Posts by Brian
Plans for the Future
Well folks, if you couldn’t tell my posts have slowed down here a bit. The amazing thing is, my traffic has gone up. I am glad that people are finding what I write to be useful in some way. The reason my posts have slowed is that I am working on a couple new and exciting projects that are taking my thoughts and time. But that is the nature of progress. Old things go and new...
Read MoreI Bought an iPad
The Story I remember the days (weeks really) leading up to the iPad announcement. There were enough rumors buzzing around the techsphere that, if you lived there, you might think you were in a bee hive. What would it be called? What features would it have? How much would it cost? You name it and there was a rumor floating around about it. As the info-junkie that I am I was up on all...
Read MoreHow to Lead Your Wife
Well, that isn’t a controversial title is it? I won’t pretend for a second that this topic doesn’t cause problems. Many women these days scoff when this is brought up and many men puff up their chests or shy back in fear. It is sad that these are the most common reactions. I had a discussion with a guy about Christianity and this issue was his main beef. He had a major...
Read MoreDespicable Me
The Best Part of the Movie! In a world where Toy Story 3’s high standards exist it is very hard for other animated movies to live up to them. Nigh impossible. That doesn’t mean that other movies aren’t good. They just seem to pale in comparison with the likes of Pixar films. That brings me to Despicable Me. In a world without Pixar this would be a really good animated movie. But...
Read MoreInception
How do you make a van falling from a bridge exciting for over an hour? Answer: I don’t know but Christopher Nolan does so go watch his new movie Inception. Inception delivers one of the most multi-layered cinematic experiences I have seen. Think Matrix (real layer and matrix layer), but with more layers. In most movies this translates into an unintelligible mess. But Inception gives each...
Read MoreToy Story 3
Every time a new Pixar film comes out there is much ado about how incredibly good it is. Every single one. Then the question comes up, “How do they do it?” I think that Toy Story 3 holds the answer, and it is very simple. The second Toy Story released in 1999, more than 10 years ago. Based on that, I would say that their secret to releasing good films is that they wait until an...
Read MoreiPhone 4 and iOS4
This is the most recent update of my continuing iPhone Review. If you want to see any of the older portions of it click here. It is about that time again: time for another iPhone hardware and software refresh. Amazingly enough I am still with this phone after almost three years. This is all thanks to Apple’s steady hardware updates and frequent software updates which include new...
Read MoreDying of Thirst
Ps. 42:1-2 As a deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Ps. 63:1 O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Since I have been in church my whole life I am far from ignorant of whom God is. He is all satisfying. He is thirst...
Read MoreRenovations: The Library
Well folks, it is time to reveal our mostly completed library. That is right; we converted our “garage” (our front bedroom) into a library. Why was it a garage? Take a peek at the picture below and you will see why. The room tended to gather miscellaneous items and turned into something pretty unusable and hideous. That needed to change. Thankfully we had inspiration from my...
Read MoreQuick Take: Alice in Wonderland
I must say, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this movie. Keep in mind I am not familiar with the source material but I am familiar with some of the movies out there that attempt to retell it. This Alice in Wonderland is my favorite of the lot. I heard some complaints that this movie was just plain weird. What do you expect from Alice in Wonderland and Tim Burton? Throw Johnny Depp...
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