AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Welcome STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: computer/tech CATEGORY: computer/tech DATE: 01/09/2004 05:20:09 PM ----- BODY: Welcome to my new blog, hosted by my very generous friend, Brendan. More as I learn how to use it. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Brendoman EMAIL: IP: 216.89.162.66 URL: DATE: 01/09/2004 06:02:18 PM Yo! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 01/12/2004 02:17:44 PM welcome danny to land of brendoman.com ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: dan_acc@hotmail.com IP: 216.89.162.83 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 01/12/2004 03:52:15 PM thanks! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Brandon EMAIL: tub_a_jam@hotmail.com IP: 65.73.91.140 URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/tub_a_jam DATE: 01/12/2004 09:17:39 PM Danny...this looks great. Nice work. Peace, buddy. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: peter EMAIL: peter_hough@hotmail.com IP: 65.118.138.125 URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/pudgethecat/ DATE: 01/13/2004 02:13:15 PM nice blog. -p ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: a movie poster STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 01/10/2004 01:00:02 PM ----- BODY:
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Just to see if I can post images. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Tour my new cabin STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: computer/tech CATEGORY: computer/tech DATE: 01/10/2004 10:06:17 PM ----- BODY: This blog has a few features that make it more useful than my livejournal page. At the top of the sidebar on the left I'll be putting links to pages with information and files that I want to make available. Below that are some cool-looking badges that link to RSS feeds, mobile page and a link to my email. Below that I've got a list of links. This is something that LiveJournal couldn't do very well. The recent comments feature makes it easy to see any new comments without looking though all of the posts. There's a search window towards the bottom. With this Movable Type blog I have much more control of how everything looks. I can also do things like adding JavaScript if I ever feel ambitious. One of the best features is that I can give Sara a username so she can post on my blog, too. Let me know what you think of the new blog. The comment feature is similar to LiveJournal, but it is done in a pop-up window rather than a separate page. Thanks again to Brendan for helping me with this. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: a quiz STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 01/12/2004 04:01:06 PM ----- BODY: I'll give a $10 iTunes certificate to the first one to tell me the name of the person who wrote this poem. Angel Beams of the dawn at the angel with a calm, silent sea with a hundred times we write, with a chance we can open up a steady rhythm in his face silent room desolate beach, Scattering remains of love. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 01/12/2004 04:12:23 PM Ray Kurzweil's Poetry program ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Tim EMAIL: IP: 165.134.110.42 URL: DATE: 01/12/2004 04:42:13 PM Whitman? -Tim ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Brandon EMAIL: tub_a_jam@hotmail.com IP: 170.215.20.133 URL: DATE: 01/12/2004 05:31:38 PM Dude...are you counting posts on your other blog??? ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Brandon EMAIL: tub_a_jam@hotmail.com IP: 170.215.20.133 URL: DATE: 01/12/2004 05:34:11 PM hehehehe...just kidding, yo. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Mike EMAIL: lylelovett@hotmail.com IP: 24.94.147.134 URL: DATE: 01/12/2004 06:31:01 PM was it you, you dork? or sara? this isn't funny, i need that certificate, you got me hooked ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: dan_acc@hotmail.com IP: 216.89.162.86 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 01/12/2004 07:53:48 PM Meet my brother, Mike. He's hooked on iTunes. The first 10 tracks are free, but then they get you. Next you'll be buying an iPod, or (if you're addicted beyond all reason) an iPod Mini. Beware! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: brendoman EMAIL: brendoman@brendoman.com IP: 12.22.188.15 URL: http://brendoman.com DATE: 01/12/2004 09:09:50 PM Can I win, even though you told me? ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: gringo EMAIL: whoisgringo@yahoo.com IP: 209.206.211.99 URL: http://www.whoisgringo.brendoman.com DATE: 01/12/2004 09:42:57 PM Dave only got it cuz he googled it... you weener. hey, if this was a socialist blog universe you'd be forced to share your $$$ with all of us. ;) doh. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: brendoman EMAIL: brendoman@brendoman.com IP: 12.22.188.15 URL: http://brendoman.com DATE: 01/12/2004 10:44:31 PM Hah , I didn't notice that Dave got it right! Give the man the gift certificate! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 01/13/2004 10:23:54 AM you got to love search engines! :) ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: The Answer STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: computer/tech CATEGORY: computer/tech DATE: 01/13/2004 09:51:34 AM ----- BODY: I worded the question very carefully so there would be no correct answer. I asked for the name of a person, but the poem was written by a computer program called Ray Kurzweil's Cybernetic Poet. Follow the link to see more poems by the program, and you can download the free version to run on your own computer. I tried it and couldn't get it to run. The site says it only works on Win95 and 98, which sounds pretty lame. So there's no right answer to my question and there's no certificates to be given out. I would like to congratulate, however, Dave and Brandon for finding out where the poem come from (and yes, google searches were allowed). Sorry to disappoint, but I'll give you something even better than free music: knowledge (ok, free music probably is better, so try this link). I learned about the poetry writing program in a book I'm reading, The Age of Spiritual Machines by Ray Kurzweil. The author was been a pioneer in the tech industry. He worked on things like the CCD flat-bed scanner, text recognition software, speech recognition software, music synthesizers (the Kurzweil is still a popular brand) and in 1988, he predicted that a computer would defeat a world chess champion in 1998, he was one year off. So this guy is pretty smart. The book I'm reading now contains predictions for the next 50 years. It's very interesting, and occasionally scary. Click here to learn more and read some more recent articles from Kurzweil. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: "What does he said?" STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: family/personal CATEGORY: family/personal DATE: 01/14/2004 10:13:29 AM ----- BODY: Emma is always saying silly things that make me laugh, but I noticed that one of them actually makes a lot of sense. When she wants you to repeat what someone said, she'll say "What does he said?" It sounds very strange, but it's actually pretty smart and shows that her language aquisition is advancing admirably. Consider the process that she must have gone through to reach this point. First, she would phrase it this way: What he say? Then she added the past tense inflection What he said? Then she picked up the strange aspect of English wherein we add the helping verb 'do' What does he said? But she is placing the past tense inflection on the verb instead of the helping verb. So she is only one step away from the correct SAE usage: What did he say? To me that seems pretty smart. Now if only she could stop pooping her pants. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: brendoman EMAIL: brendoman@brendoman.com IP: 207.243.167.107 URL: http://brendoman.com DATE: 01/14/2004 10:35:06 AM This is what happens when you are a linguistics major and you have a child :) ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: dan_acc@hotmail.com IP: 216.89.162.98 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 01/14/2004 10:50:47 AM . . . and you don't use your degree in your job. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: dan_acc@hotmail.com IP: 65.145.41.9 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 01/14/2004 02:39:53 PM I forgot something. A few months ago she was saying "What'd you say?" which is more correct, but she was using the phrase as a whole and didn't know the rules of how to create the phrase. As she learns the rules, she is taking the phrase apart (and messing it up) in order to be able to understand it. ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Wish I was there STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: computer/tech CATEGORY: computer/tech DATE: 01/14/2004 10:44:55 AM ----- BODY:
This is one of my favorite pictures from the Mars Moblog. I think it could make a cool title banner at the top of this blog. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Vanilla Ice + Tammy Fae + Scientology = TV STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 01/15/2004 02:09:07 PM ----- BODY: Faded rap star VANILLA ICE has become the latest celebrity to be drawn to the teachings of the Church of Scientology. The ICE ICE BABY rapper, 35, joins a star-studded list of devotees - including TOM CRUISE, JOHN TRAVOLTA and LISA MARIE PRESLEY - and even enjoyed long discussions about the religion with former TV evangelist TAMMY FAYE MESSNER as they filmed their upcoming reality show THE SURREAL LIFE 2. Messner says, "Vanilla Ice reminded me of my son; he called me Mom. He's into Scientology, and he and I had lots of discussions." 09/01/2004 19:34 from Contactmusic NEWS ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: brendoman EMAIL: IP: 12.22.188.15 URL: http://brendoman.com DATE: 01/15/2004 02:21:59 PM Man, Vanilla Ice is one wacky guy. My friend interviewed him like 5 years ago and he started talking about how we were created by aliens and some other nutty stuff. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: CindyMartin EMAIL: vcsam2003@yahoo.com IP: 24.26.15.44 URL: DATE: 07/09/2004 12:41:27 AM I just watched the surreal life on vH 1 it was the last show about 3 hours long and I; along with a friend and I,m sure millons of others who watched saw a side of Tammy that I wish I would have payed attention to a long time ago. I use to watch ptl but for the wrong reasons. When ptl was on tv it was a hard time for tv religon because of the exposiour of tanted men of God. And some shisters that took advantage of people. ButI learned more about her and Have the greatest respect for her. You go girl, I loved your hair at the end of the show. I hope to go see you in orlando soon. I;m in Winter Haven about 35-45 min. away. Thank you for opening my eyes./ Cynthia Martin ( raised Catholic, but I respect all denomonations) ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Spirit rolls out STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 DATE: 01/15/2004 02:14:48 PM ----- BODY:
JPL engineers played Baha Men's "Who Let the Dogs Out" in the control room as they watched new images confirming that the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit successfully rolled off its lander platform early Thursday morning. from the Mars Moblog ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: New Poster STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: family/personal CATEGORY: family/personal DATE: 01/15/2004 11:27:44 PM ----- BODY: One of the cool features of my new Movable Type blog is that I can add Sara as a blog author. She's looking forward to posting some top 5 lists (a la High Fidelity). It is my pleasure to introduce to you the lovely and talented Sara. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: sara TITLE: Celebrities whose names I would like to remember, but can't STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 01/15/2004 11:31:03 PM ----- BODY: There is only so much room left in my brain, and, while these 5 actors deserve a slice of my gray matter, Elmo's World and Dora the Explorer must take precedence. (I'm the mother of a 2-year-old.) 1. John Hannah I have a strong attachment to "Sliding Doors" (Danny and I watched it on our oft-disputed first date); he was also in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" where he read the W.H. Auden poem, "Funeral Blues". Beautiful. 2. William H. Macy In "Magnolia" (yeah), "Pleasantville" (boo) and "Fargo", which Brendan can't believe I haven't seen yet. 3. Philip Seymour Hoffman Also in "Magnolia", he cracked me up as 'Lester Bangs' in "Almost Famous". And I would love to see him in "Love Liza", if I can convince someone to watch it with me. 4. Steve Zahn In "That Thing You Do", but my favorite role is 'Sammy' in "Reality Bites". (Can anyone forget his dazzling performance in the "PFLAG" skit with Jeanane Garafalo?) 5. Topher Grace (Can you blame me? What kind of a name is "Topher"?) Probably best known for his role in "That 70s Show", he made his film debut in "Traffic." His character in the movie is much more interesting. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Tim EMAIL: IP: 165.134.110.13 URL: DATE: 01/16/2004 05:15:04 PM What an excellent list. John Hannah was very good in Sliding Doors, and delivered decent comic relief in the mindless Mummy movies. I even contend one of the hobbits (the one who pledges allegiance to the king of Gondor in the 3rd movie - please excuse my brain f*rt) was trying to emulate Mr. Hannah's delivery and looks. William H. Macy is also very talented. Though I wasn't fond of Magnolia, he did a tremendous job in Fargo. Rob Siemer believes Macy deserved the best supporting actor Oscar for his role in Fargo instead of Cuba Gooding, Jr. who won for Jerry Maguire that year. Rob's contention: it is more difficult to play the part of one who emotionally implodes (Macy in Fargo), than one who explodes (Gooding in Maguire). I concur. P.S. Hoffman is all right, but he sometimes talks weird, and I didn't like him (or the movie) in the Talented Mr. Ripley. Steve Zahn also does a great job in the movie "Out of Sight" with Clooney and J-Lo. It's a good movie, if I remember correctly, and Zahn has a few hilarious moments, though he has a small role. Topher Grace did an excellent job in Traffic, though some of what he did was vulgar. A commendable acting performance. Now why can't you remember their names? Oh, right. Swiper stole your memory and you can't find the MAP. Spanish translation of previous sentence: "El Swipero el taken memorio es no able to MAPO locato."* Good list! -Tim (*may not actually be Spanish) ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: brendoman EMAIL: brendoman@brendoman.com IP: 12.22.188.15 URL: http://brendoman.com DATE: 01/16/2004 06:25:12 PM Oh man, Love Liza is at the top of my must see list. We should rent it next time I'm in town! Good list! Oh yeah, and even though I come off as a movie snob, I'm a sucker for Sliding Doors and a few other "smart" romantic comedies. ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Dare2Share STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: faith/ministry CATEGORY: faith/ministry DATE: 01/19/2004 09:35:46 AM ----- BODY: Friday and Saturday I was at Dare2Share with 8 students and 3 other adults. On Saturday afternoon the groups at the conference went all over the city collecting canned goods for City Union Mission. We went door-to-door in an Overland Park neighborhood asking for cans and then asking if we could share our faith. I was really nervous about this and a little unsure if it was even a good idea (does it just turn people off? does it really do any good?) But the approach they told us to use was really nonconfrontational and friendly. When people weren't interested, we just moved on. When people were interested, we were very brief and simple. Doing something that made us uncomfortable was a good growing experience. I'm proud of the kids; they were really brave and kind. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: annemarie EMAIL: am.bridges@earthlink.net IP: 68.119.254.173 URL: DATE: 02/26/2004 02:35:27 PM I was there too with my son. We won tickets from JoyFM...it was so awesome to be around teens that were so pumped up - and pumped up about GOD no less. We missed the sessions on Saturday morning where the teens filled in their books. (Could you email me the words to fill the book in please?) Im glad you all had a good time. Wasn't Chris Tomlin and Rachel Washington's performances great?? The mashing scared me, but at least all those kids were clean and sober!! ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Simpsons Christmas Village STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 01/20/2004 10:19:28 AM ----- BODY: If anyone is already shopping for next year's Christmas gift for me, here is an idea. Thanks to Anthony for pointing this out to me.
