I find it very difficult to blog about our family. There's just too much to fit into a blog entry. The boys are always busy. The baby is adorable - a true sweetheart and a joy (He has slept better than the other two did). Perhaps my new laptop is inspiring me to blog again??? Typing was impossibly frustrating on my old one. So, here it is!
First topic - 3 IDIOTS
I went to see a great movie the other night. '3 Idiots'. It's a Hindi movie just released a couple weeks ago and I loved it! So much more interesting than the usual Hollywood staple meted out. It was colourful, funny and even touching. I recommend this movie to anyone. It's about following your dreams and living your life while having peace that 'all izzz well'. There's also a little bit of Bollywood dancing and singing thrown in there for good measure.
http://idiotsacademy.zapak.com/idiotsmain.php
Second Topic - Harper's Proroguement of Parliament
Is this really necessary? As if you cannot work in Parliament while preparing a new economic plan to suit 2010. 2010 is already here. If you don't have an economic plan yet, you're a bit late. If I were managing this lot, I would be disappointed in their performance. Besides, is it not easier to develop an economic strategy while people are working? When you can work collaboratively across party lines to develop something useful?
I have an inkling that this is not the principle reason for proroguing parliament. I must enter a disclaimer here - I am not currently a professional political analyst. I am currently quelling a raging diaper rash on the baby and negotiating schedules to allow jiu-jitsiu, swimming, yoga, gym, piano lessons. Back to the principle reason for Harper's decision to prorogue parliament. I sense that he wants to avoid concluding the inquiry into the torturing of Afghan detainees once Canadian military handed them over the Afghan counterparts. Is it outlandish to surmise that this possibility could be reality? Wouldn't it be better to listen to all claims and acknowledge what truth there is and work forward? Admit when mistakes are made. The boys were asking me if there are mistakes. On Kung Fu Panda, Master Shifu says that there are no mistakes. I explained (to a 4 and 6 yr old) that we should live our lives with intention - thinking about things before we do them. And there are mistakes made - we all make mistakes BUT the real question is whether we learn from these mistakes. If we are learning and progress, the mistake wasn't all bad. If a government cannot learn from mistakes and make changes to protect people from torture, then there is no progress.
All for now.
