January 2nd, 2009

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Tonight’s Dinner

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

This evening, I’m trying a new recipe for dinner, something called Shrimp Rolls.  I thought I’d serve it with a salad of quinoa, cucumber, red onion, tomatoes and Italian dressing.  If dinner goes over well with quality control (aka hubbie), I’ll post the recipes below later this evening or tomorrow.

NOTE:  Okay, hubbie liked these, but I don’t think I did.  The recipe was supposed to be a shrimp knock-off of a New England favorite called Lobster Rolls.  Shrimp just doesn’t replace lobster real well in my mind.  So I’ll not post this recipe.

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Idea for a Homemade Baby “Toy”

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

I thought I’d try to come up with a few homemade baby toy ideas.  So during this week, I thought through that 0-9 month range in regards to child development to see if I could come up with things to make that would be nice toys to play with and would be an aid to development as well.

My mom told me the other day that she has purchased some patterns to make some maternity tops for me, but she needs me to pick out the fabric.  So when I go to the fabric store, I will see if I can also find a bunch of neat remnants to make the first of my toy ideas.

My first idea is to make a small quilt (of sorts) made of basic squares of fabrics that are visually and texturally different enough to be of interest to a baby.  I don’t plan on this quilt even being particularly pretty, but sensory stimulating to the eyes and skin.   This quilt might be a good place for baby to have “tummy time”.  I know there are mass-produced things out there similar to what I am thinking about, but I think I can make something neat here at home.  I might also see if my mom can cut small squares from some of her more interesting leftover fabrics and send them to me.

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A Comment About Voting

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

As politically oriented as I am, I have stayed away from “political commentary” on this blog.  Mostly because the blog’s purpose is not political.  But I have an issue on my mind that I think I need to write about to feel like I said something. I suppose it is not entirely a political issue either, but religious in nature also. I am not even a single-issue voter, but I’ve got a single-issue concern on my mind.

Why do persons who claim to be Catholic (specifically) not carry that faith with them into the voting booth?  The absolute least amount of work a Catholic can do to help stop the practice of abortion is to use their power as a voter.  How can you say you are pro-life and actually vote for a pro-abortion candidate?  That is an act which utterly and completely negates your espoused desire for ours to be a life loving country.

I know all too well why so many non-Christians will ask why they should become a Christian when the Christians they know do not live their faith. We are all human.  We are all sinful. We will all falter.  But voting is an intellectual act that one would suppose requires forethought.  Therefore, there is no defensible argument for being pro-life and having voted for a pro-abortion candidate. Oh, you say you wanted change!  Change from what?  We are and will remain, for the foreseeable future, an abortion friendly nation.

Over 40 million people not alive right now because of legal-abortions in the US since 1973…hmmm, guess we’ll never know how they would have voted?

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