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An Inconvenient Video

January31

Grrrrrr.

I just came home from renting An Inconvenient Truth, so I could FINALLY watch it. I know, it’s sad to be so late to the game, but hey, I have a 2-year-old.

I opened the box, thinking that I’m cool with watching a documentary with Maya over dinner. They. Didn’t. Remove. The. Security. Device.

Grumble. I have a pizza arriving in minutes, so I guess we’ll see this one another time. Instead, I may still watch Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (or whatever it’s called)…but that likely will need to wait until after Maya’s bedtime.

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4 Comments to

“An Inconvenient Video”

  1. Avatar January 31st, 2007 at 9:30 pm alison Says:

    I’m here– so much to catch up on! I had Incon. Truth from Netflix for.ever. I know I’d dig it but could never muster up the energy to watch it when I did have free time. Someday! I’m intrigued to read more about this F&A thing…and I’ve heard good things about Gottman’s marriage book– I wonder if it’s related to the Gottman program they have out of Seattle- dealing w/relationships & its impact on having a child together. HMM.
  2. Avatar February 1st, 2007 at 1:57 pm Allison Says:

    I managed to get out the door to get the *(&^% security device off the DVD case after dinner but before Maya’s bath/bedtime. The first part of it, I found engaging and infuriating.

    How in the world can people ignore this? It seems so obvious!

    The end of the movie…I had to keep shaking myself to stay awake, but that’s probably more about how I get in front of the TV if I’m not doing anything rather than commentary on the movie. If I’d been thinking, hello…laundry calls.

    The Gottman book is related to the lab in Seattle — instead of just looking at predictors, they look at what some of the behaviors and attitudes are that help create a stronger bond. Speaking of, I probably need to do an F&A exercise today, since I’m…um…cranky. Yes, cranky, that’s the word.
  3. Avatar February 2nd, 2007 at 3:51 am Larc Says:

    I think Al Gore totally deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. The whole time we watched the movie, I kept yelling “He was SUPPOSED to be the president! How different life would be here!”
    Another movie that’s in the same vein is “Who Killed The Electric Car”. Surprisingly, another one is Happy Feet, and Maya should enjoy that, too. Not sure when it’s out on DVD, though.
  4. Avatar March 16th, 2007 at 1:54 pm Mary P Says:

    We keep intending to rent that to watch with our kids (6 teens, a 21, and an 11). It has yet to happen. If it slows down at the end, maybe we’ll watch it in two parts, over a couple of days, with conversation in between.

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After a childhood of immersion in my family's religious tradition, I hit college and my first true experience with the question, "why?" Why did I believe as I did? If I thought about it, I had no idea. So, I spent the next ten years not thinking about it.

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Once I hit 30, I began asking myself that question all over again. A few years later, I woke one day to realize that I simply didn't believe. For many reasons, I am a much happier (and more emotionally healthy) person having let go of god. There are still days that I wish god did exist. It would be a relief to relinquish responsibility to a greater power.

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But, even better, I can see life for what it is, and work with reality. That's more powerful than any god could hope to be.