Entries Tagged as 'op-ed'

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Compare/Contrast: Kung Fu Panda vs. Wall-E

And now, I shall revisit high school English class with my compare and contrast of

Kung Fu Panda and Wall-E.
COMPARE:
1. Both are cartoons.
2. Neither is rated R.
3. Both are less than 100 minutes long.
CONTRAST:
1. Panda is clearly made for kids with colorful, rollicking fun; Wall-E is made for….well, I can only guess, depressed environmentalists who just […]

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

CHECK IT OUT: Lars and the Real Girl [Time for a movie review!]

You may not have seen Lars and the Real Girl when it played for 2 days at your local theater, but I am here to tell you to find it, see it, and when it comes out next month on DVD, RENT IT! Heck, just buy the dang thing.
Sure, the idea of a guy […]

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

please let the pigeon drive the bus!

According to this article, the ONLY Bainbridge Island bus service running outside commuter times is going to end in four months. This saddens me. How is anyone supposed to wean off of cars if there is NO bus service whatsoever?
I don’t know about all my local readers, but I live on […]

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

it takes a village….or just a lawyer?

Somehow a post about Bible camp turned into a conversation of lawsuits against school systems…. Which reminded me of this story.
A lawsuit arose in Idaho after school officials scrubbed face paint off of two kids in junior high. It seems that the school officials used rubbing alcohol, fingernail polish remover, and industrial cleaner. […]

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Student may not sell Bonds’ record HR ball

This is exactly the story I would want spread all over the world if I wanted to sell that ball for a buttload.
Right? Duh.

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Monday, February 19th, 2007

housing shrinkage

I was just reading about a small house movement, people living full or part time in a “cabin” sized dwelling. I guess it is in reaction to the Mcmansions craze with houses getting so enormous. This photo is of a “Katrina” cottage, originally built for the homeless in Louisiana after hurricane Katrina. […]

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