The Musings of Mireya Browning

And now its time for a favorite comic by the young math geek genius, Randall Monroe.

Contrary to what Hollywood producers may think,  I care more about content than graphics.  So I gave my $10 at the theater ticket counter to see the movie, To Save A Life instead of Avatar.  Even after all the hype. Besides after reading Avatar’s reviews I’m pretty sure I’ve seen the movie like 5 different times in my life.  Lets see, the first version I saw was in 92′ in Fern Gully, and then in 95′ in Pocahontas, and then there was the torturous gem Dancing with Wolves in 2000 and then Battle for Terra in 2007.  Oh yeah, and everybody born before the early 80’s remembers the Smurfs.  Yeah, James Cameron, he’s a real visionary.

I loved LOVED the Terminator. I would have liked to have seen Avatar in the theater but I didn’t as a courtesy to the other patrons. I can not see a James Cameron movie ever again.  Titanic ruined it for me forever. (WARNING!If you have a sissy stomach, and cannot relate to TMI stop reading now)   After watching the <shudder> Titanic <shudder> movie, I can’t sit through any James Cameron movies with out dry heaving.  <shudder> Ti- <shudder> tanic ruined me forever. ” Curse you ! Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater pretending to fly!!!!!

Anyway, back to the real story.  To Save A Life, was fantastic.  It’s been compared to wholesome movies like Facing the Giants and Fireproof.   The issues the movie dealt with were real, not tamed or toned down.  Weighty issues like teen suicide, cutting, peer pressure, hypocrisy and Christian authenticity.

Another important issue was people encounter difficulties even after they become Christians.   The movie didn’t sugar coat the fact that in Christian life you face even more difficult problems.  But when you do what is right God helps you get through them.  When the issues of life get hard, making the choice to do what is right based on truth rather than, choosing to do what feels right.  One of the biggest problems I have with Hollywood culture movies is that generally the main characters are mystically called to follow their hearts and feelings and do what feels right instead of doing what is called for by character and wisdom.  Feelings are fleeting and misleading but wisdom is being careful to consider what your choices can create in the future.

I appreciate my money going to good moral movies of forgiveness, undeserved love and redemption instead of ridiculous romantic comedies or actioners with huge plot holes, like Transformers 2.  Don’t get me wrong, I love me some FireFly and Serenity.

Watch To Save A Life, and tell me what you think. This is what Andy Webster of The New York Times thinks, “The film would be a mere nuisance if not for its shameless exploitation of school shootings to advance its agenda,” so you know it’s good.    Yeah Andy, advancing the agenda of grace and self-less love is maniacal.

Protesters opposed to Hugo Chavez  rallied in Caracas, Venezuela today.  Some wore t-shirt saying “3 Strikes: Blackouts, Water Rationing and Crime. Chavez, You’ve Struck Out!”

An equal amount of supports gathered too.

Supporters like Yorbert Rodriguez, a 39-year-old bricklayer said, “Things aren’t all as we would like them to be, but we know that El Comandante (Chavez) is doing what he can to help us, the poor.”

Wow, that kindda sounds like something Obama defenders would say.  “Things aren’t all as we would like them to be but Obama is doing what he can to help us, the poor.”
The source here.

Crazy paranoid Chavez also thinks the, “7.0 magnitude Haiti quake was caused by a U.S. test of an experimental shockwave system that can also create “weather anomalies to cause floods, droughts and hurricanes.” And this is the guy that our President and celebrities like Danny Glover, Sean Penn, Naomi Campbell, Kevin Spacey and Michael Moore fawn over.

Earthquake weapon source.

If you’ve seen Telemundo, you know how ridiculous it is.  The sad thing is some people really really like it.  But whatever, it makes great laugh fodder.

Noches de Pasion is a sketch he created in honor of the latino popluation in LA., where he now works.  It’s a fun parody on telenovelas.  You can click my favorite episode Band of Pirates or enjoy the three episodes below.  Oh and you don’t need to know Spanish to understand what going on, the cheesy telenovela acting is too much.

Yo soy, CONANDO!!

Noches de Pasion Band of Pirates

Noches de Pasion episode 6

Noches de Pasion episode 102

Noches de Pasion episode 131

HEAR that Liberals, we are voting you out.  I recommend you overhaul your resume’s because your future is in the unemployment lines.

In the words of concerned American citizen, Katy Abram,  “You have awakened the sleeping giant. We are tired of this.”

This is funny and Bill isn’t that bad an actor.

Bedtime story

Kid: “Are there monsters in this story?”

Bill: “Yes, but its okay, there’s a firewall.”

Family Dinner

Bill: “Didn’t we have this yesterday?”

Jerry: (whispers) “Put some cheese on it.”

