I say “surprising” because I have read Richard Matheson’s original story and seen both film adaptations, The Last Man on Earth (1964) and The Omega Man (1971). None of them contain overtly “spiritual” themes. Sure, they address issues of loneliness and society, the fragility of mankind. But God? No. However, with having followed this arc, [...]

Okay, so I’m wrapping up 2007 with some miscellaneous items. First off, I’m up at Novel Journey with a post entitled Best of the Bizarre: Edition 07. It’s a twist on the usual Best of lists so prolific in cyberspace, tallying some of the year’s best non-traditional lists. I started the series last year (find [...]

I guess I should qualify: These are MY FAVORITES, not necessarily what some might consider the BEST films of the year. A second qualification: I don’t live at the movies, so there’s many good films I haven’t seen. Okay, here goes. . . 5.) 310 TO YUMA — Sure, it has star power with Russell [...]

There’s two schools of thought about statistics. One says, statistics don’t lie, and the second says, anything can be proven from statistics. But I’m unsure which category the following statistics should go under. According to a recent Gallup poll entitled Questions and Answers about Americans’ Religion, more than 8 out of 10 Americans identify with [...]

I read a true story once about a military submarine that, for some reason, lost power and sunk to the ocean floor. The crew huddled, entombed in darkness, desperately praying for rescue. By the time divers arrived, it was assumed the entire crew had perished. Until they heard a faint tapping inside the hull of [...]

Thanks to techno overload, expanding your vocabulary has never been so fun. Earlier this month, Merriam Webster announced its Word of the Year, and I’ve got to admit, I didn’t have a clue. The top ten are: facebook conundrum quixotic blamestorm sardoodledom apathetic Pecksniffian hypocrite charlatan The number one word of the year? w00t According [...]

Many car accidents occur by overreacting. For instance, when driving on a slick road, a sharp turn or a turn taken too fast, can easily cause a vehicle to hydroplane. The temptation is to correct the slide by steering the opposite direction. The problem is, in most cases we over-compensate, over-correct to the other side [...]

I’ve been forced to let Lisa and Alayna horn in on my Netflix selections. How else can I account for Becoming Jane? Most of the time I end up watching these things by myself — do you really think Lisa wants to watch Barton Fink? — so I figured sharing my subscription could ease the [...]

I have thought long and hard about the possibility of voting a Mormon into the office of President of the United States. Every candidate brings their own unique baggage and Mitt Romney is no different. But whether or not his religious convictions are actually “baggage” is another story. However, it appears many evangelical Christians think [...]