ps. Please don't really buy this for me. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: brendoman EMAIL: IP: 12.22.188.15 URL: http://brendoman.com DATE: 01/20/2004 10:24:39 AM As much as I love The Simpsons, I really think they are going overboard with the merchandising. It's insane.... ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: dan_acc@hotmail.com IP: 65.148.28.108 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 01/20/2004 10:30:35 AM They sold their soul to Butterfinger in season 2. And that was before the writing got really good. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Tim EMAIL: IP: 165.134.110.68 URL: DATE: 01/27/2004 06:22:55 AM mmm...Butterfinger ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Let the paranoia begin. STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 DATE: 01/20/2004 03:36:06 PM ----- BODY: www.reversespeech.com This site claims that all human speech contains secret subliminal messages when played in reverse. I did an experiment and found that it's true. When I say "Reverse Speech dot com" and play it backwards, it says, "Make loony famous." ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Mike Rowe Soft vs. Microsoft STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: computer/tech CATEGORY: computer/tech DATE: 01/21/2004 01:08:48 PM ----- BODY: "Since my name is Mike Rowe, I thought it would be funny to add 'soft' to the end of it," said Rowe, a 17-year-old computer geek and Grade 12 student in Victoria, British Columbia. Read more Microsoft doesn't think www.MikeRoweSoft.com sounds like a very good web site, so they're suing this kid. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 01/21/2004 03:17:43 PM Yea, i saw this and meatn to post about it. This is ridiculus! ----- -------- AUTHOR: sara TITLE: Quirks may give a car character, but this is ridiculous STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: family/personal CATEGORY: family/personal DATE: 01/22/2004 09:13:56 PM ----- BODY: Danny and I own a 1992 Honda Accord, which is a great car because (1) It rarely breaks down and (2) It was a gift, so we don't have to make payments. That said, it is a virtual anthology of oddities. Here are the top 5 quirks (we don't like to call them 'problems'). 1. The windows First, the back windows: One does not roll down at all, due to the fact that it costs over $200 to get it fixed and we already did that once. This window has the amusing habit of falling down as you are speeding down the highway, blasting either very cold or very hot air on your backseat passengers (usually our 2-year-old, Emma). The other does roll down, but refuses to go all the way up when you would like it to. These problems result in either Danny or myself putting our hands on both sides of the window and pulling up until there is almost no space between the window and the seal. Nothing's perfect. The front windows are okay, except in the winter-the driver's side window makes a horrible sound when you roll it down (a cross between a Ringwraith and one of the monkeys on the Wizard of Oz). This is also bearable, except at drive-thrus. Sorry McDonald's employees. 2. The sunroof When we first got this car, I was so excited that it had an electric sunroof. Until a few months later, when the sunroof cover went into its home and mysteriously never came out. Yes, that's right, we get to see the sun in all its glory (or lack thereof) through our open and our closed sunroof. 3. Soda in the backseat The car's previous owner apparently dueled with a can (or 2-Liter, possibly an entire soda fountain) of Coke, and lost. Three years and numerous cleanings later, we still find traces of the sticky stuff. 4. The cigarette lighter Since our car was made before CD players were standard, we own the only other option-a portable CD player that is powered by the cigarette lighter. (That, and our extensive collection of mixed tapes.) At some point, Danny thought he would 'enhance' the quality of our cigarette lighter-it now hangs out of the socket at a weird angle and you must be very careful to not bump it with your knees, or bye-bye CD. 5. The door handle A major inconvenience to our passengers, the plastic piece of our inside door handle has repeatedly broken, so that you have to carefully pull it just the right way to exit the car. A mistake leaves you with the handle in your hand, separate from the car itself (and a trip for the driver to open your door from the outside). ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Erin EMAIL: emacprov16_9@hotmail.com IP: 207.160.210.253 URL: DATE: 01/23/2004 04:49:24 PM Never fear! It's a great car! I mean any car that would make it to help me move in a college and become an offical Bearcat is definately a keeper! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: dan_acc@hotmail.com IP: 65.142.175.105 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 01/24/2004 02:15:11 PM A. I did not break the cigarette lighter B. Our next Honda: The Asimo ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: peter EMAIL: peter_hough@hotmail.com IP: 65.118.138.125 URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/pudgethecat/ DATE: 01/26/2004 04:04:58 PM i can't believe Danny broke the cigarette lighter. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: brendoman EMAIL: brendoman@brendoman.com IP: 12.22.188.15 URL: http://brendoman.com DATE: 01/27/2004 10:55:53 PM i dig your car, because it's basically a nicer version of mine. Except my door handle doesn't fall off. ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: The Passion of the Christ STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 01/23/2004 12:11:13 PM ----- BODY: I'm doing some research for an article about Mel Gibson's new film The Passion of the Christ. There are some questions about whether the pope really liked the movie or not. I can't find anything very official sounding that talks about Mel Gibson's cameo in the film. And I got an email forward that gave Paul Harvey's thoughts on the film, but in my research I found that those words were actually written by Keith Fournier. Maybe Paul Harvey read Fornier's review on the air and someone got the wrong idea. This just goes to show you, never get your info from email forwards ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: brendoman EMAIL: brendoman@brendoman.com IP: 12.22.188.15 URL: http://brendoman.com DATE: 01/23/2004 02:07:32 PM My thoughts on the film: Best of 2004. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: eddie EMAIL: x3c@safe-mail.net IP: 66.80.167.116 URL: http://weblogs.oxegen.us/oxegen/articles/658.aspx DATE: 02/23/2004 02:54:47 AM My thoughts: I am glad God choose a Catholic (not myself), but it just shows that He uses what He wants to, even if it's speaking through an ass. ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Meet Hippy Dave STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: family/personal CATEGORY: family/personal DATE: 01/23/2004 03:06:06 PM ----- BODY: I'd like to introduce you to a friend I've never met: Hippy Dave. He's one of the crew over at www.brendoman.com. I've added him to my link list (I should be adding the others soon.) I was just looking at his site and he and I have a lot of interests in common. If you like me, you may just like Dave. (If you don't like me, maybe this site will be more to your taste.) ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 01/23/2004 04:22:38 PM Woohoo!! I like to get mentioned!! :) So, what are our common interests? Just curious...i like to know how others are similar to me. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: IP: 216.89.162.91 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 01/23/2004 07:54:17 PM Waterdeep Cornerstone festival (I've never been, but it sounds cool) The Simpsons Henri Nouwen Michael Moore Ben Folds (Uncle Walter!) Jesus ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Best Blog Ever (note: this is not really the best blog ever) STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 01/24/2004 01:25:34 PM ----- BODY: VH1's Best Week Ever now has a blog, called (naturally) Best Week Ever Blog. So if you need entertainment news and you can't wait until the next episode of ET, then check it out. Also, you can post comments. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Icestorm STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: family/personal CATEGORY: family/personal DATE: 01/26/2004 04:54:01 PM ----- BODY:
Gerold, quick on the draw with his camera phone, caught this picture of Collin's car during the ice storm today. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 01/27/2004 11:32:29 AM ouch! I don't miss the cold winters, thats for sure (used to live outside of Chicago). ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Collins big brother EMAIL: cyoung@missourianonline.com IP: 65.117.211.59 URL: DATE: 01/28/2004 08:53:50 AM Hmmm their seem to be some differences in the scene mom painted me in my head and the photo. nice to know though. ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Linux modem STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: computer/tech CATEGORY: computer/tech DATE: 01/26/2004 05:21:42 PM ----- BODY:
I finally found a modem for my Linux computer (the cheap winmodem in my old PC didn't work). Apparently old-school serial port external modems work best with Linux. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Lord of the Rings Oscar nominations STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 01/27/2004 10:11:55 AM ----- BODY: LOTR nominations Art Direction, Costume Design, Directing, Film Editing' Makeup' , Music (Score), Music (Song), Best Picture, Sound, Visual Effects, Writing (Adapted Screenplay) The film gets no nominations for acting. I'm not sure who I would have wanted to get nominated; maybe Sean Astin for supporting actor or Viggo. I think they deserve the award for adapted screenplay. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: The Razzies STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 01/27/2004 10:16:02 AM ----- BODY: When you're done reading about the Oscar nominations, check out the Razzie nominations. The Razzie is awarded to the years worst films. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: What I've been doing at work STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: faith/ministry CATEGORY: faith/ministry DATE: 01/28/2004 10:50:43 AM ----- BODY: It's been a fun couple of weeks here at Adrian Christian Church. Last Wednesday I spoke to a bunch of jr. high and high school kids at Youth Alive. If you want to read what I said, click here. I'm working on some static content for this site, like sermons, photo gallery, 'about me' page, but I'm still learning how to use Movable Type. At the last church board meeting I presented the idea of a church website. I told them that within a few months I should be able to put something together that would be worthwhile. If you come across any church websites that you think are well done, email me the URL and tell me what you like about it. I'm also working on my 3-week sermon series based on the Lord of the Rings. It starts on February 8. Yesterday I spent my afternoon watching the first disc of the Fellowship DVD. I'm also reading a couple of books that explore the spiritual themes of the Tolkien trilogy. So I'm having a good time at work. I hope you are, too. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Jared EMAIL: jigga_what@jigga_who.com IP: 68.86.62.237 URL: http://www.bunkface.com DATE: 01/29/2004 12:20:32 AM At the beauty salon this week, the lady that did my nails talked to me the whole time about all the Biblical themes in LOTR. She mentioned Jacob and lots of old testament people. When I insisted that "Win A Date With Tad Hamilton" is a re-telling of the Ruth/Boaz story, she cut off my fingers. I deserved it. ----- -------- AUTHOR: sara TITLE: Rock Star Cameos STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 DATE: 01/29/2004 09:06:52 PM ----- BODY: 1. Dave Pirner (of Soul Asylum) in Reality Bites He is sitting on a couch behind Janeane Garafalo as she informs us that her parents "pee with the door open." He then mumbles something incoherent. 2. George Clinton (of George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars) in PCU After a trip to find beer and an unfortunate incident with an old woman and Pampers, Gutter cannot find a way back to campus; George shows up in the nick of time and gives him a ride on the tour bus. 3. Elvis Costello (of Elvis Costello and the Attractions and just Elvis Costello) in 200 Cigarettes A subplot of this movie is one character's obsession with Elvis C.; he actually shows up at her party (as demonstrated in Polaroids), but she is "indisposed" and doesn't get to see him. There are also rumors that he walks between Courtney Love and Paul Rudd (recently Phoebe's boyfriend on Friends, not that I watch that show) in one scene. I need to watch again to see if this is true. 4. Eddie Vedder (of Pearl Jam) in Singles You will find him sitting in a restaurant booth near the end of the film, playing the never-ending role of deep, introverted rocker. This movie also features cameos from the rest of the band, and performances by Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. Eddie's 'State of Love and Trust' and 'Breath' are on the soundtrack and can't be found anywhere else. 5. Alice Cooper in Wayne's World Wayne and Garth get backstage passes to see the band; after passing hordes of groupies they arrive to take part in this conversation: Wayne Campbell: So, do you come to Milwaukee often? Alice Cooper: Well, I'm a regular visitor here, but Milwaukee has certainly had its share of visitors. The French missionaries and explorers began visiting here in the late 16th century. Pete (band member): Hey, isn't "Milwaukee" an Indian name? Alice Cooper: Yes, Pete, it is. In fact, it's pronounced "mill-e-wah-que" which is Algonquin for "the good land." Wayne Campbell: I was not aware of that. