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How do you decide who to marry?

"You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming." Alan, age 10

"No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with." Kirsten, age10

What is the best age to get married?

"Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then." Camille, age 10

"No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married"
Freddie age 6

How can a stranger tell if two people are married?

"You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids." Derrick, age 8

What do you think mom and dad have in common?

"Both don't want any more kids." Lori, age 8

What do most people do on a date?

"Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough" Lynnette, age 8

"On the first date, they just tell each other lies, and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date." Martin, age 10

What would you do if a first date was going sour?

"I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns." Craig, age

When is it ok to kiss somebody?

"When they're rich." Pam, age 7

"The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with it." Curt, age 7

"The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do." Howard, age 8

Is it better to be single or married?

"I don't know which is better, but I'll tell you one thing. I'm never going to have sex with my wife. I don't want to be all grossed out." Theodore, age 8

"It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them." Anita, age 9

How would the world be different if people didn't get married?

"There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?" Kelvin, age

And the #1 Favorite is........ How would you make a marriage work?

"Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck." Ricky, age 10

The Arcade Fire: Disenfranchised Angst or Prophetic Voice

This band's new disk...an interesting perspective with a fresh sound. "BLACK MIRROR" equals Television. "NEON BIBLE" a song about the end of the world under an idolalatrous government riddled with a doctrine of self-interest based agenda's. My fav is "INTERVENTION" which I believe to be specifically written for me. Hollywood personalities and child exploitation are tackled in "(ANTICHRIST TELEVISION BLUES)" and beautifully word pictured. The lamenting "WINDOWSILL" is a picture of weakness in the face of War and a posturing leadership but contrasted by "THE WELL AND THE LIGHTHOUSE" which nudges you toward what may be the most feel good moment on the disk...the album has a cynical tone but the band is being quite transparent throughout.