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Aug. 23rd, 2004 08:21 pmToday's news includes a near-death experience by Justin, and a week-long grounding for both kids. No yelling, though. I was too appalled to do anything other than ground them and talk to them for a long, long time about road safety.
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On to happier subjects: I love camping.
( Why? )
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Tomorrow's agenda: hopefully, a bike ride down to Experimental Farm. We haven't done it even once this summer, and I'm feeling rather guilty about it. I'm also looking for ways to occupy the kids seeing as how they're grounded and all. We'll probably read some more, build a giant Bionicle they've had for weeks and haven't built yet, maybe finish our 4 Alls diorama. We'll see.
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Speaking of shifts in perception... this sort of thing is why I'm kind of... I dunno... ambivalent? about faith and religion these days:
Church Says Girl's Communion Not Valid
Summary: An 8-year-old girl who suffers from a rare digestive disorder and cannot eat wheat has had her first Holy Communion declared invalid because the wafer contained no wheat, violating Roman Catholic doctrine.
I know. Not all Catholics are like this; not all Christians are like this; not all members of any faith are like this. But... yeah. I dunno. Stories like the above make me really doubt that there's anybody up there running the show.
Plus I'm still rather peeved at the minister at my mother's funeral attempting to shove Jesus down my throat. It's made me rather cynical, I think.
On to happier subjects: I love camping.
( Why? )
Tomorrow's agenda: hopefully, a bike ride down to Experimental Farm. We haven't done it even once this summer, and I'm feeling rather guilty about it. I'm also looking for ways to occupy the kids seeing as how they're grounded and all. We'll probably read some more, build a giant Bionicle they've had for weeks and haven't built yet, maybe finish our 4 Alls diorama. We'll see.
Speaking of shifts in perception... this sort of thing is why I'm kind of... I dunno... ambivalent? about faith and religion these days:
Church Says Girl's Communion Not Valid
Summary: An 8-year-old girl who suffers from a rare digestive disorder and cannot eat wheat has had her first Holy Communion declared invalid because the wafer contained no wheat, violating Roman Catholic doctrine.
I know. Not all Catholics are like this; not all Christians are like this; not all members of any faith are like this. But... yeah. I dunno. Stories like the above make me really doubt that there's anybody up there running the show.
Plus I'm still rather peeved at the minister at my mother's funeral attempting to shove Jesus down my throat. It's made me rather cynical, I think.