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: brendoman EMAIL: IP: 12.22.188.15 URL: http://brendoman.com DATE: 01/29/2004 10:18:28 PM Excellent list. I'm a big Cameron Crowe fan, so Singles is way up there on my list. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: brendoman EMAIL: IP: 12.22.188.15 URL: http://brendoman.com DATE: 01/29/2004 10:19:20 PM Oh dude. I would give an honorable mention to Bruce Springsteen in High Fidelity. That was a great cameo. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Tim EMAIL: IP: 165.134.110.11 URL: DATE: 02/03/2004 06:56:55 PM Don't forget about Marky Mark in, well, all those movies he did. -Tim ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Free virus protection STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: computer/tech CATEGORY: computer/tech DATE: 01/30/2004 02:57:13 PM ----- BODY: I've been updating the computers here at the office and installing AVG Free Anti-virus on the computers that only had expired Norton software. I recommend this software highly. The virus database is updated constantly and it's free to get the program and always free to download the updates. Grisoft, the company who provides this service, deserves recognition for doing something to make the net safer (compare to Microsoft, which habitually releases vulnerable programs). So use AVG Free, and when you do want to buy some software, keep Grisoft in mind. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: LotR: Movies vs. Books STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 01/31/2004 03:34:15 PM ----- BODY: If you both bored and geeky, check out this list of differences between the Tolkien's books and Jackson's movies: The Nit Picker's Guide to the Lord of the Rings ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Groundhog Day STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 02/03/2004 10:43:07 AM ----- BODY: Phil: Come on, all the long distance lines are down? What about satellite? Is it snowing in space? Don't you keep open a line for emergencies or for celebrities? I'm both. I'm a celebrity in an emergency.
Rita: Have you ever had déjà-vu? Phil: Didn't you just ask me that?
Phil: This is pitiful. A thousand people freezing their butts off, waiting to worship a rat. You know, Groundhog Day used to mean something in this town. They used to pull the hog out and they used to *eat* it. You're hypocrites. All a ya.
Last night Sara and I watched Groundhog Day. It's such a fun movie, and it's definitely more fun if you watch it on February 2. Harold Ramis, the writer and director, is awesome. We wrote Animal House, Caddyshack, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Analyze This and more. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Tim EMAIL: IP: 165.134.110.11 URL: DATE: 02/03/2004 07:03:58 PM This isn't verbatim, but is one of my favorite parts. Rita: What do you toast to? Phil: I usually say a little prayer for world peace. - 8 seconds of silence as Phil stares forward - Phil: Amen. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 199.184.238.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 02/03/2004 10:34:14 PM I played soccer with the kid who fell out of the tree! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: dan_acc@hotmail.com IP: 65.148.29.128 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 02/04/2004 09:06:51 AM For real? ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 199.184.238.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 02/04/2004 09:26:27 AM yea, hiw name his shawn chaibat (i probably spelled it wrong. he was on my traveling soccer team. He was also really involved with gymnastics, which is how he landed the gig. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: dan_acc@hotmail.com IP: 65.148.29.128 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 02/04/2004 11:08:55 AM Cool. My friend Tim's mom dated Scott Bakula's brother. I think. ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Fun games STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: computer/tech CATEGORY: computer/tech DATE: 02/03/2004 02:41:02 PM ----- BODY: I downloaded Conquest, a Risk clone, for my Pocket PC and it's a great time killer. If you're looking for some cool games for Windows, Pocket PC or Palm OS, check this site out. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Peter Jackson cameo in the Two Towers STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 DATE: 02/03/2004 04:48:16 PM ----- BODY:
Peter Jackson cameo
I was capturing some clips from the Two Towers (for this Sunday's message at church) and I noticed that this soldier looks a lot like Peter Jackson. This is from the battle of Helm's Deep, just as the door is being smashed. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: brendoman EMAIL: brendoman@brendoman.com IP: 12.22.188.12 URL: http://brendoman.com DATE: 02/03/2004 05:21:45 PM Yeah, that's him. He actually has two cameos. In the scene were Saruman is giving a group of wildmen a pep talk before they start sacking Rohan, Jackson plays one of the Wild Men that react to Saruman's speech. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Francis EMAIL: forwax@hotmail.com IP: 66.131.241.227 URL: DATE: 02/29/2004 10:56:42 PM Sorry but he have 3 cameo then, in the fellowship of the ring he appear just when the hobbit enter the city of Bree ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Bin Laden and the election STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 02/04/2004 11:26:09 AM ----- BODY: An election forecast: We'll get bin Laden=The Hill.com= If this turns out to be true, how will it affect the election in November? Will people be more likely to vote for Bush if bin Laden is caputured on his watch? ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Snow STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 02/05/2004 04:23:09 PM ----- BODY: I think about 6 inches of snow must have fallen here today. And we just bought a 4-wheel-drive Isuzu Trooper last weekend. How's that for good timing? ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: sara TITLE: Best Break-Up Songs STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 02/05/2004 10:16:27 PM ----- BODY: Every once in a while, it's good to remember the "emotional train wreck" days: belting out lyrics that seem to have captured the exact moment your heart was broken. Songs in this category often top my "Favorite Songs of All Time" list, even though I'm married and there's no chance of returning to break-up land. I can pretend, can't I? 5. Jeff Buckley The Last Goodbye My brother and I love this song. Buckley's voice was beautiful (he died in 1997) and the song's orchestral sound really captures the "I can't believe it's over" sentiment. Favorite lyric: "This is our last embrace/Must I dream and always see your face/Why can't we overcome this wall/Well, maybe it's just because I didn't know you at all" 4. The Cure Pictures of You Okay, so this is pretty obvious, but how could I leave it out? Robert Smith is the break-up king. Favorite lyric: "If only I'd thought of the right words/I could have held on to your heart/If only I'd thought of the right words/I wouldn't be breaking apart/All my pictures of you" 3. Love Spit Love Am I Wrong I used to play this song in my free spots when I was a DJ at KTRM. One version of this song is featured on the Angus soundtrack, with my friend Julie's high school marching band accompanying. Favorite lyric: "There's too much/that I keep to myself/and I turn my back on my faith/it's like glass/when we break/I wish no one in my place" 2. Pearl Jam Black Oh, Eddie, how many tears have I shed listening to your songs?? Favorite lyric: "I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star/In somebody else's sky, but why/Why, why can't it be, why can't it be mine" 1. The Psychedelic Furs Ghost in You I have the Counting Crows cover on CD--until a month ago, I thought the song was theirs. This site shows that I really should have known more about the song, and the band (given my fascination with Pretty in Pink and the aforementioned Love Spit Love). Favorite lyric: "A man in my shoes runs a light/All the papers lie tonight/but falling over you/is the news of the day" ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Jared EMAIL: hotmale@hotmail.com IP: 68.86.62.237 URL: http://geocites.com/bunkface DATE: 02/06/2004 02:50:13 AM Sara, what a great post! I love break up songs, and I think everybody does somewhere deep inside them. You inspired me to go through my collection and pick out my favorites, under strict rules. There are the "I hate you" type and the "i still want you back" type. I never related much to the hate, so all my songs are more depressing than angry. And on top of that, they're the kind where you don't even have to be listening to know what the words are saying. Mmmmmm... moody. I'm gonna make a post out of this on my site, so I'll just list the songs here and go into more detail there. 5. Don't Go Away - Oasis 4. Guess I'm Doing Fine - Beck 3. A Lack Of Color - Death Cab For Cutie 2. Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor 1. At This Moment - Billy Vera "At This Moment" also happens to be my pick for best song of all time. Definitely the best thing to come out of Family Ties (even better than Justine Bateman!). ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: sara EMAIL: IP: 65.148.29.119 URL: DATE: 02/06/2004 01:33:36 PM Jared, Thanks for the vote of confidence. "Nothing Compares 2 U" almost made my cut, as did Burt Bacharach's "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" I think most of my favorites are in the "depressed" rather than "angry" category as well. Good luck on your list! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 02/06/2004 02:06:44 PM angry song: Give me my money back - Ben Folds Five ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: mike EMAIL: IP: 24.94.147.134 URL: DATE: 02/06/2004 03:06:22 PM what about "don't turn around" by ace of base. eh? eh? ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: dan_acc@hotmail.com IP: 65.148.28.151 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 02/06/2004 03:39:59 PM They Might Be Giants: Lucky Ball and Chain Pet Name ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: hikikimori harry EMAIL: IP: 202.163.241.24 URL: DATE: 03/13/2004 12:34:37 PM ah yes jeff buckley's last goodbye :( talk about elegiac sadness and finality. leaving song by stephen speaks (she likes the band so it doubly gives me a pang) ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: EMAIL: IP: 67.35.41.46 URL: DATE: 04/25/2004 11:40:53 PM Niki's Top 20 Break-Up Songs: (not necessarily in order) 1. Bonnie Raitt-I Can't Make You Love Me 2. Roxette-It Must Have Been Love 3. Mariah Carey- Breakdown 4. Lauryn Hill- Ex Factor 5. Ben Folds Five- Song for the Dumped 6. Go West- King Wishful Thinking 7. Alanis Morissette- You Oughta Know 8. Garbage- Cup of Coffee 9. Sarah McClachlan- Do What You Have to Do 10. Mya- Case of the ex 11. Green Day- Good Riddance 12. Madonna- You'll See 13. No Doubt- Don't Speak 14. The Beatles- For No One 15. Journey- Seperate Ways 16. Janis Joplin- Take Another Little Piece of my Heart 17. Eels- It's a Mother fucker 18. The Tonic- You Wanted More 19. Chris Isaak- Somebody's Crying 20. Mariah Carey- Crybaby ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Alan EMAIL: cannifab@tcd.ie IP: 159.134.180.189 URL: DATE: 05/15/2004 12:15:06 PM I'm going to go with one of the angry ones, oasis - married with children. Fav lyric "your musics shite, it keeps me up all night, up all night" spot on in my experiance. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: mackenzie EMAIL: kenzie426@netscape.net IP: 68.117.47.105 URL: DATE: 05/15/2004 07:27:14 PM Country Dixie chicks "Hello Mr. Heartache" Terri Clark "I've got better things to do" Keith Urban "You'll think of me" Not Country Simple plan "You don't mean anything" Greenwheel "Breathe" The darkness "love is only a feeling" Reel big fish "suckers" J. Geils band "Love stinks" The Verve pipe "gotta move on" ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: E EMAIL: eze@onix.com IP: 68.84.229.208 URL: DATE: 06/07/2004 11:02:00 PM 1 - The Long Goodbye - Brooks & Dunn 2 - Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon 3 - Hey Mister - Chad Brock 4 - I'm All Out of Love - Air Supply 5 - You've Lost That Loving Feeling - Righteous Brothers (corney but accurate in this case) Bitter Songs (i am not there yet) 1 - Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks 2 - I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor 3 - Love Stinks - J Geils Band 4 - Bitches Ain't Shit - Dr. Dre ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: jes EMAIL: talulah777@yahoo.com IP: 68.60.211.241 URL: DATE: 06/08/2004 10:48:32 PM "grace is gone" - dmb (it's 2 am, i'm drunk again, it's heavy on my mind/i could never love again so much as i loved you) "ain't no sunshine" - ben withers (ain't no sunshine when she's gone, it's not warm when she's away...) "tangarine" - led zeppelin (thinking how it used to be, does she still remember times like these, to think of us again, and i do...) "sorry i am" - ani difranco (sorry i didn't sound more excited on the phone, sorry that after all these years, i've left you feeling unrequited and alone, i left you with tears/guess i never loved you quite as well, as you may have loved me, guess i'll never really be able to tell yuo how sorry...i am) "i hope you dance" - leann womack (when you have the chance to sit it out or dance, i hope you dance) "i hate you so much right now" - kelis (...self explainitory) "never there" - cake (...but when i need you, baby, you're never there/first you say you're too busy, i wonder if you even miss me) ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: jes EMAIL: talulah777@yahoo.com IP: 68.60.211.241 URL: DATE: 06/08/2004 10:48:45 PM "grace is gone" - dmb (it's 2 am, i'm drunk again, it's heavy on my mind/i could never love again so much as i loved you) "ain't no sunshine" - ben withers (ain't no sunshine when she's gone, it's not warm when she's away...) "tangarine" - led zeppelin (thinking how it used to be, does she still remember times like these, to think of us again, and i do...) "sorry i am" - ani difranco (sorry i didn't sound more excited on the phone, sorry that after all these years, i've left you feeling unrequited and alone, i left you with tears/guess i never loved you quite as well, as you may have loved me, guess i'll never really be able to tell yuo how sorry...i am) "i hope you dance" - leann womack (when you have the chance to sit it out or dance, i hope you dance) "i hate you so much right now" - kelis (...self explainitory) "never there" - cake (...but when i need you, baby, you're never there/first you say you're too busy, i wonder if you even miss me) ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: jake EMAIL: IP: 12.175.5.18 URL: DATE: 06/21/2004 11:50:50 PM eamon-fuck it (i don't want you back) That is the best break up song ever written...every word and every verse say so much! