I hate election season.  There is no doubt I have strong opinions about politics and how I am going to vote.  But the negative spirit in so many political ads just irritates me.  I’m sure there are half truths in almost all the ads.  As someone who really does like to highlite the positive, the negative spirit is just plain hard to stomach.

While I do care about the results, I look forward to Wednesday simply because the environment will change.

This article suggests that families who text, IM,  email and otherwise use technology to communicate, believe that it improves their connection.  Generally the idea is that technology helps.  However, I have a few questions.  1) Does it create a partial “feel good” sense of connection that is still incomplete?  2) Will families use this new way to connect to excuse the failures to connect face to face?

I appreciate that the article had this paragraph of caution.

“Still, the poll showed that technology could have drawbacks. Families with multiple communication devices were less likely than other groups to eat dinner together daily and to feel satisfied that they had enough family time. But researchers said the heaviest technology users are also people with the heaviest work schedules, which could explain this.”

Maybe it helps, but having face to face conversations will always carry more weight in my book.

I have heard about this movie for about four months now.  I have every intention of seeing it with my wife.  Everything I’ve heard is positive, and not just from the faith community.  As I understand it, “Fireproof” deals directly with a number of issues that are very real.  The issues I’ve heard mentioned are regularly discussed in my office.

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Very interesting article.  I like the fact it gives hope for persevering, and also states that perpetual happiness in a marriage is unrealistic.  I hate the example of Hollywood that suggest that you get out of a marriage as soon as some aspect is dissatisfying. Check out the whole article here. The Science of a Long Marriage