N is for Nixing Netflix's Stream

In reply to ECP's FB post:
We went back to DVDs with Netflix for that reason. Did you know that kids can watch hours and hours and hours of Streaming Pokemon movies and insipid sitcoms that they never knew existed?! Adults can loose all control of kids and selves while hours of life are drained out of them on the altar of entertainment.

Mr. Rogers, the Beloved and Missed.

--> FACEBOOK CONVERSATION <--

ML: I am looking OH SO ATTRACTIVE with tissues stuffed up my nostrils. Gotta love spring colds/allergies/whatever it is.

H: Ha! I was just wondering, sadly (C has a fire going), if I could slither up the stairs unnoticed. My puffy eyes, runny nose and blotchy skin must look so lovely. I've been crying -- reading about Mr. Rogers! Meanwhile, my kitten allergies have kicked in. I HAD to teach Miss M how to hold the sweet, furry, purring kitty! For a long time ... As Mr. Rogers would say to You, "I love you just the way you are!" -- I say it too M!

about an hour ago · 

ML: Well aren't you just sweet (as are the furry, purring kitties). But why have you been crying over Mr. Rogers?

38 minutes ago

H: Oh, I LOVE Mr. Rogers! I've been looking for something for a very special young man's 15th (!) birthday next Friday ... 

The more I read about Mr. Rogers the more I admire him. He was a man of complete integrity & humility, & unlike so many famous men, he was consistent & true his entire life. He cared passionately for children & what is Best for their positive growth; this is so sorely lacking in 2010. If K would have Mr. Rogers as a role model & not men with tricked out names like: Tiger, Jay-z or Jesse James, if he is 9/10ths like Mr. Rogers, I will die a happy mother.

When Mr. Rogers passed away K & I cried together.

I'm actually surprised at how strongly I feel for him. Just read that he showed up in Eddie Murphy's dressing room at Saturday Night Live when EM was making fun of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (with drug addicts etc.). When EM saw him, naturally he swore [great] and, naturally, Mr. Rogers hugged him.

I see a lot of Christ's example in him, the humility, intelligence, deep spirituality & love of children.

(Hey, thanks for a blog post here!)

S is for Service.

Oprah's tips for helping children serve.
http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/oprahandfriends/sboteach/20081111_oaf_sboteach_101/1

I'm not a big fan of Oprah, she's fine. I'm just not a big TV watcher (to say the least). On Monday, while working on J's quilt, I caught her show. She is in Washington DC and so happy. The audience was well dressed and civil. Whoa.

I found this link via an email from Mahar Dry Goods.

LTR: S is for Slimy televison.

A neighbor and I were talking about Swingtown's trailer and how sick it made us feel. She said she wanted to write a letter, (I joked that I am developing a talent in that field.) I also mentioned that I saw an article in Newsweek about Swingtown.

Tonight C and I were discussing all sorts of things about the Gospel and having the light and then denying it. We worry about our children. After a while I broke into the chocolate chips and headed into my studio where the Newsweek from June 9, 2008 greeted me. Folded back with a few post-its/letter ideas stuck to the article. I googled CBS television and this is what I wrote:
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A while ago I saw the trailer, during the day, for Swingtown. It made me ill. Is this a show about relationships between people or how to destroy individuals, let alone families? Is this the best CBS can do, or simply the lowest you can get?

There is a lot more to write about regarding what is on television... sanitized prostitution, sexualized children, revealing clothing, objectifying women, "authentic" deception, homosexuality as natural. Why not a show on shepherds and their sheep? CBS could advertise it as biblical!

Swingtown is one more example of why I don't watch much television or many movies. It is easy to resist because that kind of pervasive, smelly slime just brings me down and desensitizes me to what is good, beautiful in this life. Also, I really don't want television's prurient slime around my children, husband or in my home.

Thanks for listening.