Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Sorry for the silence today. We got home from our trip late last night and I’m never at my best the day after a trip, even a short one. The occasion for being out of town was a wedding in the family, followed by a trip to Disneyland. I have
Continue readingA friend tipped me off to the fact that a few deranged individuals have been sending hate mail and threats to an absolutely adorable five-year-old girl who stars on the Disney Channel’s show Good Luck Charlie. The trigger for this behavior was an episode in the show that saw Disney
Continue readingI’m really good at reviewing bad movies. They’re fun to review because they give me a chance to express the venom that builds up in me as I watch a movie that assaults my intelligence or my values. I have the opposite problem with good movies. All that I can
Continue readingI don’t believe it was a monster hit with the little girls, but I like Mulan. It’s an equity feminist movie, with Mulan competing at game level, rather than whining and changing the game. Here’s the best, and most inspiring, song from the movie:
Continue readingGenerally speaking, I am not a fan of the Disney Channel. Parents think the teen-oriented shows are innocuous, because they are free of references to sex and drugs. That’s true, but what they have in bushel-loads is attitude, bad attitude. Whether you’re watching Hannah Montana (mercifully out of production), the
Continue readingI just returned from seeing Disney’s latest release, The Princess and the Frog. Looked at purely from an entertainment standpoint, the movie is a delight. The hand drawn animation is imaginative and, at times, exquisitely beautiful. When the Bayou lights up at sunset with fireflies, every little girl in the
Continue readingIn several posts over the last few days, I’ve commented about Disney efficiency. Thousands of people are fairly painlessly shuffled from place to place; Fast Passes are a think of beauty, especially if individuals handle them well; everything is immaculately clean, including the overused bathrooms; the equipment functions superbly well
Continue readingDQ has been doing such a spectacular job, I feel a little silly writing in, but I’ve got a few moments, so here I am. Pardon any typos. I’m on a micro keyboard, and am having a little bit of a problem getting my fingers on the right keys. We’ve
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