Election 2006

Today's the big day!!! I think election time is such an interesting time. There's always the potential for change. Even if the previous government gets re-elected they've made certain promises which usually cause some sort of change - sometimes just by breaking them ;-).

I did a little background research (thank you wikipedia) and discovered that there are 15 different parties running in this election. Can you believe it? FIFTEEN!!! In my riding I've seen signs for 3 major parties (no Bloq in Ontario - LOL), in the riding next I've seen 4 signs with different parties. I really wonder how you can be a viable party with only 1 person running (like the Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada). Oh well - "Only in Canada, eh? Pity."

I would encourage everyone to vote. If you don't vote, you can't complain. Voting gives you the right to complain. ;-)

Here's the Elections Canada website - http://www.elections.ca/

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Did Jesus Exist?

ABC news had this interesting article. "Italian Court Told to Prove Jesus Existed: Did Jesus Exist? an Italian Court Delves Into the Issue Amid Dispute Between Atheist, Priest"

I read a little blurb about this on Jamie Arpin-Ricci's blog Emergent Voyageurs. At first I thought this was some sort of joke and then I noticed it was from the ABC news (US).

I wonder how the Italian courts will handle this one? It might be very difficult with fighting the RC church on it's home turf.

Personally, I think there isn't much ground to stand on. I think Jesus has been proven historically already.

Can't wait to see how this turns out.

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Manafest

blog.myspace.com/manafestca: "Some people think they have to get clean before they can come to God. That's like saying you're too dirty to take a shower, but really we take a shower to get cleaned up. Same with God, we go to him the way we are and he cleans us up..... Word!!!!"

I just love this. Way to go!

If you've never heard of Manafest, give them a listen at their website.

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Book Blog

I've decided to create a Book Blog - a separate blog where I'll talk mostly about what I'm reading or have read, but occassionally a movie or music review. Right now I'm reading the book of Matthew from the Bible.

Feel free to head on over to Media Musings & Me and share your thoughts.

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Star Wars Book

I just finished reading Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. A little different from the movie and I must say that in my personal opinion I think George Lucas is much better at creating film stories than writing book stories.

Having seen the movies a few times (most recently the DVD versions), I had to keep asking my did that happen in the original movie or was that in the DVD version or did it even happen in any of the movies (maybe just my active imagination seeing Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harisson Ford acting out the scenes). There were a few parts that were changed in the movie - most to the better. I like how the book included Luke with his friends. I wish there would have been some time for Luke to mourn over the loss of his friend.

Just some thoughts I had about the book - now on to Empire Strikes Back.

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Went Shopping

I enjoy shopping and this weekend we actually had some money to do it. LOL

We bought a DVD tower. It will not hold all of our DVDs but we want to start to tidy up the clutter (see my 2006 Accomplishment List). Here's the long story - We received a new-to-us TV and stand from hubby's brother and it won't fit in our entertainment unit, so we emptied the unit and moved it downstairs and are using it as a toy storage system for Little People stuff. Now we have no place for all our DVDs, so we bought a DVD tower in the same colour as the TV stand. - end of long story

We bought some clothes for the kids ($8 for 2 long sleeve shirts) and the girls bought some books. I also bought a couple of books - Star Wars trilogy (Episode IV, V, VI) and Messy Spirituality by Mike Yaconelli. I got the Star Wars books because everytime we watch the movies he talks about the books he read when he was younger and I wanted to know what he was talking about. When we came home, I went straight to reading and have read the first chapters of Star Wars IV and Messy Spirituality. I'm trying not to read to fast or else I won't have anything to read for the rest of the month.

Just some of my babbling. What books do you like to read?

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Election 2006 & Quiz

Okay, I'm a bit of a politcal junky - ONLY when there is an election coming up. I listen at other times but am not always that concerned. I love going to vote and then watching the election coverage on TV.

A friend on the MB Forum found this quiz - CBC's Vote By Issue Quiz - and I thought I'd share it with you.

My results: Layton, Harper, Duceppe, Martin

It didn't really surprise me much. Although I have issues over voting NDP (I still remember the Ontario Bob Rae days), even though I know the parties are different - I think it's just mental. I tend to lean with the Conservatives, knowing they are generally not big spenders. There isn't anyone from the BQ to vote for here so they are out of the question. And I do think I'm ready for some change, so most likely will not vote Liberal. Ah, I don't know who I'm going to vote for. I'll have to watch the 2nd debate and see if that helps.

Feel free to share your results and what you thought of the Quiz; I won't judge you on who you want to vote for as long as you don't judge me and of course as long as you vote. :-)

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2006 Accomplishments

Here's a list of things I would like to accomplish in some form or another - maybe not totally complete but at least have improved upon a bit by the end of the year. The list is in no particular order.

• read more (which means lots more trips to the bookstore!!!)
• spend more time with family - be a better mother and wife
  
• learn php
• blog more
• less useless TV watching (that will be hard - LOL)
• listen to the wisdom of youth and learn from the wisdom of the more mature
• don't spread computer time too thinly - focus better
• try harder in keeping house (I totally suck at it)
• cook more meals - less eating out
• give hubby more space and time to be alone
• become personally organized - declutter BIG TIME!!!!
• learn more about who I am and how I fit into the scheme of things
• delve more into the postmodern/emerging christian/church

WOW! Quite the list eh? I've already started to blog more, so hopefully that will continue on throughout the year.

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Evolving Church 2006 Conference

I so want to go to this and I thought maybe some others who read my blog might be interested too.

Brian McLaren, Donald Miller, and Chris Seay will be the speakers. There will also be workshops with Pernell Goodyear from Freeway (Hamilton, Ontario) as well as a few others.

Should be interesting. Here's the link: Evolving Church 2006

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2005 in Review

Oh heck everyone is doing one and who am I to be a non-conformist in this respect. ;-)

Let's see what has happened in the past year that matters or makes a difference to me.

I was ill for most of the year, starting January 1st - cold after cold - it was rather irritating!!!!! I was feeling great during July and August, except that it was so hot and with no air conditioning. My oldest daughter got the chicken pox, so we couldn't even go anywhere to cool down. We stayed indoors for the whole month - the first 2 weeks with the oldest the second 2 weeks to see if the youngest would get it (which she never did). It was an interesting time.

My oldest also finished Senior Kindergarten and started Grade 1 and the youngest started Junior Kindergarten. They so love school. I also started volunteering at their school one day a week and I love it too!

Hubby has been at his work for 10 years this year and so got an extra week vacation - so very cool!!! It was nice to have some extra time with him.

Thinking about it 2005 was rather mondane, but I liked it just the same. Maybe I'll remember some more things later and edit this post.

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The Dream

The Dream
Originally uploaded by djking.

I thought this was so neat and had to find a place to use it - thus putting it in the blog. To quote the owner of the pic "Who knew it was so close?"

What a great way to start the New Year - The dream only 90 yards away!!!!

I'm beginning to wonder what dreams I have and how close or far away they are. What are yours are you only 90 yards away?

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