Last Splash

The gene pool could use a little Chlorine.

Where in the world is Tupelo?

Now, in other parts of the nation, who knows what "big" cities show up in your maps to give you and idea of temperatures in other parts of the country, but for the last few weeks, our regional (Southeast) weather map has had Tupelo, which I'm fairly certain is in Mississippi, on the broad view. Tupelo, along with other cities like Atlanta, Miami, New Orleans, and Memphis, must be some growing metropolis to get it's name out there so strongly. I'm curious: what decides what cities are placed on our weather maps? And in other parts of the country, do you see my town on your map? Or only Charlotte, our bigger, badder, ruder new city of the south? And does anyone on Mo'Time happen to live in Tupelo or have possibly visited at some point? Because I'd really like to know more about it.

posted by: Cannonball14 at 18:51 | link | comments (3) |
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I have to get this off my chest. After the hockey game I was trying to talk J into a movie (we've had fear dot com sitting around since Halloween...the no late fees thing is working for us b/c we can keep a movie for like, 2 weeks) b/c it was only 9:30. He wasn't into it and started flipping channels and landed on Trading Spouses. I think it's the Fox version of WifeSwap. Anyway, I am the reality buff, and I was still trying to talk him into a movie at this point but he said the show was interesting. And now I don't know if I'm glad I watched it or not.

A quick background in my religious practices: grew up without church or God, got jealous of kids in 5th grade and told my mom we needed to start going to church, we did, I earned the nickname "good little Christian girl" in high school, went away to college and had a Jewish roommate and was introduced to a whole host of cultures and religions that my cult-like Southern Baptist church refused to accept, and decided that maybe organized religion is not my thing. I believe in God, have a spiritual side, pray with my boyfriend occasionally, and enjoy the fellowship at his church (we go about 5 times a year) but will probably never join a church or religion again. Maybe the Universalist Unitarians, but that (and my mom's problem with my beliefs) are another post entirely.

Anyway, back to the show. So one was a cool, laidback mom whose family was into New Age and Pagan practices (by the way, Paganism and the worship of the earth and moon is something I think is too cool...the way certain religions twist their beliefs into other things is atrocious). The other was a "Spiritual Warrior". We didn't watch until almost the end of the show, but apparently Warrior mom had a really tough week because the husband was trying to tell her about Paganism and there were gargoyles in the house. The other mom had a great week without forcing any of her New Age beliefs on anyone. They met, cried, exchanged letters, etc...and when New Age mom got home, even though Warrior-mom had left weird allocations of the money (each boy got $3000 to spend on what he wanted, but the daughter only got $1800, and the mom had to choose how it should be spent...Promise Keepers at their best) the New Age family was still thankful for the experience. The New Age mom seemed disappointed that her family hadn't had the same great experience that she got out of the deal, and that Warrior mom had been uncomfortable while she was in her house.

Well, when the Spirutual Warrior got home all hell broke loose. Her kids came to hug her and she pushed them off and started screaming about what a terrible time she'd had, how scared she was, how she had needed their prayers and they were here getting Paganized by the New Ager, how no non-Christians would ever be allowed in her house again, etc. On and on this went for ten minutes...she ripped up the letter with the money allocations and said she would not accept un-Godly money from an un-Godly woman telling her how to spend it on her family. Her little girl was shocked, her middle daughter and husband were embarrased, her oldest daughter was in tears. After she found out how the money was allocated, of course she changed her mind and accepted it. Fucking Hypocrite. Anyway, I was shocked at her actions and just wondered how she could think that she was 'planting the seed of Jesus' in the non-believer's mind when she couldn't stand to be around them? Doesn't she realize that to convert people to her religion she has to show what a calmer, more at peace person she is? Does she think that any 'non-believers' watching the way she treated her family that night would want to have the kind of relationship with God that she has? Could someone please explain this behaviour to me?

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