Sunday Sundries

First a little Sunday music, Elvis Presley, Peace In the Valley:



I just love Elvis. I attended Catholic school in eighth grade and the day of the Challenger explosion, we had been watching it on live television in the classroom. We were all devastated. The next morning, our principal, Sister Mary Eileen, led prayers over the school's PA system and we prayed for those lost in the tragedy, their loved ones, and our country. After prayers, Sister played this song for us, I remember being moved to tears and finding great comfort in hearing this wonderful song sung by Elvis. I hope you all will enjoy this song as much as I do, and that when trouble comes to you, that you too, will find some peace.

Parents: It's YOUR Job, Not Rihanna's To Be A Role Model For Your Kids!

American Power has a post up about the uproar over singer Rihanna's video for her song, Man Down. The video opens with Rihanna's character killing a guy by shooting him in a train station and then flashes back to the events of the day before which tell the story of what led up to that fateful moment; her "victim" had violently attacked her, the video implies that it was a sexual assault.