Today I notice my state rep for the Kansas House is on the Health and Human Services committee this year. He's a rookie -- Marc Rhoades (R-Newton) beat Tom Thull (D-North Newton) in the last election ...

I'm pretty convinced that those people who take the time to get to know me will learn two things about me: 1. I have self efficacy issue. I don't beleive good things about myself. I see myself as a sh...

I did it again, rented an incredibly obscure movie which is nearly impossible to research. This time it's the 2005 release "Love Wine."And while the premise sounded interesting with a story that had p...

I knew I was about to write a review of a really obscure movie when I couldn't find any images from the film on the web to go with the review. Had it not been for a search of myspace, where I found th...

The title of this blog isn't really accurate, as I think about it. But I'm too lazy to change it at this very moment. It probably should read "Yesterday's accomplishment."It may seem like a really sma...

Sometimes when we need a little nudge, some special words, they can come from the strangest of places. It can be that aquantance at the grocery store, or someone you don't even like all that much. An...

It's a new year — thank goodness. A new year means a new beginning, which is just what the doctor ordered for me.I don't really want to reflect on 2006 very much — it was a difficult year, perhaps the...

It's been a few days since my sister and I braved the multiplex in search of some entertainment, this time coming in the form of "Night at the Museum."The movie was a fun, not bad. But it did leave a ...

Be Sure to vote on what movie I should see next -- see my previous entry! This film did something I don't think any flim I saw in 2006 did -- paired a powerful (albeit understated) story with a stron...