We were discussing words used around our home not used by anyone else (such as Leona Work Day). Well, Mom said one yesterday that I hadn't heard on the outside.
Urp Snerd and Framus
I don't know how to spell this, and actually don't even know what it means.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Dad's Thought of the Week
Here is my thought of the week:
"Do your duty that is best, leave unto the Lord the rest"
This statement is originally attributed to David O. Mckay (who made a lot of quoted statements, "No success can compensate for failure in the home", etc.)
What's interesting is that this statment has been quoted by President Monson in General Conference in 1986, 1992, 2005 and, most recently, in Oct of 2008.
We generally focus on the "Do your duty that is best" part, and that is important, but often do not think of the "leave unto the Lord the rest" part. Often we spend our time, worrying about the rest leaving us little time to do our duty.
As things get a little tense, with the econmic problems and all the other challenges, I think the words of our prophet, repeated 4 times, can be very comforting.
I love you all!
"Do your duty that is best, leave unto the Lord the rest"
This statement is originally attributed to David O. Mckay (who made a lot of quoted statements, "No success can compensate for failure in the home", etc.)
What's interesting is that this statment has been quoted by President Monson in General Conference in 1986, 1992, 2005 and, most recently, in Oct of 2008.
We generally focus on the "Do your duty that is best" part, and that is important, but often do not think of the "leave unto the Lord the rest" part. Often we spend our time, worrying about the rest leaving us little time to do our duty.
As things get a little tense, with the econmic problems and all the other challenges, I think the words of our prophet, repeated 4 times, can be very comforting.
I love you all!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Quirky Quirky Movie Review
Last night, Mom and I saw the movie "Lars and the Real Girl" (Netflix).
I don't know if you have seen this, but it has to be the quirkiest movie ever made. By that I mean it makes Napolean Dynamite seem mainstream.
With that said, it is actually good and we recommend it. It is a very kind movie, where there are no bad guys at all.
Has anyone else seen it?
I don't know if you have seen this, but it has to be the quirkiest movie ever made. By that I mean it makes Napolean Dynamite seem mainstream.
With that said, it is actually good and we recommend it. It is a very kind movie, where there are no bad guys at all.
Has anyone else seen it?
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Cruise Update
Hi! We are a couple of steps closer on our trip. We have one hotel room for the night on March 11th (Wednesday) for Denise and I at the Sheraton Yankee Clipper Beach Resort on the beach at Ft Lauderdale. Then I have two rooms for everyone Thursday night at the same hotel. I also have a full size rental car for those days. We can use that to pick up people. On Friday, we can drive a group to the port, then come back and get another group and drop the rental car off at a location close to the port and either walk or take a taxi to the port.
On the way back, I have reserved 2 rooms also at the Sheraton Yankee Clipper. I do have two rental cars so we can more easily get around on Monday.
I have also reserved 4 dolphin exeriences for Nassau for Mom, Rachel, Sarah and Becca.
We're getting more and more excited with each passing day.
On the way back, I have reserved 2 rooms also at the Sheraton Yankee Clipper. I do have two rental cars so we can more easily get around on Monday.
I have also reserved 4 dolphin exeriences for Nassau for Mom, Rachel, Sarah and Becca.
We're getting more and more excited with each passing day.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Cruise time Tick-off
I want to thank whoever put up the time tick-off for the Cruise. I like looking at it every time.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Where is Gotham
So Stefany and I have talked about this a couple of times. I come from the Chicago camp and she comes from the NYC camp. Here is what we found.
The distance between Gotham City and Metropolis has varied over the years, ranging everywhere from being hundreds of miles apart to being twin cities.
Why it is NYC
"Gotham" is a nickname for New York, first used by Washington Irving in the early 19th century.
For most of the publication history of Batman in comics, Gotham has been assumed to be a New York City analogue; Frank Miller has said that "Metropolis is New York in the daytime; Gotham City is New York at night."
DC Comics president and publisher Paul Levitz says that Gotham is "New York from 14th Street down, the older buildings, more brick-and-mortar as opposed to steel-and-glass."
New York Times journalist William Safire describes Gotham City as "New York below 14th Street, from SoHo to Greenwich Village, the Bowery, Little Italy, Chinatown, and the sinister areas around the base of the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges.
