http://thoughtsaboutlife.today.com This isn't what you were googling for, was it? Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:11:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today we don't really let our kids be themselves. Despite my resignations about them as detailed in one of my earlier posts, I do have a soft spot for the youngsters at times. After all, I did used to be one of them. But I see a gradual and eerie ... http://thoughtsaboutlife.today.com/2009/12/30/overparenting-much/ And so here we come to the final blog post. Let us leave behind the bitterness, the complaints about the more negative aspects of Christmas, and humanity in general, and let us remember the true spirit of this holiday. Christmas is ultimately not about cheap gifts or expensive purchases or ... http://thoughtsaboutlife.today.com/2009/12/25/what-christmas-means-to-me/ Have we entirely forgotten the notion of Christmas? The supposed ideals of concern for humanity and goodwill are shams, being pushed to the side in names of greed and consumeris. Leave it to the mouth-breathing masses to see nothing but purchases, coupons, and sales as the calling card of this ... http://thoughtsaboutlife.today.com/2009/12/23/merry-cashmas/ Along with the absurd birthers movement, one of the more ridiculous fringe political ideologies to arise in recent times has been the attempted politicalization of Christmas. What is seemingly on the surface such an innocent celebration of family and community has come under attack from extremist fundamentalist Christians. Before you get ... http://thoughtsaboutlife.today.com/2009/12/22/keeping-christ-in-christmas/ What's up, all? I've got a few things goin' on in the world of wrestling that I'd like to talk about. Instead of doing a usual long post focusing on one of these subjects (because I know everyone out there love reading those walls of text), I thought I'd just ... http://thoughtsaboutlife.today.com/2009/12/16/random-wrestling-thoughts/ The man in the picture above is Ed "The Strangler" Lewis. For those unaware, he was a famous wrestler in the 1900s. That's right, all you young-ins, there was professional wrasslin' before Vince's big-time show came along. He was considered one of the first to evolve wrestling from a rough ... http://thoughtsaboutlife.today.com/2009/12/15/loss-of-regional-territories/ For those of you wondering where I've been lately, I've been laid up with a cold. The aches and pains of my body, the constant stream of mucus that flows from my nose, the absolute lack of appetite my body refuses.....all of these are not pleasant symptoms to bear. As I ... http://thoughtsaboutlife.today.com/2009/12/14/down-with-the-sickness/ And so we are almost coming to the end of the 2000s. All I can say as I prepare to throw my hat into the sky (preferably not my chic fedora) is thank God. Without a doubt, living from 2000-2009 could best be described in ... http://thoughtsaboutlife.today.com/2009/12/05/the-2000s-a-sociological-study-in-suckitude/ So not even Tiger Woods is perfect. The character of Lex Luthor in the animated DVD Superman: Doomsdayhad an interesting quote: "There comes a time when even gods must die." And so we see that in action. Not even the perennial athlete, with his picture-perfect smile, seemingly squeaky-clean behavior, million-dollar endorsements, ... http://thoughtsaboutlife.today.com/2009/12/04/notes-on-the-tiger-woods-scandal/ Back in 08, when Obama got elected, we were on the heels of what we assumed was "change". That was the buzzword of his campaign; no longer would we see extremist bullheaded warhawks. We would be getting a rational intellectual who would lead us to the promised land of America. Now ... http://thoughtsaboutlife.today.com/2009/11/28/has-obama-failed-so-far/