Free Movies for Kids ...

Every summer I take the kids to the free movies on Tuesdays and Wednesday mornings at Regal Cinemas. If you go to the Regal website you can check out what is available near you, by the way they are in many states besides California.

I usually don't buy any snacks there, I just tell the kids we'll eat lunch right afterwards. Oh, and the best part ... the free air conditioning!

I like Helen Keller ...

Ever since I was a young girl, I've enjoyed stories about Helen Keller.

Her unique perspective, wisdom & positive attitude are so inspiring. I found some pretty cool wall papers for my computer at the Real Simple website, you might want to check them out.

This one was my favorite!

What is TV doing for you?

I just read an interesting article about the effect of television on our lives. I took the liberty of pulling out a few quotes:

"We are proposing that television as a simple, constant, repetitive and ambiguous visual stimulus, gradually closes down the central nervous system of Man."

Becker holds a similar view of the effect of television on American's ability to think:

"Americans don't really think, they have opinions and feelings. Television creates the opinion and then validates it."

Take politics for example; Television tells Americans what to think about politicians. The media tells people what has been said and what is "important." Everything else is filtered out. You are told who can win and who can't. And few people have the urge to look behind the images in the screen, to find the truth for themselves

"Are they brainwashed by the tube?," asked Becker of the interviewer. "It is really more than that. I think that people have lost the ability to relate the images of their own lives without television intervening to tell them what it means."

Here's the link for the full article ... it's very long but worth the time to read.

Oh yeah, "reading" ... now don't get me started on that long lost pastime!

http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/media/television/news.php?q=1213739143

In Honor of Father's Day ...

These were some great tv ads I found on an advertising website I visit on occasion.

I love the cheerleader one! Probably because I've seen Jon let the girls paint his nails, put barrettes in his hair and so much more. He's such an awesome Dad!

And since you probably have a great Dad of your own or may be married to one, I thought these would give you a smile.

I got flowers today ...

Jon was gone in the backyard for a few minutes, he came back with this. These flowers and banana leaf are all from either the front or back yard. I love the way they are arranged - some wildflowers in a vase wrapped in a banana leaf. They are beautiful!

It was a simple gesture that said so much.

Found! ...

I snagged this off a website called www.foundmagazine.com. They post notes and found objects; lots of interesting and sometimes very weird & random stuff.

Someone posted this and said they received this $5 dollar bill back as change from a store. It has the words "SPAY/NEUTER ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS" written on it. I found it ironic that they wrote it right under "In God We Trust".

I read through all the comments and was amazed at how much discussion there was on the subject of illegal immigration. These were a few of my favorites.

There are so many myths and sterotypes about undocumented immigrants that feed on racism and hate. We "Americans" are such a judgemental and self-centered country!

I'd much rather shake a hand that was calloused from swinging a hammer than one that was soft from pointing the finger.

Who can blame someone living in poverty or in a repressive country for wanting to come to the US to build a better life for him/herself and their children? Who of us would not do exactly the same thing?

I think it's even safe to say, we may ALL be opportunists in one shape or form, too. Yes??