Tim Burton's Gotham was based primarily on New York,
"Batman Forever," (1995) was filmed partly in New York City,
In the Batgirl series, as well as in the Vertigo Comics' Sandman series, Gotham is implied to be an entire state, analogous to New York, with Gotham City as its capital. In both cases, the book refers to "Upstate Gotham"
Why it is Chicago
Longtime Batman artist Neal Adams considers Gotham to be based on Chicago (whose nickname is "New Gotham"), pointing to its history of corruption and organized crime, and adding, "One of the things about Chicago is Chicago has alleys (which are virtually nonexistent in New York). Back alleys, that's where Batman fights all the bad guys."
Films directed by Christopher Nolan have shown a Gotham more closely based on Chicago.
Man-Bat #3 refers to Gotham City being in the Central Time zone.
"The Dark Knight", (2008), the film depending most on exteriors, was filmed entirely on location in Chicago, including recognizable shots using the Sears Tower, the Trump Tower, LaSalle St. and Navy Pier (for the Joker's seemingly fatal joke involving the two boats).
In The Dark Knight, the License plates of the cars registered in Gotham strongly resemble that of Illinois but they say Gotham for the state.
However there is a third place that it could be.
Why it is New Jersey
A Gotham City driver's license shown in Batman: Shadow of the Bat annual #1, contains the line "Gotham City, NJ".
A location on the Jersey Shore is described as "twenty miles north of Gotham." Robin and Batgirl drive from a "secret New Jersey airfield" to Gotham City and then drive on the "Hudson County Highway". Hudson County is the name of an actual New Jersey county.
New Adventures of Superboy #22 (October 1981), placed Gotham City and Metropolis on opposite sides of a Delaware Bay, with Gotham City in New Jersey and Metropolis in Delaware.
You Decide
The distance between Gotham City and Metropolis has varied over the years, ranging everywhere from being hundreds of miles apart to being twin cities.
Why it is NYC
"Gotham" is a nickname for New York, first used by Washington Irving in the early 19th century.
For most of the publication history of Batman in comics, Gotham has been assumed to be a New York City analogue; Frank Miller has said that "Metropolis is New York in the daytime; Gotham City is New York at night."
DC Comics president and publisher Paul Levitz says that Gotham is "New York from 14th Street down, the older buildings, more brick-and-mortar as opposed to steel-and-glass."
New York Times journalist William Safire describes Gotham City as "New York below 14th Street, from SoHo to Greenwich Village, the Bowery, Little Italy, Chinatown, and the sinister areas around the base of the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges.
Tim Burton's Gotham was based primarily on New York,
"Batman Forever," (1995) was filmed partly in New York City,
In the Batgirl series, as well as in the Vertigo Comics' Sandman series, Gotham is implied to be an entire state, analogous to New York, with Gotham City as its capital. In both cases, the book refers to "Upstate Gotham"
Why it is Chicago
Longtime Batman artist Neal Adams considers Gotham to be based on Chicago (whose nickname is "New Gotham"), pointing to its history of corruption and organized crime, and adding, "One of the things about Chicago is Chicago has alleys (which are virtually nonexistent in New York). Back alleys, that's where Batman fights all the bad guys."
Films directed by Christopher Nolan have shown a Gotham more closely based on Chicago.
Man-Bat #3 refers to Gotham City being in the Central Time zone.
"The Dark Knight", (2008), the film depending most on exteriors, was filmed entirely on location in Chicago, including recognizable shots using the Sears Tower, the Trump Tower, LaSalle St. and Navy Pier (for the Joker's seemingly fatal joke involving the two boats).
In The Dark Knight, the License plates of the cars registered in Gotham strongly resemble that of Illinois but they say Gotham for the state.
However there is a third place that it could be.
Why it is New Jersey
A Gotham City driver's license shown in Batman: Shadow of the Bat annual #1, contains the line "Gotham City, NJ".
A location on the Jersey Shore is described as "twenty miles north of Gotham." Robin and Batgirl drive from a "secret New Jersey airfield" to Gotham City and then drive on the "Hudson County Highway". Hudson County is the name of an actual New Jersey county.
New Adventures of Superboy #22 (October 1981), placed Gotham City and Metropolis on opposite sides of a Delaware Bay, with Gotham City in New Jersey and Metropolis in Delaware.
You Decide
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