tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20951173468488591012024-03-13T11:54:58.915-04:00The Sassy MissusReviews & Opinions; Sassy & UncensoredVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172661256986658895noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095117346848859101.post-1332770369884016202013-10-15T12:21:00.000-04:002013-11-21T15:40:55.604-05:00Book Review: The Fault IN Our Stars: John Green<div align="”right”">
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I fell in love with this book almost instantly.<br />
Gus & Hazel don’t have the typical “fall in love” story that everyone seems to have, they simply just fell into each other.Their story is about finding that in a bleak world there can be light, and that light may not shine forever, but it can shine beautifully & bright while it’s here.<br />
When I finished the book I wanted to cry, but more importantly I walked away feeling that the authour hit the heart of the story. That, much like death, life and love are not something you can control. And that hurt is not something you can avoid, but that you will be <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">okay.</span></em></div>
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Yet again Martin has me biting my nails as I read this book.Throughout the book I fall in love & in hate with many characters, on all sides of the war. So much so I'm never sure who I want to win the war. <br />
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Unlike A Game Of Thrones, this book was not slow to start. It was action, and anticipation from start to finish. Where Martin sometimes gives us sorrow, he gives us hope, but the opposite is true. He has a way of making you hopeful, and then ripping it away from you with a sentence or two. Just like the other books in the series, this book is always keeping you on your toes with it's many twists and unexpected turns, right up until the end.
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The campaign I got is the <a href="https://www.bzzagent.com/member/CampaignHome.do?activityDone=8534053556&campaignId=5549357800&itemId=brushing-with-oral-b-crossaction-pro-health-toot#campaignInfo" target="_blank">Crest Pro-Health campaign </a><br />
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<b>Initial feelings:</b> I've been a crest fan for years, so I was more than happy to be able to review a product with a name I know & trust.<br />
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I did the biggest "No No" in the bookworm world, I started watching the series on TV before reading the book. I fell in love with it & then discovered it was a whole book series, and went and picked up the book series (that was out at that point, to date, which was the first four)<br />
and I have to say, not only am I impressed with the book, but for once I am actually pretty impressed with a tv series made from a book. <br />
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The book itself was slow to start, like most are, but soon enough was hard to put down. I found myself falling in love with characters, and crying over them. They had a very human quality to them, something that many books often lack.<br />
The story line is full of twists that you don't expect,and kept me on my toes, even though I knew from the tv series the general idea of what was coming next.<br />
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This book seems huge, but once you dive in it doesn't seem so endless, so don't let that be the reason you don't pick it up. <br />
If you like the fantasy genre, you should definitely check out this book. <br />
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A few weeks ago I tried it. I wasn't sure if I would, chai is supposed to be hot not milkshake like, but I really did like it. (I may be a little addicted to it now)<br />
I have read that people say it's really sugary, I didn't find it too over powering like I have with other drinks, but I'm sure if you don't typically like sweets or eat them often it would seem that way. I could definitely taste both the vanilla and the chai, but neither was very overpowering, which was nice.<br />
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Now, I'm all for breastfeeding. I breastfed all four of my kids. I am an advocate for breastfeeding and of nursing in public, but I think this is really ridiculous. Here's this new mother who has already had the world watching her every move during pregnancy,trying to do whatever is best for her and her family. <b>New mothers have enough pressure</b>, including the Duchess, why add to that pressure by making her feel she 'has' to breastfeed, and a certain way because people look up to her.<br />
I don't know where people get off thinking that they can decide what the Duchess should or shouldn't do, how she will or won't raise this child, and her actions will affect other new mothers.<br />
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Whether the Duchess, the princess before her or the Queen choose to breastfeed or not (or publicly or not) didn't influence my choice at all. In fact I don't think most new mothers are going to think "gee, the Duchess of Cambridge breastfed, I better get on that" If a new mother wants to breastfeed, she's going to, if she doesn't want to, she's not going to. Leave this new mother alone and let her make the choices that are right for her & her family, like every other new mother.<br />
