Imagine a fantasy story in which the hero loses to the villain and the villain rules the world for over a thousand years. A thousand plus years later a group of thieves rise up to not destroy the villain, but to rob him of his wealth, which may lead to the villain’s financal collapse and lead his [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Posted in What am I reading? on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An Expensive Lesson
Posted in Family Musings on March 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This past weekend, I scolded Roshawn for hooking up the hose in the backyard and not unscrewing it right away during this cold spell we have been experiencing during the early Spring. I feared that the hose would freeze and burst the pipe.
Yesterday (Sunday 3/30) It was warm out, so I decided to wash the cars. [...]
Right at Your Door-Movie Review
Posted in Ron Porter's Movie Reviews on March 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last night I watched a chilling movie called Right At Your Door, which tells the tale of a couple living in LA during a terrorist attack. The terrorist activate a number of dirty bombs (bombs containing radioactive and viral materials), which coats the surrounding LA communities with ash containing high levels of toxins.
The husband was [...]
Biblical Reading: Esther
Posted in What am I reading? on March 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I just started reading Esther, about a jewish woman who becomes a queen, to king Ahasuerus. Roshawn is currently reading Revelation. Roshawn has read more of the bible than I ever have. He has read Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Proverbs, Job, Matthew and Revelation.
I am currently reading the Jackal of Nar by John Marco
Posted in What am I reading? on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Jackal of Nar is a fantasy book by John Marco. This is his first book, and so far I can tell he is a rookie. Much of his writing seems like it was written by a young adolescent. The story is okay. The book is about a newly raised king who is forced by the Emperor [...]
The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan
Posted in What am I reading? on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a fascinating tale of adventure and magic, which follows the story of a young male farmer, who discovers that he is the prophesied Dragon Reborn who has magical powers, that are more similar to the Force in Star Wars rather than magic. The 11 novels in the series follows his quest to unite his [...]
Kameron’s Getting Braces
Posted in Family Musings on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Kameron is scheduled to visit the orthodontist this week to determine if he is going to need braces anytime soon. For some reason Kameron is excited about it. Who could imagine that?
Welcome to the Blog
Posted in News on March 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My school is trying to stretch the technological envelope, and they have us experimenting with blogs. I decided to join up with a number of my colleagues and create my own weblog. This seems like it could be fun!
300 Movie Review
Posted in Ron Porter's Movie Reviews on March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The first time I heard of the Battle of Thermopylae was my first year teaching 11 years ago. The first unit I taught was about the Greeks and two city-states Sparta and Athens. I was fascinated with the Spartans and their warrior culture. When I read about the Battle of Thermopylae, I was amazed at [...]
Cloverfield Movie Review
Posted in Ron Porter's Movie Reviews on March 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Cloverfield hooked me this past summer as an unknown movie trailer that preceded the Transformers movie. When I first saw the trailer, I thought it was for a yuppie movie, there was a party and the film was shot through a video camera, but then all of a sudden there is an explosion, strange howling, [...]
