A Tough Weekend

This past Saturday we attended the service of a stillborn infant. It was easily one of the most difficult things I have ever witnessed. The parents handled the service with a grace and dignity that I'm not sure I could ever replicate were I placed in their situation. It was a direct contrast to the service for my 95 year old grandmother who died this summer. With her service, it was a time to remember a life lived, with many good memories. The service this weekend served as a reminder nothing about or associated with life is ever guaranteed. The hard part is not allowing bitterness to creep in when thinking about how hard life can be at times, or in this case, to even attain it.

Hollywood Stock Exchange

This site is pretty cool. It works exactly like the NYSE, but it uses movies and actors for the stocks. It really helps to understand the real stock market a whole lot better. For example, I turned a profit shorting the stock for the movie "Stealth" as it was pretty obvious it wasn't worth $46 a share. Now if only I had the guts to do that with Krispy Kreme in real life. I think the site gives you $3 million to begin trading. So far I've made around 13 million

School of Dying Graces

I just finished this book by Richard Felix. It's about the final months of his wife's life as she loses her battle with cancer. Even though it tells you she dies on the book cover as well again in the first few pages, it still comes as a shock when you are reading it. A review I read said to keep kleenex handy, and they aren't kidding (Unless maybe you're a statue). I highly recommend this book: it isn't schmaltzy in the least and really makes you think about the Christian perspective on death

The book on Bono

The link to the Bono interview is actually taken from a book. Go here to see the book listed on amazon

Is Bono a Christian?

I'd say yes

Giants game

I went and saw the Giants this past Sat, Aug 6th. Surprisingly, the Giants beat the Astros 5-2, with both Astros runs courtesy of SF "closer" Tyler Walker. Other than that fiasco, it was a very enjoyable day. On the whole, this Giants team is probably the most frustrating I've seen in a few years.

Firefly

My wife's co-worker recommended this show not too long ago. I am now onto my fourth disc of the series, which is highly entertaining. I am really looking forward to the movie coming this fall, Serenity, that is based on the show. If you have Netflix, add it to your queue. It is from the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but don't hold that against him.

War of the Worlds

So I finally saw the much hyped Tom Cruise/Steven Spielberg flick. And my final reaction being, "Eh.." It was interesting the way they took worldwide disaster and reduced it to such a myopic viewpoint. I wish that viewpoint had been a little more entertaining, though. The ending was probably where I was most disappointed: like the equivalent of going to Tijuana and actually drinking the water. Montazuma's Revenge, indeed.