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Ann EMAIL: IP: 66.143.138.40 URL: DATE: 06/27/2004 11:23:04 PM ok here are my top break up songs in no particular order: 1. Mariah Carey- Always Be My Baby 2. Goodbye to You- Michelle Branch 3. Say Goodbye- Madonna 4. Don't- Jewel ( not one of her more well known ones) 5. Wild Horses- The Sundays 6. I Will Remember You- Sarah Mclachlan 7. Yesterday- The Beatles 8. Wonderwall- Oasis 9. Burn- Usher 10. Blood on the Ground- Incubus 11. Miss You- Incubus ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: peter EMAIL: plener@earthlink.net IP: 4.237.212.243 URL: DATE: 07/08/2004 09:12:01 AM George Jones--he stopped loving her today ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: jackie EMAIL: daticklemister@netscape.net IP: 24.4.9.156 URL: DATE: 07/21/2004 04:03:31 PM my x and i just decided to 4get about eachother and basically throw away our friendship and nething we ever had. these are some songs i've been listenin 2 lately: miss you, happy ending- avril lavigne don't speak- no doubt(makes me cry everytime- describes my situation close 2 perfect) burn- usher losin control-rooney my immortal- evanessence if your gone, last beautiful girl- matchbox 20 blurry- puddle of mud you said goodbye- hoku everytime- Britney spears mad world- gary jules...i think hows it gunna be- i 4get youth of the nation- p.o.d (not a break-up song but depressing) dnt wanna try- frankie j so yesterday- hilary duff (lol i dunno for sum reason i just relate) movies- Alien Antfarm swing swing- all american rejects i hate everything about u- 3 days grace bang bang- nancy sinatra ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: EMAIL: IP: 68.95.88.137 URL: DATE: 07/27/2004 04:10:15 PM Why waste your time being sad? You don't need these losers! Try something like: Goodbye to You- Scandal Don't Come Around Here No More-Tom Petty Stronger-Britney Spears You Oughta Know-Alanis Morrisette Call Tyrone-Erykah Badu Come on, people! Chin(s) up! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: liedieya EMAIL: misslied@yahoo.com IP: 218.111.153.18 URL: DATE: 12/06/2004 10:51:09 PM mine will be :- 1. linger - the cranberries 2. again - janet jackson 3. with or with out you - U2 4. gone - nsync 5. yesterday - the bettles until now, everytime i listened to "linger" i will definately remember the sweet and sorrow memories ive gone through with my ex. :) ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Sponge Emma Stinky Pants STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: family/personal CATEGORY: family/personal DATE: 02/06/2004 01:54:59 PM ----- BODY: For the last three days Emma has insisted that we call her "Spongebob," which she pronounces "P-Bob." She constantly checks us on this. "Whose chair is this?" "Who's holding P-Bob's fork?" "Who pooped in P-Bob's pants?" If you slip and call her Emma she says, "No! Not that name!" This was funny for the first few hours, but now . . . well, it's still funny. We're no longer mommy and daddy, or even Sara and Danny, now she calls us "P-Bob's mom" and "P-Bob's dad." I thought she would forget about this after the first day, but this may be a long term thing. I guess she could have picked worse cartoon characters to immitate. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: mike EMAIL: lylelovett@hotmail.com IP: 24.94.147.134 URL: DATE: 02/06/2004 03:05:08 PM tell her that p-bob's uncle says hi ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Emma EMAIL: Emmaisstinky@hotmail.com IP: 202.134.32.90 URL: DATE: 05/13/2004 08:06:49 PM Wonderful website ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Cow toupee STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 02/06/2004 03:05:18 PM ----- BODY: COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Three livestock exhibitors at last year's Ohio State Fair have been disqualified for allegedly outfitting their Holstein cows with hairpieces. State Fair inspectors said the three glued or painted hair from another part of the animal or from another animal to create straighter backs on the cows and enhance their appearance in the show ring. Read more: State Fair Has A Cow About Bovine Hairpieces ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Sponge Emma Stinky Pants Part 2 STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: faith/ministry CATEGORY: faith/ministry DATE: 02/07/2004 09:28:41 AM ----- BODY: Click here to hear Emma. [MP3 77KB] I recorded this at dinner last night using my PDA's microphone. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Erin EMAIL: emacprov16_9@hotmail.com IP: 207.160.210.253 URL: DATE: 02/10/2004 12:17:41 AM It's good to hear that P-Bob and her parents are doing well! Great sound clip-loads of laughs for the 5th floor girls here in Dieterich here at Northwest! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: gringo EMAIL: whoisgringo@yahoo.com IP: 209.206.211.179 URL: http://www.whoisgringo.com DATE: 02/11/2004 11:33:28 PM awwwwwwwww!!!!! ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Free web browser STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: computer/tech CATEGORY: computer/tech DATE: 02/09/2004 03:29:34 PM ----- BODY: Get FirefoxI've been looking forward to this. Mozilla Firebird has released version 0.8. They've also changed the name, so now the best browser on the web is called Firefox. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: states I've visited STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: family/personal CATEGORY: family/personal DATE: 02/09/2004 04:15:12 PM ----- BODY:
create your own visited states map ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: mike EMAIL: IP: 24.94.147.134 URL: DATE: 02/09/2004 09:26:21 PM na ner na ner boo boo create your own visited states map or write about it on the open travel guide ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: dan_acc@hotmail.com IP: 65.145.41.20 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 02/10/2004 03:25:07 PM apparently that site is down now, so we can't load any of those images. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: dan_acc@hotmail.com IP: 65.145.41.20 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 02/10/2004 03:43:49 PM Ok, I guess it's working now. Mike, you have seen a lot more states than I have, especially on the eastern seaboard. In the west we're tied (I have been to Wyoming, but I forgot to check it). ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: mike EMAIL: IP: 24.94.147.134 URL: DATE: 02/10/2004 11:42:34 PM i went up the east coast with chorus last spring break. and i'll see the pacific northwest on friends tour this coming may, the lord willing ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Book report STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: family/personal CATEGORY: family/personal DATE: 02/11/2004 09:25:41 AM ----- BODY: After I finished The Age of Spiritual Machines I read an Ann Lamott book that Sara had from the library, Traveling Mercies. I enjoyed it. She's not your typical Christian author. The book was made up of essays that she wrote for Salon Magazine. She has a very honest look at life and faith. Now I'm reading Stephen Hawking's Illustrated Theory of Everything. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Virtual Keyboard STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 DATE: 02/11/2004 07:31:15 PM ----- BODY:
Check out this PDA keyboard. It's projected by laser onto any flat surface and it uses IR to calculate what key you're pushing. It's for sale here for $100. George Jetson, eat your heart out. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Musical Computers STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: computer/tech CATEGORY: computer/tech DATE: 02/12/2004 02:50:33 PM ----- BODY:
I did some rearranging here in the office today. I added this Linksys wi-fi adapter to a computer Paul brought in and moved my computer to my office. I couldn't believe how smoothly everything went. Brendan and I spent weeks this summer trying to set up a network with some crappy Belkin 802.11b PCI cards. This USB adapter from Linksys was connected about 5 minutes after I opened the box. I was a little annoyed that when I ran windows update on the new computer, it gave me no less than five pop-up ads. Why do I have to look at ads to get security fixes? As soon as the update was done, I closed MS Internet Explorer and went back to Firefox. Now I've got the new computer sharing the internet connection with the other computers in the building and I can work in the quiet of my own little office. Huzzah! ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: brendoman EMAIL: brendoman@brendoman.com IP: 12.22.188.12 URL: http://brendoman.com DATE: 02/13/2004 01:36:03 PM That's really cool. yeah, if you're networking desktops USB is definitely the way to go. Now if you could just get DSL and a hub in there.... ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: dan_acc@hotmail.com IP: 65.148.28.197 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 02/13/2004 04:50:57 PM Mmmm . . DSL. I don't expect broadband to reach Adrian any time in the near future, though it would be so nice. My stupid (but affordable) dial-up access was messing up a few minutes ago. But the wi-fi network is still running great. ----- -------- AUTHOR: sara TITLE: Isn't that the guy from... STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 DATE: 02/12/2004 08:35:56 PM ----- BODY: He's been in over 50 movies, but rarely as the lead. He's good friends with John Cusack, who I am moderately obsessed with. (It's a tie between him and Jon Stewart). Here are my favorite Jeremy Piven-featuring films. 5. Very Bad Things Okay, so I probably shouldn't like this movie. It involves a bachelor party gone wrong, a cover-up and other not-so-funny themes, yet this movie makes me laugh. I am truly a sick individual. 4. Grosse Pointe Blank In this movie, Piven plays Paul, a pot-smoking real estate agent who is reunited with Martin (John Cusack), a hit man returning for his high school reunion. Favorite line: Martin: Debi's house. Paul: Kinda crept up on you, didn't it? Martin: No, you drove us here. Paul: [pause] Yep. 3. PCU Finally, a lead role (in an overlooked college movie about political correctness at its worst). Piven plays Droz, the leader of students who live in 'The Pit'. Favorite line (which is oft-quoted at our house): Droz: What's this? You're wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see? Don't be that guy. 2. Cupid I'm bending the rules a bit; this is not a movie. Cupid was on for one season (ABC), and its cancellation rates right up there with My So-Called Life's on the "I can't believe they cancelled this show; if only the WB was around back then" list. Piven played a possible mental case who believed he was Cupid. 1. Say Anything In one of the greatest movies of all time (completely uncontested), Piven plays Lloyd Dobler's (John Cusack's) friend Mark. Favorite line: Mike: I don't know you very well, you know, but I wanted to ask you - how'd you get Diane Court to go out with you? Lloyd Dobler: I called her up. Mike: But how come it worked? I mean, like, what are you? Lloyd Dobler: I'm Lloyd Dobler. Mike: This is great. This gives me hope. Thanks. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Tim EMAIL: IP: 165.134.110.14 URL: DATE: 02/15/2004 04:53:38 PM I'm surprised no one has commented on this post, seeing as how RIGHT YOU ARE! Grosse Pointe Blank and PCU are two of my favorite movies, and he's a critical component of both. That whole Debbie Newberry exchange is one of the funniest parts of the movie. Cheers! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Jared EMAIL: tenBillionMillion@carats.com IP: 68.86.62.237 URL: DATE: 02/16/2004 01:43:17 AM I can't believe Very Bad Things is number five. You ARE a bad person, or just have bad taste. OH! I think the reason he's in so many Cusack movies is because they used to be roommates. I might be wrong on that, but I think it's true. Also, his mom is Joan Cusack, but I might just be making that up. Yep, I am. I just checked. ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Happy Friday the 13th STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: 0 ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 02/13/2004 04:48:36 PM ----- BODY: Take triskaidekaphobia, or fear of 13s, and combine it with a Friday, a generally well-regarded day of the week, and you get Paraskevidekatriaphobics, a deep fear of Friday the 13th. (Fear of splatter films of the same name is Jasonvoorhephobia.)

