September 2007

This must have been scripted.

September 26, 2007

My brother directed my attention to this video of “The Battle at Kruger,” which is probably the best fight scene ever caught on film. Lions and crocodiles fighting over a baby water buffalo. Don’t read the comments, they’ll spoil it. Watch it all the way through, and you just might laugh or cheer as much as [...]

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Rainbow.

September 23, 2007

Yesterday I drove to my dad’s house through the midday torrential sunshower. Just before I made the left onto his street, I saw the end of a rainbow straight ahead. Naturally, I had to drive through it. This would be the second one I’d driven through. The first time was wild; I approached the rainbow [...]

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Heed no advice.

September 9, 2007

Yesterday I watched The Godfather for the first time in… oh, at least a few days. My favorite scene is when Michael makes his bones by killing Sollozzo and Captain McCluskey in the restaurant. There are so many elements in the scene that make it great: the red-checkered tablecloths that remind me of my grandmother’s kitchen. [...]

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Here is wisdom.

September 3, 2007

A buddy of mine is a minister of sorts, and recently had occasion to share this bit of advice with his charges (reprinted with his permission): Here’s what I said…as best I remember it… “We teach you to be good. We want you to be good. God wants you to be good. I try to [...]

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