Are movies totally going to the dogs?

And when I say this, even though I am normally a play-on-words type of guy, I mean it in the sense of the movie industry taking even more of a turn for the worse.
Next week is March break, and in the spirit of celebrating my son's week off [and hopefully mine too...long story] I have been planning a list of sorts of entertaining activities that we can do together. I am going to try finding some snowshoes. Sliding may be on the list. Pretending we are stranded in Antarctica, on and on.

One of the things on the list was to watch some movies. 'Yes man', 'Marley & me', and 'Bedtime Stories' were a few on that list. These movies kind of stuck with me because of comments/previews that I had heard/seen led me to believe that perhaps these might be decent choices.

Boy, do I feel foolish.

I decided to check out the ratings [and the reasoning behind them] at pluggedinonline.com Some of the results for the so-called more 'family' films quite honestly disturbed me.

Besides the obvious EXCESSIVE violence in some of these movies, it is mostly the free use of profanity that disgusts me. What makes these movie writers/directors/producers/companies think that we enjoy or even want to hear this sludge? I know when I am watching a movie and the 'f' word or 'Gd' or 'GC' comes up [especially if there are visitors in the house], I physically and visually cringe. I see no necessity in injecting all of that garbage into a film that, more times than not, would be a decent and entertaining flick if not for the nonessential filth to satisfy the tastes of whatever type of people enjoy that sort of crud.

I guess it makes the characters seem tougher. Or more resilient. Or maybe a better soldier or lawyer. NOT!!! It actually does entertain people to the point where they believe that whoever is in charge of getting this film into the theaters is a rebel or a macho-type person. It never used to be this bad. And it applies to TV and games too. Year after year the standard for making a decent film gets whittled down so bad that soon you'll have to watch it with the volume down and the subtitles OFF. The stringing together of shameful superlatives is somehow conducive to a rebel attitude or someone who won't take anything off of anyone. To me, it is just plain wrong, and laxidaisical on the part of our government and film agencies that supposedly patrol the waters of visual entertainment. Time to break out the old movies that you weren't embarrassed to admit to having watched to your mother...

With the negative turn that society as a whole has taken in the last 'few' years, are we holding anyone accountable for how our kids are being exposed to the world we live in? If there is that much trash in the world, no matter how well I try to raise him, how much of a chance does he have of growing up to be a good, decent, honest, faithful, full of integrity and humility, empty of bitterness and ego and deceit, upright and respected member of society???

It is getting worse by the minute, and our kids are exposed to it and soaking it up like sponges. The question is, what are we going to do about it? It is our responsibility as parents to inform them what is right and what is wrong and hope that they use it as a guide to steer them well and keep them on course.

Chew on that in little bites...

L8r

$48,000,000...what would you do with it?

When I first realized that tonight's jackpot was an estimated $48 million, I immediately started mentally spending and allocating it. [even though I hadn't bought a ticket :)] 

This is the largest such jackpot up to this point in our province, or any other surrounding provinces, for that matter. 

If I were to buy a ticket, and it so happened that my ticket was the winner, there would be a lot of happy people around who would reap the benefits of such a windfall.

First, I would rent a car hauler [tractor trailer] and load between 6-10 vehicles on it...I might even have to make another trip...1-2 for both my brother [Dodge Ram 4x4] and sister, and the same for my wife's brother and sister, and finally, one for my mom and dad and one for my wife's mom.

Then I would send them each on a month-long trip/cruise of their choice...an alterior motive, of course, so that I can have each of them built a brand new home. I can almost see their faces when they come home, not to their old homes, but to their new ones. Then I would hand them each a bank card with their own new accounts [$500,000 each parent/brother/sister].

I would also write checks out to each of my co-workers [in the meat dept.] and a select few others throughout the store. Probably $50,000-$100,000 to each accordingly.

There are also a few neighbors and people around town who have had a bad run of luck or just haven't been able to get on their feet. These people would also receive a 'small' amount that would brighten their day. [anonymously, of course]

Then I would go visit my pastor and his family. I would buy my pastor a new truck and his wife a new car. I would also give each of the 3 children $10,000. Then I would send them all to Africa to visit his sister...sending a $100,000 check along to help her with her efforts.

Tithes to the church would be $4.8 million, and then the 5% extra to build the new facilities, including a gym, rink, game room/arcade, theater, guys & girls pools, full kitchen, outreach center, 3 new passenger vans [and a soup kitchen/used clothes facility for the less fortunate] and all brand new musical equipment...the $2.4 million should cover it.

