Why I don’t like Jackson’s “The Two Towers” (I)

Originally posted March 2004 Credits:Thanks to Bob and George for thoughtful reasoning and feedback. src=”http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/rcm/120×240.gif” >width=”120″ height=”240″ border=”0″ usemap=”#boxmap-p8″ alt=”Shop >at Amazon.com”>Please be warned there…

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Back to School Again… yay! :)

I’ve finished one of my required readings for class: Rita Gross’s fascinating Feminism & Religion. I wish I’d read this book years ago. One of…

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On Money, Books, & Class Stuff

News flash: Masters programs are expensive! ;) I’m cutting every corner I can spot, of course, to lower costs as much as possible. Fortunately my…

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Genesis re-visioned

It’s always entertaining to re-read old college papers, especially when you’ve learned more since then. In the case of Feminism & the Bible: Examining the…

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“The Corpse Bride” by Tim Burton

Originally posted February 2006 Please be warned there are spoilers in this review. I went to The Corpse Bride expecting something fantastical and whimsical, much…

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What is love? (part IV)

So, after all that rambling, what do I think Love is? It’s oddly, unexpectedly simple — almost startlingly so. I could puff it up with…

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What is love? (part III)

Helping Love “Because where there is no courage, there is no love: Love demands honesty, which is frightening, or it is only pretense. It demands…

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What is love? (part II)

“Traditional” marriage is supposed to express love also, from what I’ve read. However, I suspect those who believe this haven’t actually read the religious texts…

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What is love? (part I)

Originally posted February 2004 Credits: Thanks to the myriad folks I’ve known through my life, and (for varying reasons) to Barry, Guthrum, Carl, George, Ian,…

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“Biodiversity vs. Bioengineering?”

This is a class assignment to critique Huber’s article “Biodiversity vs. Bioengineering?” solely on the issue of whether the use of deception was sound argumentation…

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