End of the Spear

End of the Spear: End of the Spear, New Independent Film I saw this movie last week, and found it to be a fantastic film. I learned that the indigenous people in the movie were not actors, but actually people that are indigenous to the area. Additionally, half of the profits from the film will go directly to the indigenous people represented in the film. This is not a family film, and I would not recommend it for kids under 13 because of the violence of the Waodani.

One for the Thumb! - Go Steelers!

Official site of the Pittsburgh Steelers - Home Page What could be better than a Steeler trip to the Super Bowl? It has been 10 years since we last went and this time we have the team to bring home the Lombardi!

Field of Dreams: Not in My Backyard!

FOXNews.com - FOX Fan - Rick's Rambles - Field of Dreams Bill Maier of East Amwell, NJ has been stopped by local government from building a baseball field on his ten acre spot of land. The neighbor's don't like the idea of a baseball field in their neighborhood. This poor guy just wants to have a ball field for his son. Why is that different from my parents installing a pool in our yard so that our friends would want to come to our house to spend time, allowing my parents the opportunity to monitor us? Good grief, the public always rages about parents not being involved in their children's lives and when this guy builds a ball field on his 10 acres of land, it is a problem? I read some blog comments about the availability for municipal parks, but most of us know that those fields are often crowded from morning until late at night with league games. Would this guy's ball field lower his neighbor's property values? No! So, they need to suck it up and be grateful he is planting trees and grooming a diamond and not growing pot next door.

Republicans Can Once Again Thank Gore for His Help - Gore: Eavesdropping Program Threatens Structure of Government

FOXNews.com - Politics - Gore: Eavesdropping Program Threatens Structure of Government Al Gore has once again made the Republicans look strong on homeland security and the Dems look weak by criticizing what over half of Americans believe is the the right thing for President Bush to do, wiretap terror suspects. And, let me say something which will not be popular, but I do not believe that the same civil liberties that I enjoy, necessarily are extended to guests of the United States. I believe that civil liberties should be guarded judiciously, but I also believe that the same principle which deems falsely yelling "Fire" in a crowded movie theater applies to privacy. There is no clear Constitutional provision for privacy and where Many are at risk, it is the role of the Executive branch to protect Americans to the extent that they can be protected. Any civil right which puts others at risk of harm, is not worthy to be protected.

NFL Admits Polamalu Call Was Wrong

Super Bowl News - SuperBowl.com - Official website of Super Bowl XL Monday, NFL officials acknowledged that the overturned Troy Polamalu interception call via instant replay was a wrong call. Imagine how foolish they would have looked to argue with what all of America saw as a fantastic snag by the Steelers phenomenal but unassuming defensive strongman.

Steelers Win!

Nothing really needs to be said about the Steeler victory today. It was awesome.

Nephew featured on Gardner Webb University Sports Website

GWU Wrestling Drops Match to Mountaineers, Tops SMC - - gwusports.com My nephew, Courtney Roberts, was featured on GWU's sports website this week. Courtney is a freshman at GWU studying Social Studies education. Courtney has received a wrestling scholarship from GWU and is the only freshman who was not "red-shirted".

Tagged

I've been tagged by my friend, Suzanne to post five random things about me. So here it goes:

1. I like to dip potato chips (preferably Wise) in applesauce. Many have mocked it, but the ones who have tried, like it.
2. I don't enjoy reading, I would much rather be doing.
3. I really wanted to play the flute ,but my mother had a cousin that she didn't like who played the flute, so I got stuck with the trumpet.
4. My mother's mother had identical twins (died within days after birth), so if I ever have kids, I ave an increased likelihood for twins.
5. I share the same ocular disorder with a famous author (Jerry Bridges) and famous songwriter (Eric Grover). We all have monocular vision. You should watch me try to thread a needle or catch a fly ball.

I don't know who to tag. The only other blogger I know who reads my blog (that Suz didn't tag) is my brother, and he will never take part in this - it has girl written all over it.

Digital Photo Printing Review 2006

Digital Photo Printing Review 2006

If you are in the market to print your digital camera pictures, here is a great review of the services available with a side-by-side comparison. Not on the list and new to the market is Creative Memories. If you talk to your local creative memories consultant, she can give you her consultant ID and you can get 20 prints free. I have been told of their superior quality. I order the 20 free prints and I am also going to order from Snapfish ( I am a long time Snapfish customer) and compare. By the way...if you think you want to order from Snapfish and are a new customer, let me know - I can send you an email which will get us both 20 free prints!

Pittsburgh's Own Lucy

What do you think? I think our little Rachel looks a lot like Lucy...this picture doesn't tell the whole story, but countless people here have reached the same conclusion.

William Byron Grover and Buddy Go on an Outing

Today, Bethany, William , Buddy, and I took advantage of the 50+ degree weather and visited the local off-leash dog area. It is a large fenced in area in South Park (Chuck and Bethany actually live in South Park, PA)

Woman Suffocates Under Piles Of Clutter In Home

local6.com - News - Woman Suffocates Under Piles Of Clutter In Home My friend Suzanne recently posted a blog entry about wanting to grow in eliminating clutter. Maybe this article will motivate Suzanne and the rest of us to keep our clutter under control.

Pittsburgh Rolls to Victory in Cincy

Official site of the Pittsburgh Steelers - Article What a game! After the flea flicker to Wilson, it was all over. Nice to see Big Ben start to play like himself again.

Child Gate

This is probably one of my more dull posts - so I am sorry. One of my great ventures as of recent has been tracking down a gate (child) for my house. I have little ones over often enough that I really needed to get one. They things is that I wanted a good sturdy pressure mounted versus one that required hardware. I have been a long time fan of the Fisher Price Step-Lock gate, but FP no longer makes it. Enter eBay! I found one today and paid a little more for it than I had wanted to, but it really was the gate I wanted. I think I know way too much about child safety products for a single woman.

Leaky Roof

2006 is off with a drip! I discovered that my office (finished attic) has a leaky roof right at the ridge. I have a terra cotta tile style roof, which means that the likely culprit will prove to be missing or loos tiles, or bad felt that lies beneath the tiles. I have a roofer coming tomorrow to look at the problem. I will also have to replace the plywood that is inside of the house. Some of it seems bad as well. Feel free to pray for a fair roofer and small problem!

Courtship Sermons for the Whole Church: Courtship Smourtship and Courtship is a Community Project

I highly recommend two recent sermons preached by Josh Harris at Covenant Life Church that deal with courtship. Josh delivers outstanding messages that are helpful to singles and married people alike. I especially appreciate the way he brings couples and families back into the lives singles in the Courtship is a Community Project message. Perhaps the most helpful element of both sermons, however, was his public acknowledge that the Al Mohler sermon at New Attitude two years ago was not necessarily helpful for all people at the conference, particularly women and men who were not single as a result of laziness or selfishness. I think Josh's sermon does much for furthering the pursuit of grace in our perspectives of courtship and single men and single women. I think that you will find, regardless of your season of life, these sermons immensely helpful in raising your vision for a fuller God-glorifying life of relationships within the local church. Carolyn McCulley also had a couple of good blog posts related to Josh's sermon. Be sure to check those out as well.