Then I would call the best contractor[s] available to build a new home for my family while we are away on our month long trip to Disney, Six Flags, Detroit [Home of the Wings], Alexandria LA, Australia, Florida [and all of it's amusements] and many places in between...

I would also personally go to Italy and pick up my new Lamborghini Reventon [actually have it delivered], the most recent car off of the Lambo assembly line.

Of course, by now I would have ordered my wife that new Volkswagen Beetle she's always wanted, and maybe a Porsche too.

I'll probably acquire a condo in Florida while I'm there, put a few mill in a bank account and invest the rest...

...and that's just to start off with...

*sigh*...one can only dream...:)

L8r

Are you going through life like an ostrich?

Sometimes I'll be driving down the highway, or through town, and I will watch other people as they drive by. As I start getting glimpses of the different faces, the thought will go through my mind ' I wonder what other people think in the run of a day? Do they ponder life and it's twists and turns? Do they look forward to just getting through another work day just to get home and plop down in front of the tube and be fed mindless brain junk-food until it's time for bed, and then wake up the next day just to go through the same routine all over again? Do they wonder whether or not the news that they are viewing, or edited to the point that we only see what THEY want us to? Do they question whether or not THEY are using fear as a motivator to gain control of the people?'

Well, I think it, a lot more lately too, because there is a lot of misinformation being shoveled via every media medium: internet, TV, newspapers, radio, movies, magazines, games, toys... you name it!! And if you don't keep your head out of the sand, you're sure to miss it, and perhaps even become a victim. Believing everything you see and hear, and taking it for truth will put you in a dangerous position...use the common sense that God gave you and make your own decisions, opinions and judgements based on what you know to be true...and if you don't know or aren't sure, search it out...you will be enlightened.

Here's to 'Eureka!'

[Go ahead and look for that light switch...it's out there...]

L8r

[if you want a few examples, find me on facebook or email me at jeff_ferris@hotmail.com]

To Vaccinate, Or Not To Vaccinate...That Is The Question

My nearly-2 yr old daughter's next immunization is coming up soon, this Thursday as a matter of fact, and my wife and I are once again wondering whether or not we should take her [again].
The last time we took her, she got sick and it seemed like it took her forever to get over it.

Now once again, I may seem to have some crazy ideas, but the only way a salmon can get upriver to where it needs to arrive is by going against the flow [as humans, the status quo].

The status quo says: 'Are you crazy?!? What do you mean, you aren't sure whether you want to get your child immunized? It keeps them from getting sick!'

Does it?

Are you sure? How can you REALLY be sure? Do you, or have you in the past, believed EVERYTHING that the government and/or the medical authority has told you? Are they totally infallible? I think not!

I'll give you something to chew on, and if you keep an open mind, you just might be surprised at what you learn.

We'll start with an article by a man named Alan Phillips, regarding his son's vaccinations. Here's a small excerpt from the article.

'When my son began his routine vaccination series at age 2 months, I did not know there were any risks associated with immunizations. But the clinic's literature contained a contradiction: the chances of a serious adverse reaction to the DPT vaccine were 1 in 1750, while his chances of dying from pertussis each year were 1 in several million. When I pointed this out to the physician, he angrily disagreed, and stormed out of the room mumbling, "I guess I should read that sometime..."
Soon thereafter I learned of a child who had been permanently disabled by a vaccine, so I decided to investigate for myself. My findings have so alarmed me that I feel compelled to share them; hence, this report.'
[continue reading the report here> http://www.relfe.com/vaccine.html ]

June Russell at allnaturalhealth.us begins an article regarding vaccines with these statements:

"Truth in all its kinds is difficult to win - and truth in medicine is the most difficult of all."

"We are not a free society when we do not question decisions that are being made."

"Parents are becoming educated and realizing that what is touted as safe today may be condemned as dangerous tomorrow, that doctors of equal competence may disagree with each other, and that medicine cannot and should not be legislated."

Read the eye-opening article in it's entirety here > http://allnaturalhealth.us/june_russell_vaccinations.htm

One last bit of info that I would like to share with you is 'Children's Vaccines: Research on the Risks for Children and Possible Neurological Consequences' ... you can read through the research results here> http://www.healing-arts.org/children/vaccines/

This is just a tiny bit of information that is available to those that are somewhat skeptical, or even curious as to whether or not vaccinations pose a risk. Look over the info. Search out the answers. Make a more informed decision based on what YOU think is right.

