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Thurs. May 6 - Saturday May 8th 2010 / Saturday Morning Cartoons


Today is one of those days when you wake up feeling like...
It was only yesterday when I couldn't wait to quietly jump out of bed, pour a bowl of cereal and watch Saturday Morning Cartoons...
But the years have passed overnight...
I am 40 now, and cartoons are available "on demand" every day.
I think that children have both lost and found something in these modern days.
Lost the anticipation of "Saturday Morning Cartoons" or "Sunday evening's, Wild Animal Kingdom, and the Disney Special"...
Found an expectation for immediate response.
-Instant 24/7 communication ability via Internet (IM, email, facebook, myspace, blogging, etc.), cell phone (calls, text etc.)
-Unlimited Video Program Access: DVDs, TIVO, YouTube, 500 TV Channels 24/7, etc.....
Disney's "Vault" Program is a marketing ploy, I am sure.
However... as frustrated with it as I am, I must admit.... it is nice to feel that nostalgic anticipation for something special that we have to wait for:-)
Beauty and the Beast will be re-released this year!!!!

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  1. AnonymousMay 8, 2010 at 9:02 AM

    Amen Daughter! You said it right! I also believe that all of us have been trained to expect all our wants to be supplied IMMEDIATELY on demand in this "information age". I also believe that this "training" has made far too many Americans feel "entitled" to have things that they do not earn simply because they exist. This is a necrosis that is eating away at our great country and the only cure for this disease is to put God back on the throne as our founders did. I know that I have switched tracks from your original "train of thought", but I believe this problem is critical for all of us. I pray that God will bless America again.

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  2. TsueMay 22, 2010 at 6:49 PM

    Thanks for your post Mom:-)
    I believe what you say is true.
    I try to create a mental and physical refuge of serenity wherever I can.
    God stays with me, in my heart and mind...
    This modern world is relentless in it's fast paced environment. I am always nostalgic in yearning for the slower pace of yesteryear.

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