I went to see The Two Towers today at Jordan Commons. It's the extended edition, and I was surprised to see how much they have added. The difference between the first movie and its extended edition seemed far less. Because of my brother Jonathan's negative comments about the music, I paid a little bit of attention to the soundtrack. And... read more »
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Chapter Thirteen is done. Yes, it's taken a long time, and at this rate I will not finish within the next Presidential term. It's been posted in the protected section of my site, for those to whom I have given a username and password. I would appreciate feedback.
Assignment for my creative writing class: Show disgust. The two goons frogmarched her into a palatial dining room. Seated at the head of the table was a corpulent bald man in a paisley dressing-gown. His hand paused with a forkful of ham halfway to his mouth. A couple of servants stood discreetly behind him. "What is the meaning of this... read more »
I forgot to do my weekly football update earlier in the week. Dallas Cowboys: Uh-oh. Klingon Warriors: My fantasy football team squeaked out a win on Monday night, so my team finished 10-4 at the top of the league. The playoffs start this weekend. And BYU's football team DID NOT LOSE. That makes two weeks in a row that they... read more »
Someone in my writing class said she was thinking of reading a science fiction novel over Christmas break, and asked me for suggestions for a first book to read in the genre. Here's the list I gave her: (I've included a couple that are collections of short stories, rather than novels.) Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card) Foundation (Isaac Asimov) The... read more »
Under the restriction put in place by campaign finance reform and upheld by the Supreme Court, issues ads run during the last few weeks of a campaign cannot identify a candidate. So I offer the following suggested advertisement to advocacy groups, to use regarding Congressmen who voted for campaign finance reform: Here's some information you probably want to know about... read more »
Well, I may not get to see the whole LOTR trilogy in one day, but I'm going with The Parents to see The Fellowship of the Ring tonight.
Midwest Bloggin has a post about Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, saying that that it's a "lousy story." I tried to post a comment in response, but Haloscan seemed to be having problems. So, here is my response: I think you're misreading the Rudolph story. Why is it that Rudolph is different? He has a glowing nose. This must be a... read more »
