Comments on mumblety-peg: super problem

Iron Man shows Downey Jr. as a boozing, womanizing...

2008-05-06T10:39:00.000-05:00

Iron Man shows Downey Jr. as a boozing, womanizing, know it all who transforms into a decent man that wants to make a difference in the world. The womanizing scenes (there are two) and innuendo ("You went 12 for 12 with super models?") make it impossible for me to recommend the movie for your son. You need to watch it and decide. Jef was 15 and I'm not sure if I made the right decision to let him see it.

Modernity is toxic.

I wonder if the metamorphosis isn't more interesti...

2008-05-06T08:00:00.000-05:00

I wonder if the metamorphosis isn't more interesting (at least to us) because it is a picture of the gospel? The intriguing part of the story is the death and resurrection, which ultimately leads to the final battle with the evil one. Right?

To keep our interest, you have to have to either have a flawed hero who will undergo a death and resurrection in each "episode" or a perfect hero that leaves the "cleaning up" to other flawed characters (e.g., the Narnia stories). Either one will work, but to me the most interesting heros are the flawed kind (Batman, Spiderman, Harry Potter, etc.) and not the "perfect" ones (Superman).

I was thinking of taking Will to Ironman. Is it a) safe enough and b) worth it?

We are witnessing a symptom late onset fatherhood....

2008-05-05T08:03:00.000-05:00

We are witnessing a symptom late onset fatherhood.

"Now if I can only find out a way to get someone t...

2008-05-03T19:14:00.000-05:00

"Now if I can only find out a way to get someone that anybody wants elected President."

what does that mean?