Saturday, September 11, 2010
9-11
I don't have any new insights into the events of 9-11 or the aftermath, nothing to say that hasn't been said a million other times. The primary lesson for me is that we have to stop, stop, STOP treating the citizens of the Arab world like naughty children that it's out job to steer into the right path, ie Christianity, democracy, capitalism, and did I mention Christianity? Yes, their religion is harsh on women, but so is OURS, it's just that in our culture we mostly ignore the parts of our holy book that discuss that... despite which we still have any # of double standards that disbenefit women, and continue to fail to get a woman into the top slots of gov't despite women being 51% of the voters... but I digress. You don't win hearts and minds by showing scorn and contempt of people's dearly-held beliefs, and, while we strongly wish that they'd change the way they handle some things, THEY wish equally strongly that WE'D change how WE handle some things; it's the height of arrogance to believe that it's ok for us to try to change them, but if they tried to arm-twist US we'd scream bloody murder. If they want to run their countries by a certain interpretation of their religion, that's their right. If the people of any given country rise up to try to change how things are run, more power to them, and if they ask our help we of course should help them... but that's as far as it should go. Our time, $ and effort needs to go to putting our own country in order, not to trying to force every other country to be like us.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Gain Dishwashing Liquid
"This product review was based on using complementary Gain product provided by P & G through My Blog Spark. Bloggers also received Walmart gift cards and T-shirts to share with their friends at their discretion. P & G does not represent or warrant the accuracy of any statements or product claims made here, nor does it endorse any opinions expressed within this blog site."
The fine folks at P&G and MyBlogSpark sent me the following:
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They also sent me a Gain "Sniff, Sniff, Hurray" kit that includes a bottle of the new Gain Dishwashing Liquid, three Gain t-shirts and three $5 Walmart gift cards to share with my friends. The shirts were actually kinda cute, and the Gain does smell pretty fab; give it a try, it'll be a nice change from the old lemony scented stuff you're probably using.
The fine folks at P&G and MyBlogSpark sent me the following:
"Close your eyes; we´d like to take you to a magical place where sink meets scent. Achieve sensory nirvana with new Gain Dishwashing Liquid, now available in the dish aisle at your local retail store such as Walmart.
Now, everything you love about Gain is available for your dishes. With three refreshing scents, you can kiss the days of boring, unpleasant dishwashing goodbye! You´ll soon find yourself saying, "Honey, I´ll do the dishes tonight."
For more information about the new Gain Dishwashing Liquids, visit ILoveGain.com or YoAmoGain.com. In addition, be sure to "Like" Gain on Facebook and follow Gain on Twitter!"
They also sent me a Gain "Sniff, Sniff, Hurray" kit that includes a bottle of the new Gain Dishwashing Liquid, three Gain t-shirts and three $5 Walmart gift cards to share with my friends. The shirts were actually kinda cute, and the Gain does smell pretty fab; give it a try, it'll be a nice change from the old lemony scented stuff you're probably using.
