three well thought out pieces on gay marriage and the separation of chruch and state

http://www.livejournal.com/users/wicked_wish/165727.html

http://www.livejournal.com/users/wicked_wish/166296.html

http://www.livejournal.com/users/wicked_wish/222703.html

I found the aside about the Book of Enich particularly interesting, as the creation of the nephilim in Genesis is somthing that we always skipped over frustratingly fast in Torah study (and never even came up in Episcopal confirmation class).

interesting movie trivia: The Princess Bride

According to author William Goldman, when he was first trying to get the movie made in the 1970's, a then-unknown Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted to play Fezzik, and he was strongly being considered because Goldman could never get his first choice, Andre the Giant, to read for the role. By the time the movie was made about twelve years later, Arnold was such a big star they could not afford him, Andre was cast after all and the two big men had gone on to become friends.

from www.imdb.com

some Iraq blogs

Lee, you in particular might find these interesting, if you haven't already seen them.

http://ishouldhavestayedhome.blogspot.com/

http://www.mattsherman.com/blog/

http://cigarsinthesand.blogspot.com/