A friend of mine celebrated one year of sobriety today. We got to talking about Alcoholics Anonymous and how helpful it has been to him. He said that from a marketing standpoint AA is hopelessly antiquated. The material was written in 40’s. It uses sexist language, outdated illustrations, and awkward syntax. Yet countless people from […]
Archives for 2003
Gangs of New York
I saw “Gangs of New York” tonight and was underwhelmed. I wanted to like it. I thought I was going to like it. It’s even got U2 singing the title track. But it didn’t do anything for me. Afterwards, the guys in the theatre bathroom were talking about how powerful a film it was (Yes, […]
January 19, 2003 by Leave a Comment
Initiation Rites
Mark Riddle is talking some sense over at his site. In addition to viewing kids as expendable culture gives no meaningful way to help children to become adults. There isn’t a marker or defining moment that declares “yesterday you where a child, today you are a man/woman.” Adolescence (the process of becoming an adult)(something we […]
January 9, 2003 by Leave a Comment
Catch Me If You Can
Heather and I saw “Catch Me If You Can” yesterday. I really enjoyed it. A fun ride. To me the most important line in the movie was, “Sometimes it’s easier to believe the lie” (or something like that). When you think about the movie through the lens of that line, almost everyone in movie is […]
January 3, 2003 by Leave a Comment
Telling Stories, Asking Questions, Learning Lessons