It's Friday the 13th, but not to worry ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: the urchin STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: family/personal CATEGORY: family/personal DATE: 02/13/2004 08:48:19 PM ----- BODY:

Emma and I were playing computer games at nickjr.com and looking at digital photos when we found this cute one. She still wants to be called P-bob, and now Sara and I are Dora and Boots. Sara has been sick for the last 24 hours, but at least she's not as bad as Brendan. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: mike EMAIL: IP: 24.94.147.134 URL: DATE: 02/16/2004 12:16:32 AM what a cute kid you have. put up more pictures, or just e-mail them to me. that picture makes me miss all you guys. can't wait to see you ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Wanna play doctor? STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 02/14/2004 12:04:50 PM ----- BODY: Click here to perform a virtual knee surgery. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Erin EMAIL: emacprov16_9@hotmail.com IP: 207.160.210.253 URL: DATE: 02/15/2004 11:32:46 PM For those of us who have actually had knee surgery this was a less than fun game. I tried it and thought it was highly educational until the cutting part and then I thought I might lose my lunch! Hope everything is going ok in the big A! ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Tuesday is my Monday STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: faith/ministry CATEGORY: faith/ministry DATE: 02/17/2004 02:43:49 PM ----- BODY: Since Monday is my day off, Tuesday is the day when I come into the office, catch up on blogreading and email, watch the latest Strongbad email, and start thinking about getting down to business. I've got one more sermon in my Lord of the Rings series. I think it's gone well so far. Maybe when I'm finished I'll post my manuscripts. After Sunday I'll start work on the church web site. This will probably take several weeks, but I'm excited about getting started. Brendan recommended that I use PostNuke, or something like it to organize and update the site. We haven't bothered with a church website up to this point because we don't want something that will just set there and never get updated or used. Thanks to Brendan's help with this Movable Type blog, I'm starting to feel up to the challenge. Also, I've been enjoying the political discussions over at Brendoman.Com, especially between Gringo and Roland. It's been pretty educational for me. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: The Holy Observer STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: faith/ministry CATEGORY: faith/ministry DATE: 02/18/2004 03:00:39 PM ----- BODY: If you like satire like The Onion, but think the Christian sub-culture should be made fun of, too, then you might enjoy reading The Holy Observer. I especially like last month's Guide to Christian Capitalization. If you are either a) easily offended, or b) a big fan of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, then you may want to steer clear of The Holy Observer. (Thanks to Matt S. for the link.) ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 02/18/2004 06:57:54 PM Try this one too: a href="http://www.landoverbaptist.org/">Landover Baptist ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 02/18/2004 07:00:36 PM Oops, missed typed it: Landover Baptist ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: dan_acc@hotmail.com IP: 65.148.28.178 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 02/18/2004 07:10:22 PM that one is pretty funny, though not very subtle. ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Emma tells a story STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: family/personal CATEGORY: family/personal DATE: 02/19/2004 09:56:00 AM ----- BODY: Story.mp3 Here's a story Emma told me yesterday. I wonder if Tolstoy was this creative when he was 2. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: MeMe EMAIL: PsJsWilli@aol.com IP: 152.163.252.68 URL: DATE: 02/19/2004 05:20:51 PM Tell Emma (PBob) I loved her story. Couldn't quite understand the 2nd sentence but did everything else. Got Emma's pictures today. Loved them and will distribute when I can. What a little model! Haven't got Joe to use the computer yet but I will soon. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: IP: 65.148.28.20 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 02/19/2004 06:52:14 PM I'll translate: Once upon a time there was a little kitty-cat. She opened a package. There was a teddy bear in it. Who told a story? Emma. No, a flea told it. ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: A poem STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: culture/news CATEGORY: culture/news DATE: 02/19/2004 10:32:39 AM ----- BODY: All that is gold does not glitter, not all who wander are lost, the old that are strong do not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring, renewed shall be blade that is broken, the crownless again shall be king. -Bilbo Baggins ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: sara TITLE: Books on my shelf that I will never read (again) STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 DATE: 02/19/2004 10:44:34 PM ----- BODY: 5. How Stella Got Her Groove Back    Terry McMillan I think I read this in high school. It's a trashy paperback involving an older woman and her sexual escapades with a much younger man. Why I read this in high school I have no idea-although I do vaguely remember being the younger woman in one relationship. (There was much less pornography, I'll tell you that). My advice--forget that the book and the movie even exist. 4. Jane Eyre    Charlotte Bronte Now before you go ballistic on me, hear me out. I can't stand period pieces, they are not my style. Nevertheless, at the urge of some female friends, I gave this book a chance, not once, but twice. Let's just say if I were the main character, Jane Eyre would be about 200 pages shorter. I'm not very good at being 'proper'. 3. Invisible Cities    Italo Calvino This book was required reading in the same 'Intro to the Novel' class as Jane Eyre. The premise--a long and very confusing conversation between Kublai Khan and Marco Polo. Enough said. 2. Me? Obey Him?    Elizabeth Rice Handford I was given this book as a Christmas present by someone who had never read it. I really appreciated the thought, but somehow, I don't think this book is for me. Maybe it has something to do with these words in the foreword, written by the author's husband: "The author works hard from morning until late at night to carry out her duties as wife, mother, author, Sunday school teacher, choir member, and counselor to many women on every kind of subject…I have seen strong-willed, nagging wives changed into sweet, submissive mates after counseling with the author." (This guy would hate to be married to me.) Or maybe it has something to do with the cover. 1. The Order of Things    Barbara Ann Kipfer This was one of Danny's impulse buys from the Truman bookstore. It is 376 pages of lists, from the 6 types of accounting to the 10 types of beer measurements. Care to drink a firkin (9.8 gallons), anyone? How about a hogshead (63 gallons)? ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 02/20/2004 10:13:35 AM "Me? Obey Him? Elizabeth Rice Handford" That book sounds evil! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: peter EMAIL: peter_hough@hotmail.com IP: 65.118.138.125 URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/pudgethecat/ DATE: 02/20/2004 04:32:22 PM Stephanie loves Jane Eyre. we read through it once together, which was fun. i didn't like the ending, though. please tell me Danny is not the one who gave you Me? Obey Him? ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: sara EMAIL: IP: 65.148.28.164 URL: DATE: 02/21/2004 05:56:42 PM peter, stephanie actually has a copy of that book, too. The same person gave it to both of us. You should ask her about it. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: dan_acc@hotmail.com IP: 65.148.29.29 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 02/21/2004 07:49:28 PM That must mean that Stephanie obeys you (Peter) as well as Sara obeys me. That Order of Things book is interesting. Really. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Cole EMAIL: cyoung@missourianonline.com IP: 65.117.211.59 URL: http://www.missourianonline.com DATE: 02/22/2004 10:10:16 PM Hey, i think ive read the Order of Things. If you enjoyed that book i would reccomend a personal fave... "Why do shoes squeak? and other questions you've wondered about." ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: Self-tuning guitar STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: computer/tech CATEGORY: computer/tech DATE: 02/20/2004 03:30:49 PM ----- BODY: If you're both tone-deaf and incredibly lazy, you can now get a self-tuning guitar. Actually, now that I've read a little more about it, they look pretty useful. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: It is finished! STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: family/personal CATEGORY: family/personal DATE: 02/23/2004 01:32:03 PM ----- BODY: I'm finally done preaching. All the preparation and then 3 sermon deliveries per Sunday really wears me out. Today is my day off and when I go back to work I plan on really getting started with the church web site, which I'll be developing with PostNuke, a free content management system (CMS). ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: New section STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: faith/ministry CATEGORY: faith/ministry DATE: 02/24/2004 02:55:57 PM ----- BODY: I've added a new section to the Cabin: "Stuff I Wrote." The link is on your left, just below the "About me" link. I posted my Lord of the Rings sermons and there's also another message from a few weeks ago. Let me know what you think. ----- EXTENDED BODY: ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 199.184.238.3 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 02/24/2004 08:01:36 PM Looks pretty cool. I haven't had much of a chance to read them, but I skimmed the religion sermon. i liked it! ----- -------- AUTHOR: Dan TITLE: The Passion of the Christ STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 2 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW PINGS: 1 PRIMARY CATEGORY: faith/ministry CATEGORY: faith/ministry DATE: 02/26/2004 10:32:48 AM ----- BODY:
I saw the Passion of the Christ last night. This will contain some spoilers and my opinion, so if you're like me and you prefer to form your own opinion before reading other people's, then stop reading now and see the movie. This post will still be here when you get back. ----- EXTENDED BODY: Warning: spoilers I thought the film was good. I didn't leave in tears. It wasn't a life-changing event. I doubt it will bring droves of people to faith in Jesus, as many Evangelical leaders have predicted. It was a movie. But it was a pretty good movie. Yes, it was violent, a few moments in the film really made me squirm. It was scary at times. There were some real villains, and there were some truly compassionate characters, too. My favorite part of the movie is the way so many of the supporting characters were developed. The regret and madness of Judas, Peter's rash defense then denial of Jesus, Mary's undying compassion, Mary Magdelene's grace-enduced devotion, Pilate's practical take on things. Even a very minor character like Barabbas, the criminal who was released, gets interesting character moments. Barabbas is wildly surprised and excited to be released, but as he turns to leave he stops for just an instant and looks at Jesus. The smile fades from his face and you think he might be contemplating the fact that this innocent man is taking his place. It's very subtle, and then the moment is over and Barabbas runs out into the crowd cheering for himself. I like how Gibson handles little moments like that. Many people are concerned that this film might be anti-semitic. I don't think those concerns should be lightly dismissed. Here's what I noticed: There are some villains, a few compassionate characters, and a host of people who were just trying to make sense of it all and decide how to react. And all three groups contain both Jews and Romans. Caiaphas, the high priest, seems to think about nothing but power and preserving his religion. And many of the Roman soldiers are relentless and cruel. Even Caiaphas can't stomach watching the whole flogging, but these sadistic soldiers are having a great time. There are Jewish characters who are sympathetic toward Jesus: Simon, who carries his cross, the woman who brings him some water, Mary and the other Mary. Pilate's wife could also fall into this group. But just about everyone else, Jew or Gentile, is torn between loving and dismissing Jesus. Peter, Judas, Pilate, some of the Jewish leaders, Herod, Barabbas, a few of the soldiers and most of the people in the crowds. I would place myself in this third group. I don't really think the film cast the Jewish race as being responsible for Jesus' death. In fact, I think in the first scene when Jesus gets up to go meet Judas and the soldiers, he makes the choice to accept this fate, which he believes to be God's will. I'm glad the film was made and I'm glad that this is going to be discussed by a lot of people. I hope it makes people (myself included) do some reflecting about how they'll deal with Jesus. ----- EXCERPT: ----- KEYWORDS: ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 02/26/2004 03:10:53 PM i am glad that someone else is saying that it wasn't "life-changing", and that it wouldnt drive thousands to know jesus. I thought I was the only one. one of my co-workers was saying today that if you area christian, you must see this. i don't know - it definitely didn't have that effect on me. was it good? yes. great? maybe. but not the greatest evangelism tool ever! