1. I was very pleased by the beginning of President Obama’s speech on
Sunday to the people of Newtown, Conn. In the face of that horrific tragedy,
the president referred to and quoted from Scripture extensively. In a time of
unspeakable tragedy, it was significant that our president took us to our
greatest potential source of comfort. One YouTube post cut that part out—a sure
sign that the Judeo-Christian worldview came through.
2. Saturday night, Judy and I took in the Robert E. Lee production of the
musical WHITE CHRISTMAS. As a chaser, we watched the Bing Crosby/Danny Kay
movie last night. I was surprised that the stage version is so different than
the movie version. For example, in the movie, General Waverly leaves the WWII
European front because he is being demoted. In the stage version, he has to
return to the states to receive an operation on his wounded leg. I liked both,
but the movie version lasts only two hours, compared to the stage version’s
duration of three hours. If I must vote, therefore, I vote for the stage
version.
3. I think the Texas Rangers did the right thing in letting Josh Hamilton
go. There is no way the team’s income can support signing him to a contract
like the Angels. Having said that, I fear that we will look back on Hamilton’s
time with the team as the golden years. I wish they would have won at least one
World Series during that time—the window of opportunity has closed.
4. If you want to read a book to help you emotionally understand that
beautiful actresses do not have it made, read Portia De Rossi’s book Unbearable Lightness. Tormented by her
homosexual feelings and her physical self-loathing, she does a tremendously
effective job of communicating her insecurity and fear. Those twin evils fueled
her eating disorders and self-destruction. At one point, her weight dropped
below 90lbs. (Photos from that time in her life break your heart.) I bet most
females in the country reading the book think to themselves, “I’m glad I’m not
her.” Remarkable.
5. I know I wrote on this yesterday (http://markedgeremarks.blogspot.com/),
but the more I think about Lev. 25 and Deut. 15, the more I am challenged by
those two passages.
*Thanks to Peter King for the
inspiration for this blog's title.
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