Category Archives: Society

The royal ‘I do’

I don’t want to poo poo on anyone’s parade here, but I can’t figure out why half of America (and by default that should include their husbands, too, I guess) is so excited about the royal wedding. Or is it just weddings in general? Wait wait, relatively unknown girl meets prince and against all oddsContinue reading “The royal ‘I do’”

The first Bachelor contestant, Adam

Does anyone else’s mind wander during church sometimes? Only me? OK then! That’ll give me something to confess the next time I’m in prayer. “God, I’m sorry for thinking about ABC’s The Bachelor and what if Adam was the contestant picking from 25 women. I know it’s weird. Thank you for loving me anyway.” …isContinue reading “The first Bachelor contestant, Adam”

Thoughts on 12 Strong – no spoilers

So have you seen 12 Strong yet? Based on a true story, the movie follows a military unit in the throes of a burgeoning war over in Afghanistan. Here’s the trailer. Now, I don’t know exactly what scenes were based on the true story. I’m assuming a few things about what the reality was: yes,Continue reading “Thoughts on 12 Strong – no spoilers”

Lady Antebellum singing the National Anthem

Lady Antebellum had a bit of a flub singing the National Anthem on Saturday night, kicking off game 5 of the Nashville Predators 2nd round series against the Winnipeg Jets. Take a look… But hey, it happens to the best of us, right? They still sounded great and hopefully their minor mistake will the beContinue reading “Lady Antebellum singing the National Anthem”