CULTURE/SOCIETY and SPIRITUALITY/RELIGION: The Perfect Gift for Easter

Meant to put this up yesterday, but my daughter got a new video game for Easter - and I didn't stand a chance! - OlderMusicGeek

This is from me, not reprinted from somewhere else. - OlderMusicGeek.

Well, I have the perfect gift for anybody this Easter. And it also makes a great Christmas gift too!

Yes, it's the Answer Me Jesus!

To quote the Answer Me Jesus site - Answer Me Jesus™ finally answers the question "What Would Jesus Do?" Like a magic 8 ball but infinitely more wise, Answer Me Jesus™ delivers the answers you seek. Hold the wisdom of the Lord in the palm of your hand and let Jesus shepherd you through the quandaries of life. Hallelujah!

Not intended for use by the closed minded.

And to show how great it works, they have a Ask Jesus webpage on their website.

So I will interview Jesus to show how great it works.

ME: Hey Jesus!
JESUS: I still love you.
ME: What did I do to make you not love me?
JESUS: I still love you.
ME: Okay, fine. So do you think Answer Me Jesus makes a good gift?
JESUS: I died for this?
ME: (uncertain) I don't think so..... So are you saying it would be a bad gift?
JESUS: The holy water will sting!
ME: What? Is the gift too frivolous?
JESUS: Ye of little faith.
ME: Okay, I admit I'm not a Christian. So how about as a gift for non-Christians?
JESUS: Have a nice afterlife.
ME: Okay, you know what? You're getting too snooty for me. Time to end this conversation!
JESUS: Believe.
ME: Believe this!
JESUS: Wait for a sign.
ME: Bye!
JESUS: Resist the devil.

But wait! There's more! Not only can you get the Answer Me Jesus, but there's also the Answer Me Buddha.

To quote the Answer Me Jesus site - What Would Buddha Do? Let Answer Me Buddha™ enlighten you. This faithful plastic friend may only be 6.5 inches tall and 6 inches wide, but he will give you the enlightenment you need to resist life’s temptations. Ask Buddha when you feel you’re losing your Zen and one of 20 responses will offer you guidance in the magic viewing window. “Bend with the wind”, “Seek the truth”, "Good Karma" or “Meditate on it”—you will never cease to be amazed by Buddha’s insight!

Yes, that's the Buddha AND Jesus for all your moral dilemna needs!

But wait! We must crazy! There's still more!

Yes, more than just Jesus and Buddha, the two big saviors!

There's also - if you go amazon.com quickly - Answer Me Santa!

To quote the product description there - Ask Santa a question and turn him upside down for some magical holiday guidance. Answers include "signs point to coal", "if you're good" and "maybe next year".

And finally, I can only quote the Answer Me Jesus website again - Accept Answer Me Jesus™ into your life today and the rewards will be everlasting. Over 11 inches tall and 4 inches wide, Jesus offers 20 different answers to help you choose the righteous path. Ask a question and turn him over—the answer you seek magically appears. Your personal Jesus will respond with wisdom such as “Have faith”, “Yes my child”, or “Sinner”. So the next time you are pondering one of life’s many dilemmas, find out what Jesus would do and repent no more!

ME: You got anything you want to say Jesus before we go?
JESUS: Hypocrite!

A link to the Answer Me Jesus site
A link to all my Easter posts

CULTURE/SOCIETY: When and When Not to Say I Love You with a Tween Daughter

This is from me, not reprinted from somewhere else. - OlderMusicGeek.

A while back, my daughter and I were running late. I dropped her off at her school's front door. As she ran out of the door, I yelled, “Bye, I love you!”

My daughter ran to the front door, but stopped half way, walked back to the car, and knocked on the window.

Thinking she forgot something, I lean over and open her door. I look at her quizzically.

She leans her head, looks at me, and says, “Um, yeah... I would appreciate if you wouldn't yell that.”

Then she closed the door and headed back to school.


But I found this can be used to my advantage.

My daughter and I were in a store and got into a kicking fight. I had had enough and told her so – of course, after I got in the last kick! :)

My daughter, obviously, did not want to leave it there and tried to kick me again.

I told her, “If you kick me one more time, I'm taking you to the front of the store, giving you a big hug and telling everyone here just how much I love you!”

She put her hands up in surrender, stepped back and said, “Okay, okay, I'm done!”

A man next to us laughed when he heard that.


Unfortunately, I found that this is practiced with sexual discrimination.

When I pick my daughter up at her mother's, she is always shouting, “Bye, Mom, I love you.” And her mother yells back that she loves her too.

So I asked her why her mother can yell I love you, but I can't.

“Yeah.... That's because she's Mom and you're Dad.”

“So just because she's Mom, she can yell I love you and hug you?”

“Well, not in public!”

So apparently there is a limit even for Mom!


Oh, and my darling daughter, if you're reading this,

I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And big hugs to you too!

CULTURE/SOCIETY: Candy Heartfelt Expressions

Well, I heard a report on NPR on about those little hearts with messages that are sold so often on Valentine's Day. But I can't find the NPR report, so instead you get this piece! - OlderMusicGeek

Thursday, February 12, 1998
THE POST
Athens, Ohio
An Independent Daily Newspaper
Ohio University

Candy Hearts Updated
by Caroline Broder

E-mail me. Be my Icon. Fax me. Even the little pastel candy conversation hearts that have long been a Valentine's Day tradition are keeping pace with the times.

This year, the New England Confectionary Company decided it was time to update the old sayings of love that the sugary confections used to bear and added eight new sayings. Among the new sentiments are "Sister Friend," "Web Site," "www.cupid," and "You Go Girl."

"We are trying to keep up with the times," said Walter Marshall, the man responsible for writing conversation heart sayings for NECCO.

Marshall, who will appear on the Rosie O'Donnell show Friday, added the high-tech line of sentiments two years ago for the Cambridge, Mass. based company.

The company, which started making conversation hearts in 1902, currently has 100 ways to say I love you. The conversation heart, invented by Daniel Chase, used to bear messages like "if you dress in white, you married right."

During the 1960s, "Groove Me," "Dig Me," and "Hubbahubba," were popular. But some sayings like "Be Mine" and "Be True," have stayed through the ages, Marshall said.

Today, the hearts are the largest selling Valentine's Day candy. Marshall said the company turns out 8 billion pieces of the pastel hearts every year. If measured, he said the candy would stretch 32,000 miles.

Because the candy's popularity has increased in the last six to seven years, Marshall said he constantly gets suggestions for new sentiments. He said the most popular suggestions have been "Phat," "Hottie," "You're da Bomb," and "Safe Sex."

But Marshall insists "safe sex," will never make it onto the sugary treats.

"We won't do naughty hearts," he laughed.

In the next few weeks, Marshall, who is known as the "King of Hearts," will be picking a new line-up of sayings for next year's hearts.

"How many ways can you say I love you?" he asked. "We have to find new ways."

A link to the original article

Your Candy Heart Says "First Kiss"

You're a true romantic who brings an innocent hope to each new relationship. You see the good in every person you date, and you relish each step of falling in love. Your ideal Valentine's Day date: a romantic dinner your sweetie cooks for you Your flirting style: friendly and sweet What turns you off: cynics who don't believe in romance Why you're hot: you always keep the romance alive

What Does Your Candy Heart Say?

Rejected heart sayings from BadCupid.com...

WARNING: Some naughty language is used.







A link to BadCupid.com

A link to Valentine's Day blogs