Like other people of a certain age, I remember Sean Astin more as the guy from The Goonies, Toy Soldiers, and Encino Man, than as “fat hobbit” from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. But without a doubt, the film that has endeared me most to the man is Rudy. Besides featuring a svelte, adult Astin, [...]
Tag Archives | Obama
What Will the Birthers Do Now?
As you may have heard, the President of the United States called a press conference yesterday to release his long form birth certificate to the public. While such a move may have seemed unnecessary and silly to some (based on the release of his short form birth certificate and numerous third-party confirmations of his birth [...]
Obama and Palin respond to the Arizona shooting
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January 12, 2011 was set aside as a day of national mourning and remembrance. But it may be remembered historically by the nuances of Sarah Palin and President Obama’s separate responses to the tragedy. To be more accurate, they were both also responding to the head-scratching and finger-pointing that developed in the aftermath of the [...]
Summer of Love
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Since the World Cup ended, we canceled our cable and have spent this last month of the summer catching up on movies and documentaries on DVD. It turns out that the library has a lot more going for it than I had remembered, and not just the fetching book restocking gals. So the majority of [...]
Sarah Palin has it right about the r-word
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Even though I may not be able to make a sailor blush, I’ve been known to run a blue streak with my mouth from time to time. Most of the time, it has been a moment of anger that would inspire an outburst of coarse or profane language from my lips. But, with my close [...]
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September 11, 2011
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If Love Doesn’t Win…
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Fasting for Ramadan as a non-Muslim – Day 23
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Tuesday Newsday – Roman Polanski Arrested
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Fasting for Ramadan as a non-Muslim – Day 20
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The Many Roles of the Sound of Silence
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Baptized into The Church of Rock & Roll
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Music of This Moment
- January 3, 2012
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A New Year, and A New Approach
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Phil: Cool video. I like how it points out that, in rela...
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Tpos: "Kind of fun for a break-up song, right?" lol Th...