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: gringo EMAIL: whoisgringo@yahoo.com IP: 209.206.211.190 URL: http://www.whoisgringo.com DATE: 02/26/2004 10:25:33 PM i think it'll be a fine replacement for the jesus film most are using now. uhm, wait a minute... some people can't read - actually a lot can't read. but maybe for americans (especially thinking americans) this is a good tool. i'm really glad they went with aramaic because it just made it that much more genuine. i can't even imagine how difficult it was to memorize the lines, but how privleged they are to have learned such a unique language - that's pretty cool to think about. yeah well done and very classy but not ultimately "life changing" for me, certainly made me think and discern and even gave a better picture of what might've happened. yes! the deal with barrabas was crazy, i laughed a bit because he was kind of goofy and it seemed like he knew what was happening but selfishness took over. satan was really weird looking. yeah, i want to see it again in a couple of weeks. what kind of awards is this going to qualify for? can you imagine how much money is going to be made longterm? i mean, this is the story, THE story and people are going to watch this over and over and over again. i wouldn't doubt Mel starts some foundation with the profits. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Hannah EMAIL: wannabelikejob@hotmail.com IP: 153.91.172.53 URL: DATE: 03/01/2004 02:36:08 PM I also didn't find the movie "life-changing." I'm hearing more and more of that as I hear more discussion. I didn't cry, although I was told I would. I definitely thought it was a brilliant film. I thought Gibson did a great job with the flashbacks through the whole movie. It really let the audience "get to know" the characters being pictured during the crucifixion. I also really liked the ending. Stopped where it needed to, I thought. But not life-changing. Really good flick and quite realistic, but not life-changing (for me, at least). ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.51.172.1 URL: DATE: 04/07/2004 02:39:48 PM Man all you people who are saying that The Passion of the christ isnt life changing must not have any feelings cause this movie was definatly life changing watching my Lord and saviour being beat and tortured like that made me feel like all the bad things i have done to hurt Jesus made me want to stop all those bad things and tell others what he went through for us dont you people know Jesus didnt have to do that but he chose to so you can live with him forever if Jesus didnt do what he did you would have to go through the punishment he went through but no Jesus loves you so much he went through it so you wouldnt have to i guess that you would rather care about drinking and partying and having alot of money stuff you think is important that the world brain washes you to think is important i urge you to have a reltionship with Jesus didnt think this movie was life changing i feel sorry for yall who think that. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.51.172.1 URL: DATE: 04/07/2004 02:45:11 PM And Dan it is changing alot of peoples lives so far i heard like 5 people who commited crimes turned there selves in after watching the Passion and you know when this movie comes out no video this movie will be around forever cause churches will be showing this movie till the end of time i promise you. I still cant believe people dont think its life changing to think this movie wasnt life changing you must not have a close relationship with Jesus to begin with its just sad that so many people are being brain washed by todays world. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Danny EMAIL: IP: 66.143.35.80 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 04/07/2004 04:34:26 PM I don't know what to say. I am a believer. For what it's worth, I work in full time ministry. If you want to call my faith into question (and the faith of other people like me) then that's fine with me. But don't expect people to take you seriously when you don't take them seriously. I'd be glad to talk with you more about this if you come back to this site. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.171.245.119 URL: DATE: 04/07/2004 05:26:19 PM Hey Danny when i wrote earliear what i was trying to say was i know people will not find it a changing movie but it just seemed like people where saying that is how everyone will feel about the movie when actually it has changed alot of peoples life including myself i didnt mean to be harsh earlier but it was just sad that people dont find what Jesus went through to pay for our sins so we wouldnt have to go through what he went through not movieing dont you agree? ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Danny EMAIL: IP: 66.143.35.80 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 04/07/2004 07:08:14 PM Troy, I know that the movie has impacted a lot of poeple, and I'm happy about that. I was hoping that it would have a dramatic effect on me, too. It was a powerful movie, but I just can't say it affected me the same way it did you. Do I find this sad? No, not really. We have to remember that this was just a movie, just a depiction of what actually happened. Mel Gibson said that in an interview with EWTN, the Catholic cable channel. Just because people are not shaken to the core by this movie doesn't mean they have no feelings or faith. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.51.172.1 URL: DATE: 04/08/2004 04:28:44 PM True but Mel also said that this movie will impact your life some how no matter if your a believer or a unbeliever. And i dont see it as just a movie myself i see Jesus as more then a movie and millions of other people do also the reason i say i see it as more then a movie is because what movie in your life time has changed so many lives myself i havent seen any movie do that to people the way this has so i call it more of an experience then a movie. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzkI@elic.org IP: 199.184.238.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 04/10/2004 05:35:23 PM does it matter what mel gibson said? he can tell me the film is going to impact me, but that does not mean it is going to. Troy - it is a movie, not an experience. is this movie impacting some people? of course. but it is still a movie. good will hunting impacted me. american history x impacted me. chocalat impacted me. a lot of movies have impacted me. but they are still movies. like danny said - don't question our faith because the movie was not life changing. and as much as you can say that you weren't trying to be hars, this is what you said: you would rather care about drinking and partying and having alot of money stuff you think is important that the world brain washes you to think" you clearly don't know me. as i could care less about partying and drinking and being rich. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 206.40.187.199 URL: DATE: 04/11/2004 07:14:24 PM Its nice to see dave that you think this is only a movie since millions of people would disagree with you cause they dont think Jesus is a movie but a real person so like i said it is not just a movie since Jesus lives in millions of peoples lives. And also alot of movie can impact you but what movie quote have you seen people turn thereself in for murder after seeing it myself i havent seen none do that and what movie have you seen had so much of an impact on the people that they died during the movie and what movie have you seen that makes millions of people want to live a better life and follow the one and only tue god Jesus christ myself i havent seen any movie do that so like i said this not just a movie just like the bible isnt just a ordinary book so before you talk do research. And god bless you all. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: IP: 65.148.29.47 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 04/11/2004 07:23:53 PM ok troy you convinced us all this movie is the best thing we've ever seen we cried our eyes out and it changed my life forever from now on i'm going to church 14 times a week in addition Mel Gibson is god's messenger and he should be the next pope after i post this i'm going to blockbuster to rent all of the lethal weapon movies and watch them joe pesci should be cannonized too also you've taught me the error of my semicolon using ways and i will never use punctuation again ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 206.40.187.199 URL: DATE: 04/11/2004 07:30:29 PM And dave you said that you dont care about partying and drinking and having sex well you may not like any of that but you know what alot of people like doing that stuff and the world makes you think it is alright to do that when it isnt and yes this movie should be life changing you know why cause Jesus is the only one that didnt deserve any of this and He did all that for you and if you cant relize that if you where the only one on this earth he still would have died for you that is why it isnt life changing cause people are used to seeing crap on the screen that isnt true and when something like this a masterpiece comes around people are so desenceatized it doesnt even effect them cause the world tells people what is right and what isnt when they should be looking at what this nation was based on and that is christianty pretty sad isnt. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 206.40.187.199 URL: DATE: 04/11/2004 07:33:29 PM Danny i didnt convince you look at the box office numbers 355M that should convince you this is a miracle. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_Bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 206.40.187.199 URL: DATE: 04/11/2004 07:38:07 PM Now i see why Jesus calls us sheep you know sheep are the dumbest animals and with a sheperd they would get lost that is why they need a sheperd so i sugest you all get Jesus as your sheperd cause we need him until then you will be thinking your all great and stuff pride take out of your lives people and relize that Jesus is not a movie but a real person. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: IP: 65.148.29.47 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 04/11/2004 08:01:33 PM Seriously though. Troy, I'm glad you've been posting and I've enjoyed talking with you. Here are some observations. 1. None of us have ever said that we're not glad that this movie has changed lives. I think it's wonderful. One of our friends was very deeply affected by it. I don't feel guilty for not feeling the same way. Some people are just more emotional than others. 2. You don't seem to be getting this point: It is just a movie. You said ". . . cause they dont think Jesus is a movie but a real person." Yes, I believe Jesus is real, but that wasn't Jesus in the movie, it was Jim Caviesel. He wasn't really getting beat up, he was acting. He wasn't really bloody and cut, it was a spandex suit with red paint on it. You weren't really looking at Jesus, you were sitting in a theater. I do believe those things actually happened to the real Jesus, but this was just a movie. As you said, "Jesus is not a movie, but a real person." People can believe in the real person Jesus without ever seeing the movie. 3. If the box office numbers prove that this film is a miracle, then what about Titanic? It made more than twice as much. 4. You accuse me and Dave of pride, but you're the one telling us that our faith is illegitimate and we need to make Jesus our shepherd. 5. You're always welcome here at my web site, but I'm curious: What is your goal in this discussion? Do you just want us to feel bad? Do you want us to like the movie more (because it's not having that effect on me)? Do you expect us to confess that we're not really Christians, we've just been pretending all along and this movie blew our cover? What are you trying to accomplish? ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 206.40.187.205 URL: DATE: 04/11/2004 08:49:48 PM ok true danny that wasnt really Jesus on the screen he is a actor but in the movie he portrayed Jesus and that is what the guy who wants people to see is Jesus not him when he is being Jesus in the movie and that is what i want also i want people to see Jesus when they see this movie not the guy who is playing Jesus and i bet that is what Mel wants also since the guy who plays Jesus told people on tc that is what he hopes people see is Jesus not him and that is why i said you dont look as it being fake cause that wasnt what i believe Mel wants i believe Mel wants people to walk away from watching this and wanting to know the bible more and know Jesus more and that is what i want also so for me and alot of other people i think they see Jesus on the screen instead of the guy who was him in the movie that is how i can say it isnt a movie but a experience and it is an experience no matter what anyone says cause that is what it was for me and to alot of other people i heard numerous people saying that is what like you where there and to me that is an experience. And yes titantic made alot of money but here is the point was it a bible movie what bible movie have you seen that has grossed more then this bible movie has none i know of and how many bible movies have broken so many records like this one again none i know of that is how i can say this is a work of god. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 206.40.187.205 URL: DATE: 04/11/2004 09:03:15 PM And my goal isnt to make people feel bad i just want people to know to know the truth and i feel what i am saying is the truth you might not feel it is but i feel it is the truth and i like helping people see that this world has nothing for you like the bible says it will all perish that is why it is so important to have a relationship with Jesus and know him personally im not saying any of you dont but if you dont please get to know him. And you also said people can believe in the real Jesus person without seeing the movie true but which would make more of an impact on you seeing it or reading about it i think seeing it would for me and i think it would for alot of other people look at how many people are seeing it and i know its not the real thing in the movie but you shouldnt think like that that is why preachers and people say come to the movie with an open mind so that it will change your life and show you how much Jesus actullay went through for you and me and everyone else dont think of it as fake or else it wont change your life at all if you go in to watch it thinking that of course we know the movie is fake everyone knows that but what Jesus went through wasnt fake and Mel was very close to the scriptures and i feel he showed it the way it really happened and that is why it changes peoples lives cause it was so real to them and that how we should view it cause it really did happen. