May 19, 2012 Posted by bsoist

There is a Storm Coming

Take Shelter Is anyone seeing this? Roger Ebert calls this film “masterful filmmaking” and I could not agree more. I am such a fan of Michael Shannon and this is one of his finest performances. The film expertly examines every man’s fear of losing the “good life” he has. Highly recommended.   Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol Next time, I get to seduce the rich... read more

May 18, 2012 Posted by bsoist

Flushing Friday: It’s Fun Again

I was having a conversation with a fellow Mets fan the other day ( they are few and far between here in Phillies territory ) and I mentioned how it really is fun to be a Mets fan again. There is, no doubt, still some trepidation about their performance. It seems every time they lose a game, or even play sloppily, I begin to wonder what might happen next. Worse, when they lose two in a row, I start to... read more

May 14, 2012 Posted by bsoist

Hair Metal Mondays: Something to Believe In

On Friday, I posted that I would start doing some fun stuff on Fridays on my blog. One of the things I mentioned was Hair Metal Friday. The idea was inspired by my favorite room at TurntableFM – hair metal fridays @ bracketlabs I’ve decided to change things up and make this a Monday feature. I’m not ready to commit to doing it every week, but I suspect I will want to do it more often than... read more

May 11, 2012 Posted by bsoist

? Fridays

I’ve been thinking a lot about changing things up around here. One new change I wrote about earlier in the week is posting weekly about the intersection of and potential conflict between science and faith. Another thing I thought I would do is change up what I do on Fridays, Sundays, and Mondays. For quite a while I’ve not actually written anything on those days, but I’ve occasionally... read more

May 8, 2012 Posted by bsoist

The “Silly” Things

My life has been shaped by many great and important things – my parents, my siblings, my wife, my kids, my high school economics teacher, the Bible and other great books, etc, but more often than not, the most dramatic positive changes to my attitude and behavior have come from the silliest of things. Things that might seem insignificant to others. In some cases, even things I detest. I thought it... read more