7/1/05---Its all about educating the children

    So in my never ending quest to continue the proper education of my children, I showed my kids "Stripes" the other night.  Truly a classic and one of Bill Murray's best films ever.  So you may remember early in the movie, Murray's character, John Winger, has had a really bad day.  His car has been repo'ed, he dropped the pizza he brought home for dinner (along with his girlfriend's laundry) and now tells her that he's also lost his job......again.
"I've had a really bad day," he says to her.

So she comes walking out of the bathroom, wearing a shirt that is totally open, exposing.....ya know.....the cantaloupes.  The breasts.  Every man's best two best friends---but I digress.  So as the scene unfolds, I turn to my son Andy and say (half seriously):
"Okay Andy, turn your head so you don't see this."
"Its okay, I've seen stuff like this at school."
"Excuse me???"
"Yeah...we watched Romeo & Juliet and there was a nude scene in that."

Hmmm....don't remember get a memo regarding THAT from the school.  Good to see my kid is receiving a proper education.  I wonder if his senior year will present:

"Traci Lords---The Early Years"

Meanwhile, on the other side was young Kellie Poe-Bowdren the other morning.
I had taken a day off of work (hey, I was DUE), and so I'm sitting in front of the t.v. reading the newspaper, and Kellie comes out and is sitting watching what's on.

"What's this that's on?" she asks me.
"Oh...that's the 3 Stooges.  You've never seen them before?"
"Nope."

And she proceeds to sit with me for the next hour, watching the adventures of Moe, Larry & Curly---with the occasional Shemp.  None of that Curly Joe crap.
And she's laughing her butt off.  Loving every minute of it.  Then, Mom gets home.

"Kelly," I say, "did you tell your Mom what we watched today on television?"
"Oh yeah," she replies, "we watched the 3 Stooges."
"And you liked it?" Kim asked.
"Yeah...it was really funny."
"You're not supposed to like that."
"Why?"
"Because women do not like the 3 Stooges," Kim explains.  "Its strictly a guy thing."
"I thought it was funny."

Ya know, 10 or 15 years from now.....the guy she marries is going to thank me for taking the time and effort to educate my daughter on the really important things.
Like the Stooges.  Like how Curly was the really funny one.  Ya know, stuff like that.

Later,
Jeff