I had a dream a couple nights ago that my Grandpa Lemon died. He's probably the only grandparent I've ever felt really close to. It was sad.
Losing loved ones to death is probably one of my greatest fears. I know I have the knowledge of the gospel to help me along, but that doesn't stop the void in your life. President Hinckley, who probably understands the concept of eternity better than any man living, still aches with the absence of his wife.
Avoiding homework = reading Time magazine, the Nov. 23 and Dec. 3 editions. Here are some things I learned about:
People who get their toddlers tutors. The article said they do it to help their kids get an "academic edge." The article also had quotes from an expert who explained this is detrimental to children because children aren't actually ready to read before age 5, and that identifying a flash card at an early age isn't actually reading, it's called paired-associate learning and a pigeon could do it. Let children be children--that's my credo.
Atheist Sunday School. What kills me about this is that any atheist I have ever known has accused me of blindly following what my parents taught me. Here in this Sunday School in California, atheist children are instructed on how to resist pressure to "believe." Yeah, you're really helping your children make their own decisions--as long as they conform to your disbelief.
Bus drivers are happier in their careers than journalists (the closest Time came to PR).
Eco-anxiety is a real condition. I think I might be developing it after watching "An Inconvenient Truth." I've started only using one paper towel to dry my hands, and I'm developing a nervous twitch...
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The thing that makes me crazy about some atheists is that they trample everyone else's beliefs/standards by protecting their own. !!! And seriously, you're right. They probably see themselves as being so open-minded, but they're just as stubborn in clinging to their unbelief as any of the rest of us might be in clinging to our own doctrine.
Don't I have brilliant daughters?!
Cindy, when are you going to have your own editorial column? You could call it "Some kind of connected, kind of disconnected thoughts." (Isn't that a great title? Thought of it myself...)
Wow, Mom, you're so original. I'll work on that. Except that BYU doesn't do editorial columns. Any ideas on where to outsource?
I bet Richard would love it if you would write for the "Chroni" (at the U). He always complains about the liberal editorials he reads at lunch. Except I think you'd probably have to transfer...
I would never, never write for the Chronicle. They have no editorial ethics. Check out my latest blog entry.
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