Turkey Update.

Talking turkey: Flock of 14 finds refuge in yard

Turkeys everywhere. Apparently a few survived the season of devouring, and have made their home in Scituate's idyllic West End. My parents see these chaps often. They are loud, distracting, and not all that bright. My sister encountered a few on the road - my niece insisted "put the window down, mommy!". No no no, my dear - turkeys stay OUTSIDE the car.

They've Found Jesus!

HALLELUJAH! STATUE SAVED: ‘Christmas miracle,' says man who found baby Jesus on rocks

For those of you who have been following the story.. the statue was found floating in the Quincy river. I watched a clever account of this on the local news tonight. Lots of Moses references, etc. Apparently this scandal was big enough to make reference on the Barnacle show this week.

Reminds me of when the Scituate Town Common elephants went missing. Or the Jambalaya's cow. Why do people take stuff that does not belong to them? Could the police have been out solving greater crimes?

See it!

Okay, so I have once again been very busy this week...

But not too busy to watch a "must see" movie - Control Room. I meant to see it in the theaters, but I seemed to keep missing it. We rented it last night, and were in for a very disturbing perspective on how the news can be, and is, inevitably altered. I have serious issues with calling either Al-Jazeera or Fox News the "right" broadcasting source. I was most reminded of varying perspectives, and how who were ARE always influences what we SEE.

Through all the hub-bub of Fahrenheit 911, this movie missed its day in the spotlight. I wonder if you go into it trusting only American news sources, if you will come out thinking differently. What I appreciated best was the film's simple attempt to tell a story, and not to preach a message. Yes, it did at times seem definitely slanted towards Al-Jazeera's points of view, but it was easy for me to continue to question ALL the news, even that of the film itself.