At the end of each year, I post my top 5 movies of the year.  2011 was – in my opinion – a down year for good movies.  Mind you, I’m not one to get excited about “blockbusters,” so my list is a bit obscure.  Of the top 10 grossing films of 2011, I only [...]

Mr. Veggie Tales (Phil Vischer) has spoken a lot of wisdom to children over the years, but in a recent interview in World Magazine, he made a pretty astute (and very adult) observation about the fallacy of what he calls the “American Christian Ideal.”  He said… We’re drinking a cocktail that’s a mix of the [...]

Was 2010 the worst year for movies ever?  This is what a writer for AOL.com recently asked, and I agree with him that the question needs to at least be asked.  I was able to come up with my top 5 films of 2010, but as I look back on the nearly 40 films I [...]

Last Spring, my daughter, Jasmine, was invited to go to Washington D.C. to receive a large college scholarship.  She was one of 111 out of over 30,000 applicants to win.  It was a huge honor for her…and for us.  As she was preparing to go, she said that Denzel Washington was slated to be there [...]

It’s the end of the year, and everyone (and their brother) is producing their list of the top movies of 2009.  I recently read Time Magazine’s 2009 Top 10 Movie List and was unimpressed.  Of their top 10, I’ve only seen two (District 9 and The Hurt Locker), and their top three movies are animated [...]

I love movies.  But lately, there hasn’t been much worth seeing.  No good westerns (like Open Range or 3:10 to Yuma); no epics like Lord of the Rings; I’ve already seen District 9 twice; and I hate all the Halloween slasher films (Saw XVII).  So, because last weekend was a “slow” movie weekend, Michelle and [...]

Last night, Michelle and I were offered two tickets to the Albuquerque Isotopes game (the AAA affiliate of the LA Dodgers).  Excited about the night out alone, we headed down to the ballpark – only to discover that there was no one there.  As we drove by the empty ballpark, we noticed that the tickets [...]