Territorial Bloggings

A Cogent Mélange of Lutheran & Pop-Culture Punditry
February 22, 2007

AI:6 - 12 Fabu Femmes

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : popmedia

Now that was a good show!
3 girls completely blew the doors off all the guys.
1 girl completely blew the doors off of those 3 girls.
Who? Read on, Macduff…
Before I get into the rankings & comments, I’d just like to observe that Seacrest seems to be much more blatant in his baiting of the contestants this [...]


February 21, 2007

AI:6 - 12 Gasping Guys

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : popmedia

Finally, Idol in it’s best form — singers singing, a band playing, songs edited to within an inch of their lives, cheesy video clip packages, judges sniping, Seacrest tempting kids to fight with Simon, Seacrest & Simon fighting like an old married couple, Seacrest attempting to act credibly hetero, Simon generally being right, and 1-800-IDOLS## [...]


February 20, 2007

Perpetuating pastoral propaganda

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

So, I check the mail upon returning from a wonderful spa weekend at Casa de big sis and what do I find but the Feb 2007 edition of the Detroit Lutheran (Serving Michigan Since 1941 ). And what is the top headline of the periodical that chronicles the activities in the tri-county [...]


February 20, 2007

Wii-ing makes you lose weight?

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : technology
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Wii — Kids Burn 40% More Calories Says Research
After this past weekend, when the Territorial Brood set up a temporary annex at Casa de big sis, I bet that big sis would have no problem believing this little factoid of (potentially) junk science.
Now, I don’t put a whole lot of stock [...]