March 2008
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Little house on the prairie is one of those books you just need to read. OK it is a children’s book but still if you are a grownup and didn’t read it yet do so it is more then worth it.
The story about little house on the prairie is about a family that moves from there home out back in to the wild to find a place to build a new home that is not so busy as where they lived before. After a long drive they find a new spot where dad will build them a new log cabin.
And of course lots of things happen when they are living there. There are incounters with indians and wolfs. and of course there is lots and lots more.
The nice thing of this book is also that it shows us that even with the simplest things we can have a meaningful live.
My version of the little house on the prairie had great drawings in it by Garth Williams that made the story so much better then it already was.
One last word of advice see if you can get a copy and read it for your self and share it with kids and other adults.
Look at the library for you copy or order of Little House on the Prairie
Written by George on March 31st, 2008 with no comments.
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Yes Mere Christianity is about religion and believe but still even if you are not in to these kind of things it still is a book everyone should read one time in their life.
The book is based on Radio Lectures C.S. Lewis gave in 1943 in the middle of the World War II the lectures where meant to help the people of England through the difficult days of the war.
Mere Christianity is not an easy book to read and I could not do more or less then a chapter a day everything more or less got me confused. But this book really is an eye opener for people that think they believe and for people that think or know they don’t. C.S. Lewis is not trying to convince you that believing is the way you should go and he also doesn’t tell you that they bible is the only right book.
What C.S. Lewis does in this book is making it clear how believe should work and it shows you where you really are in your believes. In my case it helped me realize where my believe is and it also showed that it is closer to where i want to be.
I would really advise to read this book once in your life it can take a while to get through it but it is worth it.
Go see you bookstore or library for a copy of Mere Christianity.
Written by George on March 28th, 2008 with no comments.
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Yes it is true never rate a book by it’s cover. But i did i got The Big Happy from the library just based on how the cover looked.
The Big Happy is a story about a guy who left a good paying job in television to become a writer. And David (the main character) is a strange man and the story brings all kind of strange stories up.
I would say that i didn’t really like this book at all but there is some hidden powers in it that i can’t explain that wants you to keep reading this book.
Maybe one of you can explain why this story has such a strong power to make you keep reading.
Although i didn’t really enjoy The Big Happy i wonder what you all think of it. Please read it and tell me what you think. Just check out your local Library or order a copy of THE BIG HAPPY
online.
Written by George on March 20th, 2008 with no comments.
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Today I was running out of time and needed a quick lunch so i ended up going to the McDonald’s in Motel Village in Calgary. The restaurant was not busy for lunch but still my order of a fish menu took longer then i expected but still it could have bin worse if it was busy.
The whole meal experience didn’t go well this time. I normally really like the fish burger that McDonald’s has but this time it was not up to par. First of all the bun was not fresh and had hard spots in it then the cheese was hanging out and try to get that back in after it melted half on the fish patty. My Coke didn’t taste like coke should taste it had a strange after taste. So to be honest this lunch was probably one of the worst I ever had at a McDonald’s.
Besides my meal the place looked OK not as nice as some of them but nice and clean and the staff of course where friendly and helpful.
Don’t know what i do next time i am hungry. Maybe i give this McDonalds a second changes when i am really in a rush but i hope that it will be better next time.
Written by George on March 20th, 2008 with no comments.
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If you expect something like Super Size Me then please don’t see this movie because Fast Food Nation is not a documentary type of movie but more a normal movie.
And although the copy I got here in Canada Say’s it is PG13 i would not recommend showing this to people that can’t stand seeing blood and guts because there are some slaughterhouse shots in this movie that even where to much for me.
The movie Fast Food nation is about a fast-food joint that finds bad things in there meats and one guy go’s to investigate. And that is basically it they story is shallow and don’t really tell a strong story. Although the info in the movie could have made a great movie this is just one of the worst you can see.
I would recommend to look at different movies about this subject and don’t wast you time on Fast Food Nation
.
Written by George on March 18th, 2008 with 2 comments.
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The Danish Poet is an 15 minute long animated movie that won a Oscar for best animated short film.
The story is about a Danish Poet that goes to Norway to meet the famous writer Sigrid Undset and of course a lot of things happen and let me tell you this a lot of strange things happen to.
If you have a changes see if you can find a copy of this little movie it is really funny and has a nice message to it to.
The nice thing is that the narrator has an Scandinavian accent so it makes you feel more connected to the story.
Go see the Danish Poet and don’t be surprised that small things like hungry goats, slippery planks and even the mailman can change the out come of things.
Written by George on March 14th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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Wish club is the first book written by Kim Strickland. And I have to say Wish Club is a fun book to read.
