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Merry Christmas
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas

The Manger Symbolism: A manger is a feeding trough for animals. Symbolically, placing Jesus in a manger points to him as...
12/15/2025

The Manger Symbolism:

A manger is a feeding trough for animals. Symbolically, placing Jesus in a manger points to him as the "Bread of Life", the source of spiritual nourishment for the world. This connection is reinforced by the fact that he was born in Bethlehem, which translates to "House of Bread."

"Jesus is the Living Christ, the immortal Son of God... He is the light, the life, and the hope of the world... God be thanked for the gift of His Son, the Bread of Life, who came to earth in humble Bethlehem."

— "The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles"

The Stable (or Cave) Symbolism: The stable represents ultimate humility and simplicity. It signifies that God chose to e...
12/15/2025

The Stable (or Cave) Symbolism:

The stable represents ultimate humility and simplicity. It signifies that God chose to enter the world not in a palace of power, but in the most lowly of circumstances. It is a powerful reminder of the "condescension of God"—His willingness to descend below all things to be with us in the "messiness" of everyday life.

"From the very beginning, Jesus Christ, the Great I Am, the Creator of worlds without end, came to earth in the most humble of circumstances. He was born in a stable and cradled in a manger. He descended below all things that He might rise above all things. This is the pattern of the Savior’s life and ministry. It is a pattern of humility, service, and love." — President Russell M. Nelson

We are in the same room.
10/02/2025

We are in the same room.

Tastiest 23.8 seconds of your life.
08/31/2025

Tastiest 23.8 seconds of your life.

I am calling this heaven and hell or beauty and the beast.
08/13/2025

I am calling this heaven and hell or beauty and the beast.

Fellow Gen Xers. If you want a retro upgrade, do a sugar free grape Kool-Aid with some bubbles. Yum. Doesn't hurt to bla...
08/09/2025

Fellow Gen Xers. If you want a retro upgrade, do a sugar free grape Kool-Aid with some bubbles. Yum. Doesn't hurt to blast some GNR, Nirvana, and Brian Adams either. Enjoy!

“I really only love God as much as I love the person I love the least.” - Dorothy DayHumbling concept. Do you have thoug...
08/09/2025

“I really only love God as much as I love the person I love the least.” - Dorothy Day

Humbling concept. Do you have thoughts on this? It's easy to love Jesus and Peter. How hard is it to love Judas and Cane.

What does love mean in this context?

Whole grilled Utah rainbow trout from Rouser in Salt Lake. One of the best fish dishes I've ever had. What fish dishes a...
08/06/2025

Whole grilled Utah rainbow trout from Rouser in Salt Lake. One of the best fish dishes I've ever had. What fish dishes are your favorite?

I was interested in making some Mediterranean foods last night. So I did a cheese and fruit plate, paella (chicken, muss...
06/29/2025

I was interested in making some Mediterranean foods last night. So I did a cheese and fruit plate, paella (chicken, mussels , and lobster tails), and olive oil cake with strawberries and mango sauce.

Great weekend in Zion with my amazing son, his awesome wife and her parents direct from Brazil. .constelacao
06/23/2025

Great weekend in Zion with my amazing son, his awesome wife and her parents direct from Brazil. .constelacao

When I first saw How to Train Your Dragon in 2010, my oldest was 13 and my youngest was 8. I had no idea how much that m...
06/15/2025

When I first saw How to Train Your Dragon in 2010, my oldest was 13 and my youngest was 8. I had no idea how much that movie would become a part of our lives. The story and characters resonated with both kids and adults, especially parents. The score by John Powell is heartwarming; Test Drive is arguably one of the most recognizable, motivational, and moving film compositions of the past 30 years. The original HTTYD felt nearly flawless to me.

Now, fifteen years later, we get the live-action remake.

I’ve always been highly critical of live-action remakes. Remaking older films offers a real opportunity to reimagine the story—honoring the original while using decades of cultural evolution and technological advancement to create something new. Snow White, for example, was an absolute catastrophe. Cinderella, on the other hand, was incredible.

I’m much more skeptical when it comes to live-action remakes of recent films. The Lion King felt like a blatant money grab—a modernized CGI version, not truly live action. The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin were all enjoyable, but none of them made me want to rewatch the remake at home over the original. Though, admittedly, a few songs did make it onto my playlists.

Then came Lilo and Stitch. For the first time, I walked out of a live-action remake thinking: “I might actually watch this over the original.” The film deserved better animation, the updated storyline was both relevant and profound, and the magic of seeing real people interact with a convincingly real-looking CGI creature was undeniable. It struck the right balance—with two small flaws: the story mirrored the original so closely that the omission of a minor character and changes to a secondary character felt jarring. Understandable, but it still took away from the experience just a bit.

And now—How to Train Your Dragon live-action.

To the point: theatrical perfection. I may need another viewing just to find a flaw, but this was pure bliss. This is what IMAX, modern CGI, and immersive studio sound were made for. The movie cracked the code.

It had the same director, with the same vision we fell in love with. Slight dialogue changes added dep

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