I always tell her she is more than that

Here's a link to an interesting op-ed. Read it, read my comment below, and tell me, am I stupid, or are they?
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/29/opinion/29fri4.html?em&ex=1167541200&en=a78b3d617c86f2bd&ei=5087%0A

Fortunately things didn't get to the lap/pole dance stage when my daughter was in school. But they were swiftly headed there, and most parents thought it was just great. I could never understand how a woman who was a mid level executive could encourage her daughter to behave as a boy toy so that she would be cool and popular. Seems the dads I spoke with got it more than the moms. Some of them were actually horrified by what they saw. Most were just uncomfortable. The moms: they just thought it was so cool that their tweens were so hot! Someone doesn't get it. Is it me, or them?

R.I.P FRT

hmm. we had two passings this week - James Brown and Gerald Ford.
One was heralded for his committment to progressive policies and bridge building. For bringing people together in unexpected ways.
The other was remembered for the mistakes and gaffes he committed while in the public eye and his troubles in his private life.
One was held up as a near deity in his field, a man of greatness.
The other was remembered affectionately, but it was his "mistakes" that were mostly discussed.
Interesting to me that a wife-beater with a history of domestic violence was in many ways better regarded than a decent man whose motivation can be seen now as doing what he thought was in the best interest of the country, even at his own expense.
I wasn't a Gerald Ford fan when he was president. But I think I respect him much more now.

Here's my list
! Guster - Ramona
@ Antje Duvekot - Landlady Song
# Victoria Williams - Periwinkle Sky
$ John Mayer - Your Body Is A Wonderland
% Marshall Tucker Band - Can't You See
^ Antje Duvekot - Guest Song
& Ryan Adams - Oh My Sweet Carolina
*Phish - Llama
( The Benjamin Gate - Do What You Say
) Stone Temple Pilots - Down
Happy NEw Year to all