Oy Vey!
Ahem.
I am always a Jew. It's just that I don't always believe in God. And when The Boy came to me, apparently unsatisfied with your response to his question (was that your head I heard banging against the wall?) the query was no longer, "Who made the world?" Oh, no. I was prepared for "Who made the world?" (Sometimes, when I'm in the shower, I like to think out answers to difficult questions I think The Boy might ask as he grows, like "What is God?" and "Why don't I have a daddy?" I tend to take long showers.) But The Boy blindsided me with "Who is it we believe made the world?"
See, there's that basic assumption that we're believers that shorted my circuits. I suppose the proper answer would have been, "Well, we're Jewish, and many Jews believe that God made the world. But we also believe in science, and science tell us something different," at which point he no doubt would have stopped listening and wandered off to play with his trains. But I was preparing dinner at the time, and with no time to jump in the shower, I just blathered something noncommital - I can't remember what, and let's hope he doesn't either - while thinking, "I'm really blowing this."
Nice job, judybat - and just in time for the holidays!
posted by judybat at 8:20 PM
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L'Shanah Tova! Y'all have got to get an album called "The Greatest" by Cat Power, if you don't already have it. I love "Crazy" too but ladies, it's time to change the playlist a bit. Also, try a band called "the Heartless Bastards." Very,very good!
You people are lucky we blog once in a while. But to expect us to update the template is just silly!
Seriously, I have a confession to make: TheBoy asked me who made the world. And, before beating my head against the wall, I suggested he go ask Judybat. In fact, I do believe my exact phrase was, "Go ask Ima who we think made the world."
Sorry, dear.
The good news: He ain't getting this yet.
The bad, we CANNOT spare another vote, so by the time hes 18 you have GOT TO get this thing headed in the right direction. Maybe start with our president being a retard and then after he buys into that (easy to buy into, impossible to argue against) point out that said president thinks, to qoute the great Lewis Black, that the Flintstones is a documentary.
I love you both and am ceratin you can handle this. The whole country depends on it.
Dude, if we haven't voted ourselves out of this mindset by the time he's 18, it's not going to be an issue. We'll all be living in caves or under fuedal lords and you'll have to have to accept Jesus Christ as Your Personal Savior in order to vote.
i know this is a bit off-topic, but i just wanted to comment on how pleasing it is to catch up on this blog and be reminded of how f#&ing awesome it is that i can count among my friends these two very smart and funny chicas - annaray and judybat. ts
I have the solution: in addition to giving Texas back to Mexico, (which shouldn't be too far away at this point, its what, 60% Mexican right now) we take the vote away form anyone who voted for the current administration, its obvoius that those who voted for these buttheads cannot make a good decision, so they are disqualified. Whaddya think?
Harsh.
Truth be told, if I'm in control, I'm all about facsism.
Have you been reading the paper recently? Apparently it already is all about fascism.
I like Texas. Some of us are married to Republicans.
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I think if I were a voting republican, I'd be just as angry with the current administration as the democrats. In fact, the only people I can think of who wouldn't be disgusted by the current administration are Christian fundamentalists who believe in The End of Days, industrialists who prefer big money to breatheable air and people who aren't paying attention. Oh yeah, and Al-Qaida recruiters. We sure played into their hands.
But let's not be messin' with people's voting rights. Can I get an Amen?
Thank you, Miss Judy. Amen.
depends. am in in control yet? no.. then yeah, amen.
Who made the world? Same person who made boxer-briefs.
It always comes back to underwear, doesn't it?
If you cannot be depended on to make at least somewhat decent decisions with your vote, you should loose it. Anyone who voted for Nixon, Regan and any Bush, 41 or 43, has to qualify. And I'm thinking those who voted for 43 need to be the first against the wall when the revolution comes.
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