Random thought of the day: comparing the two Star Wars trilogies. One of my favorite commentary articles on Star Wars is titled “Generational Flap“ by Scott Bowles. I hadn’t thought of the inevitable comparisons between generations, comparing the old, original trilogy to the new one. I especially found the “Like father, like son” comparison of [...]
Random thought of the day: whatever happened to Rockstar? I’m not a big reality TV fan, unless I’m forced to watch it (thanks to SMMWT). There were only three shows that I actually enjoyed: The Apprentice (seasons 1 when Bill Rancic won, season 3 when Kendra Todd, and season 4 when Randal Pinkett won) Amazing [...]
Dear Mini-Lori, Mini-Lori for Vice President You’re finally in the 6th grade. You’ll run for Vice President of your school, which is surprising, considering how much you hate very public activities. Running for President is Jimmy, one of your classmates. He’s one of the smart, Caucasian kids in your class. You’ll assume you can use [...]
Dear Mini-Lori, Goodbye Ponytails You’re in Miss Hermes’ 5th grade class now. Yes, Miss Hermes was your brother’s teacher too. And yes, she’ll have the same expectations of you. You’ll learn that you don’t like to read. You really need to get over this and learn to love reading now rather than later. Trust me, [...]
Here I am, wondering why on earth I didn’t overnight Beatles Rockband from Amazon so I could have it delivered today. Until I read last week’s Entertainment Weekly (EW), I didn’t even know that The Beatles music was being digitally remastered and re-released. Do I live under a rock?!*! Because of this, when I pre-ordered [...]
Hi Mini-Lori, No Wonder You’re a Night Owl as an Adult You’re in 1st grade now. What you don’t know is that your father works hard, very hard. He works for an airlines company as a sheet metal specialist. He works the graveyard shift so the planes can fly during the day. He always gets [...]
Hi Mini-Lori, As you go through pre-k and kindergarten, you’ll be very shy. You’re an introvert so you’ll be quiet and prefer to blend into a pack of kids. You haven’t learned how to play basketball yet. So you haven’t learned the confidence that you’ll derive from your successes in basketball. You’re having a blast [...]
Hi Mini-Me, I’m your future self. I know that sounds weird, but I’m you years from now. In the future, you’ll have a happy life. You won’t be content until your mid-40s because you have a need for financial security. You’ll always be thinking of your next big thing that will allow you to retire. [...]
Buddhism & The Notion of Suffering After understanding the dark side within, I was curious about the Buddhist perspective on the causes of suffering. Suffering is defined as the inability to accept things as they are without grasping or turning away. It’s not the feeling of fear, or the desire for revenge; suffering is the [...]
Funny how books can be timely. I ordered The Dharma of Star Wars and The Tao of Star Wars a few weeks ago. I was interested in reading about the Dharma perspective when applied to Star Wars. Dharma is a Buddhist doctrine or the teachings of Buddha. The author of The Dharma of Star Wars [...]
Thanks JaggyL for the tip on the Samsung Ultratouch S8300! Way too many cute critters in one showing.
After watching this TV commercial, why do I have to buy Kia Soul?
