Monthly Archives: December 2016
With Kevin, Your Home is Never Alone
With Christmas less than a week away, that means we need get ourselves into the right head space for what this holiday represents, along with making certain that we’re respecting each others’ personal space.
What do I mean?
Christmas-themed movies are one of the great traditions of my family and likely yours. Celebrating Christmas at Church on Christmas Eve (at home or abroad) is always a wonderfully powerful experience, followed by Christmas morning brought to you by wrapping-paper-gone-wild. Growing up, we all have our favorite movies we watch at Christmas time. Rest assured, many of these will be featured in the coming days.
Speaking of which, let’s kick things off with a beloved favorite of mine (and hopefully of yours as well). Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a classic and the following is a classic scene to bring back all those fantastic nostalgic memories of Kevin McCallister pulling unforgettable pranks with help from his trusty “Talkboy.”
That scene always slaps me silly with laugh-out-loud laughter.
Happy Monday!
As the week gets closer to Christmas, the blog posts will reflect this celebration of all celebrations.
For now…
Ladies and gentlemen, science-fiction movie fans and (curious film buffs) were treated to a special teaser trailer today. The beloved 1982 science-fiction fan favorite Blade Runner, which originally starred Harrison Ford, has finished its highly-anticipated sequel. The first film depicted a dystopian future with a serious problem of dangerous human replicants living among humans. The sequel appears to recruit a character portrayed by Ryan Gosling to…
Just take a look.
Blade Runner 2049 should have no trouble replicating the enthusiasm from the first film.
Have an Inspired Week!
RIP Craig Sager
A smile doesn’t go on for a mile…
it lasts a lifetime.
Craig Sager, the relentlessly positive NBA sideline reporter, has died at the age of 65. His toughness was iron strong, as he faced cancer and, incredibly, experienced that same cancer go into remission. Mr. Sager certainly had a memorable collection of high-profile interviews with basketball icons, but his legacy was built on something much more profound and meaningful.
His personality, decorated head-to-toe in spectacularly strange and overwhelmingly loud jackets and suits, was one defined by kindness. A rarity in this world, for sure. So many believe that we must be cool and removed, yet Mr. Sager is one example of how spreading happiness and trying to get people to smile (regardless of and because of their personal struggles and circumstances) is a gift that should be copied-and-pasted over and over…and over again.
One of the great misconceptions about people who appear happy all the time is that there isn’t a darkness or broken element in their life or that they don’t understand the grit of the world. In other words, that they aren’t “real.” Actually, it’s precisely the opposite. If you meet someone beyond the age of 10 who makes it their purpose to be happy, it usually means they have or are enduring deep struggles, but choose to be joyful and bright and bring out happiness in others.
Choosing to be happy instead of aloof and indifferent?
That sounds pretty damn real to me (in more ways than one).
Even just one smile can make all the difference…to somebody.
RIP Craig Sager.
RIP Alan Thicke
One of America’s fathers has died.
Alan Thicke, most well-known for his role as TV dad Jason Seaver on the mid ’80s and early ’90s sitcom Growing Pains, died recently. For those of us who grew up on those special sitcoms that centered on the family and difficult issues are reflecting and grieving like we lost someone beyond an actor on a show we watched.
Alan Thicke had a place in our hearts that inspired goodness.
The following interview clip offers a little insight into Mr. Thicke’s feeling on his famous role and sitcom, including the creative process that made Growing Pains such a hit with fresh concepts and story lines.
While we’re enduring pain today, Alan Thicke (through Jason Seaver) helped us grow into good, decent people.
RIP Alan Thicke.
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