spring and summer flicks

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Here are a few one liners about the flicks I have (re)watched this Spring and Summer.

• The Accountant ★★★★★★★★☆☆
  Ben Afflect does a great job playing a assassin mob bookkeeper with Aspergers.
• Age of Adeline ★★★★★★★★☆☆
  Love the mystical characteristics of this tale of a woman who never ages.
• The Big Sick ★★★★★★★★★☆
  Beautifully retold true story of love, arranged marriages, cross cultrural dating and a girl in a coma.
• Casino ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
  I guess it was just too hard to live up the the hype. IMO, good but not great.
• Deja Vu ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
  Fun SciFi flick starring Denzel about time travel and the ability to change the future from the past.
• Grosse Pointe Blank ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
  Crazy tale of a contract killer who goes to his high school reunion.
• Keeping Up with the Joneses ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
  Thoroughly enjoyable story about the spies who move into the cul-de-sac.
• Lion ★★★★★★★★☆☆
  Heartwarming story about a boy who was lost at age 6 and found his way home 20+ years later
• Masterminds ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
  Kooky and funny story based on the true life story of 4 dim-witted people who pulled off a $17m heist.
• The Matrix Series ★★★★★★★★☆☆
  Had all three flicks recorded and binged through them. Fast forwarded through much of the last two. The rating is for the initial installment which is very good. I give the sequels 3-4 stars each.
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
  Another movie that simply could not live up to all of the hype.
• Snowden ★★★★★★★★☆☆
  Oliver Stone's examination of the life and patriotism of a guy who is called a traitor by some.
• Spectre ★★★★★★★★☆☆
  A pretty good Bond flick about the criminal agency created in the Ian Fleming books.
• Solaris ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
  I like SciFi flicks but this is not one of George Clooney's better efforts.
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan ★★★★★★★★☆☆
  I love this campy Star Trek movie and could almost watch it every day. ツ
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
  Not one of the better trekker flicks but a nice way to kill an afternoon.
• Star Trek IV: The Journey Home ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
  What can I say. This retired guy was on a Kirk Spock binge. :)
• Watchmen ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
  A fun super hero movie about dark comic book action figures trying to prevent nuclear war.
• The Way We Were ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
  Not as good as I remembered it but a nice throwback Thursday movie.

I will augment (marked with *) the list as I watch more movies (at home and at the theater) this summer.

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Mike Erich, 1955-2017

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One of the joys of blogging is the virtual relationships I have made over the years. One such friendship is with Mike Erich - the Mad Theologian. I have had so many wonderful conversations with Mike over the years about the bible and our shared faith.

Mike passed away on Wednesday. He was 61 and a resident of Utah. I am saddened by his passing. Many of us prayed for his healing from cancer. Here are a few things that I think of when I remember Mike, the Mad Theologian:

• He loved to discuss the scriptures even when we disagreed.
• In our disagreements, he always afforded more grace to me than I to him.
• He really helped me to understand a different way to look at the bible.
• He faithfully offered prayers on the Daily Prayer blog.
• He had a heart for God and wanted all to know His love.

I already miss Mike. He is one of the kindest men that I have never met in person.

Please join me in praying for Mike's wife, family and friends.

And please visit Mike Erich - the Mad Theologian to read more about Mike from his friend Jared.

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Blogging Hebrews

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I have begun a new series of devotions on the Book of Hebrews at With Devotion, my faith blog. Each day I purpose to briefly share a bit from my heart on this letter to Jewish believers. Please join me there when you can at withdevotion.kcbob.com.

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Peter Principles

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A few quotes from Canadian educator Laurence Johnston Peter who was a best known for the Peter principle.

In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

A man doesn't know what he knows until he knows what he doesn't know.

Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent
and well informed just to be undecided about them.

Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.

Speak when you are angry--and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.

If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else.

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.

If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?

An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today.

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.

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