Something to ponder...

L8r

DCA Cancer cure?[better buckle your seat belts...]

I have always held a special place in my heart for pharmaceutical companies...if my heart has a dark corner, that's where the special place is. Greedy giants content with preying on and robbing individuals of their hard-earned dollar and their health.

I wouldn't go so far to say that I'm a conspiracy theorist, but I do know what I think, and if we would sometimes take our heads out of the sand, stop listening to all of the drivel that appears in front of us on our TVs and in out newspapers, we just might be able to connect the dots and get a whiff of the awful stench of power, and how it is most times, unfortunately, corrupt and selfish.

Anyway. I have always held to the notion that with all of the 'research money' that has been raised, and all of the time that has been put into cancer research, there should have been a cure or a preventative measure of some sort discovered long before this.

I'm going to throw this in for free: I typed in these keywords- essiac medicine cancer...here's the search engine results: http://www.avantfind.com/search.asp?keywords=essiac+medicine+cancer...fill your boots. I am not even going to mention what the U.S. did to this product [ESSIAC]...oh, wait, they BANNED it!!!!! AFTER there were individuals who had very positive results. Go ahead and read!! Just as one example of a type of anti-cancer product that has been swept under the carpet, because it would mean that there would be a decrease in chemo treatments [big $$$$$$$, very little results] and meds .[big $$$$, all kinds of side effects and shot-in-the-dark treatments and results]

Getting on with my topic.

I was on facebook and got a message that a certain group had been shut down...here's the message:

SUPPORT THE REAL FIGHT AGAINST CANCER WITH JUST A COUPLE CLICK'S! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=59562881321We need your help now more then ever!As many of you already know Our Biggest Cancer group on facebook called SUPPORT THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER was just disabled by facebook and JIDF because it was exposing the Truth to over 1,367,000 members. They also Disabled another big Cancer group and are attacking & threatening some of the other ones. They are covering up Alternative Cancer Treatments that have been proven to treat and cure many cancers and other health problems. They are also covering up the Medical Mafia Crimes in and out of the Cancer Business against humanity. They are continuing to hack and hijack many other groups on facebook. We must know the truth and they are clearly hiding the TRUTH. Please continue to Expose them. The Public Enemies that are trying to make this world worse are not taking a day off. How can we? They can not beat us if we join as one! DCA Cancer Cure?http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2555100720#/video/video.php?v=64496620099&oid=2555100720Cancer is "big business" and they will sacrifice your life in the process.

I'm going to leave it with you. There is no more to say. Read the articles. Watch the video. Do some research.

You decide.

L8r

Wishing it all away...

If you are anything like me, enough is never enough.

Let me explain.

Summer is a great example. We start getting the warmer weather, and it starts inching up into the 30's, and all of a sudden we're too hot [meaning I'M too hot]...in the winter, when it gets down into the -20's, all of a sudden, it's too cold. We want our cake, and we want to eat it too.

What kind of society would we live in if we [meaning I] all were satisfied with life in general. Not so much the really bad stuff that happens, such as a relative suddenly having a fatal accident, or an earthquake that claims the life of many people...we all know that these things bring sorrows and regrets...but content with life in general. Why do we always 'need' more...why do we always 'need' better? A better car, a better house, a better job, a bigger bank account? I am probably more guilty than most. But I think if we were thankful for what we [I] got, then we would get more out of each day and be happier because of it. No matter how much you get, if you have that type of mindset, then there will never be a time that 'more' will be 'enough'. It will always be like the proverbial rabbit with the carrot on a stick, tied to his back and hanging out in front of him on a string, just out of reach. So close, yet so far... ALWAYS chasing, but never capturing.

It's time that I come to appreciate what I have, and if I obtain more in life, awesome! But if I don't get everything that I want, then I need to be at peace with myself and my life for the moment and not miss it, because I can only spend THIS moment ONCE...

Chew on that for a bit...

L8r

When is a cheesy omelette a cheesy omelette??

Once in a blue moon I will want breakfast...a BIG breakfast, as my son calls it. This is usually only when I'm off for the day because I take my time making breakfast. Once it really was a BIG breakfast: I made scrambled eggs, fried eggs, sausages, bacon, hashbrowns, ham and finally, toast. Oh, and orange juice. Gotta have OJ...anyway...