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I've always been a music girl. If I didn't have my nose in a book, I had my earphones in, blaring music from my Walkman (yeah, I'm old enough to remember using a Walkman, and even taping my favourite songs off the radio) Actually, most of the time I was reading & listening to music.<br />
The age of internet has made listening to the music of your choice that much easier, with things like youtube etc etc.<br />
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I have been a <a href="http://songza.com/user/9737715/">Songza</a> user for a while now, but was recently introduced to <a href="http://www.deezer.com/">Deezer</a>.<br />
I really like Songza. All the pre-created, searchable playlists. Picking a mood and just going with it.<br />
All of those things are pretty great options.<br />
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Deezer has those, and then some. Not only can I listen to pre-made playlists, I can create my own. I can listen to music by artists like ones I like. It just seems that Deezer has many more options, which I like.<br />
I also liked that I can pick an artist I like, and Deezer will also play other artists like them, so that I can discover new music.<br />
The walk down memory lane of music from my teenage years (hello 90s) is nice too.<br />
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The only downside I can find to Deezer is that after 6 months you only get 2 hours a month of streaming on a free account, but the good news the monthly cost isn't expensive at $5 a month.<br />
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Anyone who likes music, and being able to create their own playlists or listening to pre-created lists and add their own.Anyone who wants recommendations to new music based on their own likes.Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172661256986658895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095117346848859101.post-56328079813442461662013-06-29T08:20:00.000-04:002013-08-04T21:22:43.219-04:00Entwined With You (Sylvia Day) Review<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15731779-entwined-with-you" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Entwined with You (Crossfire, #3)" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1362526983m/15731779.jpg" /></a><br />
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I didn't 'dislike' it, but I didn't love it.<br />
I came in expecting more, I wasn't all that impressed. Sure, the hot parts were still there, and some of it hotter than before, but it still left me wanting.<br />
I felt it had more filler than anything else, and not enough real story line. It really felt like it was being dragged out in order to feed into the next book, which I will read because I want to see where this goes.Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172661256986658895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095117346848859101.post-1147315157758146132013-05-07T08:52:00.000-04:002013-07-28T17:57:11.296-04:00Book Review: Dangerous Curves<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/159768.Dangerous_Curves" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Dangerous Curves (NASCAR, #1)" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1309815120m/159768.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/159768.Dangerous_Curves">Dangerous Curves</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/92649.Pamela_Britton">Pamela Britton</a><br />
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My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/596264788">3 of 5 stars</a><br />
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I didn't love the story. I didn't not like it, but it wasn't something I'd read over and over. It was suspenseful and romantic at parts, but other than being centred around an FBI agent, it was your basic,tired,everyday romance novel. I was hoping it would be a little different with an FBI agent involved, but it wasn't.<br />
<br />Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172661256986658895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095117346848859101.post-84303028318095676582013-04-10T05:18:00.000-04:002013-07-28T17:57:27.608-04:00Book Review: Walking Disaster- Jamie McGuire<h2>
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15745950-walking-disaster" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Walking Disaster (Beautiful, #2)" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1352338368m/15745950.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15745950-walking-disaster">Walking Disaster</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4464118.Jamie_McGuire">Jamie McGuire</a><br />
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My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/436312152">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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I loved Beautiful Disaster, for much of the story I spent the time disliking Travis' behaviour, but in the end I fell in love with his character. When I saw that there was a story from Travis' point of view, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it! As soon as I could, I dove into it. I was hungry for Travis' side of things.<br />
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The prologue?<br />
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66 % of the way in, and if I didn't love Travis before, which I did - despite his crazy tantrums and behaviour- understanding it from his side has made me love (and cry for) him even more.When he wakes up the morning after to find Abby gone? In the first book I thought he was an ass for his behaviour, but from this side finding out how much it hurt him. How when she was saying goodbye he was thinking it was a new start and then she just left.. just like his mom? I felt so heartbroken for him.<br />