The book is about a group of woman that are part of a book club and they try out some witchcraft and from there things turn in to a interesting story. The girls all make wishes and find out that even a simple wish is more difficult then you think it is.
Wish Club is a fascinate read that keeps you sucked in way way in to the story. The book starts strong but the further you get to the end it start to loose momentum.
But still Wish Club is a great way to spend a rainy day. A fun read for everyone looking for something nice to read.
Check out Wish Club in the book store or you public library.
Written by George on March 13th, 2008 with 2 comments.
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I happened to visit the Whyte museum in Banff last month. It was my first time, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised.
The entrance fee was 7$, which I thought in retrospect was a bit steep for the size of the museum and the few displays.
The first exhibition was called “God Rush” the imaginary Klondike. These were a large collections of photogaphs by Craig Richards, Aldo Audisio, the director of the Museo Nazionale Della Montagna and Toni Cembran, an Italian journalist; of the Klondike gold rush of 1897 and 1898. They captured photographs of the Klondike trail in 2005 in its current state reviving nostalgia and historical research of an important event in time.
The second exhibition called “Through the Lens” was an endearing collection of photographs taken by kids both from high schools in Calgary, as well as children from the Basau pygmy villages bordering Uganda and Congo. Its was interesting to see the striking differences between the more posed and materialistic shift in the Western kids, compared to the pics taken by the kids in Africa.
The third exhibition is “Peter and Catharine Whyte” their story. This was a room full of the life and things that surrounded this couple, after whom the museum is named.
The “Realidoscope” by Barbara Amos, was on display. She used this to observe the world in a differnt way, and took pictures of the mosiaced image she witnessed.
Lastly, this was one of the nicest exhibitions called “Everest ‘82, the first Canadian expedition”. It included pictures taken by Pat Morrow, whom accompanied Laurie Skreslet, the first Canadian to have climbed to the top of mount Everest. He captured the spirit, hardship, horror, and courage displayed by all present on that trip.
Recently, the Calgary Herald (Neighbours free newspaper, feb 28, 2008) ran a two page article on the Whyte museum, focussing on “Through the Lens” with many of the photographs from the exhibition printed.
Although Banff has tonnes of other things to keep one occupied, I highly recommend visiting this museum.
Written by Smriti on March 2nd, 2008 with no comments.
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I have to say, it truly has been a long time since a movie really reached out and touched my soul (or perhaps its simply pregnancy hormones, i dont know).
This movie is a simple feel-good movie about two very ordinary men. Often slow moving and cliche, and even though it didnt make it big in the box office, I believe it packed a powerful punch.
Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) and Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) are two very sick old men, the difference being Carter is poor and black, and Edward is rich and owns the entire hospital in which they happen to become roommates. As the story unfolds, the two realize that they have very little time to live, and decide to go with an idea Carter had as a college student. For a class in college Carter was asked to make a so called “bucket list”, a list of everything he would like to achieve before he “kicked the bucket” so to speak. So they go off and have lovely adventures together, growing closer as friends, learning more about each other and the other’s role in their individual lives, and in the lives of those around them.
My favorite line in the bucket list was “kiss the most beautiful girl in the world” and they joked about who would kiss two grumpy old men. That’s when Edward meets his estranged daughter, and realizes he has a grand-daughter, she is the most beautiful girl in the world that he kisses. 
These were my favorite dialogues from the movie
Ewards reveals to Carter, that to get into Egyptian heaven you have to truthfully answer the two questions “Have you found joy in your life” and “have you brought joy into someone else’s life”.
(Edward writes this in his last letter to Carter) “You once said you’re not everyone. Well, that’s true-you’re certainly not everyone, but everyone is everyone. My pastor always says our lives are streams flowing into the same river towards whatever heaven lies in the mist beyond the falls. Find the joy in your life, Edward. My dear friend, close your eyes and let the waters take you home.”
Written by Smriti on March 1st, 2008 with no comments.
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This movie is an adaptation from a Neil Gaiman book.
Its a fantastic love story, wherein Tristan (the son of the princess of Stromhold, and a poor commoner from England), unaware of his royal bearings, goes in search of a star in the land of Stromhold, to bring back to his lady love in England.
The star, as it turns out to be is not a chunk of rock, but instead a beautiful woman named Yvaine. Tristan decides to take Yvaine with him back to England to hi slady love, however is intercepted by an evil witch who wants Yvaine’s heart to achieve eternal life. This is not the end of his troubles, the king of stromhold has died and has left his kingdom to one of his 7 sons who manages to capture the star.
All in all a beautiful story of true love, kindness and friendship.
Written by Smriti on March 1st, 2008 with no comments.
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