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 199.184.238.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 04/11/2004 11:52:21 PM use punctuation!!!! i don't have time to comment right now. i will comment tomorrow morning. but this is ridiculous. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: gringo EMAIL: whoisgringo@yahoo.com IP: 207.230.194.105 URL: http://www.whoisgringo.com DATE: 04/12/2004 11:25:21 AM i got out of breath reading the comments... ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.51.172.1 URL: DATE: 04/12/2004 11:51:28 AM Ok people The Passion of the christ is life changing because it has changed my life and it is more then a movie and more of an experience because that is what it was for me and noone can argue with that. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.51.172.1 URL: DATE: 04/12/2004 12:23:07 PM And the reason it was life changing for me wasnt because of the actors or the music but because of the holy spirit working through The Passion of the christ that made me want to change. Yes a movie like braveheart can impact you and stuff but it wont change your life like The Passion of the christ has for me and tons of other people cause it doesnt have the holy spirit working through it and the word taken out of the bible and put on the film to change a persons life like The Passion did. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: danny EMAIL: IP: 65.148.29.125 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 04/12/2004 01:08:02 PM ". . . because that is what it was for me and noone can argue with that." Troy, maybe you've been misunderstanding us. No one is trying to deny that or argue about that. I believe that it was a great experience for you. I'm happy that it was. I'm also not denying that the Spirit worked through this film for you. But here's the thing: 1 Corinthians 12 talks about the Holy Spirit and how it doesn't work the same way in every believer. There are different manifestations, but it's the same Spirit. In your case you were impacted by this film, but in my case I might learn more about God's love and grace from a Derrick Webb song. These are different ways of working, but the same Spirit. If you get a chance, read 1 Corinthians 12 and tell me if you see what I'm trying to say. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 04/12/2004 01:33:23 PM Troy, like Danny said, we are not saying that the movie cannot impact people. i am glad that it has impacted you and affected you so deeply. You may be a better person than you were before because of this movie. But it still is just a movie. I can tell that the bible has had a much greater affect on me than any movie. The Passion of the Christ is one man's interpretation of scripture. With many accuracies. But it is still a movie. It is wrong to question our faith because the Holy Spirit did not work in us the same way I worked in you. You say that this movie will/should have more impact than reading about it. That is where you are wrong. The bible is the inspired word of God. The Passion of the Christ is the interpretation of those words by Mel Gibson. That is two very different things. Don't get me wrong, the movie was well done. The movie was powerful. And the movie is affecting people's lives. But it is not the greatest thing ever. It is not even the greatest evangelism tool ever. It is a well done powerful movie. Please see it as such. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 04/12/2004 01:34:56 PM One more thing. The Holy Spirit can work through many different things. I think that the Holy Spirit can work through Braveheart, or many other movies. We do not decide what the Holy Spirit works through. God does. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: Teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.51.172.1 URL: DATE: 04/12/2004 03:06:09 PM Dave i have to disagree about the holy spirit working in Braveheart how many lives did braveheart change none it might have impacted there lives and made them cry but thats the thing it didnt change there lives and until it changes there lives to want to follow God then it isnt the holy spirit and i know that for a fact that braveheart didnt have the holy spririt working through the film cause no live where changed to follow God and that is why this film is better then any other film made cause so many lives are being changed to want to follow God more cause of the holy spirit working though you know when the holy spirit is working is when a person does a complete 180 and follows God like so many people are claiming to do after watching this movie and that can only be the work of the holy spirit and that is why i say it is more then a movie. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.51.172.1 URL: DATE: 04/12/2004 03:12:27 PM And dave this movie isnt just impacting people braveheart did that this movie is changing peoples lives and danny i know not everyone will be changed after watching it what i am saying is that there are people whos lives have been changed after watching and that is what i am saying that it is changing people lives like myself. Braveheart hasnt changed someones life to want to follow god did it so that shows the holy spirit was not working in the film The Passion is changing lives it might not change everyones but it is changing lives people have been in newspapers saying it has changed there life so that is the evidence noone ever said braveheart or any other movie changed there life. And im not saying not to read the bible all im saying is Mel took the bible and put it on the screen and actually seeing it has alot more power then reading about it if it wasnt so how come millions of people are wanting to go see it. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.51.172.1 URL: DATE: 04/12/2004 03:51:28 PM And one more thing the reason i said its more then a movie cause what movie have you seen that has made people want to go and confess to murder after watching it there is no movie out there where a person has confessed to murder after seeing it but since The Passion came out several people have confessed to murder after watching it take for example the guy who got away with strangling his girlfriend then he said after seeing The Passion he wanted to confess to killing her and wanted God to be a part of his life now that is a changed life from seeing The Passion that just proves right there this is more then a movie and the holy spirit is working through this film how else can you explain that? ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 04/12/2004 04:11:37 PM You are not understanding. Have you not seen us acknowledge that this movie can and is impacting people's lives? We never said the movie was not impacting people. We only said it did not change our lives. You are the one that came in and questioned our faith because we said the movie was not life changing for us. and to say this see this movie is more powerful than reading the bible? than maybe you should start a new religion then. call it Gibsonism or something like that. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: gringo EMAIL: whoisgringo@yahoo.com IP: 209.206.211.56 URL: http://www.whoisgringo.com DATE: 04/12/2004 04:55:14 PM i'm starting to see a couple of periods there thus allowing me to catch my breath. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Lucas EMAIL: rrbeast@hotmail.com IP: 69.148.244.240 URL: DATE: 04/13/2004 02:08:13 AM .................................................................................................... You can borrow some of mine. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.51.172.1 URL: DATE: 04/13/2004 11:56:04 AM Dave this movie is from the bible if it wasnt it wouldnt be powerful as it was and im saying that when you bring the bible to life that is more powerful then reading words. Let me give you an example say you had a book about the war and you read about it and how many people die and stuff but say you can actually be there at the place where it is happeneing and those poeple in the war that are getting killed you get to actually witness it in person now wouldnt actually being there have more of an impact on you then reading about it in a book i know it would with me and it did with many of soilders who where there also ask any soilder that has been to the war which would have more of an impact on them actually reading about the war are being there i gurantee you all of them will say being there and that is all im trying to say. That is how i can say the film was more powerful then the book. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_@hotmail.com IP: 168.51.172.1 URL: DATE: 04/13/2004 12:08:36 PM I think there is several things about the film that make it communicate in such a powerful way. I think we cant get away from the fact that this isnt fiction this is not madeup but it is reflective of what the gospels tell us actually occured. I think thats where alot of its power comes from because you can add nice music and moving images to people and they can register on a emotional level but they dont carry the power that they do when we know for a fact that this is historic reality and what we see played outin front of us is something that actually took place in history. You know Bravehearts motion picture it moved alot of people and people had an emotional reaction to it but did it change lives i dont think so why not cause its not based on an historical event that can transform a human beings eternal destiny its not based on the truth of what the gospel records that when we embrace it and when we meet Jesus personally transforms our entire life our entire way of thinking all of our relationships our priorities our thelocify our values and opens the door of heaven so there is power thatcomes with this film because it is based on actual historic truth. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.51.172.1 URL: DATE: 04/13/2004 12:16:22 PM And if any of you want to see how many people lives where changed from watching The Passion of the christ go to www.MyLifeAfter.com and from the beginning all i was trying to prove here is that it is a great evangical tool the site i gave you proves it is and how millions of peoples lives are being changed after seeing this film and i never said it would change everyones life all i said is i dont see how it couldnt have changed your life cause it comes straight from the bible but go check out that site it proves that what i am saying is true cause on that site tons of people tell how there life has been changed from the film. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.51.172.1 URL: DATE: 04/13/2004 01:18:27 PM And when you go to the website www.MyLifeAfter.com on the side it will say read responses go to that and you will see how this movie has changed peoples lives after seeing The Passion. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Honzo EMAIL: honzo@brendoman.com IP: 216.106.49.131 URL: http://honzo.brendoman.com DATE: 04/13/2004 07:47:28 PM Troy, are you a Michael Jordan fan? Remember when he hit that cross over fade-away over that punk Russell to beat Utah and going out winning in style? [well that incarnation of MJ at least] How can anyone not be moved incredibly to go and work on their basketball games! I mean come on Michael was the best ever! The way he shimmied and shook, knifed through traffic ect... He was the man. Well they made this highlight reel. It encapsulates all that is Michael. Had him in the early days with hair, wagging the tongue. The sweet-fest that was the 87 dunk contest? - Got it. Even has his last moments when all seemed lost [The Anderson steal in the playoffs] and yet he came back in even greater glory. Everyone must see this highlight reel. Heck it has me walking to work in my JUMPSHOES [I can already tell a difference, I will be dunking by summer] Everyone must [well because I think so] be motivated after seeing this highlight reel to work on their 15 foot fade away 'J'. There are even websites out there that profess the truth that MJ is the best! Just go to http://www.virtualfans.com/ It is the izzo to the membrane. Wait, you mean that after watching the highlight video you were not inspired to play hoops? Your reaction to the film was a greater view or appreciation of MJ's skills? oh. ok. I guess I will have to let people have their own reactions and I will go and chill out and not make a greater arse of myself. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Honzo EMAIL: honzo@brendoman.com IP: 216.106.49.131 URL: http://honzo.brendoman.com DATE: 04/13/2004 07:50:16 PM Troy, after reading this:
Troy, maybe you've been misunderstanding us. No one is trying to deny that or argue about that. I believe that it was a great experience for you. I'm happy that it was. I'm also not denying that the Spirit worked through this film for you. But here's the thing: 1 Corinthians 12 talks about the Holy Spirit and how it doesn't work the same way in every believer. There are different manifestations, but it's the same Spirit. In your case you were impacted by this film, but in my case I might learn more about God's love and grace from a Derrick Webb song. These are different ways of working, but the same Spirit. If you get a chance, read 1 Corinthians 12 and tell me if you see what I'm trying to say. -Danny
