This movie looks great, but I’m sure the book was better
I loved the book that this movie is based upon. I'm sure this film will be outstanding, but there's no way it will top that novel.
Finding common ground with a reasonable, albeit bigoted, pastor
Last week I wrote a post asking if it was so hard to imagine Jesus supporting same sex marriage. In response, a reader forwarded a piece by Nate Pyle, the Lead Pastor at Christ’s…
This makes no sense to me. You?
Elysha thinks I'm crazy. I think not.I bought a new lawnmower from Lawnboy. Their motto:Easy to handle. Hard to beat. These two sentences are incongruous. The first describes the handling of the…
Goodnight Moon: Supporting drug use and attempted kidnapping
Ever purchase a copy of the classic children's book Goodnight Moon? If so, here's a story that will break your heart.Just a few months before Margaret Wise Brown died suddenly…
The Connecticut Forum: Backstage with the Creators of Serial
Tickets are still available for Wednesday's Connecticut Forum. If you live in the Hartford area and are a fan of podcasts like myself, this is not to be missed. A…
I was hoping for funny and embarrassing. Instead, I got one of the most amazing videos I have ever seen.
I was told that it was a video of a marriage proposal in a McDonald's drive thru that apparently went bad. I clicked on the link, thinking I'd be watching…
The dark, incestuous side of The Brady Bunch, including dog collars and nails
I grew up watching The Brady Bunch. I loved The Brady Bunch.Sadly, not everything on The Brady Bunch was as wholesome as it seemed. Barry Williams (Greg) and Maureen McCormick (Marcia) had…
Possible (and recommended) bookshelf goal
A reader sent me this.Clearly a reader with excellent taste. If only every bookshelf looked like this:
12 Popular Things That I’ve Never Done
These are things that many or most people seem to have done at some point in their lives that I have not._______________________________________Never used an illegal drug of any kind Never purchased a…
Is it really so hard to imagine Jesus supporting same sex marriage?
In an Op-Ed in the New York Times last week, Louisiana Governor and Republican Presidential candidate Bobby Jindal writes that he is "holding firm against gay marriage." If I were…
