Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Blind Side



We did not get the chance to see The Blind Side in the theaters, but heard a lot of good things about the movie. So, a few weeks ago we rented it.

And really liked it. I can see why Sandra Bullock won the Oscar. She was great. Normally I don't care that much for sports movies, but this one was not really a sports movies. It was good on several levels; covering the themes of family, charity, tolerance and more.
At some point I would like to own a copy of The Blind Side.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

General Petraeus & LDS

This appeared recently in the Deseret News newspaper.

As Gen. David Petraeus began his remarks at BYU Thursday night, the commanding general of U.S. Central Command shared his sense of humor by reading the following list, which was received by waves of laughter and applause.

General Petraeus' Top 10 reasons BYU grads make good soldiers:

10 — They have already been on many a mission.

9 — Army chow is no problem for folks accustomed to eating green Jell-o and shredded carrots.

8 — It's not a problem if they don't know what rank someone is, they just refer to them as Brother or Sister so-and-so.

7 — They never go AWOL. They just call it being less active.

6 — They will seize any objective swiftly if you tell them refreshments will be served.

5 — They know how to make things happen. In fact if you ever need a base built quickly in a barren wasteland, stride out to where you want them to start, plant your walking stick down and say in a loud voice, "This is the place."

4 — They have innovative ideas for handling insurgents — like assigning them home teachers.
Story continues below

3 — They always have a years' supply of provisions on hand.

2 — They are the world's most reliable designated drivers.

1 — They understand how far Iraq has come over the last seven years, and they think that Iraq's old spot in the "Axis of Evil" can now be filled by the University of Utah.