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Posted in diversions on Jul 31st, 2005
We didn’t watch as many movies this weekend as usual, but we did see a couple of good ones.
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The original Errol Flynn version, campy, over-acted and under rated. Even with Kevin Costner’s wooden performing style I prefer the newer one to this one, but it’s worth seeing.
The Godfather
Your collection is not [...]
Posted in diversions on Jul 27th, 2005
Recently we’ve watched:
In Good Company
A light-hearted look at corporate takeover and employment angst. Somewhat predictable, but funny and enjoyable all the same.
Hostage
I read this book several years ago, and once again, the movie was lacking. When every the screenplay doesn’t involve the author of the book you know you are in trouble. Most disturbing was [...]
Posted in random on Jul 27th, 2005
Shortly after I got my first driver’s license in the mid-1970s, Illinois, along with most of the rest of the country passed a law making it legal to turn right at a stop light when it was red, provided you stopped first and no one was approaching. Seemed like a good idea at the time. [...]
Posted in social issues on Jul 21st, 2005
As we approach the next anniversary of Nine-Eleven I have this thought.
15 of the 19 individuals involved in the hijackings and subsequent attacks on New York City and Washington were Saudi Arabians. So naturally we attacked Afghanistan and then Iraq.
What if 15 of the 19 individuals had been North Korean? Would we have invaded Japan? [...]
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Posted in social issues on Jul 2nd, 2005
I strongly urge the Senate to exercise its rightful role in the upcoming selection and confirmation process for supreme court justice. As Justice O’Connor was often the pivotal vote, her replacement needs to be similar ideologically.
With President Bush’s term still having over three years to run, he will likely have several opportunities to move the [...]
