her name "EVA EVA EVA".....trying to find her to make sure she is safe.
The ending is good - EVA does realize that WALL-E is (hands down) the best Robot "Catch" in existence - on ANY Planet - and we leave the movie theatre knowing that they will live happily ever after!
Ain't Love Grand?!!!
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