Territorial Bloggings

A Cogent Mélange of Lutheran & Pop-Culture Punditry
November 12, 2007

Monday reality(tv) check

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : popmedia

TAR:12

It’d probably be uncouth for me to observe that Kate & Pat got eliminated in the land of dikes… so let’s just say that the lesbians landed last in the land of levees…
Ron & Christina emerged from the first episode as potential fan favorites. After episode two, only Christina remained as a favorite, while her [...]


November 7, 2007

Bibles banned at 2008 Beijing Games

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Bibles Banned at 2008 Beijing Olympics
Irony: The games that were founded, with strong mythological/religious ties, by the ancient Greeks are now looking to squelch any/all religious expression.
While Chinese organizers “promise that religious services we offer will not be lower than the level of any previous Games,” they also have ruled that Bibles are on [...]


November 6, 2007

The amazing american survivor idol race

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : popmedia

Just a couple of quick bullet point observations & news…

Some changes are afoot for AI7. There’s nothing earth shattering about letting the contestants who can play an instrument do so to accompany themselves, or about not having so many guest mentors, but it’s still good to see that they’re at least willing to tweak things [...]


November 2, 2007

Happy anniversary bigsis

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : general

Happy anniversary to you bigsis, on this the 40th anniversary of you becoming the best big sister in the whole wide world!

And, just in case you were wondering what Charlie Brown might have looked like as a baby, I offer up a photo of your humble author for your consideration…

-ghp