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Two nights ago Aim and I watched Eagle Eye, movie with Shia LeBouf or however you spell his name. About 35 minutes into the movie, Amy says to me…”It’s the computer.” I didn’t say anything. I knew how the movie was going to end that way as well but our recent history with movies has [...]

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I’m done speaking for the conference. It was good…great to reconnect with some old friends, meet some new ones. Richard Ross spoke and did an outstanding job. A couple of thoughts about the retreat. First, the concept is great. Get parents and youthworkers away for a weekend. I love it. The execution of it wasn’t [...]

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For a season, Will Smith couldn’t miss with movies. Call him Mr. 4th of July, Mr. Blockbuster, whatever. When Will Smith does a movie, it will have an edge and be worth going to see. To be fair, it’s not that Hancock is a bad movie…it’s just not a great one. It starts off funny, [...]

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Toby, Shaun and I headed to The Dark Knight this afternoon. Two and half hours later we just sat there.  Finally one of us exhaled. “That….was….sick.” In the first movie, Nolan took us on a character development ride as to what makes Batman/Bruce Wayne tick.  This time around he just takes us on a ride…a [...]

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