Second thoughts in Pikeville: "In retrospect, just because somebody seemed like a nice kid and could play basketball well isn’t a good or educated reason to vote for that person, and it doesn’t mean that he’d be well-suited for political office."
The Santa Claus question in Columbia: "(I)t is a lie and Christians should not lie."
A day of interesting water-cooler talk at the courthouse in Munfordville. And at the student union in Florence.
Yum! Brands is spinning off Long John Silver's and A&W, but Kentucky is reportedly keeping them.
Good jobs news from Fort Thomas, too.
The McCracken County Animal Shelter is shifting to solar heat thanks to a local company.
Here are some Kentucky State Parks candidates to consider in HPKo11 balloting.
Rest in peace, Ms. Aguazui, budding disciple, Tambourine Dance Praise Team member and fun WKU dorm neighbor.
For what it's worth, I have never lied to my children about Santa Claus.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter's almost 3, and so we're just really getting rolling with this conversation this Christmas. Like everything else in life, it's taxing me.
ReplyDeleteWell, the whole situation at my house is more complicated than my initial response would lead one to believe. I never lied myself, but I also never seriously intruded on the message they got from the larger culture, and I did things consistent with the narrative in the larger culture. So they had the fun of believing and I didn't have to say anything that wasn't true.
ReplyDeleteIt is complicated. But I really believe that whatever you and your wife agree on will be right for your kids.