AuburnChick's Adventures

It’s the first Hodgepodge of the month!  Yay!  Visit Joyce‘s blog and play along!

1.  Did March come in like a lion or was it something less ferocious in your neck of the woods?

March came in like a lion with heavy storms.  Oh boy!  Still, it was fun to stay inside and listen to the rain.  It was bad, however, for the states north of me.  Please keep them in prayer as they recover from the devastation.

2.  Speaking of lions, which one’s your film favorite…The Cowardly Lion (Wizard of Oz), Mufasa (The Lion King), Elsa (Born Free), or Alex (Madagascar)? You may notice I left Aslan off the list. Including him would have made this question way too easy for many of you.

Hmmm…these are tough choices!  I was recently called Mufasa by a student who was in another class.  This was not a compliment.  I guess, out of the three, I’d have to go with Alex.

3.  What’s your favorite spot from which to view the sunrise or sunset?

I live about ten minutes from the beach.  A sunset viewed from the beach is GORGEOUS!  I’ve also been on several cruises, and I’ve always enjoyed the sunsets from the ships.  Oh my word, but just looking at the way the sun sets over the water is something else!

4.  To what extent is knowledge power and to what extent is truth power? What’s the difference?

Knowledge equips us by giving us the information (facts, etc.) we need to do whatever needs to be done.  Truth is that which is real.  I would say that knowledge helps us to discern truth from fiction.

5.  What’s something peculiar you’ve seen recently?

Please define peculiar.  Do you mean something like my face in the mirror?  heehee

Maybe you mean a strange situation that makes you turn your head sideways.  Like the student I busted for skipping my class.  When we put the pieces together, we figured out that he’d tried to cover himself by checking himself out and then back into school to make it appear as if he’d been gone to a doctor’s appointment.  The only problem was that he put down the same time for both check-out and check-in.

Yeah.  I turned my head for all of thirty seconds before writing him up.  😀

6.  Bottled water…your thoughts?

I like it…especially Dasani and Nestle.  Sure, it might be the “perception” that it’s cleaner.  But, it’s convenient, and I like that.

7.  What’s your strongest sense?

Well, I know it’s not hearing or seeing, unless it’s seeing a student trying to slip in late undetected.

How about the sense that I’m being fed a line of baloney?

Or maybe it’s the sense I have when I seem to “know” that one of my students is pregnant.

Yeah.  It’s sad but true.

We typically think of the senses as taste, touch, sight, smell, and hearing; however, I’d like to think that we have inner senses…the kinds that help us “know” when something is off, when a person is feeling down, despite their best efforts to mask their feelings.

Those are my senses that are strongest.

8.  My Random Thought

Ok.  Call me a prude.  If the shoe fits, I’ll wear it.  Here’s the bit of conundrum I’m struggling with lately.

But first, a bit of history as to why my brain decided to spend time thinking about this particular topic.

Ever since Chicky got a Facebook account, I’ve monitored what kinds of pictures she posts.  I’ve never allowed her to post pictures of herself in a bikini because, quite honestly, I’m uncomfortable with them being online.  Potential employers can easily see these pictures.  There are also some very twisted people out there in Internet Land.

Thus, one might understand why I might have gotten a teensy bit upset when pictures of my baby in her her bathing suit were posted online.

I might have said a thing or two about that to my baby girl.

*cough*

Here’s the conundrum…

Why is it okay to wear a bikini on the beach or in a store, but one cannot wear a bra and underwear to the same places?

What’s the difference?

You’re covering up the same amount of skin in both cases.

Why do we find it socially acceptable to do one but not the other?

The older I’ve gotten, the more conservative I’ve grown in respect to this topic.

Yes, I’ve had my years of wearing two pieces out in public, but I think, in some small way, I struggled with this whole notion even back then.

There’s a reason why God commands women to dress conservatively.

Do I believe in covering up all visible skin?

No.

But seriously.  Can we please cover up parts that need to be covered up and leave the rest to the imagination?

Really, I’m driving myself crazy with this one (short trip, I know), but it’s why I involved myself in a “discussion” with my girl child.

What are your thoughts?

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