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| Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 | | 7:00 pm |
| | Monday, February 2nd, 2009 | | 10:25 am |
| | Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 | | 9:48 am |
Tolkien for November 11
"But," said Sam, and tears started in his eyes, "I thought you were going to enjoy the Shire too, for years and years, after all you have done." "So I thought too, once. But I have been too deeply hurt, Sam. I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved, but not for me. It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: some one has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them ... and you will read things out of the Red Book, and keep alive the memory of the age that is gone, so that people will remember the Great Danger and so love their beloved land all the more." | | Friday, September 5th, 2008 | | 10:51 am |
Motherhood - it's always your fault & Why Women shouldn't be in Politics
This starts off with Sarah Palin. I really don't know how I feel about her. I don't know if she's qualified. (But then I don't know if Biden is qualified either.) I don't know whether I'd vote for her if I was an American. I don't know whether she contributed in any way through bad parenting to her daughter's pregnancy or whether she did everything she could to instill values in her and her daughter decided of her own free will to go another way. I've known both kind of parents. As a Canadian, who ever the U.S. V.P. will be affects my life so minorly that I don't plan to spent much time figuring it out either. What I do know is that I am sick of critics (both professional and person on the street) saying that this is a bad time for her to be seeking office and that she is selfish. She has a disabled child - she should not be in politics, but should be home with him. Her daughter is pregnant - she needs her mother and should not be in politics. She has 2 other school aged children - she should be home with them and not in politics. I've even heard people say that because she has a son going to Iraq that she should be home. I can't figure that one out. What is she suppose to do, sit by the phone all day? I find this annoying because I know that if Obama, McCain, Biden, Harper, or Dion had the exact same family situation (5 kids, one disabled, one pregnant, one in the army) that no one would say that this would be a bad time for them to go into politics and that they were selfish to put political ambition before their family. But Sarah is selfish for wanting to be in politics just like the men. She is also selfish because she is exposing her pregnant daughter to national ridicule. The fact that she was already a governor and that her daughter would be exposed to state level ridicule is presumably okay. If you are a mother who wants a career, you are selfish for wanting one and sometimes having to put it before your kids. Of course, if you don't want a career and want to stay home with your kids, you are wasting your life and setting a bad example for your daughters that they shouldn't aspire to be anything else in life but "just a mother." If you are a woman who chooses not to have children, you are selfish. You are vain and not willing to sacrifice your body, career, or lifestyle to foster a human life. You are not fulfilling your destiny as a woman and some day you will live to regret it. If are a woman with only one child, you are selfish for raising your child as a lonely, only child. Any wrong decision your child ever makes will be your fault for your selfishness. If you are a woman with 3, 4, 5, (or sometimes even 2) children you are selfish for bringing more humans into an overpopulated planet. It is your fault that we have pollution, global warming, and a hole in the ozone layer. And you are setting a bad example that a woman's primary purpose in life is to bear children. If you are an unmarried female politician, you are a dried up, ball-busting, shrew who is probably too bitchy to find a man. You should not be in politics because you are such a bitch. If you are a married female politician who is childless or an empty nester then you are not helping real women. You can't understand juggling family and career life. Your choices just reinforce the exclusion of women with children from politics. You are living the life of a male politician and therefore have nothing relevant to contribute to women. If you are a female politician who is a mother, you are selfish. You should be at home with your children. This is not the time for you to be in politics. The conclusion is that women are inherently selfish and always unsuitable for public office. | | Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 | | 10:27 pm |
| | Monday, July 7th, 2008 | | 11:43 pm |
Sleep Overs
Poll #1219587 Sleep overs
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: Friends, participants: 15 How old were you (to the best of your memory) the first time you slept over at a friend (non-relative)'s house? How old do you think children should be today before they sleep over at a friend (non-relative)'s house or have one sleep over? | | Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 | | 7:50 pm |
| | Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 | | 10:04 am |
The second time around
From time to time, we get invited to baby showers for couples who already have at least one child. Or we get invited to wedding showers for second or third time brides and grooms. How do you feel about this? BTW - Don't confuse this with the actual wedding present or baby present. This is about the separate shower. Poll #1172028 Shower Poll
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: Friends, participants: 8 How do you feel about baby showers for the second baby? How do you feel about showers for second weddings? | | Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 | | 4:50 pm |
| | Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 | | 11:48 am |
Arthurian Legends Poll
Poll #1108607 Arthurian Legends
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: Friends, participants: 12 Which of the following did the most damage to the story of Arthur What would you suggest for a celebration of the birth (and life) of Arthur, other than reading/telling the stoires? | | Sunday, December 16th, 2007 | | 7:31 pm |
| | Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 | | 11:10 pm |
Christmas Parties
Poll #1104703 Christmas Party Poll
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: Friends, participants: 12 On average, how many Christmas parties do you attend a year? To clarify, a Christmas party is a party (be it at your place of employment, your spouse's place of employment, a group your part of, or a friend's house (or your house)) that would not be thrown but for the fact that Christmas is coming. Don't count New Year's Eve or the birthday party of anyone born in December. Don't count Christmas dinner with your family. If you host or get invited to parties that are centred around other religious holidays (like a Hanukkah party or even a secular "winter-themed" party) count those. I'm curious to know what December is like for the average person. | | Thursday, September 27th, 2007 | | 10:50 am |
Tailor
Anyone know a good tailor in Ottawa? I've used those Stitch-it places in malls before, but this time I have some complicated things like shortening a lined trenchcoat and hemmed curved sleeves on a jacket. | | Sunday, July 29th, 2007 | | 4:09 pm |
Housework Poll
I'm really interested in how often average people do various household chores. I really want to know what you actually do, not what you think is ideal or what in a perfect world you would do. (On cruise ships, they change your bedding daily and clean your bathroom twice a day - hard to achieve in the real world.) Poll #1029918 Housework
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: Friends, participants: 14 How often do you mop your kitchen floor? How often do you clean your bathroom? How often do you vacuum? How often do you change the sheets on your bed? How often do you do laundry? How often do you dust? | | Friday, July 20th, 2007 | | 9:43 am |
Children's Poll
Poll #1024907 Children
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: Friends, participants: 10 What is the ideal spacing between children? (Not what you ended up with, but what is the ideal) Favourite girl's name of this list? | | Monday, July 16th, 2007 | | 10:54 am |
| | Monday, July 9th, 2007 | | 8:57 pm |
| | Monday, June 25th, 2007 | | 8:32 pm |
Poll on Polls
Poll #1010057 Poll about Polls
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 6 I would vote in a poll that allowed the results to be seen by I would NOT vote in a poll that allowed the results to be seen by I feel this way because .... | | Thursday, June 21st, 2007 | | 10:49 am |
First Day of Summer
Based on a whole bunch of conversations I've been having ... Poll #1007356 The Everything but the Kitchen Sink Poll
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None, participants: 10 How many weeks before a party should one send out invitations? Do you agree with naming pets "real" names How old should a girl be before she gets her ears pierced? If you are married (or have been married), what was the thing most of your marital arguments were about? Suppose a husband cheated, the wife forgave him, he did it again, then she found out he had an illegitimate child, does the child make the whole situation worse? | | Monday, June 11th, 2007 | | 11:49 am |
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