Build Tomorrow - Another Day Of Life

This week I am going to break with my past weeks of finance blogs, and highlight some of the non-finance blogs I read regularly. 

Never Wanted Nothin’ More-is ablog written by Stacy, a “Country Girl” stuck in the burbs.  It’s like a reality blog.  There isn’t really a gimmick to her blog.  It’s a very straight forward blog about, well her life.  I have been a faithful reader for a while.  It’s honesty and basic premise about surving life appeal to it’s readers.  A good read.

Dr. John’s Fortress-Dr. John, a pastor writes about basic thoughts often through stories, prose, and pictures.  He has an ongoing tale of Pidgeon Falls, “The little town in his basement where the trains still run, dragons fly, and life is back to normal.”  It’s an entertaining read, and full of wit, and honest observations.  Dr. John is always on top of his comments, and has given me some good advice. 

The Insane Writer-Joy’s blog is very honest, and also very tounge in cheek.  She does do a mixe of both paid posts, and also reqular posts, but they are written in a way that you read the whole entry without even thinking about it. 

Another Week, another Blog Round up.

~Another Day

Here is the Way Back Wednesday for May 21, 2008.  This week we go hero.  TV heros to be exact.  These hero’s are DC Comics heros that all made the jump to TV.

Let’s begin with the Superhero show that Started them all.

The Adventures of Superman

The Adventures of Superman was a television series for six seasons, between 1952 and 1958. The show’s first two seasons in black-and-white and seasons three through six were in color.

 

The Show starred George Reeves as Clark Kent/Superman, Jack Larson as Jimmy Olsen, John Hamilton as Perry White, and Robert Shayne as Inspector Henderson. Phyllis Coates played Lois Lane in the first season and Noel Neill beginning the second season.

 

The Show was scheduled to return in 1959, but with the untimely death of George Reeves the series was scrapped.

( Didn’t we all want to be Superman?)

Batman

Batman was a television series, based on the DC comic book character Batman. It aired on (ABC) from, 1966 to1968. Because the series had two weekly installments, it had the same number of episodes as a five-year series.

 

It Starred Adam West as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Burt Ward as Robin/Dick Grayson,  Alan Napier as Alfred, Batman’s loyal butler and  Neil Hamilton as Commissioner Gordon.  It also has guest villains such as Frank Gorshen as the Riddler, Caesar Romero as the Joker, and Burgess Meredith as the Penguin.

 

The show was more of a parody of the Superhero genre, being very campy and slapstick.

( I wanted the Batmobile)

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman was a television series based on the DC Comics comic book character Wonder Woman.  It first aired on ABC in 1976.  It chronicled Wonder Woman’s days during WWII. 

 

ABC declined to pick it up at which point the producers took it to CBS.  There it aired for two more seasons (1977-1979).  It was updated to the present day and Lyle Waggoner was now Steve Trevor Jr, who meets Diana Prince who had returned to Paradise Island after WWII.

 

It starred Lynda Carter as Princess Diana/Diana Prince and Lyle Waggoner as Steve Trevor.

 (Think the costume caused some self consciousness?)

Smallville

Smallville is a TV series developed by writer/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.  It chronicles the life of Clark Kent before he grew up to be Superman. It was initially broadcast by The WB network. Beginning with season six it began airing on The CW, where it is still in production. Smallville premiered in 2001, and completed its seventh season in May of 2008. The CW announced an 8th and most likely final season to air during the 2008-2009 seasons.

 

The Original Stars are Tom Welling as Clark Kent, Kristen Kruek as Lana Lang, Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor, Allison Mack, as Chloe Sullivan, Annette O’Toole as Martha Kent, and John Schneider as Jonathan Kent.

 

Throughout the 7 seasons additional cast was added such as John Glover as Lionel Luthor, Erica Durance as Lois Lane, Aaron Ashmore as Jimmy Oleson, and Laura Vandervoot as Kara. 

 

John Schneider, Annette O’Toole, and John Glover have all left the series as well as other cast members form the earlier seasons.  Michael Rosenbaum has announced he will not return as a full cast member for the 8th season, but may occasionally guest star.

(The premise of a “Superman” wanting to be normal is a perfect niche for today)

And that’s the Superhero Edition of “Way back Wednesday”  See you next week.

~Aslan

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No matter how rough my day may get I love my “Daddy and Me” time.  Nothing is better than coming home and holding the baby.  He is now holding his head up (with the occasional flop) and loves to be held upright so he can really see the world around him.

 

 He has found a voice, and has begun to babble incessantly when he thinks he has got, or wants you attention.  He and I have our “private” chats each and every night.  There are days it makes my life seem almost peaceful.

 

 I sit and look at him make his goo-goo eyes, and smile sheepishly at his best friend, the ceiling fan.  It makes me laugh every time.  Just how innocent they see the world, and how they can view things we never see as extraordinary, while we barely notice they are there.

 

 It’s those moments that I know that we as a family need to fix our debt, and get our lives in order.  It’s those moments of time that the task doesn’t seem so daunting, as I can escape it, even if only for a little while.  And in those movements I have strength I never new I had.  I need to learn to carry it to the rest of my life.  So that’s something my 2 month old taught me.

 

 

“If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite, something that makes one feel aware of God, one need not go far to find it. I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs because it sees the sun shining on its cradle.”
– Vincent van Gogh

~Another Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing.”
– Jim Rohn

 

 What would you do for your family?  It’s a question everyone does, or should ask from time to time.  Being a parent, is an awesome, yet frustrating and challenging job.  There are not too many other jobs you can have that you can be a teacher, and a mentor with no official training.  No where else do you guide and teach lessons, where you may not have learned them all yourself.  Adults, parents are still learning, yet fail only when they stop acknowledging they have a lot to learn.

 

I have a lot to learn.  I have three boys, and have days where it is a hard reminder that in actuality only the baby, is “mine” by biology and nature, while the other two are mine by choice.  All three are mine by choice, but I missed many of the small steps and big accomplishments growing up.  And there are those that remind me of that often.  Mostly my in-laws.  Not even by anything they say, but by their actions.  And I can’t say that it doesn’t hurt.  It does.

 

My wife wants to re-locate.  Head back to the Deep South where she had lived when the 14 year old was a toddler.  She lived there on her own, and will say it was the happiest she ever was in her life.  The 14 year old who was about 5 when they moved back here is all for it.  He would go back in a second.  I love my seasons, so it’s a bit of a harder sell for me, but am considering it more and more, as it would help the five of us cultivate our family.

 

Now while my family would be sad to see us go, they are actually pretty understanding.  They would be supportive of the decision if they knew it was well thought out.  My family is good for that.  My wife’s family on the other hands would act like we are taking a personal action against them.  They would most likely stop speaking to her for a while.

 

That can be part of our ongoing problem.  Family friends who know her parents are the first to agree they are too involved with the kids.  And that over involvement can lead to pressure and strain between my wife and I.  I have to say they almost enjoy seeing that strain.  It’s by far not an ideal situation.

 

So that becomes the weighted question.  I like having my family around.  They are not intrusive, they understand, and they are pleasant.  I have my seasons, a long term job and am part of the community. 

 

But the needs of my family may lie elsewhere.  So begs the question, what would you do for your family?

 

~Another Day