I Hope Someday I Can Write Like This

Check out http://www.jamesbowman.net/default.asp. The web page of James Bowman. I don't know much about him but he does a weekly movie review that is worth reading because unlike almost every other movie reviewer he is sharp and critical.

This week he reviewed Home of the Brave, and I laugher out load when I read this sentence.

Another of the veterans, played by someone calling himself "50 cent," goes on a rampage with a gun and is shot by police.

I can imagine him looking at his press kit and reading the actor's name "50 cent'?!? WTF!

This Happens Every Christmas

I buy some books for gifts, and then I start reading them. So in the end I wrap up well thumbed and coffee stained books and give them out when December 25th rolls around. This year its 1776.

Great, now I am a bad steward!!!

You can't make this stuff up. The new head of the Episcopal Church USA has made herself clear (in a New York Times interview). The reason why there are so few episcopalians these days is because their educated, stewards of the Earth and all around better people than us dirty stupid Catholics, Mormons, and Evangelicals. If you aren't registered to NYT I'll just cut and paste part of the interview.

Q. How many members of the Episcopal Church are there in this country?

A. About 2.2 million. It used to be larger percentagewise, but Episcopalians tend to be better-educated and tend to reproduce at lower rates than some other denominations. Roman Catholics and Mormons both have theological reasons for producing lots of children.

Q. Episcopalians aren’t interested in replenishing their ranks by having children?

A. No. It’s probably the opposite. We encourage people to pay attention to the stewardship of the earth and not use more than their portion.