Archive for December, 2005

Narnia!

Dec 21st

We finally saw The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe last night. What a great film! Not as good as the Lord of the Rings, but that was to be expected.

I fell in love with Lucy — she was perfect. And I liked that the film stayed very true to the book. My only complaint (and it’s not really a complaint) is that they didn’t include the line when Peter, Susan and Lucy were learning about Aslan from Mr. and Mrs. Beaver, and one of the children asked (concerning Aslan), “Is he safe?” And Mr. Beaver says, “Safe? Didn’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver said? Of course he’s not safe! But he’s good.”

But overall, I was very pleased with the film — it’s the best movie I’ve seen in quite some time. I look forward to owning it on DVD. I also look forward to the next installment in the series.

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Happy 100th Birthday!

Dec 5th

Posted by Jeff Slater in General

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My grandmother turns 100 today. This is a picture of her, along with my sister, my brother and me. We made a quick trip to North Carolina this past weekend to celebrate with her. We got to see a lot of family that we hadn’t seen in quite some time.

My grandmother has lived quite an amazing life. She was born in England, but immigrated to the U.S. and became a citizen years ago. She remembers the sinking of the Titanic, both world wars, the great depression, the assassination of JFK, the Vietnam war, the moon landings and a lot more. She has three children, eleven grandkids and twenty great-grandkids.

Happy Birthday, Grandma!