OK...let's concentrate on the eggs. Tonight I got home at 7-ish and my wife said thay had eggs and bacon for supper. I instantly had a craving for scrambled eggs. But not just ANY scrambled eggs: CHEESY scrambled eggs.

I didn't have any Cheez Whiz in the house, but I did have some hard cheddar cheese, so I decided to use that. I grated about 1/4 lb of cheese into the raw egg and milk mixture, but then decided to put MORE...a total of about 1/2 lb of cheddar!! Now that is with 5 eggs, so I thought that these scrambled eggs would be cheeeees-eeeeey!!!

WRONG! You know what? I couldn't even taste the cheese!!!

So my question again is: When is a cheesy omelette a cheesy omelette??

I may never know...

Try one today!!! But I recommend you use Cheez Whiz!! [cause it adds personality...:) ]

L8r

Is there nothing at all to drink in this house?

Have you ever been hungry, or thirsty,but not really sure what it is that you want? Well,it happened to me a few minutes ago. I went searching through the cupboards and spotted a can of apple juice...YES!!...so I put it in the fridge, because there's nothing like a cool glass of apple juice...it needs to be chilled.

I opened up the fridge[I don't know about yours, but our fridge is always a mess...I guess cluttered describes it best] and instantly realized that there was no way I could fit this can of juice in the fridge without first removing a few things.

So I started at the back, where I found 2 bottles of fruit juice that had been there at least from before Christmas. So as I turned the cap on the first bottle to pour our the contents,the bottle hissed at me...and very loudly,I might add...that it stopped me in my track. It was at this moment that I realized that the Christmas timeframe for the juice was a very generous understatment.
I know I could have been drunk by now, because that stuff was very nicely fermented!! But I don't drink. But if anyone else would like me to save my 'swish' for you, drop me a line. :)

I'm going to take another look at that fridge...

L8r

Financial crisis? We don't 'seem' to be feeling it here in the Maritimes...

Well, here in New Brunswick, at least, there doesn't seem to be any more of a shortage in cash than there was this time last year...and speaking of Miramichi in particular, I have never seen ppl spending money like they are this winter...especially in the month of January.

The trend is that, usually, after Christmas, ppl stop shopping completely[not really, but pretty close], and there isn't a whole lot of business around for retailers, which results in employers cutting the workers' normal weekly hours to a sometimes scary low.

But not this year. You would think that ppl would be banking their money, and saving their hard-earned dollar for the coming day where that hurtling asteroid named 'deep recession' hits us head on. But, heck, even I seem to have my head stuck in the sand concerning the global recession. Not that I am spending hand-over-fist by any means, but neither am I clutching every earned dollar as if it may well be my last. I hope this crisis passes before we all end up regretting our post-holiday shop fests...

Here's to another dollar come and gone...

L8r

A legit money-maker?

If you know me at all.you'd know that I absolutely HATE the traditional job concept. Get up in the morning,trudge to work,sell my valuable time for a few cents, and trudge back home exhausted and cranky and not doing anything else for the rest of the evening.

There has to be something on the internet...there has to be...

Well, I'm gonna pay the dollar for this kit and see where it takes me...  

I've seen this program online for a while now, and kind of just simply filed it in with the other

trash that you find on the internet...until just recently.

NowI am actually thinking of trying it...for $1, what do have to lose?

I'm done talking...check these out...

http://www.andrewsmoneyblog.com/

http://kevingothisgreen.com/grants/1?t202id=91204&t202kw=32

Goodluck,and let me know how you made out!!

L8r

UPDATE: Feb.22/09 5:21pm

visit this url for 'additional charges':

http://www.deliciousdownloads.com/z/GMT/terms.htm

Bummed out and can't remember why...

Have you ever been bummed out about something, this something bums you out for the whole day, and puts you in a funk/spin and places you in a mild, short-term depression...

But as the day goes by, you cannot for the life of you remember WHY you were bummed out in the first place...sigh...such is life.

Maybe it's the massive amount of snow in my driveway...or the doctor's appointment that my wife made for me...or the fact that I have to spend a fair chunk of change for glasses and contacts, and very soon, I might add...

...or the fact that there never ever ever is enough time in a day to do 0.00001% of the things I'd like t0 do...and that's all because...

I'm selling my precious time [that I can only spend once] for a few measly cents a day to a guy who's taking vacations in the Bahamas and driving the nicest cars, and owns the nicest house[s]...do I seem a little resentful or bitter to you?

