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A Well-Remembered Party
Today is September 22, which is (of course) a Baggins of a birthday. Here’s the clip from the extended version of Peter Jackson’s rendition of the evening in The Fellowship of the Ring. And here’s some recent news posted at … Continue reading
Changing Seasons
Today marks three months since I moved to Elizabethtown, KY. Leaving Honolulu after 23 years was no small thing. I’d been thinking about it, mulling it over, for at least two years prior to the big decision. Moving to Elizabethtown, … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Best: Technology and Stories
A couple of great moments in today’s Sunday funnies. Today’s classic Peanuts strip by Charles Schulz has Sally trying (once again) to do a good job writing and speaking at school. Her clueless mix-up of stories is amazing. And this … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Best: LEGOs and Learning
Today’s collection of Sunday funnies includes a handful of nice gems. First off is a classic Calvin and Hobbes strip, one that inspired the title of an early book collection. Turns out lots of habits and practices are important (for … Continue reading
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Approaching Doomsday
I’m a little surprised that they didn’t wait until the new Spider-Man movie dropping at the end of the month to release a trailer for Avengers: Doomsday. Then again, I can see how Marvel would want to get the long-awaited … Continue reading
Everything and Nothing to Prove
Let’s face it: The Mandalorian and Grogu is the kind of movie that has everything and nothing to prove. Everything because the Star Wars franchise has seen better days (lots has been written about this); nothing because the team behind … Continue reading
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Another standout song from U2’s most recent “surprise” ep is “Scars.” It kind of begins the more “Easter-y” heart of the collection. Listen to it (and watch the lyric video) and you’ll hear and see why. In other news, I … Continue reading
Catching a Glimpse
U2 has released two eps over the last few weeks, with the first dropping on Ash Wednesday (titled Songs of Ash) and the second on Good Friday (titled Easter Lily). The albums are quite different from one another, with the … Continue reading
Hope in the Midst of Death and Dying
Much has already been said online about Ross Douthat’s recent conversation with for senator Ben Sasse, who was recently diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. And rightly so: the interview is something to sit with. I watched the whole thing … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Best: Obsession Substitution
Lots of fun moments in today’s funny pages. First you’ve got Roger having last-minute issues with income tax returns in FoxTrot. Then you’ve got Peppermint Patty having issues with her history theme (always the D-minus!). And Calvin gets a great … Continue reading
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