(Sorry, I realize it isn't even Thanksgiving yet)
Yesterday, Lisa and I were talking about trying to watch as many of our favorite Christmas movies with the kids as possible - it is problematic these days, as the girls won't be in from school until close to Christmas.
These are the movies that come to mind:
Elf
The Santa Clause
A Charlie Brown Christmas (my favorite)
The Polar Express (Almost my favorite)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Of course, the Rankin/Bass films:
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Frosty the Snowman
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
People really like National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, but I never really saw the appeal.
Shoot (get it?), I almost forgot A Christmas Story - "You'll shoot your eye out, kid"
Holiday Inn
It's a Wonderful Life (of course)
What are some of your favorites?
Monday, November 17, 2014
Friday, November 7, 2014
Why I'm angry with Tennessee women
This past Tuesday, 29.1% of registered Tennessee voters actually turned out to vote in the midterm elections:
(http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2014/11/06/only-one-state-had-lower-turnout-than-tennessee) - the only state in the nation with a lower voter turnout was Texas (Steve Golden's fault).
On the ballot were 4 proposed amendments to Tennessee's Constitution. The first proposed amendment was aimed squarely at the abortion issue. Ultimately, after sifting through all the lies spread about the amendment, we see that the effect of passing this amendment removes the issue from the judiciary, and places it squarely in the hands of the legislature. People like State Senator Stacey Campfield.
Now, I have a very strong opinion of how the voting should have gone, but that's not the point of this post.
My point is that only 29.1% of the registered voters bothered to vote. To my knowledge, the vote was split across gender lines, meaning I don't believe a higher or lower incidence of women turned out to vote than did men.
{This is directed at the women who didn't vote}
Every. Single. Eligible. Woman. Voter. Should. Have. Voted.
Shame on women who didn't vote! Regardless of how you feel about that, or any other issue, shame on you for not voting. By not voting about an issue that directly affects all women in the State of Tennessee, you have agreed that the legislature, of which 83% are men, will now make decisions about your body.
Shame on you for letting that happen.
(http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2014/11/06/only-one-state-had-lower-turnout-than-tennessee) - the only state in the nation with a lower voter turnout was Texas (Steve Golden's fault).
On the ballot were 4 proposed amendments to Tennessee's Constitution. The first proposed amendment was aimed squarely at the abortion issue. Ultimately, after sifting through all the lies spread about the amendment, we see that the effect of passing this amendment removes the issue from the judiciary, and places it squarely in the hands of the legislature. People like State Senator Stacey Campfield.
Now, I have a very strong opinion of how the voting should have gone, but that's not the point of this post.
My point is that only 29.1% of the registered voters bothered to vote. To my knowledge, the vote was split across gender lines, meaning I don't believe a higher or lower incidence of women turned out to vote than did men.
{This is directed at the women who didn't vote}
Every. Single. Eligible. Woman. Voter. Should. Have. Voted.
Shame on women who didn't vote! Regardless of how you feel about that, or any other issue, shame on you for not voting. By not voting about an issue that directly affects all women in the State of Tennessee, you have agreed that the legislature, of which 83% are men, will now make decisions about your body.
Shame on you for letting that happen.
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