http://disqus.com/people/887b97ded1214332900c9f80cfbc188d/enSun, 27 Jul 2008 18:12:07 -0000http://idk.disqus.com/hunting_her8230/#comment-2265367wow! this is poignant, and man have i ever been "there". choices of the heart are very hard when you "need", ya know? you act out of a lonely greediness, in a sense; knowing what you want, and what's best, but not being able to let go of the one that just might be the greener pasture. i'm sorry it ended the way it did.AngelaMichelleSun, 27 Jul 2008 17:54:24 -0000http://idk.disqus.com/father8217s_day/#comment-2265352you should have told him that people would look at him funnier if he caught something. *lol* but it's great that you two have an open enough relationship where you can talk like this, and that you feel "good" about not having all the answers and can utilize that as a way to bond more with your son.AngelaMichelleSun, 27 Jul 2008 18:12:07 -0000http://thejosevilsonblog.disqus.com/truth_said_in_jest/#comment-15808295since i haven't seen the play i can't necessarily comment on it's direct intent or content, but i can agree with the title of the song, at least in a certain context. we all have our prejudices, whether we want to admit them or not. i would assume the purpose of the song/part of the presentation, was to point that out. we all have our biases, and yet it's hilarious to see how offended we get when certain biases are focused on "us". perception, which is, at best 93.458% of reality (exaggerated, of course, since i don't "do" the number thing very well), shows us what whatever it is we "want" to see... a wonder-filled social psychology trick of dispositional attribution. i would suspect "we" laugh at such "slight" offenses because, as your title states, the truth is often said in jest... we just twist the interpretation to the ideals of an external source rather than believe we truly subscribe some of the views presented in media/entertainment/educational mediums.<br><br>just my buck fiddy...AngelaMichelleWed, 20 Feb 2008 09:36:34 -0000