And here i thought i knew who the most kitty-centric folk were... but this young lass has created an entire mini-movie about kittens. Please watch, it's effing-awesome. This kid is my new heroine. (and i mean that only in the sense of the female version of hero).
Happy Friday!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Low-Tech Lent, Anyone?
Wow:
Okay, so these quotations are what got me to read the article, which i fully expected to support my 'recovering Catholic' status. But if you check-out the full article, it is pretty darn interesting stuff:
The fact that i'm agreeing with some of this, is kinda crazy. I mean, i don't believe in 'giving something up' for Lent, but the fact that Lent has become a catalyst for the Catholic Church to not only say things like "concrete relationships are important" (here-here!) but to also illustrate that they believe technology is important (!) is mind numbing & pleasantly unexpected. I mean, apparently last month the Pope launched a YouTube channel for the love-of-pete!
Now, i'm not waxing poetic nor trying to give props to an organization that i align with solely because of my upbringing (which is fine & dandy) but not one i actively purport. What i am intrigued about is that a religion that has always, to me at least, seemed stuck in a forever fuddy-duddy age, actually talks about things like text messaging & mp3 players. i can't get over it!
Roman Catholic bishops in Italy are urging the faithful to go on a high-tech fast for Lent, switching off modern appliances from cars to MP3 players....
[They've] called for a ban on text messaging every Friday in Lent, which began last week with Ash Wednesday." It's a small way to remember the importance of concrete and not virtual relationships,"
Okay, so these quotations are what got me to read the article, which i fully expected to support my 'recovering Catholic' status. But if you check-out the full article, it is pretty darn interesting stuff:
Benedict praised social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace for forging friendships and understanding, but cautioned that online networking could isolate people from real social interaction.
The fact that i'm agreeing with some of this, is kinda crazy. I mean, i don't believe in 'giving something up' for Lent, but the fact that Lent has become a catalyst for the Catholic Church to not only say things like "concrete relationships are important" (here-here!) but to also illustrate that they believe technology is important (!) is mind numbing & pleasantly unexpected. I mean, apparently last month the Pope launched a YouTube channel for the love-of-pete!
Now, i'm not waxing poetic nor trying to give props to an organization that i align with solely because of my upbringing (which is fine & dandy) but not one i actively purport. What i am intrigued about is that a religion that has always, to me at least, seemed stuck in a forever fuddy-duddy age, actually talks about things like text messaging & mp3 players. i can't get over it!
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