I would have to say that you pretty much got reasoned ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: gringo EMAIL: whoisgringo@yahoo.com IP: 207.230.223.254 URL: http://www.whoisgringo.com DATE: 04/14/2004 12:47:28 AM actually forest gump was a pretty good movie too. made me cry... no worries troy. =o) ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Danny EMAIL: dan@brendoman.com IP: 66.143.35.80 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 04/14/2004 09:49:23 AM What about The Ten Commandments, Troy? It was like the Passion of the 50s. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: kevin EMAIL: kevin@satterlees.com IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: DATE: 04/14/2004 12:21:07 PM Wow...I'm pretty impressed with this whole bit. Or at least astounded. I don't want to be on the bandwagon against Troy, because he has a lot stacked against him, but friend I am inclined to strongly disagree with your oratorical style. I don't know, but your comments seem to come via raw emotion and stubbornness. There is probably about 20 things in the statements above that I can refute, but will save because they have been refuted. I do wish to make a couple of comments however about the movie: I am curious as to how completely accurate this movie is. I see that right in the previews of the movie we see the nails being put in the open face palm of the hand...which is terribly inaccurate, except for in Catholic tradition, in which the Stigmata markers are "found" in the center of the palm. I love the portrayal of Jesus laughing with his mother and making jokes, and I love the portrayal of Satan in the garden, but I don't find any of those accurately described in the Bible. It made for great character developement, otherwise the idea of Satan would have been left out completely, but not accurate. We also find a ton of emotion and character developement with the two Marys, however they are not too well described in the majority of the gospel...yet it was great character development and great for expressing traditional Catholic beliefs. I'm assuming (and you know what that means) that you are a pretty fundamental evangelical. I make this assumption due to the comments and phrasing that was stated above and having spent much of my life intension as an evangelical and as a liturgical, I know that the way you make phrases is culturally evangelical and not so in the other Christian cultures (Catholic, Liturgical...etc.) I bring this point up because I'm curious as to your take on Mel Gibson and his theology and if his theology portrayed in the movie and the theology backing it (mainly an extremely orthodox Roman Catholic church, who rejects even the Vatican II). ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.51.172.1 URL: DATE: 04/14/2004 01:52:23 PM Well say what yall want to say if that will make yall feel good about yourselves believe what you want but the proof shows that everything i said is correct i actually backed my stuff up yall havent but i guess before you can understand how God works you have to know him first and by what yall are saying sounds like you dont. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.51.172.1 URL: DATE: 04/14/2004 02:05:32 PM Isnt it so awesome though how many people are being changed after watching this film and how Jesus is working in there life and to think if everyone would stand up for Jesus the way Mel did wouldnt alot more people be reached thankyou Mel for listining to God and doing what God wanting you to do God has blessed you the way he says he will when people obey him. Its sad that where in here arguing about who is right when we all know that Jesus is the only way to heaven and Mel made that known in the film and who cares if there is add ins that doesnt make it not true who here hasnt seen a movie that is different then the book not me and i know not you ether and also the nails where put in Jesus hands cause when he showed up to his deciples he toldd Thomas touch his hands where the nails where so there you have it everything about The Passion is awesome and this movie is inspired by God not Mel just like Mel said god did everything he just directed traffic. And also the ten commandments are 2 different things one is about a man moses like you and me the other is about Jesus both man and god Jesus can get you to heaven moses cant. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.51.172.1 URL: DATE: 04/14/2004 02:13:59 PM And ether way you look at it no other movie as you call has made a person want to confess to murder after watching it like The Passion has and no other movie in history has made so many people want to change and follow Jesus the way they do after watching The Passion and not one of yall can answer why a man confessed to murder after watching The Passion or how so many lives are being changed after seeing it i want to see you all try to answer those you cant i can though the reason why cause it isnt just a movie its more then a movie its an experience and others have said it is an experience that site i gave you proves it. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 04/14/2004 04:49:16 PM "by what yall are saying sounds like you dont (know Jesus)" Don't you dare question whether or not we know Jesus. Or that we cannot understand God. We are simply saying that this is a movie. A movie that impacted you and others more than it did for some of us. That is not related to knowing Jesus or not. "we all know that Jesus is the only way to heaven and Mel made that known in the film" Wait - you just said that we didn't know God? So how would we know that Jesus is the only way? You are contradicting yourself here. You say we obviously don’t know God and then you say that we all know Jesus is the only way. Which one is it? And I don't think that Mr. Gibson did make it clear in the movie that Jesus was the only way. Mr. Gibson used emotional driven violence to show that Jesus suffered. Which can have a lot of impact. But the movie did not clearly show that Jesus was the only way. And as for people confessing to crimes - good for them. No one has said during this dialog that the movie is not impacting people. But part of why this movie is impacting people is that it is so emotionally driven. It was put together to invoke emotion in people. And it is doing that well. And you know what - it is an experience. It is an emotional movie experience. but it is still a movie. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.171.213.138 URL: DATE: 04/14/2004 05:34:14 PM Dave the devil himself knows Jesus is the only way to heaven that doesnt mean anything so thats how i can say you can know that Jesus is the only way to heaven and not have a relationship with him cause i know the devil doesnt. And from yall ganging up on me that right there shows that yall dont have a close relationship with Jesus cause Jesus would never do that. And yes Mel did show in the movie that Jesus is the only way to heaven in the film it clearly states in one of his flashbacks He says i am the way the truth and the life and no one comes to the father but through me. And in John chapter 20 verse 27 Jesus tells thomas to stick his finger in his hands and side it clearly says hands in the bible. Well it was nice talking to you all but got to go look forward to answering more questions tommorow im excited that we are all talking about Jesus yall might think im mad or something but im not i like talking about Jesus thats another thing about this movie it has made more people talk about Jesus then ever before no other movie has done. Thats just something to think about since no movie has ever done that before like this one has done like i said more then a a movie. Well keep the quetions coming guys i enjoy answering them im so happy everyones talking about Jesus. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: dave EMAIL: dlowitzki@elic.org IP: 216.116.100.2 URL: http://hippydave.brendoman.com DATE: 04/14/2004 06:32:15 PM Well, i am not really trying to gang up on you. I jsut dont appreciate you questioning my Christianity when you dont know me. You have no idea. And as for talking about Jesus, we talk about him all the time. Kevin and I talk about Jesus all the time. Honzo talks about Jesus all the time. Danny talks about Jesus all the time. Shoot - Danny is a pastor. The impact of this movie on an individual has nothing to do with one's ability to follow Jesus. But hey, what are you going to do. Luckily troy won't be deciding my eternal rewards! :) ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Danny EMAIL: dan@brendoman.com IP: 66.143.35.80 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 04/14/2004 09:53:31 PM I'll echo what dave and troy have said: It's nice to talk about Jesus. I'm glad the film is making people do that. Troy, if you really are concerned for our salvation, then maybe you can clearly state what it means to be saved and how you tell whether a person is a Christian. You need to ask yourself whether a person's reaction to this movie should be part of your criteria. And in case it hasn't been said enough -----> Yes, I believe that this movie has impacted lots of people. I am happy that it has. The only thing I've said from the beginning is that it didn't have the same type of impact on me. But why didn't it? Is it, as Troy presumes, that I don't really have a relationship with Jesus? I tend to think that (1)I heard so much about the movie that my expectations were so high that it could never live up to them. The more people tell me I should like something and have an emotional reaction, the less likely I am to have the expected reaction. And, (2) I'm not a very emotional person. Finally, (3) I already know the story. I've read it in the Bible, I've read descriptions of it from all kinds of people. If the material had been new to me I might have reacted differently. (4) The extent of the violence made me step back several times and ask myself if it was too much. Too much for me, too much for kids in the theater, too much for people who don't understand the complexities of what those events meant and might run the risk of leaving the theater with a deep psychological connection between their idea of God and extreme violence. I'm not sure if any of these ideas are valid, but thinking about those things kept me from crying my eyes out. So, Troy, I look forward to hearing from you. Please share with us how to tell if we're really Christians. And what do you think about my alternate explanations to why I didn't react strongly to the movie. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: gringo EMAIL: whoisgringo@yahoo.com IP: 209.206.211.247 URL: http://www.whoisgringo.com DATE: 04/15/2004 01:18:44 PM hav..ing... difficulty..... breathing... with no... periods..... gasp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...... pssst. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: trddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.51.172.1 URL: DATE: 04/15/2004 01:31:51 PM I agree Danny i believe that might be the reason it didnt have much of an impact on you cause you where expecting more then what you read in the bible but the reason it impacted me and changed my life is because i read about it all my life and no movie has ever been shown to the full extent as this Jesus film has been shown in all the ones i see you see Jesus with barley any blood and it doesnt show what the bible tells about cause you know the actual crucifying wasnt a pretty site and Mel finally had the guts to show what it might have actually looked like on that day cause the bible says after they got finished with Jesus He didnt even look like a human being and i believe kids should go see this movie everyone should think about this dont you think kids saw the actual crucifiction i do i know they did it even shows in the movie a little girl crying looking at Jesus and i think the blood was necassary in this movie cause the bible says by his stripes we are healed and that is exactly what this film showed it showed the truth. And i think another reason why this movie is so popular because it is accurate and alot of people are seeing how accurate it is and i believe that is why the other films about Jesus didnt do so good cause people could see they wernt accurate. And the only reason i said it sounds like you dont have a relationship with Jesus is because when you have a relationship with someone and see someone playing Jesus and doing and saying what Jesus did in the bible its like actually seeing Jesus on the screen and when you dont see the actor playing Jesus but you actually see Jesus then thats when it becomes impacting and life changing. But like you said only God knows your heart and i really do hope you have a close relationship with Jesus i hope everyone does that would make me really happy to see you all in heaven. And i also think this film made me grow closer to Jesus because i heard about it all my life but for me actually seeing it played out helps me more then just reading about it i think thats the reason we have passion plays at churches ever easter. Well if i missed any questions i hope to answer them and im sorry for saying if anyone isnt close to Jesus when really only god knows the truth. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Danny EMAIL: dan@brendoman.com IP: 66.143.35.80 URL: http://danny.brendoman.com DATE: 04/15/2004 05:05:41 PM "im sorry for saying if anyone isnt close to Jesus when really only god knows the truth." Thank you Troy. I'd still like to see you tell me how we can tell who is a Christian and who isn't. When you say that kids should see the movie, what age are you talking about? What age would be too young to see it, in your opinion? ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.171.213.138 URL: DATE: 04/15/2004 05:33:59 PM Danny its easy to know who isnt a christian and who is Jesus said in Matthew chapter 7 verse 20 he said by there fruits you will know them meaning if they follow Jesus or not. And goes on to say that a good tree cannot bear bad fruit and nor can a bad tree bear good fruit so Jesus is talking about people here and that is how you know the christians from the unbelievers. And also i remember seeing somewhere in the bible how Jesus says something like people will know you know me by the way you show love one to another ill look it up to make sure where it is. And i feel that kids that are old enough to understand whats good and whats evil then they are old enough to see The Passion well got to go talk to yall tommorow. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: troy EMAIL: teddy_bear_895@hotmail.com IP: 168.171.213.138 URL: DATE: 04/15/2004 05:38:43 PM And the Passion is already passed the 500M mark its at 519M worldwide thats including the 356M in the US to make it a total of 519M i