Lost :: Flashforwards & Alternate Timelines

I’ve read a lot of interesting theories online about Lost and this whole flashforward/alternate timeline concept.   My own immediate theory was that the Island had somehow affected a series of alternate timelines. The original timeline is only theoretical since no one ever experienced it. In this timeline, Flight 185 leaves from Sydney and arrives in LA…

Spider-Man 3 :: Review

Thus far, I’ve really enjoyed the Spider-Man movies. Tobey Maguire has been great as Peter Parker/Spider-Man. I objected to Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson at first because, well, the comics portray her as a knockout redhead. She even has a career as a model and actress. Dunst redeemed the role as the girl-next-door object…

Lost: Season 3 Finale: Through the Looking Glass

I’ve been thinking about the Season 3 finale of Lost. Wow! Yes, I’m a hardcore Lostie. I’ve been hooked since the first show. The only reason I ever got cable was because I’d moved to an area that didn’t have clear enough reception to pick up ABC but I didn’t want to miss an episode…

My People are Fat People

“Where the fat people clothes at?” I yelled one day to the utter horror of all of the other Wal-Mart shoppers. Especially those in the section I was looking for. I’m fat. It’s true. And it’s a problem for some people. Now I’m not as fat as some people. I’m not even as fat as…

Demonizing Rev. Jerry Falwell

As most of you know, the Rev. Jerry Falwell, one-time founder of the Moral Majority and the new Faith & Values Coalition and chancellor of Liberty University died today. His death should not pass without comment. There was little chance that it would. The media has already begun to vilify the late preacher, calling him…

Defeating the Two-Party Hydra: The Republican and Democrat domination of America

In Greek mythology, it’s called a hydra. A horrid, serpentine monster with multiple heads and a fatally poisonous bite. The only way to kill a hydra was to cut off the right head. If you cut off the wrong head, that head would instantly grow back, unless you cauterized the stump. According to some versions,…