Time In North Carolina
I drove up to North Carolina Monday to spend time with the folks over Thanksgiving. Lay is flying in Thursday morning, and we’ll drive back together either Friday or Saturday (definitely not Sunday).
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I would classify things in this category that were related to arts, literature, cinema, performance. Things that make us and the world better.
The Prestige
Robert and Alfred are rival magicians. When Alfred performs the ultimate magic trick, Robert tries desperately to find out the secret to the trick.
Read moreMust Love Dogs
A forty-something preschool teacher looks to the personals for a change of pace and a relationship, with hilarious results.
Read moreMan of the Year
On a lark, the host of a late-night political talk show (Williams) decides to run for president. The thing is, he never expected to win.
Read moreSan Antonio
I’m in San Antonio for the annual conference of the Association for Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA). I was speaking at a pre-conference event yesterday for the utilities industry specific group. I flew in Friday night, and will be here until Tuesday afternoon.
Read moreChristains Fear Losing Teens
The New York Times recently ran an article about evangelical Christian leaders warning one another that their teenagers are abandoning the faith in droves.
Read moreThe Great Moral Delusion That Has Become Us
Accomplishing a logic-defying feat, the wealthiest nation in the world has “attained” the highest rate of homelessness amongst developed countries. 3.5 million human beings experience homelessness each year in the United States. Almost a million are homeless every night (1).
Read moreMedia Plays Fast and Loose With Party Affiliations
Since the beginning of October, Fox News and the Associated Press have incorrectly identified former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) as a Democrat while reporting on the scandal surrounding allegations that he engaged in sexually explicit electronic communications with underage former congressional pages. Other media outlets have identified as Democrats former Rep. Daniel Crane (R-IL), who was censured by Congress in 1983 for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female page, and Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), during coverage of a poll showing Chafee trailing his Democratic challenger Sheldon Whitehouse by 11 points. Whitehouse was also misidentified as a Republican.
Read moreThe Departed
Two men from opposite sides of the law are undercover within the Boston State Police department and the Irish mafia, but violence and bloodshed boil when discoveries are made, and the moles are dispatched to find out their enemy’s identities.
Read moreInvincible
From the producers of “The Rookie”, this inspiring sports movie will star Mark Wahlberg as a Philadelphia Eagles fan who has just lost his wife and his teaching job. He decides one day to show up for an open tryout for his favorite NFL team, only to see his wildest dreams come true.
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