buying online
For years I refused to make online purchases because I was worried about someone stealing my credit card info and running up extravagant charges on silly stuff like underwear. Not that underwear is silly. Especially at my age. But my daughter spends more money on underwear, Victoria’s Secret, than I do on my entire wardrobe.
Any way, I avoided the online spending for so long. Then recently I’ve become the online shopping lady. I blame Carys Weldon. I had to buy her books online, and of course once I read one I had to order them all.
The next thing you know I’m ordering computer training programs online, books on Amazon.com, trinkets on ebay, and tonight I bought movie tickets at fandango.com for the 3 PM showing of The Da Vinci Code tomorrow.
I haven’t read the book yet. Actually, I was boycotting the book. Hard to believe that someone that has written porn is too big a prude to read something because reviews insult my religous beliefs. But I was refusing to read it because I’m Catholic and refuse to believe that Jesus had sexual organs muchless sex.
So why am I going to the movie? Well, mostly because of my friend D. She wants to see the movie. Second, because of Tom Hanks. Love his work. Third, because of Ron Howard, every thing he touches seems to turn to gold. So I’m putting my religious opinion on hold to see the movie and then I’ll make up my mind whether or not I should read the book.
After all, they will never convince me that Jesus had an affair with Mary Magdeline, or anyone else for that matter, or that he had children. It’s not the first time such a rumor has emerged. There was a movie a few years back with William Defoe about Jesus running off and getting married and having kids. As I recall that movie was banned here. I saw it a few years later on HBO or Cinemax.
Wonder why The Da Vinci Code isn’t getting banned? I don’t approve of book banning, or movie banning. I’m Catholic, but I’m still pro choice on everything. Everyone has a right to make their own mistakes.
There’s the rub isn’t it? You can’t make informed decisions without exaiming all the information available. So everyone should be allowed to read everything. Even if it sucks.
This started out as some remark on buying online and has taken a spin into a whole other area. Back on track. I’ve been thinking there is a great way to handle the online purchasing thing. I don’t actually have a credit card. It’s a debit card but you can use it like a credit card. So the best way to deal with the online ordering is to open a seperate account just for that sort of thing. Then you only put enough money into that account to cover the online purchases you make. You can even transfer money from one checking account to another online. Which is really cool, and something I just started doing too.
Now I need to check out the paying bills online. Next ordering groceries online. I’m already doing a lot of my work online. Eventually I might never need to leave my house except to party.
Depending on what kind of partying you’re into you can even do that online.
later,
vck
