What I Believe

Mr Broke Hoedown (aka Collateral Damage, aka the author of The Ministry of Culture) tagged me in a blog meme this week: What are five things you believe? So, I believe that:

1. we ultimately do not choose who we are, we can only choose whether to embrace or resist.
2. I do not know how the story ends.
3. pleasure and joy are important parts of the spiritual journey.
4. it is not in my child’s best interests to be sheltered from every possible frustration.
5. love is not enough, but it is in fact an essential ingredient.

And now, I must tag five people! Lisa, Dani, Bonnie, Doc Terminus, and La Pixie.

And hey, while I’m mentioning Mr. Broke Hoedown, I cannot resist shamelessly plugging this week’s Those Darn Cats, which features a discussion with Mr. BH about the World War II propoganda and entertainment videos in the DVD Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines.

Donald Duck on Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sure, it’s a bit disconcerting that Donald’s sleeping with a prostitute. But I’m more unsettled by the fact that she’s photorealistic and human.

This Australian poster from World War II is currently on auction at Hale’s (stories about it on the Disney History, Cartoon Brew, and BoingBoing blogs). From Hale’s:

This rare poster is the only one we know of and we believe of Australian issue. Text at top reads “And Me With Out A Pro.! Be Sly VD Is High.” Great art depicts Donald Duck in an Australian soldier’s uniform while behind him is an attractive woman in a tight slinky dress lying in wait behind a large plant. Donald has an exasperated look on his face as he is without a prophylactic. At the lower right is insignia “4MCD,” we believe to be for the Fourth Medical Corps Division. Art is signed “Cyril Jones.”