Sandra Bullock's latest flick, a heartwarming, tear-jerker.

We went and saw the movie The Blind Side last night and man… I was failing miserably at holding back tears the entire show. I found it extremely moving, touching, and it really hit home.  Many people might tell you it is about an uneducated, black, homeless kid who was taken in by a white family, taught football, tutored, and eventually went pro in the NFL, but that is not accurate.  The movie is really about a woman that reaches out, does the right thing, and makes a huge difference in a young man’s life.  A truly inspiring story and for me, personally moving.

As we were driving home I realized why I was so moved by this film… (keep reading –>) (more…)

Me, getting back to nature in my small town by the river... look at the natural instincts coming through... intense!

I recently moved from one of the biggest metropolitan areas in the world, West Los Angeles, to a small town of roughly 9,000, Burley, Idaho.  I grew up in a Southern California suburb, which is somewhere in between, so I have a good perspective of the differences and advantages of each.  Most of our friends thought we would hate it or go crazy, but we have really enjoyed it.  Read on to find out why!

Warning: Be careful reading this, you just might notice yourself imagining the wonderful life that small towns can bring and find yourself craving small-town living!

Small towns are easily compared to a placid pond with a smooth surface.  It is largely undisturbed, conservative, and slow to change.  Big cities are much like the ocean, lots of change, movement, and such.  Imagine if you threw a small pebble into a placid pond.  It would create some ripples and be quite noticeable.  If you threw a boulder into the ocean no one would even notice a change to the wavy waters found there.  This sums up the differences between the impact you have in small towns versus large cities.
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The great author of this blog with died black hair and cool goatie (see my next blog entry).

I am great! Okay, I admit, it may or may not be true… and I agree that I may not be at the caliber of Gandhi, Jesus, Buddha, etc.  Sure they were obviously great.  I also know you will use your power of judgment to decide, regardless of what I suggest, and that you likely assume most people are not great and doubt that this blog is great, but let me present an extremely persuasive argument.

So what could I write to convince you that 1) I am an amazing person, that 2) you really want to be friends with me, and that 3) you want to read every blog entry I write, subscribe to my blog, and invite me to do cool stuff with you?  Here goes… (more…)