I have previously listed several musicians I really like, but today I thought I’d post some videos about spiritual songs I’ve come to enjoy over the years.
First up is Going Back To Jesus by The Heritage Singers, which was a favorite during my college years. I think it still holds up after all this time:
I am very fortunate in that I was able to access all three episodes of the British program Sherlock, an updated version of Sherlock Holmes created by Steven Moffat (of Doctor Who fame) and Mark Gatiss. It’s well done and very gripping drama and mystery, always keeping the viewer on the edge of his or her seat.
Over on SciFiPulse.Net, site head honcho Ian M. Cullen recently posted the following story about the show:
>>Monsters And Critics has just released its top picks of some of the drama that will be coming up in the new 2010/11 television season.
I guess we all think that where we live is the most stressful place around. Turns out I was wrong thinking that Washington, D.C., or even New York topped the list. Instead, that honor goes to a top vacation spot–Las Vegas.
Here’s the article about it from Forbes via Yahoo:
>>America’s Most Stressful Cities 2010
Francesca Levy, Forbes.com
Aug 17, 2010
Anxiety levels are running high in these metros.
Every day overwhelmed Las Vegas residents flood the Stress Management Center of Nevada, looking for relief from their problems. They often complain of irregular work hours that keep them away from their families, and tensions that result from family health crises.
Over at SciFiPulse.Net, I wrote a Comix Portal column about a child psychologist’s dislike for Iron Man and some other recent super-heroes. One of the things that I disagreed with the lady about was the apparent feeling that children (particularly boys) are way too stupid to figure out that bad behavior shouldn’t be emulated on their own–they need comics to preach to them about what to do and what not to do.
Right on the heels of that story comes another one about groups failing to understand just how smart and imaginative kids can be. Here’s an article about protesting toys of the Fantastic Four now being given out at McDonalds restaurants by Dan at themovieblog.com:
>>Alright, so I stumbled upon a press release for CCFC (Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood) while reading a few articles on Cinematical’s website this morning.
The CCFC is targeting Happy Meals at McDonalds with good reason, their goal is to prevent McDonalds from using toys to entice kids into eating at their restaurants. Now so far I’m on board somewhat, I do think it’s a good idea to stop McDonalds from using toys as bait for children but then again if a kid does eat the crap at McDonalds don’t you think they deserve at the very least a cheap toy as a reward for keeping it down?
When I grew up, we bought new clothes and supplies for school, like pencils (remember them?) and paper. I knew things weren’t the same, but just how different it has become surprises even me.
This article was originally from the New York Times, but it comes via CNBC.com:
>>Back to School? Bring Your Own Toilet Paper
When Emily Cooper headed off to first grade in Moody, Ala., last week, she was prepared with all the stuff on her elementary school’s must-bring list: two double rolls of paper towels, three packages of Clorox wipes, three boxes of baby wipes, two boxes of garbage bags, liquid soap, Kleenex and Ziplocs.
As I interact with more and more folks, I keep being impressed by the following slogan: “Mnimum Effort, Maximum Benefits.”
What that means is: do as little as possible, then expect as much as possible in return.
I started to notice this when people, including me, didn’t use the walkways to cross the busy city streets, but instead cut through traffic to minimize the time it takes to get somewhere. We can’t be bothered to burn the extra minute or two we’d need to do it the “right” way.
Another example of this is cutting through parking spaces in parking lots when driving. Would it really hurt to drive in the designated lanes more?
Yesterday, I posted here on this blog my first column for the great website MonstersAndCritics.com. Not long after that one ran, my second column, about television in general, appeared on the site at this link. If you just want to sit back and read it here, venture forward!
>>The mercurial nature of television, treasure what you love while it’s here
Everything on television is a fad. Every show or family of shows comes, runs its course, then goes away … eventually.
Just what is a “fad?” The dictionary defines it as “a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., esp. one followed enthusiastically by a group.”
I’ve mentioned previously that I recently started writing for a great website called MonstersAndCritics.com. I thought this weekend, I would share a couple of my first articles that appeared there. Here’s my first one, found at this link:
>>’Unnatural History’ Adds ‘Life’ To The Cartoon Network
For a while, the Cartoon Network has been trying to add live-action programs to their line-up.
While the early experiments didn’t fare very well, the unscripted shows Destroy Build Destroy and Dude, What Would Happen? have become solid hits for the channel.
You just can’t make this stuff up!
Now, I know that being a guy means that we can get nervous when we are involved in something important. But read the story below to see just how bad a situation can get, from wbztv.com:
>>$9,000 Engagement Ring Lost During Proposal
When Matt Cawley popped the big question to girlfriend Stacey Scanlon, it’s fair to say it could’ve gone better.
“Just another chapter in the book,” said Cawley. “I was like ‘Here we go!'”
“I feel like it’s a story that’ll be passed along in our families forever,” added Scanlon.
They’re talking about the loss of a $9,000 diamond engagement ring — a family heirloom.
Cawley’s plan was to surprise Scanlon with the ring during a romantic walk along Lighthouse Jetty in South Yarmouth on Monday morning.
I don’t know a person who isn’t struggling financially these days, including me. Higher taxes and bigger government don’t seem to be working! Here’s an example from ajc.com:
>>30,000 line up for housing vouchers, some get rowdy
Thirty thousand people showed up to receive Section 8 housing applications in East Point Wednesday, suffering through hours in the hot sun, angry flare-ups in the crowd and lots of frustration and confusion for a chance to receive a government-subsidized apartment.
