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Making some sense of the Tiger Woods Ordeal

Friday, 19 February 2010 00:00 Momtime TV
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Tiger Woods spoke today for the first time since he's been found out! And as a wife, mother and woman, I am trying to sort out my feelings for all of this.
Crime vs punishment. The public hero vs the private man. What to know and where to let go. I imagine everyone has an opinion on this. And I imagine I have mine as well. Mine yet is not so self defined and that's why I want to write it out...to find out. (I've always believed that if you're willing to take the time and write your feelings, they'll eventually sort themselves out on the page...we'll see). The media is obsessed with the “fall from grace”. I think to a tremendous extent, they create the monster. It starts with a person with unusual talent. And as we can witness all this week and next at the olympics, talent is not enough, an incredible need to achieve through hard work and dedication takes that talent to the top. You don't get there if you don't really want it or work at it. So Tiger became a legitimate hero. And the media loves to love somebody. The frenzy begins. They want to be associated with the hero. They want to be the first with the hero news. They want the hero to be there for them. And there's a lot of media. Think about it. All the TV, all the sports talk shows radio and TV, magazines of all shapes and sorts and specialties, newspapers in city after city, advertisers who want to capitalize on the hero's popularity, social media,
paparazzi and all of us individuals with our phone cameras, etc. And that's really just the tip of the iceberg!
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The Doctor is In!

Wednesday, 10 February 2010 00:00 Sharon
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closedNot! Ok here's my complaint...
Why do all doctors of all kinds maintain the same hours that most people work and most
schools follow? 9 to 5 with an hour, maybe even two hours off for lunch!!! (Well I'm
pretty sure the doctors aren't off for 2 hours, but their phone is!)
Ok it makes perfect sense if you're a stay at home mom with pre-school age kids, but
otherwise we are so out of luck!
First of all does the doctor ever just want to see you once? NO. No matter what your
illness, they want follow up after follow up to make sure you're as ok as you can be.
And this is a whole other gripe that I have. You get really bad, really fast service all to
get you back so you & your insurance company can be billed all over again.
But what I'm really wondering is why am I the only one who's ever tried to figure out a
better schedule for doctors. Don't they know that most people don't get sick Monday
thru Friday from 9 to 5? Last Friday night my daughter casually mentioned that her ear
hurt. I casually ignored it.
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Barking Dogs

Monday, 01 February 2010 00:00 Sharon
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dogsIt's 4 AM in the morning, why are the neighbors dogs barking? Matter of fact, why are
there so many dogs barking at the neighbors house? Why does somebody have so
many dogs? We have two dogs and they don't wake up til we do. Then they go out and
we let them in again...no barking required! Why are those dogs still barking? Is nobody
home in the still middle of the night? Who are those people who live in that house?
Why so many dogs? And why are they so big sounding? What could they possibly be
barking at at this time of day? Hmm they were barking last night when I fell asleep.
Thank goodness for that boring book!
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VH1’s “The New Virginity” – Seriously? VH1’s “The New Virginity” – Seriously?

Wednesday, 27 January 2010 00:00 Karen
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Have you seen it yet? VH1 has a new documentary airing several times a week called “The New Virginity”. It features the hottest pop culture stars like Jordin Sparks, Jonas Brothers, and Miley Cyrus with their public vows of chastity. The documentary describes this as a new craze with today’s tweens and teens. But, really, this is nothing new; we all know that sex sells, so why wouldn’t a campaign apposing sex sell too – after all, it is still a conversation about sex.
The documentary does an excellent job of showing us just how long this virginity obsession has been going on. In the 60’s stars like Sandra Dee and Annette Funicello made their mark by being sexy but also charming and innocent.  In the 70’s, it was the Osmond Brothers; the 80’s brought us the daring but darling 13 year old Brooke Shields; and in the 90’s it was the controversial 90210 cast.  Pop icons have walked the tight rope between sexy and pure for decades so, why then, would VH1 label it as the “new” virginity? It is new because of the way that today’s tweens and teens are embracing this media generated virginity trend.
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How Much!

Tuesday, 26 January 2010 00:00 Sharon
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butterflyHelp! How many times do we ask for that? And in how many ways during our lives?
We all need help in one way or another every day of our lives. Whether it's help
cleaning the house or choosing the right outfit to wear or what to make for dinner,
whether it's help with homework or a business decision or fixing the broken down car, or
whether it's help with choosing a career, finding a job, making a major purchase, where
to go to church, or how to raise your children...we're always seeking, asking, hoping,
praying and finding ways to get help. No matter how small you are or how big you are,
you need help.
I remember several times being stranded on a freeway or other busy road or even in a
parking lot with a car that won't go and nobody to turn to. And people stopped to help.
Sometimes I knew them and sometimes I didn't, but they saw a need and made an
effort and every time I was so thankful they were there.
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Get a Disney Day

Saturday, 23 January 2010 15:05 Tara
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disneydayI need to begin this by letting you know that I am a big Disney fan.  I love everything Disney and my life dream is to eat dinner in Club 33 at Disneyland.  So now that you have the background, when I heard about the Give a day, Get a Disney day program, I was excited.  If you haven’t heard, this is a volunteer program that encourages people to volunteer for one day and receive a free pass to Disneyland as a reward.  Disney’s goal is to give away 1 million tickets and create a wave of volunteerism that makes the world better.

I work for a non-profit organization called Down Syndrome Network, and we are always looking for volunteers.  I thought this would be a perfect opportunity for us.

First, I researched all of the requirements and rules.  Then I completed an online application and three days later, We were Accepted!!  We have two time intensive events that I immediately posted as volunteer opportunities.  And then I posted a wish list item, a platform for our storage unit to better utilize the storage space.

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