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Guests Still Here

February 23, 2010February 23, 2010 John Birds, Cardinal, Family, State Fair

Photos of my two annual guests who are sticking around this year for a bit longer than usual. Also a link to the photo gallery of the State Fair photos.

Culture Movies

Amelia – A Movie Review

February 23, 2010February 21, 2010 John Amelia Erhart, Biopic, Christopher Eccleston, Drama, Ewan McGregor, Flying, Flying Saucers, George Putnam, Hilary Swank, Joe Anderson, Mira Nair, Richard Gere

After becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, Amelia was thrust into a new role as America’s sweetheart – the legendary “goddess of light,” known for her bold, larger-than-life charisma. Yet, even with her global fame solidified, her belief in flirting with danger and standing up as her own, outspoken woman never changed. Lay and I were both disappointed with this one.

Culture Movies

Julie and Julia – A Movie Review

February 22, 2010February 21, 2010 John Amy Adams, Chris Messina, Comedy, Cooking, Drama, Frances McDormand, French, Jane Lynch, Julia Child, Meryl Streep, Nora Ephron, Stanley Tucci

Based on two true stories, “Julie & Julia” intertwines the lives of two women who, though separated by time and space, are both at loose ends until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.It’s not the movie of the year, but Streep and Adams and outstanding, and all the supporting characters are excellent. The screen play is very interesting, and the two stories are woven together nicely. This is is a movie well worth watching.

Featured General Religion Society

Keep America Beautiful

February 21, 2010February 21, 2010 John AFA, Dr. John Christy, Environment, environmental protection, Global Warming, One News Now, pat robertson

Over at One News Now (an ultra-conservative non-news outlet), they published another story this week trying to refute the idea of Global Warming, with what may be the most absurd argument yet. Christians are called to believe that the earth is the creation of God and is a gift given to humans for our care and nurturing. I believe that responsible Christians are especially called on to protect the environment and all in it. So why have so many so-called Christian Leaders and Organizations seen fit to argue over the nuances of data collection instead of concerning themselves with the deterioration of the environment and the ever increasing cost of energy? To whom are they beholding?

Culture Movies

Extract – A Movie Review

February 21, 2010February 21, 2010 John Ben Affleck, Comedy, J. K. Simmons, Jason Bateman, King of The Hill, Kristen Wiig, Mike Judge, Mila Kunis, Office Space

Joel is one step away from selling his flavor extract factory and retiring to easy street when a freak workplace accident sets in motion a series of disasters that put his business and personal life in jeopardy. We watched this on DVD a couple of weeks ago, and it was reasonably good movie.