You know, kids without grandparents really do miss out. My tolerance for blowing bubbles in the rain is much lower than a grandma's and after about 10 minutes I would be worrying about all of the other things I should be doing rather than messing around in the rain. Grandmas (and Grandpas) are welcome to come and entertain the LG whenever they like. The LG is currently experiencing attention deficit disorder now that she is gone.
3 - People with an Opinion
I don't really care what your opinion is, but please have one. You can change your mind later. On a related note, Portland is pretty left-wing and I don't ever see McCain posters on people's lawns, but there are plenty of proud Obama supporters. I am really impressed with a sign I pass (partially because I agree with it) that sits in the window of a house I walk by daily. "Any government that is big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take it away." A silly-looking Obama figure is captioned with "Obamanation". I keep waiting to walk by and see a rock through the window - which I am ashamed to admit is one of the reasons I don't have a McCain poster on my own lawn. I am officially rambling now, but I think it is dangerous anytime there is too much of any one particular ideology. I felt the same when I lived in Utah. It might be what is really swaying me in favor of McCain this election year. I really respect people with unpopular opinions, even if I disagree with them. I think it is the highest form of patriotism to risk rocks through your windows or having your lawn spray painted or worse (maybe I'm just paranoid).
Political ramblings will be soon to follow in a separate posts. I know you will all be waiting on pins and needles to hear my opinion. ; )
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Too much of one particular ideology... Utah is definitely all for McCain, so I feel like I'm swimming against a very strong current by being all for Obama :) Sooo I guess we're at opposite ends of the same boat, haha! Funny, I've never been the least bit interested in politics until this year. I must agree with you that it is much better to have an opinion than none at all!
I will guarantee a soda machine in every hallway and school lunch will be replaced by pizza every day. No longer will any body be tied down by their inability to achieve, A+'s for everyone. Yes we can!
Great post. Nice to stop and smell the roses every once in a while isn't it.
I know what you're saying about the rock through the window thing. About a year and a half ago, amidst the intense immigration controversy (which strangely has died down?) we happened to finally install our American flag. We live on a street where our immigration opinions are certainly in the minority. The flag was ripped down that night. It was very sad.
Great post! I love that quote too, it makes one think, and it is not blatantly or viciously negative about one candidate or another. I must admit though, I was a little surprised (but not too much) to hear that you are considering casting your vote for McCain. I was under the impression that you were all about Obama. Maybe you are just practicing what you just preached: "have an opinion, you can change your mind later." Very cool.
I was rather surprised to see your McCain stance as well. And to see the comment you left on Devin's blog. Needless to say, we are VERY looking forward to seeing YOUR political post :) Let it go around the family haha.
Jen - I totally agree with you about Obama's socialist platform. However, I respectfully disagree with you about government regulating immoral behavior. In my opinion, by making certain immoral things illegal, government is not 'dictating choices for people.' Rather, government-made laws make some people think twice/deter them from engaging in certain behaviors by attaching consequences if they get caught. Laws don't 'dictate someone's choice' before they decide to steal, kill, assault someone, fraudulently reneg on a contractual promise (lie), etc. Those things are immoral - and Government has made laws against them. Regardless, people still choose to commit those crimes! My heart just aches for the people on the margins (those who decide to abort their babies because it is legal, when they otherwise wouldn't if it were illegal). They may be innocent in an earthly court, but will have answer to God for aborting their (and His) child. Government is already in the business of regulating immoral behavior. That said, I know you don't want to live in an anarchist society, and I hope you know that I'm not pushing for a Big Brother society either. However, there are just some things that I feel governments should do. One of which is to protect the lives of its citizens who are inside the womb, especially when it is so concerned with protecting the lives of its citizens outside the womb. I'm not naive either - I seriously doubt that Roe v Wade will ever be reversed. It would be nice though, for the sakes of those people on the margins (and their unborn children) that I mentioned earlier. On a side, I think adoption is SUCH a better alternative to abortion. There are MANY couples who want children but aren't biologically capable of having them. Again, apolgies for the novel - I'm a Daines!
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