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I loved the contrast between the two stories. I really liked all the extra behind the scenes stuff we didn't see in the first book that went on between Shep, Mare & Travis. It really added to the storyline, and gave us a great glimpse into what drove Travis' to behave the way he did. I also really enjoyed the ending. Where Beautiful Disaster left us wondering what happened after their wedding, Walking Disaster filled it in, and I loved it. It gave us the closure that Beautiful Disaster didn't.<br />
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Overall this book was amazing.If you're just starting this book, be prepared, you will not put it down.<br />
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This book isn't two stories in a series, they are two halves of one story, a story that is beautiful, tragic and amazing.Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172661256986658895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095117346848859101.post-91244501875996479042013-03-20T14:46:00.000-04:002013-07-28T17:58:27.275-04:00Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11235712-cinder" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Cinder (Lunar Chronicles, #1)" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1317794278m/11235712.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11235712-cinder">Cinder</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4684322.Marissa_Meyer">Marissa Meyer</a><br />
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My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/257823923">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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I've seen this book multiple times on various store shelves. I've picked it up multiple times, and put it back (usually in favour of another book) I just wasn't sure if I'd like it.<br />
I finally started to read it, and found not only did I *like* it, I couldn't put it down. It took me five days to devour this book. Two of those days were weekend days when I had children around. To be honest, if I just took out the hours, I probably spent about an hour a day on the book. I couldn't put it down.<br />
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There were some turns I was sure would happen like Cinder being the missing princess but the way those things happened did not happen when I thought they would, or even how I thought they would.<br />
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I am definitely happy to have finally picked up this book. I can't wait to dive into the second book "<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13206760-scarlet">Scarlet</a>"Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172661256986658895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095117346848859101.post-60669277728821557582013-02-21T08:50:00.000-05:002013-07-28T17:58:41.297-04:00Delirium Review<br />
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<span style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;">"It affects your mind so that you cannot think clearly, or make rational decisions about your own well-being."</span></blockquote>
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11614718-delirium" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Delirium (Delirium, #1)" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327890411m/11614718.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11614718-delirium">Delirium</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2936493.Lauren_Oliver">Lauren Oliver</a><br />
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My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/512903867">4 of 5 stars</a><br />
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A friend of mine suggested I read this book. I hadn't heard anything about it until it was suggested, but figured why not?<br />
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I really enjoyed this story. The characters and story line flowed nicely with each other, and just when I thought I could guess what was going to happen, the story took a different turn. Especially at the ending.<br />
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I can't wait to dive into the second book.Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172661256986658895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095117346848859101.post-62078488617922121472013-01-20T07:14:00.000-05:002013-07-28T17:58:58.762-04:00Book Review: Insurgent<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11735983-insurgent" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Insurgent (Divergent, #2)" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1325667729m/11735983.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11735983-insurgent">Insurgent</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4039811.Veronica_Roth">Veronica Roth</a><br />
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My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/494294849">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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September is too far away!!!<br />
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I was going to try to drag this book out since the third book doesn't come out until September, but i just couldn't do it. I could not put it down.<br />
