This is part of an editorial from Plugged in I thought the whole thing was good but this part very revealing:::"As eager as studios are to land a PG-13 by toning down R-rated fare, they are equally willing to sully family-oriented products with gratuitous content in order to escape a PG. “People will go out of their way to put one dirty word in it just to get the rating that they need to give the picture some legitimacy,” says Gremlins director Joe Dante, “so the kids won’t feel like they’re going to see their little brother’s movie.”
In other words, quality films that might’ve scored big with families are sacrificing wholesomeness for credibility in the eyes of 14-year-old boys. A gratuitous f-word. A flash of nudity. A few lurid innuendoes. Brief drug use. Too often these days, good stories are being pushed beyond the reach of discerning families.
Spielberg told cnn.com, “In a way, it’s better to get a PG-13 than a PG for certain movies.” The director believes that, with the exception of some animated films, the PG comes across as a turn-off to adolescents. “They think it’s going to be below [them] and they tend to want to say, ‘Well, PG-13 might have a little bit of hot sauce on it.’” Spielberg should know. The rating was his idea. “I went to [MPAA president] Jack Valenti, who’s a friend of mine, and I said, ‘Jack, why don’t we do a rating called PG-13, which would suit films like Gremlins and Indy 2? So I called Jack, and Jack said, ‘Leave it to me.’”
Some parents still leave it to Jack, trusting ratings rather than gathering content information about the movies their children want to see. The price can be steep. Although Valenti continues to declare the ratings system an unqualified success adored by moms and dads, a recent Plugged In Online poll (in which 65 percent of over 5,000 respondents said the PG-13 rating was either "vague and confusing" or "a Hollywood marketing tool"; 27 percent admitted it was "better than nothing" while only 8 percent called it "extremely helpful") tells a very different story. Sure, the PG-13 may be a boon at the box office, but it has become a bane to families, doing more to seduce children than inform discerning adults. "

It's over, it was fun and stressful,time consuming. I came into the playoffs in 8th place, and thanks to strange picks on my part and others bad choices...I have come out of it a little scathed and in first place. Because I am a girl and should not(but do) logically like football as much as the guys in the group,I wonder how many will continue to play next year? Curt(my championship partner) is probably having a really bad day, sorry Curt that you lost and to a female of the species considering your competative nature. In my opionion ...it should be a season long accomplishment, but every other person (but Todd) was looking forward to the playoffs for thier chance to claim the overall win ,so I guess I will revel in it for a time.

Yeah, Christmas party! Lots of people here, old friend gettin together,havin fun an playin games. Gott's to do this more often!

http://www.pluggedinonline.com/movies/movies/a0001988.cfm

the preview looked interesting,but I understand just enough about hollywood to know better...thanks again plugged in. PG 13....uh yea,right.

Ordered a desk from staples catalog....Got it in less than two days! Nice,considering the holiday season. The assembly went very smooth, until I got the top out of the box...About 8 inches of the corner was broke. I had most of it already done,so I called the local store and explained to the manager. She was very helpful and said we could exchange just the broken piece,to just bring it in. Todd did it over his lunch break and I was able to finish the whole thing....Yeah! It is nice when something goes together the way the instructions say it should. And a big thank you goes out for electric tools. Now, on to the new computer...How much trouble will this be?

Yeah Christmas is here! I love to decorate and see decorations. This is the only time of year I wish I had trees in my yard.
It's nice to see the sun two days in a row,I was begining to wonder the same thing as Laura.
Has anyone else already put on thier "winter" pounds? Scary,I think I'm in trouble.