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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 12:55 AM
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Tonight I killed some robots and gave my daughter super powers
She is almost 6 years old, and we were out on the front porch tonight. A light rain was coming down. She loves robots, and we were out there shooting her toy bow and arrow. We morphed it into killing the evil robots (we saw Terminator 3 earlier and a video of of a robotic sentry that shoots).

She kept needing super powers to see them and fight them, so I would grant them to her. She laughed a lot, and got rid of all them nasty robots.

And I could not help but feel sad for the many moms and dads out there who could not enjoy their night with their kids.

Killed in an war, maimed, families living in fear in Iraq of being bombed or shot up from an apache.

A war we had no business in starting.

Somewhere tonight a little girl wants to play with her daddy. But he is dead, or overseas in a war, or dying, or maimed. Somewhere tonight a mother wants to read to her daughter, but her daughter was killed in an air raid.

When we finally came back into the house she played cook. Making a little fake meal with her toy pots and pans. She watched her favorite cartoons and shows. She kissed me goodnight and told me she loved me.

I am thankful I am not in a country that someone attacked for their oil. I am glad I am not in a war zone thousands of miles away. I am glad that when a plane flies overhead I am not panicking that a bomb is going to hit my house and my little girl.

Tonight, we stopped the evil robot invasion. Soon I hope our leaders stop this damned war. Going to work now means I pay taxes to support this war, and that angers me more deeply each day. Each hour I work seems to be more money for ammo, instead of food and medical needs for our people here.

It is not religion that kills the most people, it is greed. Money is the root of all evil, and those behind this war are all about money when it comes down to it.

They are simply not content to have a simple job and then go home and play with their kids.

They are criminally insane.
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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 01:04 AM
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1. I love your posts
:)

so dead on.
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 01:10 AM
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4. Thank you my friend
always a pleasure to see you here (and I love your avatar!)
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 01:06 AM
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2. watched "Terminator 3" with my boys last night
The fact the world "ended" at the end of the movie bothered them -- though they called it "stupid."

Right on as, ever, Straight S.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 01:07 AM
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3. robots? did you say robots?


http://www.kidrobot.com/content.cfm?section=store
Kidrobot STORE

well she maybe a little young for some of these...! actually there are some really cool things for 6 year old at this site. maybe she would like my friend there for her birthday--hey you would be the coolest dad in the world!
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 01:26 PM
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5. Thanks for the link!
They do have cool stuff :)
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 02:04 PM
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6. Appropriately chilling.
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shance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 02:04 PM
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7. What a terrific post.
You have expressed much of how I feel and you said it so well.

Thank you Straight. I really enjoy your posts.

They make me think.
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The Stranger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 02:08 PM
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8. Greed employs religion to kill most people.
When it comes down to it.

Otherwise, the millions wouldn't follow and support the aggrandizement of the greedy.
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 02:10 PM
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9. thought you might enjoy these Flaming Lips lyrics
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1

Yoshimi Battles the Pink RObots, I

Her name is Yoshimi - she's a black belt in karate
Working for the city - she has to discipline her body -
Cause she knows that it's demanding to defeat these
Evil machines - I know she can beat them -

Oh Yoshimi
They don't believe me
But you won't let those
Robots defeat me
Oh Yoshimi
They don't believe me
But you won't let those
Robots eat me

Those evil natured robots - they're programmed to
Destroy us - She's gotta be strong to fight them -
So she's taking lots of vitamins - cause she knows that
It'd be tragic if those evil robots win - I know
She can beat them -


great song, and fun to sing with kids. Makes ya feel a little better.
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