Click · 17 January 2010 by Heather Voss Barta
Click was much more touching than I necessarily expected. Adam Sandler is funny and great…and can also hit those chords that make one reflect. This one has some pretty big points…
-How are you living your life?
-What do you take time for? Or not?
-What are your priorities?
-I you had a magic remote, what would it remember about your choices?
How I Met Your Mother, Season 1 · 16 January 2010 by Heather Voss Barta
I saw the first episode of How I Met Your Mother when it first aired, but then I conflicted with something else. This was in the days when I only had a VCR… So, it lost, but I knew that I wanted to come back to it. What a very funny show! Definitely worth watching.
Some extras that are good (on the last disc). But I was pretty disappointed with the commentary episodes. The creators/writers just watched and talked about how much they liked the show – not a whole lot of details. When the cast watched it, they just laughed along and didn’t add much interesting…
Did you hear about the Morgans? · 7 January 2010 by Heather Voss Barta
This was a great, fun, light movie. Provided for a great girls’ night out! Though, I do have to say, SJP’s wardrobe was HIDEOUS! Look, I know that I’m no fashion model, but some of the choices…really???
Anyway – predictable making fun of the city people – or the country people – or a combination. Self revelation and a happy ending. Can’t be better than that, right?
The Year of Living Biblically · 1 January 2010 by Heather Voss Barta
We had talked about this book when I was still at the parish. Figured that I would read it and see how it went. It’s a pretty good read – lots of interesting and obscure Biblical information, and one man’s quest to follow it. There are lots of reasons that I’m not a Bible literalist, and he hit most of them.
Oh – and in case he’s still googling himself: this is by A.J. Jacobs and a link to the Amazon.com site for the book.
One of the things that he puzzles over that I find interesting (and have thought about before) is the “cursing further generations.” Family systems theory would tell us that things that happen in the past are absolutely going to repeat themselves in later generations – unless much care and effort is taken to not have them happen. We see the same thing happen over generations in families – the same mistakes, the same patterns. (Obviously this happens in world history and US history also.)
It took me a really long time to read through this book (packed up in the fire for a while). But finished it today and really enjoyed it. It was interesting that a man that went seeking the Holy found it… it’s been a theory of mine, but people haven’t believed me. I think that I can now point them to this book. Definitely worth reading.
New Year's Eve · 31 December 2009 by Heather Voss Barta
Oops – too busy the last week to post. Had fun with family. Got to ride a horse (always a treat in Dec). I’m not sure that the horse thought it was a treat – he was WIRED! So we ran in circles a bit…then he was ready to go…
Tonight – hanging with friends, playing games, eating too much. I’m really going to have to do something about the eating too much…But that’s what the New Year is for, right?
And if you’re thinking about resolutions and healthy eating – talk to me about Pampered Chef parties! :)
2009 was a good year – and MUCH better than 2008 – and we have the house restored. Now, to enjoy it!
Christmas Eve · 24 December 2009 by Heather Voss Barta
So wonderful to be done with the fire! More than one year later and things are done. There’s still a little straightening up to do…but it’s done.
So – here I am, not finishing my sermon that needs to be given in 1.5 hours… but it’s all good. It should be just fine. Christmas and children – can’t be more simple – or more profound – than that!
Day in the Life of Daniel Radcliffe · 23 December 2009 by Heather Voss Barta
In case you wondered what Daniel Radcliffe does all day…
Detroit - TIME moves in · 22 December 2009 by Heather Voss Barta
Time (and friends) is doing a year long experience in Detroit. They are reporting on what they see. What a great thing for them to do.
The Maiden Heist · 21 December 2009 by Heather Voss Barta
Saw an ad for this in EW so I thought that I would try it.
Henry and I watched it the other night. It had a great cast and turned out an okay movie. Some funny pieces – and overall okay… It was nice to see Christopher Walken not be really scary…
The Horse .com · 20 December 2009 by Heather Voss Barta
One of my podcasts is Stable Scoop. They offer great info about horses and the horse industry. Wonderful to listen to when I was out scooping poop for fertilizer! Recently, they had information about thehorse.com. How did I miss that? So obvious, but had never looked it up. Looks like a great website!