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I loved the internal struggles Tris faces, about Will, her parents, her loyalties and even Four.<br />
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The ending definitely left me wanting more, and i can't wait for September to get here.I'm going to dive into "The Rise Of Four' next, and hope that it will tide me over until then.<br />
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This book was a page turner. If there were more stars to give, this book would get them.<br />
<br />Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172661256986658895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095117346848859101.post-74948364837224998242013-01-03T16:24:00.000-05:002013-07-28T17:59:18.736-04:00Midwives - Chris Bohjalian<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5166.Midwives" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Midwives" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348584679m/5166.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5166.Midwives">Midwives</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3509.Chris_Bohjalian">Chris Bohjalian</a><br />
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My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/481934737">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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I absolutely loved this book. I had a hard time putting it down.<br />
I cried at times, and held my breath at others. The trial kept me on the edge of my seat until the end, never giving a hint to which way the trial would go.<br />
The characters were so well written that there were times I would forget that they weren't real and found myself wanting to find out more about Sibyl Danforth's story.<br />
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If i could give this book more stars, I would.Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172661256986658895noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095117346848859101.post-82879768753828734752012-02-26T15:53:00.002-05:002013-07-26T14:42:53.716-04:00FairytalesI love many fairytales and would be hard pressed to pick just one as a 'favourite'. They are all pretty awesome in their own rights. <br />
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I know many people have issues with fairytales, especially Disney ones. They fear that the princess phase will turn our little girls into whiny ladies who think that they need their prince to save them. <br />
I don't think that's true at all.<br />
While most Disney fairytales do have the princess, damsel in distress, prince saves them story to it, there are also other levels.<br />
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One of my favourite Disney fairytales is The Little Mermaid. <br />
I have had people ask how, how can you like a movie about a girl who gives up everything for a prince. Who leaves home, her friends, her world for him.Who practically sells her soul for him. <br />
Easily, i don't see that in the story. What i get from the story is that Ariel wanted, more then anything, to be human. She had that dream before she saw Eric. Against all odds she went after that dream. Yes, she also got the added bonus of Eric, but the big story is she followed her dream, even when everyone else told her she couldn't do it. <br />
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Tangled was much the same way. Rapunzel went out into the world to live the dream of seeing the lanterns. She was scared of the world and overcame those fears to grab her dream.<br />
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Cinderella was locked in a room, but she went to that castle not just to get her prince, but to dance at the ball.<br />
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And let's not forget Tianna- she got her restaurant.<br />
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In my mind fairy tales teach our children that dreams are attainable, you just have to go after them.Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172661256986658895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095117346848859101.post-92222967245194556602012-02-02T19:12:00.000-05:002013-07-26T14:51:14.392-04:00Would you circumcise your daughter?<a href="http://womanuncensored.blogspot.com/2009/12/would-you-circumcise-your-daughter.html">Woman, Uncensored: Would you circumcise your daughter?</a><br />
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" In a time where we've fought for the rights of minorities, children, and women, we've left one portion of our population out. We've trampled on the human rights of our baby boys, and we've done it holding our heads high and justifying ourselves. "Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172661256986658895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095117346848859101.post-52906558885347926032012-01-13T11:39:00.001-05:002013-07-26T14:51:31.046-04:00Thought For Friday<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">A lot of my friends status' on fb today are about how much they hate the snow. I may hate it sometimes, especially since no one seems to remember how to drive in it. </span><br />
<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">Then, when i see something as simple as children giggling in the snow, ready to throw a snowball, or make a snow angel, i remember people who don't get four
season the way we do. Who don't get to experience the simple joys of
making a snowman, or seeing it glisten when the sun hits it just right.