Come back tomorrow: I'll take my happy pill tonight, I promise...

L8r

Tim Horton's, cigarettes & cell phones

THE 3 DEADLY 'C's...

Tim Horton's coffee, cigarettes & cell phones
***************************************

Now, you're probably saying 'What do these have in common?'

Well, I'm gonna tell you...

Their owners causing accidents or near-crash results...if you are one of these people [but not necessarily accident-causing] and you are my friend, oh, Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease :P don't take offence...but if you ARE one of these knobs that pays more attention to his/her coffee, cigarette or cell phone, SMARTEN UP!!!

This evening, on our way to my wife's mother's house to pick up our daughter, a driver of a yellow Beetle who was so ecstatic with having just received his 11th Timmy's drug-sludge of the day, almost side-swiped our car as he was in a caffeine-induced rush to get home from his latest Tim's run...it's the same way at EVERY Tim's in the city...THAT BIG RED OCTAGON ON A STICK IS A STOP SIGN!!! Maybe the Tim Horton's establishments should also start handing out eyeglasses with every joe!!!

As far as cell phones and cigarettes go, same applies: if your 'object of affection' is creating too much of a distraction [or smoke] that you can't concentrate on the yellow and white lines, wait 'til you get out of the blasted car!!

Chew on that for a while!! [PRETTY PLEASE!!!]

L8r

Happy Groundhog Day!!! & Congrats Steelers!!! It's all in Pittsburg today!

Well, I sure didn't see MY shadow when I took my son to the bus stop this morning,as it was still dark, but by the look of the impending sunrise on the horizon [7:40 am], it looks like ol Punxsutawney Phil [the groundhog...yes, that's his name] will see his shadow! Yippee! Here's his official declaration: Phil Says Six More Weeks of Winter! [see prediction in it's entirety> http://www.groundhog.org/prediction/ ]

Here are some answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the holiday: [taken from http://www.groundhog.org/about/ ]

 Yes! Punxsutawney Phil is the only true weather forecasting groundhog. The others are just impostors.

 How often is Phil's prediction correct? 100% of the time, of course!

 How many "Phils" have there been over the years? There has only been one Punxsutawney Phil. He has been making predictions for over 120 years!

 Punxsutawney Phil gets his longevity from drinking the "elixir of life," a secret recipe. Phil takes one sip every summer at the Groundhog Picnic and it magically gives him seven more years of life.

 On February 2, Phil comes out of his burrow on Gobbler's Knob - in front of thousands of followers from all over the world - to predict the weather for the rest of winter.

 According to legend, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring.

 No! Phil's forecasts are not made in advance by the Inner Circle. After Phil emerges from his burrow on February 2, he speaks to the Groundhog Club president in "Groundhogese"(a language only understood by the current president of the Inner Circle). His proclamation is then translated for the world.

 The celebration of Groundhog Day began with Pennsylvania's earliest settlers. They brought with them the legend of Candlemas Day, which states, "For as the sun shines on Candlemas Day, so far will the snow swirl in May..."

 Punxsutawney held its first Groundhog Day in the 1800s. The first official trek to Gobbler's Knob was made on February 2, 1887.

 So the story goes, Punxsutawney Phil was named after King Phillip. Prior to being called Phil, he was called Br'er Groundhog.

Want real facts? go to > http://pittsburgh.about.com/cs/punxsutawney/a/groundhog_day.htm

Hey, I just had a radical thought: what if Phil the groundhog is actually the Steelers' good luck charm?!?!? Think about it...

Go Steelers! [I'm a Packers fan...:P]

L8R

Greetings Earthling!!

Welcome to my personal blog...I've wanted to start one for some time now...I'm honestly not quite sure why....??....anyway, I guess it's a way to unload/journalize my thoughts and whatever else a blog is supposed to accomplish. Somewhere to heap all of those useless and bizarre thoughts rattling and churning inside my brain...:P

Here's where I want to start off...the most amazing and ingenious invention of all time:

CHOCOLATE MILK!!

I'm crazy, you say? Perhaps...but consider this: a very clever individual took something that was already perfect [milk] and added the CHOCOLATE spin...now, I don't know about you, but anything that has anything to do with chocolate, I'm in!!! This individual must have also known that his/her invention was perfect...you see, any time I have chocolate, I NEED MILK!!...so, why not kill 2 birds with one stone!!! Now do you see? [even better with a Snickers bar...mmmm...snack of Champions!!!]

Sleep on it...

L8r