I love Apples.  They make killer pies, unique child celebrity names and high tech quality hardware.  Its no surprise Apple lowered the price of the ultra sexy iPhone.  I don’t think they would sell any otherwise.  With all the layoffs, inflated prices on staples, and tax hikes to come.  The once $300 8G smart phone is now a rockin $99, but what is it really worth?  It seems that our president doesn’t understand that continuing to print money will make the dollar worth next to nil.  So the question is, how many play money dollars will the new apple cost?   And would about the cost on the environment? What is the iphone’s carbon footprint? I’m just funnin.  I don’t care about that stuff.

Needless to say, I’m going to get one.   Except Dan won’t let me get it since our annoying Samsung duel flip phone

is still working. Hmm. My current phone may have to be in fatal accident with a blender.   What?  I said an accident.

The more I learn about WWII the more I see God’s hand in our nation’s history.  The complexities of the war didn’t just happen in our favor.  We prevailed against evil because people returned to the Creator and prayed against the universal evil that designed to destroy .  God was involved in all the variables from the French Resistance to the intense missions on June 6, 1944 in Normandy. God is amazing.  There is no way things would have turned out the way they did, without an auxiliary that is greater than us.

The following is a beautiful speech by President Roosevelt to the American people as D-Day was being carried out .  It reflects our nation’s beginning and the war’s end.

My fellow Americans:

Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success thus far.

And so, in this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer.

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Almighty God:

Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.

Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith.

They will need Thy blessings. Their road will be long and hard. For the enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph.

They will be sore tried, by night and by day, without rest – until the victory is won. The darkness will be rent by noise and flame. Men’s souls will be shaken with the violences of war.

For these men are lately drawn from the ways of peace. They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate. They fight to let justice arise, and tolerance and good will among all Thy people. They yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home.

Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom.

And for us at home – fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters, and brothers of brave men overseas – whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them – help us, Almighty God, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee in this hour of great sacrifice.

Many people have urged that I call the Nation into a single day of special prayer. But because the road is long and the desire is great, I ask that our people devote themselves in a continuance of prayer. As we rise to each new day, and again when each day is spent, let words of prayer be on our lips, invoking Thy help to our efforts.

Give us strength, too – strength in our daily tasks, to redouble the contributions we make in the physical and the material support of our armed forces.

And let our hearts be stout, to wait out the long travail, to bear sorrows that may come, to impart our courage unto our sons wheresoever they may be.

And, O Lord, give us Faith. Give us Faith in Thee; Faith in our sons; Faith in each other; Faith in our united crusade. Let not the keenness of our spirit ever be dulled. Let not the impacts of temporary events, of temporal matters of but fleeting moment – let not these deter us in our unconquerable purpose.

With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogancies. Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our sister Nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace – a peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men. And a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil.

Thy will be done, Almighty God.

Amen
—President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Faces on the REd One. Click here.

This video of kids playing video games is so cute. This poker faced girl is my favorite.   The video was shot on the Red One.

Danno has been raving over the Red One every night over dinner since 2007.  The digital camera, is new and revolutionary that it’s picture quality is better than film and only 1/10 the price of similar digital cameras.  The revolutionary picture quality and clarity is beautiful.  Red One was used to film Knowing and shows like ER and Southland .  The Oakley Inc. founder, Jim Jannard, now founder/creator of Red One Cinema, has a website with photographs reflecting his passion for photography.  The Orcas island resident has a personal collection of some of the most fantastic lenses made, like the  EF 1200 mm lens.

The Red One screams passion.  I admire creators who do their craft for the sake and love of technology vs. for money, (cough, cough Microsoft, ahem)

DcTalk fans might enjoy watching Toby Mac on the Red One.

Through out the Nation tomorrow, hundreds of thousands of Americans will be following the example of what a few hundred business men and ordinary citizens did at the Boston Tea Party in 1773.

I love this Country.  We the People have the liberty and freedom to stand up against the ‘King’  We the individual are what makes this country great.

People are sorely mistaken to think our President is leading our country to greatness.  This great change that fifty percent of the country was bedazzled by is actually a blatant change to a weak, socialist and poor country.   Our Presidents goals will keep Americans from achieving dreams because anyone who paid attention in history class knows socialism stifles creativity and does not work as a means to prosperity.  I love this country, it’s history, it’s sacrifice and because I love it  I hope our President fails at what he designs to do to it.

Anyway, here are some of my favorite slogan ideas from the Oregonteaparty website:

• We The People ARE FED UP
• Cut Taxes, Not Deals
• Tea is only the beginning
• Pay for Your OWN Mortgage
• Free Markets, Not Free Loaders
• No Public Money for Private Failure
• Reward Responsibility, Not Irresponsibility
• Andrew Jackson was Right: No to Bank Nationalization
• 220 Years to Build the Republic, 1 Month to Destroy It
• Stimulate business, not government
• Honk if I’m paying your mortgage
• I’ll pay for my house, you pay for yours
• R.I.P. Free market economy
• Save trees, stop printing money
• Wall Street got a bailout and all I got was the bill

http://oregonteaparty.com/