During his interview about this film on CBS This Morning, Russell Crowe said an amazing thing: "War isn't about courage and bravery. It's about grief." This absolutely blew me away. He turned the glories of war on their head, and instead told the story of a man whose three sons went off to war and… Continue reading Review: The Water Diviner
Month: September 2015
Supermoon Lunar Eclipse
what a beauty.
original photo by Young Kwak.
Quote of the Day & musings about birthdays
I swear this kid is so obsessed with Christmas, his birthday, and getting presents, I just want to go and send him to Plum Village... Tattoo "Things won't make me happy" backwards on his forehead, so as soon as he learns how to read, he can read that every day. I guess non-attachment as a lifestyle is a bit of a stretch for a four-year old. *sigh*
Reasons Why I Love Desmond Tutu…
September 17th, 2008 reasons why I love Desmond Tutu... Sep. 17th, 2008 at 1:36 PM ...by anna marie martin, age 36: I met him personally when he gave a speech at Union, and when he was walking out to his car, I asked to shake his hand, and instead, he said, "I'll give you much… Continue reading Reasons Why I Love Desmond Tutu…
Review: Land of the Burning Sands
Land of the Burning Sands: The Griffin Mage Book 2 by Rachel Neumeier Like the first book, the writing for this book was a little hard to get into. The plot sort of moves a long slowly at the beginning, and more quickly at the middle until the end. The world-building, as in the first… Continue reading Review: Land of the Burning Sands
