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Archives for December 2013
Blue police box trivia
For you lovers of Dr. Who, the above photograph is of a character named Jenny. She is Dr. Who’s daughter in the episode from the Tenth Doctor called, “The Doctor’s Daughter.” But, here is a spot of trivia for you. The real life name of Jenny is Georgia Moffett. She is the real life daughter […]
Duck Dynasty Phil back
As you may know by now, Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty has been restored to the show. Fox News reports it this way: The removal of the 67-year-old family patriarch triggered support from gay rights organizations but objections from many fans of the show, including such political figures as former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and […]
Odd snowmen
Some of you may remember that there was a comic strip called Calvin and Hobbes. It featured what would be considered a very disturbed child with an incredible imagination. His imaginary (real?) companion was a tiger who only showed up when no other person was present. Otherwise, he looked like a toy stuffed tiger. Hobbes […]
The blindness of self-deception
There is a “performer” whose stage name is Tia Tequila. She is best known for, uhm, well really, for not much. She is close to being in the same class as other reality show stars who are famous mostly for being famous. However, back in 2007, she raised the ire of many by hosting a […]
YA (Young Adult) fiction and plot endings
WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD Lately another Young Adult fiction controversy has popped up. The final book of the Divergent series (Allegiant) was released in late October. Once young adults read the ending, the blogosphere blew up. Debates began about the ending and fans wrote alternate endings (fanfic) because they were so disappointed. Yet other fans vehemently […]
Of Ducks and Pope
We have been hearing about the controversy over the suspension of Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty. He was interviewed for GQ and made various comments. But, of course, only two sets of comments have drawn attention. And it was those that had to do with homosexuality and with race relations in Louisiana prior to civil […]
Unhappy Federal employees
I am a Federal employee unhappy with the Federal government, and I am not alone. Job satisfaction among federal government workers dropped to an all-time low in 2013, according to a new study out Wednesday ranking the best and worst places to work in the federal government. The report, produced by the Partnership for Public […]
Ruts
Have you ever found yourself in a rut? Ruts are odd things. Sometimes they are good, and sometimes they are not so good. The photograph above shows a not so good rut. The car is stuck in a rut so deep that it is in a ditch. So what is a rut? In a negative […]
Actors, theater, Christianity
One of the questions that I have never been able to clearly answer in my mind is the question of Christians in theater, whether on-stage or in movies or in TV. In fact, though I watch TV and movies, just like almost all dwellers on this planet, I can easily see why actors and actresses […]
