Monthly Archives: August 2006
You Are Not Welcome Here
In a story that rivals the stupidity shown by a church in New York which dismissed a Sunday School teacher of many years because she was a woman, a church in Mississippi has voted to exclude African Americans from their membership. The full story is here, but it begins thusly: SALTILLO – Twelve-year-old Joe recently [...]
Literature Map
This is a cool site: Literature Map. You type in an author you like, and it shows you a diagram of other authors that are similar in style. Well, at least I found it to be cool. Technorati : literature, map, writers Powered by Zoundry
My Top 5 Movie List – Number 5: Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane I know that by now it is a cliche to include Citizen Kane in a top ten movie list, but so be it. As another would be film reviewer has written: This isn’t to say that I thought CITIZEN KANE was a bad film; in fact, I thought everything about it was downright [...]
My Top 5 Movie List – Number 4: Magnolia
Magnolia Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Baker Hall, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly and frogs falling from the sky — what could you want from a film? Magnolia has a great ensemble cast with a intricately intertwined story line. Like Unforgiven, Magnolia also deals with the issues of finding meaning and forgiveness. Tom Cruise is [...]
My Top 5 Movie List – Number 3: The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride First exposed to this film on a youth retreat in my first appointment as a pastor at St. Mark’s UMC in Hamilton Square, NJ, I immediately fell in love with this charming film. I can think of no other film (with the possible exception of Monty Python and the Holy Grail) that [...]
My Top 5 Movie List – Number 2: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy While I have some issues about some of the choices Peter Jackson made while making this film (the absences of Tom Bombadil and the scouring of the Shire), I cannot imagine that anyone could have ever done a better job bringing this classic work of literature (and my youth) [...]
My Top 5 Movie List – Number 1: Unforgiven
I recently sent a link to my friend Jim highlighting the fact that one of my favorite writers, Orson Scott Card, ranked Silverado (one of Jim’s favorite movies) as number five on his list of all time favorites. Since doing that, and after considering that I write an occasional movie review here, I thought it [...]
Farewell Old Friend
Planet Pluto is no more – let us shed a tear for its demise. Here is the full story, though relevant quotes follow: Astronomers meeting in the Czech capital have voted to strip Pluto of its status as a planet. About 2,500 experts were in Prague for the International Astronomical Union’s (IAU) general assembly. The [...]
I Guess It’s Good I Live Near Philly
American Cities That Best Fit You: 70% Philadelphia 65% Chicago 60% Atlanta 60% New York City 55% Boston Which American Cities Best Fit You? Technorati : Philadelphia, cities, quiz Powered by Zoundry
mothers know best
mothers know best I found this on Backyard Missionary. It made me laugh – and it just might make you laugh too. After you have read the list, go back and see how many of these things your mother actually said to you (or something pretty much the equivalent). For me, I counted 18 out [...]
