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“You can have Plato, and I’ll stick with Pluto (and Mickey, and Goofy).”

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

True story: My two-year old daughter thinks Mickey Mouse’s dog‘s name is Plato. The quote in the post’s title comes from The Muppet Show episode where Sylvester Stallone sings a parody of the Gershwin song “Let’s Call The Whole Thing … Continue reading →

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Just For Fun: “I am an immortal.”

Posted on August 1, 2008 by

This week’s earthquake in Chino Hills (a suburb of Los Angeles) reminds me of a scene from the movie Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993). In the movie, Phil Connors (played by Bill Murray) goes to bed each night on February 2 … Continue reading →

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Just For Fun: Derrickson’s Remakes

Posted on May 23, 2008 by

Mentioning Scott Derrickson’s The Exorcism of Emily Rose in yesterday’s post reminded me of a humorous idea I had the first time I saw the movie. It occurred to me that Scott Derrickson is remaking the great theological movies as … Continue reading →

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