Hail to King Mickey! (Thoughts on Disney's Acquisition of "Star Wars")

Here’s a question for you: what do Buzz Lightyear, Spider-Man, Kermit the Frog, and (just recently) Darth Vader have in common?  They all bow down to King Mickey.The Walt Disney Company has just acquired Lucasfilm Ltd., adding Star Wars to their rich collection of marketable entertainment properties which already include those owned and created by Pixar, Muppet Studio, and Marvel (giant entertainment/creative companies that Disney owns). ...

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Chain of Thoughts on the Book of Job

Starting this month of October, our daily devotions (in church and in my family) are derived from the Book of Job.    Job is one of the most notable and iconic characters in the Bible (though he wasn’t able to make my top ten favorites), and his story is definitely compelling and lesson-filled.  Here are some thoughts, in bullets:There is something about how the Book of Job is written that puzzles me, and even makes me think that the Book of Job could be a fictional story (even if it is, it won’t undermine the Bible being the...

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Thoughts on the Lakers Before the 2012-2013 NBA Season Starts

GUNSLINGER'S RIDE TO THE SUNSETI was surprised and saddened when Kobe implied in interviews that he will be only playing for two or three more seasons.  I’ve always thought that he could and would play till he’s 40.   Guess I was wrong.  Actually, the issue is not being able to play till he’s 40.  Rather, playing in a high level till he’s 40.  Kobe can’t imagine himself merely becoming a role player in his last years. ...

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Floodgates at YOUnyTH Concert

Our friends from "God Has the Answer" church invited us to be part of their YOUnyTH concert last October 12.  Here was our set that night, which was kind of old-school:click here for more vid...

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Chain of Thoughts on Marvel NOW!

This October, Marvel NOW! starts.  It’s a relaunching of Marvel Comics’ titles on the main continuity (Earth-616) which would start all of them with #1.  This is however different from DC Comics’ New 52, where DC totally rebooted its universe.  Marvel made it clear that Marvel NOW! is not a reboot.  But, there would definitely be significant changes that would create new status quos...

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Thoughts on Combat, Martial Arts, and Self-Defense

Like most people, the initial concepts or ideas I had about martial arts and self-defense are derived from movies and TV shows I’ve watched since I was a kid.  I’ve always been deeply impressed by how knowing some martial arts is some sort of super power.  Here’s a kid who has been bullied all his life.  Fresh from suffering a recent humiliation from the hands of the bullies, he meets a wizened Asian geezer who happens to know martial arts.  The kid managed to convince the old man to teach him martial arts, and after a few sessions...

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