C.S. Lewis Pans LWW!
I'd never seen this, but apparently it's from a letter written by C.S. Lewis in
1959:
> As things worked out, I wasn't free to hear a single instalment of our serial
[The Magician's Nephew] except the first. What I did
Eric Scheske
Beat the Children, Please
Great piece at NYT about our growing exasperation with ill-behaved children
[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/27/weekinreview/27warner.html?pagewanted=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1133263837-BovfueQHnmNpOKkW7rc02g]
. Excerpt:
> Whether children are actually any worse behaved now than they ever have been
before is, of course,
Gushing Praise
A reviewer gushes over LWW.
[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/films/articles/21016346?source=Evening%20Standard&ct=5]
Excerpt from the conclusion:
> Despite the long running time (over two hours) I would recommend Narnia even for
small children. Whatever your age, this is a magical movie, and far,
Misc. 11.28.05
I decorated the Christmas Tree with the Seven last night. It went well. I had to
keep vacuuming the floor to make sure Tess (8 months) wouldn't find any hooks to
shove in her mouth, but other than that, the decorating party was successful.
The tree's
The Daddy Has a Blessing
The New York Post runs a follow-up story to the baby who was cut from a woman's
womb last year [http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/58198.htm].
> Almost a year after she was literally ripped from her mother's womb in a crime
that
Commies Against Simpsons
America's love-affair with the show is a bit much, but surely this guy is going
a little too far?
> A Russian lawyer plans to take his case against The Simpsons to the European
Court of Human Rights.
> It comes after a Moscow Court rejected Igor
Wait Until the Porners Get This
> Singapore scientists looking for ways to transmit the sense of touch over the
Internet have devised a vibration jacket for chickens and are thinking about
electronic children's pyjamas for cyberspace hugs.
Link [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11/28/content_498580.htm].
Black Monday
I found this development interesting:
> The Friday after Thanksgiving may be the kickoff of the holiday shopping season
in malls and stores, but online, the big day is the Monday after Thanksgiving --
today -- when people go back to work.
> "Thanksgiving is when we get lists of what
Encyclical Notice
I guess I'm a little behind the curve: B16 is coming out with his first
encyclical in a few weeks
[http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0506709.htm], a 46-page meditation
titled Deus Caritas Est ("God Is Love"), which takes its inspiration from the
St. Wally?
I, quite frankly, don't know what to think of Wal-Mart. I disdain its grasping
desire to bring every amenity in small towns--from groceries to eye care to
gasoline to pharmaceuticals--within their boxed walls. Yet I also appreciate
their low prices and know enough--barely enough-