The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The Kid was frightened at some of the fight scenes but was otherwise engrossed in this movie.

Inheritance and Islam

As parents, we decided that we needed to write a will to decide who we wanted to be guardians for our child and how we wanted our estate distributed. The Islamic laws were not what we wanted.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

I expected to love this movie, but I didn’t like it at all.

Old Man’s War

This first novel by John Scalzi is a gripping story of a 75 year old who joins the colonial army to help humans colonize space.

National Treasure

This is a treasure hunt movie involving the Declaration of Independence. I rate it 4/10.

Lake Lanier Islands Lights

As is usual, I am finally posting some photographs from the Christmas holidays now.

The Battle of Algiers

It’s a classic and seems strangely poignant these days when we are all reading about insurgencies and counterinsurgency.

Plagiarism

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But copying whole articles without citation is not.

Juno

Juno is a high school girl who becomes pregnant. This is a comedy about that and is a fun watch.

Rendition and Torture

Rendition and torture have been official US policy since September 11, 2001. How can we find out all the abuses of the Bush administration and end these crimes?