tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037767471286045027.post2566412964358143467..comments2014-05-27T09:24:19.445-04:00Comments on Everything Me. ~BE: You Can Teach An Old Dog New TricksAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03519276596282796140noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037767471286045027.post-40995146342229465782011-07-23T19:32:24.664-04:002011-07-23T19:32:24.664-04:00"Old Yeller"; 1957
Child Me: Sad story o..."Old Yeller"; 1957<br />Child Me: Sad story of love and loss, a bond between a kid and his dog,sometimes in life, although not easy, you just need to do what you need to do.<br />Adult Me: Sometimes in life, need to exercise restraint without just doing what you feel necessary and consider all the implications. Cant just go shooting sick dogs to put them out of their misery. These days, SPCA/lawers/law enforcement/politicians, etc, etc, etc and whole slew of other groups will make it their goal to make your life difficult.<br /><br />"The Love Bug"; 1968<br />Child Me: Touching story of cute, talking car that knows how to swim on water. I wanna get a bug when I grow up!!!<br />Adult Me: Cars really aren't that cute, and when they speak to ya usually means it's gonna end up costing a bunch to repair. Also, along with actually speaking (well, maybe some do now...) car's haven't figured out how to swim, yet. Not even "bugs." And, when in water those former mentioned groups that like to make life difficult and drain even more money outta ya get real interested. Not to mention the costs associated with environment cleanup/remediation, department of environmental protection mingling, auto towing services, insurance policies, inspections, keeping up with nextdoor Jones',Co2 emissions, increasing fuel costs, etc, etc, etc. YUK!!!<br /><br />"The Wizard of Oz"; 1939 (perhaps not Disney; oh well...sue me!)<br />Child Me: Colorful, interesting story about poor people trying to help each other with things they'd like to have when they are all down on their luck. In the end they are all happy and ending is good.<br />Adult Me: Politically charged satire regarding a difficult period in time post Great Depression. <br />Dorthy - simple, naive and young. Representative of the American people taken advantage of and uprooted by the tornado/great depression.<br />Tin Man - strong, without heart. Representative of American industry, company/union tensions.<br />Lion - cowardly, indecisive. Representative of American politicians and politics in general.<br />Tornado - uprooted the life of Dorthy. Representative of the Great Depression itself. <br />Story - characters uprooted by tornado/depression with entire way of life changed. Trying to find there way back to normal life by way of "golden road" traveled to "emerald city" with Dorthy dancing in her silver slippers the entire time. Representative of American people trying to find way to prosperity after economic depression while dealing with labor/union problems, lack of political backbone, work and labor difficulties etc, etc, etc...Perhaps, a good time now to revisit this great American classic???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com