Then i remember how truly blessed we are to live in a country where we experience all four season s that nature has to offer.</span>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172661256986658895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095117346848859101.post-13675745865960295792011-11-08T07:53:00.001-05:002013-07-26T14:52:24.706-04:00multicultural<div class="posterous_autopost">
I think the status update going around fb about not celebrating Christmas and everyone adapting to the 'Canadian way' is hypocritical. <br /> It's not just about people from other places, there are a lot of Canadian people that don't celebrate Christmas or believe in God either. Before the settlers arrived the native people didn't celebrate Christmas or believe in our God. People came from other countries<span class="text_exposed_show"> and forced THEM to adapt to their way. </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">Our Soldiers fought for everyone's freedom, including those who's religions and points of view differed from theirs. You may want to remember that when posting status in their name!</span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">Canada is a multicultural community. It's not about making them "adapt" to our ways, it's about all of us living TOGETHER. Instead of putting down those that aren't like us,we can all learn about one an others cultures.</span><br />
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Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172661256986658895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095117346848859101.post-65824377667745655652011-10-31T22:20:00.000-04:002013-07-26T14:36:12.524-04:00Charlie Brown Quotes<br />
<span class="messageBody translationEligibleUserMessage" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-size: large;">"Each
year, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch that he thinks
is the most sincere. He's gotta pick this one. He's got to. I don't see
how a pumpkin patch can be more sincere than this one. You can look
around and there's not a sign of hypocrisy. Nothing but sincerity as far
as the eye can see."<i> -</i></span><i> L. Van Pelt (& </i></span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text"><i>Charles Schulz)</i></span>Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172661256986658895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095117346848859101.post-92214003404191038402011-10-30T17:05:00.001-04:002013-07-31T11:50:27.248-04:00Occupy LondonI’ve been quiet about it, mostly because I've been too busy to keep up and feel like i don’t really have a ‘right’ to say anything without really knowing…. but.. <a href="http://www.metronews.ca/london/local/article/1008565--occupy-london-protesters-headed-to-city-hall" target="_blank">reading the news the other day</a> got me questioning the whole movement here. I feel like i'm missing some important piece to the puzzle.<br />
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Why?<br />
Why, when the protestors here have someone in power, in government (The mayor) willing not only to listen to them but to actually sit down and ‘work with them’ to work out something together, are they still protesting so hard.<br />
Isn’t the point to get someone to listen to them? To get someone to start changing things? <br />
Well, they have it. What do they want now?<br />
They want the mayor to ‘bend the rules’ to allow them to camp in a public park overnight? <br />
What makes them special snowflakes?<br />
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“People don’t necessarily have to … live in the park to get attention,” Fontana said during the town hall broadcast. “The rules are for everyone. … <b>The law is the law for everyone</b>.” </blockquote>
They have been told they could protest there between 6 am & 10 pm, and a nearby church has offered to allow them to camp out on their private property, and still a lot of them are upset by this?<br />
I just don’t get it. They have someone willing to listen. Willing to help make the situations of joblessness, homelessness etc better, why not work with him instead of being stubborn?<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">“I believe in peaceful protest,” Fontana told the occupiers after about 50 of them all but took over his virtual town hall meeting Thursday at the Covent Garden Market. “I want to work with you.” </span></b></blockquote>
Dear protestors in london (ont) : Your protest has been heard. Now it’s time to go and <i>actually</i> do something to help. <b>Putting up tents and breaking bi-laws isn’t going to help joblessness and homelessness in this city</b>. Sitting down with Mayor Fontana is at the very least a step in the right direction.<br />
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<b>" I think they're really starting to prove that they just want to have a camping trip.They wanted the mayor's ear, they've got it, even an offer of bi-annual meetings with the group. But now, after getting that, they're still demanding their right to hang around in a tent in a public park."</b><b><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #edeff4; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">- </span></b><i>Found on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/occupylondonontario?sk=wall">occupy london page</a></i></blockquote>
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a.. Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."<br /> b.. Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!"<br /> c.. "Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.<br /> d.. Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly."<br /> e.. Catching the fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening.<br /> f.. It wasn't odd to have two or three "best friends."<br /> g.. Being old referred to anyone over 20.<br /> h.. The net on a tennis court was the perfect height to play volleyball <br />and rules didn't matter.<br /> i.. The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties.<br /> j.. It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb.<br /> k.. It was unbelievable that dodgeball wasn't an Olympic event<br /> l.. Having a weapon in school meant being caught with a slingshot.<br /> m.. Nobody was prettier than Mom.<br /> n.. Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.<br /> o.. It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people" <br />rides at the amusement park.<br /> p.. Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.<br /> q.. Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dog-dare."<br /> r.. Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute ads for action figures.<br /> s.. No shopping trip was complete unless a new toy was brought home.<br /> t.. "Oly-oly-oxen-free" made perfect sense.<br /> u.. Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.<br /> v.. The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.<br /> w.. War was a card game.<br /> x.. Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.<br /> y.. Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle.<br /> z.. Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin.<br /> aa.. Ice cream was considered a basic food group.<br /> ab.. Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest <br />protectors.</blockquote>
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