I'm not for either...

of our candidates. I am sick and tired of hearing some people act like Obama is going to save our way of life. Reality check people...it's going to get a LOT worse before it even thinks about getting better.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081030/ap_on_el_ge/fact_check_obama_ad

I haven't done a whole lot of digging on either candidate and I am not sure I'll be voting for either of them (Mickey Mouse would be better in my opinion).

Obama says we need change but doesn't really explain how that change is going to happen (see link above to see how much CHANGE is going to cost us).

McCain keeps saying he's been seasoned for the job with the tough job he's done in Washington. Yet he supports what we are doing in Iraq. Sorry, McCain we shouldn't be trying to force democracy down people's throat...no matter how much we want to. Vietnam didn't work and this won't either.

We started the mess in Iraq, we just need to stay there long enough to get something in place so we can leave and it not be taken over by radicals. I don't even care if it's a democracy or not.

I am sick of politics, both our candidates and the downfall of our great country because a few people are just THAT stupid.

The president can't to anything all by himself, he's needs other people in Washington and Washington has sold us down river without a paddle...

I was recently told...

by a pastor, that the END OF DAYS was coming soon.

He used the fact of the devestating storms that happen a lot recently.

Then I read this article today:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080904/us_time/whydisastersaregettingworse

Disasters have been happening ever since this world was created. I have been trying to find my relationship with GOD for a long time now...it just surprises me that people are being scared that the end of days is coming. Our spiritual leaders have been saying it FOR-EV-ER. I believe it is just a scare tactic. Live each day as if it is your last (very few can afford to do that) is the way organized religion tells you to live so MAYBE there won't be so many problems. If you think GOD is going to judge you tomorrow, maybe you won't do what you were going to do today.

Now back to disasters, why is it that people were surprised when Katrina happened? It's not like people in tornado alley are surprised when tornados come knocking on our doors (use to live in it myself). If you live on the coast, ANY COAST, it is a possiblity. If you live in California, don't be surprised when the ground shakes.

Common sense people...use it.

Everybody was KUNG FU FIGHTING...

okay not everybody...just a Panda, a Tiger, a Mantis, a Crane, a Leopard, a Turtle, a Red Panda, a Viper and a Monkey.

This is a movie that warrants a blog. I just thought that it was going to be one of the "WALK THE LINE" family films like SHREK, but it's not...and it's so much better for it.

I never thought of the SHREK movies (I've only seen the first 2) as being a big deal. Yet, the more I thought of the fact that it was a cartoon for adults, the more it bugged me. The cartoon aspect of the films appeals to a younger audience but the subject matter and the jokes were very much for the older audience. Now...there is much to be said for a movie that can entertain both children and adults, but if it's written well enough it should do that anyway.

THAT'S what KUNG FU PANDA is...well written and a whole lot of fun to watch. I don't care what age you are, I think everyone would enjoy this movie. It reminds me a lot of what Disney movies were like a long time ago. For instance, THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE is one of my favorite Disney movies of all time (I still need to purchase a copy of it for myself) and it still holds up to this day. I remember liking it a lot when I first saw it in Germany...and now I enjoy the movie for it's fun writing and simplicity.

Jack Black as Po (the Panda) is a great casting job. I have enjoyed most of Black's work to date and PANDA is no different.

I heavily recommend this movie:

4 stars out of five

Perhaps it is because Letha and I are planning to start a family soon, but I keep thinking of how bad SEX, DRUGS, and ROCK N' ROLL (or HIP HOP) sell EVERYTHING in this country. I think of little girls watching skank material like Lindsay Lohan or Britney and getting ideas. Not that people should be sheltered from such things...but I am more concerned for the parents who WON'T take the time to see what their kids are doing. I am going to do my best to not become one of those parents.