Wall-e…what!?!

Warning…Before reading on… movie spoilers below!!!!

So I just returned from a wonderful…scratch that…eventful afternoon seeing Wall-e with my niece and nephew. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for being green, but when did the top environmentalists get together and decide that Hollywood as a whole needed to go green? Standing ovation to this idea, sure. Why not? Due to the fact it is one million degrees outside most of us are flocking to the theaters, so rightly so that is where they should bombard us with Eco-friendly ideas.

So here we are with a very cute little robot cleaning up after humans because we are all to lazy to do it ourselves. Nice. Humans are seen as materialistic hungry animals that flee the scene just in time and leave little, sweet Wall-e behind to clean things up. So there ya go kids…pick up your trash and recycle. Oh wait…it gets better. As we drift away from the destroyed planet earth we find ourselves on a “cruise” spaceship where the humans are living while the little wall-es clean up. And oh my, here we go…Obesity. All the humans have been riding scooters for 700 years and have forgotten how to walk. Plus, they’re huge. Now in the span of an hour and a half we have taught our children to protect the environment and their bodies. Please don’t think I’m against taking care of the environment or our children’s little bodies but I do find it sad that Hollywood now has to do it because parents aren’t. Well, I guess if they get it from someone… So here’s to being green….and healthy.

Oh and for the adults of these children seeing Wall-e and who weren’t convinced to become green…go see The Happening…Marky Mark running from the wind because our poor environmental decisions pissed of the trees! On second thought…just stick to Wall-e

Respect: To give or not give?

As a woman writer I am referring to the respect that we, as women, give the men in our lives; and what the men in our lives do to earn that respect. I’ve been pondering this question recently as I am a newly-wed and of course madly in love with my husband. But what has he, and other men I’m in contact with daily, done to earn my respect, not my love.

If this question were asked of some women their response may be the job the man holds; The car he drives, the amount of his bank account or how he dresses. Some absurd materialstic answer will come out showing that deep down women of today are still somewhat like our ancestors of old, needing a man for security. Please don’t get me wrong, having a million dollars in the bank for my pleasure would be wonderful of course, but would that earn my respect for a man?

In my opinion, it’s not the work a man does, but the way a man does his work. The men I have come to respect through my life have not always had the biggest bragging rights regarding their job position. The men I’m referring to are those that get a second job mowing lawns if necessary. They work at grocery stores at night or as newspaper delivery men to make ends meat. These men put their families first. The drive that keeps these men working is the love of their families. It is these men that earn my respect. Thank you to these men in my life; my hats off to you.