If you are:
1. not in a coma and,
2. in possession of at least one functioning eyeball and an ear, then
you certainly have felt the Force lately. The Force of the American Marketing Empire that is. It is everywhere.

Unlike the previous and postvious(?) versions though, this one is PG-13. Is it really right to market a PG 13 movie on products that are clearly for the 8 and under crowd? I guess whether it is right or wrong is not my point. My point is that it causes a problem for parents and kids not yet 13.

There is a solution to this dilemna, use a Jedi mind trick.

Here is the setup.

In the last five days, we have pretty much covered the last 30 years of Star Wars. IV, V, VI, I, and II. They were all PG and somewhat corny upon re-examination, pretty safe really compared to the real world of today. The young minds of the house are now full of megs of uncatagorized Star Wars data.

And here is the mind trick:

A "When can we see Revenge of the Sith?"
B "You don't want to see Revenge of the Sith." (include hand wave)
A "We don't want to see Revenge of the Sith."
B "You want to clean your rooms."
A "We want to clean our rooms.

I didn't say this actually worked yet but it is ready for beta testing.

10 points to both G, C1, and N! on tagging the quote.

I am biking each day on the trainer. Adding 10 minutes each day and a couple gears. It hurts at night still, but it is definitely improving. I think I will jog (humpff) tomorrow and see how much ground I have lost.