Yesterday my roommate Elia and I returned to our room to find one of our fish floating on its side in its tank. We started yelling. “He’s DEAD! He can’t be dead – we just got him!”
Opinion
Avatar: is it really that good?
Debating the anti-war and pro-nature themes of the film, two Corban students sound off on what makes “Avatar” great – and not so great.
Opposites attract
I love being busy; my retired husband can sit and “watch grass grow.” But that is only one of the differences that confirm the true statement: opposites attract.
We’re in the jailhouse now
The prison is surprisingly, surreally laid back. Despite the snide remarks and intermittent catcalls, despite knowing there are only four, unarmed officers on duty in the cell block, I feel strangely safe….
Men, please explain….your skin-tight jeans?
Good taste or just another fashion disaster? Here are some opinions as to why men sport those tight jeans that are so popular now days.
‘Box’ tied up with strings
Richard Kely, director of ‘Donnie Darko, brings another strange tale to the movie screen in ‘The Box’.
Life’s Lessons from Baking Pies
After dinner, I cut him a piece. He took a forkful, a smile spreading across his face as he placed the delicacy in his mouth. Suddenly, I saw a look of wonder – not a positive wonder, but a “What is this?” wonder. Sure enough, he had bitten into a cherry pit. Those home canned cherries had not been pitted! How was I to know?
A Wild, Thoughtful Rumpus
Shot in the rough and tumble cinematography of boyhood, “Wild Things” follows Max as he uses his imagination to navigate the thorny realities of loneliness and love.
A Test We Must All Pass
How would our “up-town” church folk react to someone who looked like a homeless man in need of a shower? Would we pass or fail “the test”?
For the Love of Coupons!
Occasionally, my enthusiasm for coupons has not been a good thing. In fact, my husband’s surgery a year ago led to a “coupon” situation I have yet to live down.