So I am watching Gilmore Girls with with NerdDad and it happens. Lorelai Gilmore says, “No frakking way”. I knew Battlestar was popular but this popular?1?! I am pleased!

20. Your kids never tell you that you’re a lot dumber than their
teacher.

19. If you can’t find matching socks for your child first thing in
the morning, who cares?

18. Cleaning out the refrigerator can double as chemistry lab.

17. Your kids have good reason to think they might get spanked in
school, but no reason to think they’ll get beat up by a gang.

16. If the principal gives the teacher a bad evaluation, she can
stick her icy feet against his legs at night.

15. You can post the Ten Commandments on your school room wall and
won’t get sued.

14. You never have to drive your child’s forgotten lunch to school.

13.Your child will never go to their 20th high school reunion, meet
an old flame, and recklessly abandon their marriage.

12. You get to change more than diapers, you get to change their
minds.

11. If you get caught talking to yourself, you can claim you’re
having a PTA meeting.

10. It’s better to be slightly concerned about socialization than
very concerned about socialism.

9. Your child will never suffer the embarrassment of group showers
after PE.

8. The only debate about the school lunch program is whose turn it
is to cook.

7. You never have to face the dilemma of whether to take your
child’s side or the teacher’s side in a dispute at school.

6. If your child gets drugs at school, it’s probably Tylenol.

5. The teacher gets to kiss the principal in the faculty lounge and
no one gossips.

4. Your kids recognize that this list is numerically in reverse
order.

3. Your honor student can actually read the bumper sticker that you
have on your car.

2. If your child claims that the dog ate his homework, you can ask
the dog.

1. Some day your children will consider you to be a miracle working
expert and will turn to you for advice.

(HT: Shasta)

The winner is Melissa Markham. FDR said this during his First Inaugural Address. Next week will have a new quote and perhaps a new format (I am still refining;).

Just wanted to wish everyone Happy Pesach and provide you with these lighthearted Passover Greetings.
First, You gotta love JibJab’s “Matzah!” (A disclaimer, they do use a bad word but it is quick and painless;). Then you have to toddle over to American Comedy Network’s Matzo Man. Last but definately not least, Taglit-birthright Israel has a Passover greeting featuring Elijah the prophet played (sort of) by Elijah Wood.

(HT: Volokh Conspiracy)

Welcome to my new Wednesday Feature, Who Said It? How you play is read the quote and just post a comment saying who and if you are really good when. No Cheating;). I am starting with an easy one so amaze me with your brilliance.

“Only thing we have to fear is fear itself”

Supposedly this was being handed out at a yesterday’s Dallas illegal immigrant protest. According to Wizbang this was photographed there. While I don’t have any empirical evidence it doesn’t suprise me at all. Even if this was not handed out, you can’t tell me that this isn’t the Democrats goal and point.

So in the spirit of all these Friday Features, I have decided to start a weekly Wednesday Feature. Want to know what it is? Well, come back and check it out;).

Passover Begins April 12th this year. Have a Happy Passover and enjoy this Greeting! Thanks Richard for the email.

So I hope;) everyone who remembers my post on Bono at the National Prayer Breakfast. Well, I now have the video. I will warn eveyone that it is about 20 minutes but I feel well worth it.

I really appreciate his (what I hope are changing) views on believing in God but being cynical of organized religion. I think through all this he (and I hope others) see the power in the community in communion with God. While I have gone through my own issues with churches I believe in them and that I need to be in one. Churches are made of people, all of which are flawed and some (including me) are extremely flawed. This means that there will be failures of the church but hopefully there will also be successes. I also think we need to remember that many people would, like Bono, rather turn to the MTV people and shows than deal with hypocrisy. So we need to be aware that we (Christian or not) are always portraying our beliefs or lack of faith in them.

Ok, so this is in Saudi Arabia. According to the Arab News:

Saudi journalist Rabah Al-Quwayi, 24, has been detained by Hail authorities in connection with his writings posted on Internet forums, which they allege place his Islamic faith in doubt.

The real reason I am mentioniong this is this part of the article:

The story of Al-Quwayi’s detention goes back to November when he was based in Hail as a part-time reporter for the Okaz newspaper. He said that unidentified people had been tracking his postings on Internet forums regarding religious extremism. His car was subsequently vandalized and a note was left on the dashboard that said: “In the name of God, the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful: This time it is your car but next time it is you. Return to your religion and forsake heresy. This is the last warning.”

Is this not an example of talking out of both sides of their mouths? This contrasting double sidedness does not speak well of Islamic tolerance of ideas. It is similar to an episode of the West Wing were someone said that his district was so patriotic, that if the President came down there he might not make it out alive.
(HT: GOP Vixen)